ryanfilard Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 I just designed a website for a friend how can I improve on the website. http://www.starsquadli.com/index.php Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/245772-website-design/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
premiso Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 I think I just had a seizure. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/245772-website-design/#findComment-1262342 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maq Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 I closed the site as soon as I opened it, surprised I can still see. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/245772-website-design/#findComment-1262343 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanfilard Posted August 26, 2011 Author Share Posted August 26, 2011 I got rid of the stripped background is that what made it unappealing Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/245772-website-design/#findComment-1262345 Share on other sites More sharing options...
premiso Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 I got rid of the stripped background is that what made it unappealing Yep. It looks better with the black...at least I don't break out into seizures anymore Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/245772-website-design/#findComment-1262348 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM1 Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Embedded audio? Really? Suddenly it's 1998 again. Rule #1 of web design - don't force your users to listen to any sounds they cannot turn off. When you take control away from the user, the user goes away from your site. And, really, there's no design to speak of here. It's a black site with neon green boxes and font. It looks like it took about 3 minutes of planning to come up with. Not trying to be harsh, but there's nothing there to comment on aside from an annoying .mp3 which plays automatically and a form with no layout applied to it. You need some graphical elements. You need to look at making your form elements on your Members page align so it doesn't look haphazard. You need to give users relevant information about: Who the group is. What the group does. Where they operate from. What membership entails. Contact information. Meetings/other activities. What you hope to do with the data (simply store it? plot maps?). Local charter info. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/245772-website-design/#findComment-1262360 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyKay47 Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Embedded audio? Really? Suddenly it's 1998 again. Rule #1 of web design - don't force your users to listen to any sounds they cannot turn off. When you take control away from the user, the user goes away from your site. And, really, there's no design to speak of here. It's a black site with neon green boxes and font. It looks like it took about 3 minutes of planning to come up with. Not trying to be harsh, but there's nothing there to comment on aside from an annoying .mp3 which plays automatically and a form with no layout applied to it. You need some graphical elements. You need to look at making your form elements on your Members page align so it doesn't look haphazard. You need to give users relevant information about: Who the group is. What the group does. Where they operate from. What membership entails. Contact information. Meetings/other activities. What you hope to do with the data (simply store it? plot maps?). Local charter info. agreed, the font is much to bright.. need to make it much more appealing... and use updated methods instead of old methods to add media etc. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/245772-website-design/#findComment-1262365 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonLewis Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 You know what would make this design sparkle, a marquee! I'm drooling just thinking of all the things you could put inside that marquee. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/245772-website-design/#findComment-1262370 Share on other sites More sharing options...
premiso Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 You know what would make this design sparkle, a marquee! I'm drooling just thinking of all the things you could put inside that marquee. You forgot about the Dancing Jesus. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/245772-website-design/#findComment-1262371 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanfilard Posted August 26, 2011 Author Share Posted August 26, 2011 I made the font darker but what other colors would work better? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/245772-website-design/#findComment-1262374 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maq Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 I made the font darker but what other colors would work better? It really depends on what you or your friend want. To get ideas/help try something like: http://colorschemedesigner.com/ Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/245772-website-design/#findComment-1262377 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maq Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 I don't know what site everyone else is looking at but what I'm seeing looks pretty simple. Just green Matrix-like colored text on a black background. Needs more tweaking and designing IMO. I got rid of the stripped background is that what made it unappealing ^ there was a bright green/black diagonal gradient for the background. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/245772-website-design/#findComment-1262648 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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