andyodey Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 I am looking to see what everyone thinks of this site. Some critique would be greatly appreciated. http://www.andrewodendaal.com/ Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/198884-what-do-you-think/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
oni-kun Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Your RSS feed is not full of "updates", rather a superfluous amount of very random PHP information that shouldn't really be related to your up front site. The search box overlaps content sometimes, and doesn't look so appealing. Why does a user need to know their IP? And page ranks are deprecated. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/198884-what-do-you-think/#findComment-1043971 Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyodey Posted April 17, 2010 Author Share Posted April 17, 2010 Thanks for your comments. RSS feeds are taken from the Blog/Library and updates with the latest posts (often daily) that are added there. What resolution does the search box begin to be a problem? Would it be better somewhere else rather. (top/right?) The IP address is handy for web developers when you need to know your ip for firewalls etc. Yes, pagerank needs to go. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/198884-what-do-you-think/#findComment-1043974 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeddyKiller Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 The search bar is a problem yes, I think it should be expanded in width a little, and put at the top next the main navigator. So after "Graphics" Looks good though Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/198884-what-do-you-think/#findComment-1043991 Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyodey Posted April 18, 2010 Author Share Posted April 18, 2010 Better? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/198884-what-do-you-think/#findComment-1044115 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeddyKiller Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Yeah, it looks good up there Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/198884-what-do-you-think/#findComment-1044119 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewooleymammoth Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 the blog color changing thing makes my head hurt, but maybe thats just me Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/198884-what-do-you-think/#findComment-1044430 Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyodey Posted April 19, 2010 Author Share Posted April 19, 2010 Thanks for your response thewooleymammoth/eric. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/198884-what-do-you-think/#findComment-1044469 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeddyKiller Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Ah yeah the blogs. Keep it simple.. fix it in with the theme. It doesn't hurt my eyes or anything, but it doesn't look.. appealing. Keep the colours neutral, and perhaps don't a white hover. Something more like on the homepage, the blog rss etc. They look nice Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/198884-what-do-you-think/#findComment-1044511 Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyodey Posted April 19, 2010 Author Share Posted April 19, 2010 Cheers, I'm really wondering about te blog. Wonder what's too 'over the edge'.. hmmm Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/198884-what-do-you-think/#findComment-1044523 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeddyKiller Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 What you should do.. is like a rectangle box. Don't collum them.. It'll all be one colum. You'd have the title of the blog, and then underneath.. a description of the blog maybe? It'll make it clearer for people to see. Then for the colour, again.. fit in with the template. Maybe for the title, you could have.. the background as a green or brown colour. Around the description.. a border. I'd say can't go wrong there with flashy colours. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/198884-what-do-you-think/#findComment-1044526 Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenbizkit33 Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 the websites in your portfolio look better than your personal website. it makes me feel like you was on a team for those. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/198884-what-do-you-think/#findComment-1044598 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrMarcus Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 what's with the super tiny font at the bottom: [super_tiny]Desktop Applications UK | Web Applications UK | Flash Applications UK | AIR Applications UK | Database Applications UK | 2D Games UK | 3D Games UK | 3D Rendering UK | Software Reverse Engineering UK | Web Developer UK[/super_tiny] you're not trying to cheat Google, are you? tsk, tsk. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/198884-what-do-you-think/#findComment-1045565 Share on other sites More sharing options...
oni-kun Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Cheating google? A reputable host tracker has this at the bottom: keywords: downtime, ping trace, server monitor, tracker, website test, server test, ping traceroute, traceroute ping, ping ip, internet connection test, network connection, dns test, internet speed connection, test website, website testing, speed connection, ping website, check speed, connection test, ping test, connection speed test, trace ip, trace route, bandwidth test, reverse dns lookup, internet connection speed test, test internet speed, traceroute, test speed, internet connection, ip lookup, broadband test, online check, broadband speed test, network tools, nslookup, online tests, ping, reverse lookup, speed test, speedtest, trace, tracert If you read up on keyword injection, It's been done since the beginning of the SE's existed, They look for content in H1's/etc and stop looking after a certain number of similar keywords without too much penalty. Anywho.. The page looks much better, although the search box is slightly smaller (On FF) than the top bar just enough to make it look odd, 1/2 size or full would be prefferable but speaking of size, the "Software Services" / "Blog" / "Hide Me" images are a tad too big for appeal. The blog section looks very nice (uniqueness style/colour contrast wise) but the text isn't the best in readability, especially the harsher reds and blues. EDIT: Didn't notice the colours changed each time. Just the dark dark blue and the maroonish styles. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/198884-what-do-you-think/#findComment-1045580 Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyodey Posted April 21, 2010 Author Share Posted April 21, 2010 greenbizkit33: Yes, the other sites where made with a designer as well, I mainly concentrate on the programming and functional side with graphics here and there. mrMarcus: oni-kun said it. oni-kun: Thanks, I have corrected the search bar, it really was ugly when I stared at it! The "Software Services" / "Blog" / "Hide Me" boxes, how about 50% height off them. As I want something immediately on page for usability. Thank all for your comments. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/198884-what-do-you-think/#findComment-1045662 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeddyKiller Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Paginate the blog It's getting very long. The colours are still a bit.. "Woah my eyes!" Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/198884-what-do-you-think/#findComment-1045667 Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyodey Posted April 21, 2010 Author Share Posted April 21, 2010 How about just a range of greens instead of all the colours? http://www.andrewodendaal.com/library/ Pagination, sounds good. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/198884-what-do-you-think/#findComment-1045674 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeddyKiller Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Certainly better! It's not quite my taste, but it fits in with the theme very well. Good job. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/198884-what-do-you-think/#findComment-1045694 Share on other sites More sharing options...
oni-kun Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Yeah, something about the greens being too, er, not too similar but not too different either, I'm not sure how to take that on the blog part. (lol @ http://www.andrewodendaal.com/worst-websites-of-all-time/) Your search box looks a bit better, still a smidge off (Atleast in FF) but the overall theme is quite appealing when I look back at it, I like it alot. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/198884-what-do-you-think/#findComment-1045705 Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyodey Posted April 21, 2010 Author Share Posted April 21, 2010 I changed somewhere in between, where it isnt just green but the colours there are, are not too strong. Hmmm.... Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/198884-what-do-you-think/#findComment-1045731 Share on other sites More sharing options...
oni-kun Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 I changed somewhere in between, where it isnt just green but the colours there are, are not too strong. Hmmm.... That is much much much much better. Aaahh. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/198884-what-do-you-think/#findComment-1045781 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeddyKiller Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 I changed somewhere in between, where it isnt just green but the colours there are, are not too strong. Hmmm.... That is much much much much better. Aaahh. Yes! I agree Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/198884-what-do-you-think/#findComment-1045793 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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