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weninger
06-28-2005, 02:55 AM
I just re-designed my jewelry website, and i would like all aspects of every page on the site reviewed, so that i can fix any problems there may be that im un-aware of.....any and all comments, and suggestions on any of it are appreciated. I would really appreciate an entire (complete on all aspects) review done if possible. Please help me in making this site somewhat more enjoyable, for any of my customers....and also any suggestions on how to get more traffic and customers to the site would be helpfull. thank you!!!
http://www.allkristinscreations.com :confused:
change the fone to a sans sherif sont such as arial, use darket text
weninger
06-28-2005, 03:50 AM
change the fone to a sans sherif sont such as arial, use darket text
better or no???
the tree
06-28-2005, 04:26 AM
Your wasting a lot of bandwidth with those tables (http://hotdesign.com/seybold), your menu would involve so much less code with some inspiration from listmatic (http://css.maxdesign.com.au/listamatic/). (Not to mention functioning fully for the 10% without JS (http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp))
The flash looks pasted in and doesn't seem to serve much of a purpose, especially as you've already got a header image.
Counters and such like are useful for you, but not your visitors. Try to keep all that on your server and out of sight.
In order to get your site to validate (http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1&uri=http://www.allkristinscreations.com/page/page/1804076.htm), you'll need to learn CSS (http://csszengarden.com) so as to quit using proprietary attributes such as bgcolor.
Your whole design looks a bit plain, a subtle background over the whole page wouldn't hurt.
yes much better. now i would use css to seperate the site in two to divs (dividers)
you put your content in a div for the left and content in another div the div element looks like this
<div> html here </div> then to postion divs we use css you have to set a class eg <div class="classname"> </div> then in css set the positioning... install somthign like dreamweaver
the tree
06-28-2005, 06:42 AM
Bah, you don't need Dreamweaver or any fancy software like that, if anything it can reduce the efficiency of your site. Either way, a CSS based layout is the way to go.
Hi weninger -
I looked at your website and have a few comments -
Like thetree mentioned, the use of the flash header and the straight text header seem redundant. You need to choose between one or the other. Since your metadata contains the title and the description, you can probably make do with the Flash header, although many people won't have the Flash plug-in necessary to play it. That decision is up to you.
There are way too many links on the left. Everything below "Jewelry by Monica" seems superfluous to the aim of the site: business. You might save those links for a personal site, and have a link to it on your business site. Something like "About the designer" or something.
You might rethink the Q&A - this information seems pretty important, and should be more prominent on the site. I'd redesign your navigation to
Necklaces
Bracelets
Earrings
Odd & Ends
About the Designer
About the Jewelry
Payment Information
This is much more streamlined, and professional looking.
Also, get rid of the link to the "current" page that's on the current page, such as the link "Welcome" on the homepage. This link only reloads the page.
Good Luck!
KDLA
weninger
06-28-2005, 11:49 AM
change the fone to a sans sherif sont such as arial, use darket text
Im working on all the other tips...thanx for all the advice everyone....but one thing keeps buggin me. i really dont like such a plain font style as the one i currently have. and i know that there are certain ones that are better for web pages....but where can i find a list of some more "fancier" fonts that will still work well???
The aim isn't to use fancier fonts, but ones that will be supported by any browser/platform.
Georgia (serif) and Verdana (sans serif) are the easiest to read on the screen and the most readily available.
If you do want to use fancier fonts, I suggest using them as page headings or subheadings, with the text placed within an image. That way, they are both decorative and the legible. Keep your content in straight text - search engines will be able to index your site better.
Good Luck!
KDLA
weninger
07-03-2005, 09:20 PM
does this look any better???? or am i just going backwards with progreess???
to get the fonts that you like you can read this article on ala http://www.alistapart.com/articles/dynatext/
JDM71488
07-04-2005, 12:05 AM
oh geez... do you have a lot of jewelry or what? :) its a nice clean site, and the flash isn't to bad like some i've seen... i actually like it on the page... the page displays fine, but that layout can easily be achieved by css... as dera stated...
theres something funny looking about the blank space under the menu on a tall page... do you see it? or is it just me?
weninger
07-04-2005, 01:26 AM
oh geez... do you have a lot of jewelry or what? :) its a nice clean site, and the flash isn't to bad like some i've seen... i actually like it on the page... the page displays fine, but that layout can easily be achieved by css... as dera stated...
theres something funny looking about the blank space under the menu on a tall page... do you see it? or is it just me?
how do i acheive this css?? im not familiar with it, and i would need some assistance with it..... :confused:
JDM71488
07-04-2005, 10:37 AM
how do i acheive this css?? im not familiar with it, and i would need some assistance with it..... :confused:
you can learn how to manipulate css to do what you want by tutorials over the internet. the big struggle for some is multi-browser support, but there are hacks all over google... "box model hack" will help you out... if you can't/don't wanna figure it out then someone can do it for you...
it's all up to you whether or not you need assistance...
Hi weninger -
Just looked at your site - it's SOOO much better. Great job interpreting all these comments and integrating them into your design!
KDLA
pmusu
07-05-2005, 10:05 AM
CSS tutorial
http://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp
weninger
07-05-2005, 10:18 AM
Hi weninger -
Just looked at your site - it's SOOO much better. Great job interpreting all these comments and integrating them into your design!
KDLA
Thank you very much!!! im still workin on it, but i think its slowly coming along!!! :)
the tree
07-05-2005, 10:54 AM
Although your code is still rather inefficient, the design does look a lot better.
fletch1
07-05-2005, 12:10 PM
Wow! What an improvement. I think that your site looks great! :)
weninger
07-05-2005, 02:09 PM
Although your code is still rather inefficient, the design does look a lot better.
?????sorry...im an idiot when it comes to this stuff....can you explain (if you have already..sorry) :confused:
weninger
07-05-2005, 02:10 PM
Wow! What an improvement. I think that your site looks great! :)
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH. :D
weninger
07-07-2005, 07:31 PM
is this lookin any better....or did i screw it all up????
http://www.allkristinscreations.com
Great Job! It looks SO much more professional now! You've done some nice work, interpreting all these suggestions.
Good Luck!
KDLA
the tree
07-08-2005, 08:15 AM
?????sorry...im an idiot when it comes to this stuff....can you explain (if you have already..sorry) :confused:Well the most obvious example is your menu, you've got a whole table for each item when a list item would suit fine, the JS is in that is tottally unessersary.
Your markup also far from validates (http://validator.w3.org).
weninger
07-09-2005, 03:03 AM
im workin on fixin that menu....but other probs.....i have been told by a few that there is too much going on in the site.....not sure if that means with the banner....or what....so, any suggestions if that is true? i really like my banner.....and im using it to label the site with my name and stuff......so without removing IT....what could/should i do to eleminate this "too much" problem??? (if in fact u think there is one)
http://www.allkristinscreations.com
JDM71488
07-09-2005, 10:26 AM
there is not too much imho... you have a banner, menu and content... your columns are not distinct by borders, and neither is a header or footer so everything kinda of flows together and i like that...
id leave it just like it is visually... :) i like!
weninger
07-10-2005, 04:21 AM
there is not too much imho... you have a banner, menu and content... your columns are not distinct by borders, and neither is a header or footer so everything kinda of flows together and i like that...
id leave it just like it is visually... :) i like!
:) :) :) thank you much!!!!
i would remove the banner and stick to a plain one, but if you like it there is no reason why you have to take it off maybe make the backround colour the same as the sites bg colour
weninger
07-16-2005, 09:51 PM
i would remove the banner and stick to a plain one, but if you like it there is no reason why you have to take it off maybe make the backround colour the same as the sites bg colour
is there a place where i can create a really good decent looking (simple) banner for free to replace the one i have????
JDM71488
07-16-2005, 11:35 PM
is there a place where i can create a really good decent looking (simple) banner for free to replace the one i have????
yeah, photoshop... its a bit pricey unless you download it with a serial number... :eek: like i did awhile back...
not that i know of... there is GIMP (i think thats free but its linux based isnt it?) try source forge..
weninger
07-17-2005, 05:18 AM
yeah, photoshop... its a bit pricey unless you download it with a serial number... :eek: like i did awhile back...
nothin free that you are aware of?
JDM71488
07-17-2005, 10:49 AM
no, sorry...