Jewish Women's Archive Blog

[Green-Beast]

Hey guys,

I got to make another template, this one for a generic weblog. They let me select the classes and IDs which will be part of the dynamic output.

I like this design a lot better than that other one. This one should be a lot more stable. The client likes it. It meets their requirement for something fun.

It consists of two template page with all the goodies they'll need. Get to the second page via the "Test Article Four" link/heading.

http://green-beast.com/portfolio/jwa/

Mike

[webavt]

I like this current blog templates. It has eye-appealing graphics and hover effects. The only thing I don't like is how much empty space is in that big purple header. Consider making the header the same size as the text in it or just a little bigger (in regards to the height attribute).

-JB

[thewebman]

I'm not too fond of the rainbow background.

[Kevey]

I think it looks pretty cool. Very intuitive and easy to read and get around in, and the coding is very nicely done. The rollover effects (with the green red and blue arrows) for the articles is cool! The only thing I noticed is that the search text box doesn't exactly align with the 'Go' button.

[KDLA]

Yuck. It seems very "over the top."

The banner could be a little more prominent. As it is now, it seems to be a watermark, rather than an actual focal point of the page.

The overlay of serif text, "The Jewish Women's Archive Weblog" seems out of place. I bet that was a bugger to code, but unfortunately it looks more like a mistake, rather than a cohesive design idea.

There are definitely too many colors going on. I'd stick with the blue/yellow/purple combo, and get rid of the green, orange, and red. Also, I'd make the blue entry text the same shade of blue as the blue used in the navigation area. The current shade is just gray enough to not blend in with the color scheme.

As always, great coding and implementation. I'm just not a fan of this design.

Good Luck -
KDLA