www.pbhfoundation.org

[sely]

usabilty comments anyone.

if you're interested in taking a short usability test, see attached. Otherwise, comments welcome.

thank you.

[mrmazur]

The Search button at the top of the page almost blends in with that background that it's on. I should stand out more, be more clearly defined. The 3D effect of the search box doesn't blend into the site well. It almost looks like it doesn't belong. I would just stick with a regulary search box with a Dark Green border. You could try a "faux-shaddow" border with a lighter dark green at the top and left side, and a dark green on the right and bottom sides.

In the main navigation Home runs into the page when it is selected and the font is not very clear. As you progress through the main navigation items the background color gets darker and the text becomes harder to read. Personaly I'm not crazy about the navigation not being consistent in appearance when you mouseover the items.

Since the majority of the site carries a soft tone/feel I would also suggest changing the background color of the What's Hot Inside box to a dark gray instead. Same with the black font color under News. A dark gray would be nice there instead of the black which is pretty loud.

The following headings on various pages: TaKe AnOther LoOk, HiGhLiGhTs, FeeD Me mOre is a horrible and unprofessional use of typography. This completely detracts from the overal feel of the site.

I'm sure I could come up with a lot more things, but we have enough users in this community that everyone should get a fair shake at it ;)

Overall I do like the look and feel of the site. However I think it could be polished up a bit. Good luck!