CarbonCopy Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 I built this for a client and it is already live, but I would appreciate any advice anyone has. Here is stuff that has already been suggested but he just won't listen to: * Major design changes * Color changes * Removing the background music player http://hype-records.com/ The entire site is wordpress, themes only for most of it (Shopping cart required extra files, no additions to the base code though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sKunKbad Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 You need to preload the menu hover image, or use a css sprite. On first hover, the background was plain white, and because the text is white I see nothing. Is there a reason why you had to use Wordpress? There isn't even a blog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 You need to preload the menu hover image, or use a css sprite. On first hover, the background was plain white, and because the text is white I see nothing. Is there a reason why you had to use Wordpress? There isn't even a blog. People constantly overuse word press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostprophetpunk Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 First thing I notice is that the footer is fixed, and displays over content on the page when you are first viewing it. Make it so that it is actually at the bottom of the page, rather than fixed at the bottom of the browser. The spacing on the site needs some work, as consistent spacing is key to allowing users to take in the content of the page. Typography needs some work, use one font for headings and another for body content. It's not a bad design, but it needs a lot of work to achieve a decent design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarbonCopy Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 He had originally asked for a fixed footer (Fixed to the window), but I'll bring it up at the next meeting. Changing fonts seems like a good idea, I'll just go ahead and change them. I am using a css sprite, but I guess it isn't preloading properly. I'll check it out, thanks. And why am I using WordPress? Because I had no choice. That is what the client insisted on. It does have benefits of being secure and community maintained, and we use the admin panel to manage the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatfishy Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 The look and feel to it website is a good vibe for HIP HOP music. If you have a music player, it'll be a good way to display the songs from these new artists. Also, many hip hop artist website have some type of graffiti on it. Pretty good site overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFilmGod Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 WHY THE HELL DOES the music start playing automatically? I am virtually a fan of every music genre, but when your trashy hip-hop music started playing I had to leave. It's not as much as the poor quality of music - but that you had the nerve to make the music play automatically. - AT least let me turn it off if I want to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarbonCopy Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 LOL. That is the one thing i disliked. At least you didn't have to spend hours listening to it while you developed the site. I tried to convince the client to let me have an option to disable music, but no luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sKunKbad Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 LOL. That is the one thing i disliked. At least you didn't have to spend hours listening to it while you developed the site. I tried to convince the client to let me have an option to disable music, but no luck. I once did a video editing project for a customer, and I listened to the background music so many times, it gave me brain damage. I really don't listen to music much anymore, so for me it was an especially terrible experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarbonCopy Posted October 7, 2009 Author Share Posted October 7, 2009 haha, yeah. I listen to techno occasionally, but I really didn't like the music on this site. The client's been using it for a while though, and it seems to work fine. I wasn't sure if it would, I did some really weird things with the wordpress code. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatfishy Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I hope everyone knows that there is a thing on your PC called volumn control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarbonCopy Posted October 7, 2009 Author Share Posted October 7, 2009 and there is a media player on the right side with volume and controls. It uses XSPF player slim edition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnottyAlder Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 The volume controls are too difficult to see. I would have missed them if you had not already pointed them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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