LinstefooMedia Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Hey guys, I was just hoping for some feedback on our newest finished website: http://www.meekermansion.org Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/50689-meekermansionorg-critique/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsidian Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 First impression: not bad. I'm very pleased to see you took the time to validate your markup and css. There are a few picky little things that caught my eye, though: 1. I'm not a big fan of the whole monochrome look. While you have a very clean layout, the fact that everything is that burnt orange color doesn't sit quite right with me. The only thing that is a complimentary color are your links, and they're so far different, they seem out of place with everything else. 2. Serif font is usually not a great choice for actual paragraph text. I will admit that with the theme of your site, it actually doesn't look bad, but it's still not as easy to read as a sans-serif font would be. Also, you really ought to increase your line height on your paragraph text. A little more breathing room between the lines would be helpful. 3. I would love to see you implement the actual Google Maps API instead of just using a screen shot of the address. It's not a huge learning curve, and it's a great addition to a site. Otherwise, I think you've done a great job overall. A few more images here and there would be a fantastic addition, though. Good work. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/50689-meekermansionorg-critique/#findComment-249186 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. R Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Nice work, Looks good Cant really think of anything to complain about... Maybe some rollover buttons? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/50689-meekermansionorg-critique/#findComment-249228 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Your contact form submits with a nice 'thank you' message even when nothing is entered. Might want to fix that. I'm with obsidian on the bland-ness of the color scheme. Try to balance it with something that plays nicely with the orange. Also, might want to have a look at it in Opera. The content area isn't as wide as the header and footer. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/50689-meekermansionorg-critique/#findComment-249321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
roopurt18 Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Another vote for changing the color scheme. How about a toned down background and then a darker font overall? I get what you're trying to convey and it's very appropriate for the site, there just isn't enough contrast between the elements. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/50689-meekermansionorg-critique/#findComment-249421 Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor berger Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 One thing I do not like, is the way the buttons behave onmouseover and mouseout! When I mouseover on a button I get a blank space, maybe another image would be better. But, even as a design the mouseover - mouseout scheme looks nice, when you scroll over them the buttons fast, they tend to disappear in bunches, until they are replaced by new pics. With this said, I believe, the CSS technique, with hover, is a much cleaner design. So design looks vs. design simplicity is the paradigm, of course as a designer the choice is yours. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/50689-meekermansionorg-critique/#findComment-249614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcombs_31 Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 I think you need to increase your line spacing, the text seems cramped. Some menu rollovers would be nice. Agreed on the google maps comment, it is simple to implement. I think your headings need more margins. I like the background pattern and don't mind the colors too much, but I think you should add some graphics into the header that relate to the site. This will help theme it up a little more. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/50689-meekermansionorg-critique/#findComment-249762 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Looks pretty good. I'd give the body text a little more line-spacing. It would also be good if you could give the form fields on the contact page another style than the default. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/50689-meekermansionorg-critique/#findComment-250016 Share on other sites More sharing options...
twilightnights Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 home page is too small it needs more content or pictures or something Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/50689-meekermansionorg-critique/#findComment-251160 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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