TheScripter Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 A dark stroke? You mean like the text shadow I have around them? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/269050-how-to-improve-my-design/page/2/#findComment-1383208 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM1 Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 A dark stroke? You mean like the text shadow I have around them? No, a stroke, as in outline. In this case, each letter should have a thin (read: 1px) dark (the blue in the flag?) outline to help make the letters stand out from both the background and each other. How are you creating them? I'm assuming it's with some sort of image editor. There should be a way to add a stroke/outline to any shape or text. If you have Photoshop, it's trivial to do. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/269050-how-to-improve-my-design/page/2/#findComment-1383324 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScripter Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 Actually I am simply creating them like this... .heading { color: e8c062; font-size: x-large; font-family: "Lucida Bright", Georgia, serif; text-shadow: black 0.1em 0.1em 0.2em } Then applying .heading class to that paragraph tag. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/269050-how-to-improve-my-design/page/2/#findComment-1383379 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScripter Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 (edited) Tried adding... text-outline: 2px #000066; to accommodate you but no love for me. Nothing happened. *EDIT* Just looked, not supported in any major browsers so that is out of the picture. Damn you W3School! Should have read your signature. Haha Edited October 6, 2012 by TheScripter Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/269050-how-to-improve-my-design/page/2/#findComment-1383382 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScripter Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 By the way...something all of us failed to realize? EVERYTHING is messed up in IE, damn that god forsaken program. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/269050-how-to-improve-my-design/page/2/#findComment-1383392 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu2000 Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 www.browsershots.org comes in handy for checking browser compatibility. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/269050-how-to-improve-my-design/page/2/#findComment-1383401 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScripter Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 Alright, its good in all major browsers. IE will just have to survive without rounded corners and some less-than-perfect shadows. Anything else? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/269050-how-to-improve-my-design/page/2/#findComment-1383466 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjetterman Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 (edited) The gold lettering is a bit much. Especially when a text shadow is added. It makes the lettering look blurry and un-readable. If you are going for the minimalist look -- then less is definitely more. This is what I would do if I were you: Change the headings text color from gold to #0C066A. It matches the blue in the flag. Remove all box shadows Remove the background image. Choose a solid color instead -- maybe stick with white or gray (to go with the minimalist feel). If you want try a medium gray for the background #eaeaea. Remove the shadow from the flag logo Change the header font from Lucida Console to Times New Roman. If you are interested in learning design, you will want to take a look at some good design and train your eye. There are a plethura of books and websites out there that you can use for inspiration and training purposes. Good luck and I hope this helped! One of the most common mistakes new designers make is trying to cram too much into the design and not having a rhyme or reasoning as to why certain colors are chosen. Your goal is to make it streamlined. Edited October 9, 2012 by kjetterman Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/269050-how-to-improve-my-design/page/2/#findComment-1383991 Share on other sites More sharing options...
computermax2328 Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 I agree on the stripes comment. Lose them! If you are going to make a text heavy website I would suggest using sans-serif fonts. They are proven to be easier to read and easier on the eyes. Also lose the drop shadow on the headers. I would suggest overall just coming up with a 3 color, color scheme. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/269050-how-to-improve-my-design/page/2/#findComment-1384051 Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridaflatlander Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 I had 24 Errors on the front page at http://validator.w3.org . some of them ... No DOCTYPE No Character encoding declared this may bring up problems down the road. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/269050-how-to-improve-my-design/page/2/#findComment-1384162 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScripter Posted October 10, 2012 Author Share Posted October 10, 2012 Thanks ya'll! I changed it up a bit with heavy influence from "kjetterman". It looks much better, but isn't it a little dull? Do I need more content? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/269050-how-to-improve-my-design/page/2/#findComment-1384328 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScripter Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 New Domain, IRUrsum.com Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/269050-how-to-improve-my-design/page/2/#findComment-1385421 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM1 Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 A couple quick things before I go to bed: Reduce the text shadow a bit. Paragraphs are your friend (index, become a citizen, etc.). Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/269050-how-to-improve-my-design/page/2/#findComment-1385426 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OOP Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I tried to open the page but it does not work for me!!! Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/269050-how-to-improve-my-design/page/2/#findComment-1388732 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefany93 Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Coding is my bowl of cherries, Java, PHP, HTML, CSS, Perl, C sharp, what have you! The designing thing however, that is most definitely not. I would really like to keep this design and not have to scrap it, but where do I make improvements? Every time I go there, it screams amateur. Obviously not a good first impression. Ideas? Things to study? Anything? Thanks guys. http://independentrepublicofursum.tk/ One piece of advice, we programmers are not meant to be designers. If we want something pretty, he have to work with designers. Do not deal with design if you want to be a programmer. I have never seen programmers who are good with designs and vice versa. I once met a designer who wanted to learn programming aside designing, so I spend hours and hours of teaching him and at the end he couldn't even understand what a variable is. So he gave up and continued being what he was good at. People are just different. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/269050-how-to-improve-my-design/page/2/#findComment-1391721 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefany93 Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 (edited) Sorry I pressed the wrong button Edited November 11, 2012 by Stefany93 Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/269050-how-to-improve-my-design/page/2/#findComment-1391722 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 If you couldn't teach someone in several hours what a variable is, maybe the teacher is the problem. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/269050-how-to-improve-my-design/page/2/#findComment-1391725 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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