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[helena]

Hi, I'd like to get some help/feedback on http://adarktree.com
Thanks!

[mrmazur]

Very unique site. Considering the overall theme, I think it is visually in sync with the writings. Nice job!

[bpeh]

wats the purpose of the site? entertainment? your site reminds me of a game i played when everybody take turns to write a sentence. yes it is very unique, it could fall both ways, either very successful or not.

[etechdesigns]

Yes it looks unique site. Howev er, I think you need good logo and banner. I would suggest you should remove that crosshair propertu for mouse cursor. It is annoying. You should make it more simple and easy to read and layout looks of text also should be better for visitors. :)

[spufi]

I really don't like the black background on the links. It forces the eye too much to the link. Maybe make it a light grey/creme color and adding some padding to where it exapnds a little bit beyond the text to let it breathe a shade more.

[thewebman]

definitely has a lope-sided feel to it. but there's just a little bit too much black and white for my eyes to handle. and the cursor was kind of annoying.

[KDLA]

If it's a "nonsense" site, a less contained layout might be better for the overall theme. Right now, it looks like a newspaper column.

KDLA

[helena]

Well just the blog is called nonsense. But I see what you're saying.

I definitely will get rid of the crosshair cursor. Do you all find the text difficult to read? It's 11px Georgia, with 1px letter-spacing. I would think that's easy to read. Hm

Thanks all for the comments!

[JayM]

Nice job!

Like everyone said, get rid of the cursor. The Black background-White Foreground contrast is really difficult on the eyes. I read a whole article you wrote, and when I was finished I couldn't see properly. Too much for me. I like the whole concept and design though!

Cheers

[helena]

alright. made some changes last night. tell me what you guys think. the next thing i will do is add some graphics

[KDLA]

Usually a plus sing (+) next to a link indicates a drop down menu. Unless this is purposely part of the "nonsense" theme, you might consider a different bullet symbol. Really, those links need to be part of an unordered list:

<ul>
<li>Link 1</li>
<li>Link 2</li>
<li>etc....</li>
</ul>

The link scheme, white on black, is a little difficult to read, but thank you for increasing the overall text size. It is much less a strain on my eyes.

KDLA

[helena]

thanks.

the plus sign was a symbol used throughout, but i got rid of the cursor, etc, so i will probably change it.

the links are actually white on grey now. they used to be black. are they still difficult on the eyes?

[KDLA]

Oops, I should have clarified -- the links in the "images" section. The gray ones in the intro. are fine.

[helena]

Made the links lighter. Better?

Also, could I get some opinions on the black boxes at the top and bottom? good or bad?

[ray326]

Black boxes?

[helena]

Nevermind. took them off.