plz help review my site.......

[aco]

Hi,
this is the first time i am making a webpage, and i am only using a wordpad to do all the html, so the site is quite simple. http://odac.evilzz.net/
Please give comments, and any suggestions that i can use to improve my page. The site's content isn't done yet, but the links are fully functional.....
Thanks in advance.

[kevin]

Hi aco,

Your request for reviews is kinda premature as the only thing to comment about is the homepage graphics and their layout/appearance.

They look good to me. A little wacky (in a good way) but easy to read, can't go wrong with basic blue. Maybe add a smaller graphic under/beside/over the ODAC title graphic so folks know what it means..."Outdoor Activity Club".

I don't like is the evilzz graphic at the bottom. Strange name for a webhosting service.

Matt Wright has some great scripts but his message board (wwwboard) is not very nice looking or easy to read sometimes. If you can't upload a better message board or don't want to hassle around with it check out www.ezboard.com (http://www.ezboard.com).

Now for the hard part...adding the content to your website... :)


Regards,
Kevin

[aco]

Thanks Kelvin,

the site content isn't really that hard to add (for this site that is), because the primary purpose of the site is an online notice board for the Outdoor Activity Club in my school. For now, i have pretty much added as much content to the site as i could.

I asked for reviews before the content was done is actually because i wanted to know how the layout and graphic is, as this site is actually just an attempt before i do a website about the club.

And i used only ODAC without adding outdoor activity club because the site is supposed to be for our club members to view instead of the public. But i will remember to add the full word in the site about the club, so thanks for the reminder.

About the evilzz logo, i can't really do anything about that, though i have tried asking the server admin before.

And i didn't use other msg boards because i don't really require much functions.

Thanks again for your help.

[smok3]

just about that evilzz logo, it looks like its done with black bacground in mind (antialiased for black), try to make the black background on that part where logo shows, that might help a little.

[This message has been edited by smok3 (edited 12-01-2000).]

[aco]

hi everyone!

thanks for all the help before
now i like to ask for help again to review my revamped site at www.odac.f2s.com (http://www.odac.f2s.com)
it's still done in a wordpad.....
so don't expect too much....
but please give any suggestions as to how i can improve the site...

thanks in advance

[kevin]

Hi again,

Honestly, I liked the first design better. Here is why, it loaded fast, was unpretentious, and fit the concept of your website better (in my opinion).

The new design is OK. The logo graphic is well done if a bit too large. The rest of the graphics don't look so good though.

The links are OK, once again kinda funky but easy to read, lends a playfull quality to the appearance. But the shadowed boxes and the ruled backgrounds don't work too well. The layout also looks incomplete, the bottom boxes just get cut-off (800x600 resolution). Makes you think you should scroll down somemore to see whats down there.

As far as improvement goes, since the site is for a regional club to check the calendar or leave a message, I would dispense with all unnecessary graphics. A simple logo so the page is not too plain looking (the current one is good, just make it smaller maybe) with links (simple graphics as before or plain text links) to the content pages.

You might want to put the calendar on the home page, as the homepage is not really being used for any other purpose.

I see you went with ezboard, you will be happy you did if you start to get postings, its much easier to read than the WWWboard.

If you made the graphics yourself, I encourage you to continue learning. They are a good effort, but can still use improvement.


Regards,
Kevin

[aco]

thanks,

i redesigned the site so it's simpler
comments? http://www.odac.f2s.com/images/index.html

[jalouda]

hi aco,

i have looked at the 3 designs and like the form of the last (black and white one) best. it is certainly fancier than your average local club site :) it loads really quickly and is simple and easy to use.

i like the logo and graphics as they are suit the theme better. i like the wood text. the logo looks very snazzy, i like the way you have incorporated the compass and canoe. it is a sort of flowing design so maybe if your black box was more curved it would fit in better.

what i don't like is the black and white. i think it would look really great with some colour. seeing as it is for an outdoor club, i think it should be colourful with a bit of blue, green, brown, yellow to reflect nature. you don't have to go overboard! i think if the wooden graphics were wood coloured and there were kinds of splashes of colour through the logo, it would make all the difference.

whatever, keep up with the web design because i think you show real promise :)

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[aco]

thanks jalouda,

the logo actually spells out ODAC though it isn't very obvious. it's a logo i designed several months ago for our club's T-shirt, but i didn't use it on the website till the 3rd design coz it doesn't fit the last 2 website design. The logo's supposed to show the compass, the canoe(which are the obvious ones), there is also a very tiny guy climbing a mountain(abit too small to be seen clearly here) and finally, the whole thing is suppose to be a simple outline of a cyclist.

sorry, i know the concept of the logo isn't really relevant here, but as the designer of it, i simply couldn't help explaining when ppl don't get the whole meaning =)

anyway, i will try ur suggestions and see if the site looks better!
thanks again!

[kevin]

Hi again aco,

I delayed reviewing the new site design hoping others would post their opinions.
Now that there is one I will review your third design.

I agree with jalouda in regards to incorporating some color into the design.
Splashes of color in an otherwise black and white design can be very effective in leading the eyes to where you want them to go.

In this one I would stick with either a few splashes of mainly primary and secondary colors for a bold look, or use more colors but monochromatic/pastel shades of browns, greens, blues etc. Or leave it as is, it still looks good.

What has impressed me most, or what I have enjoyed watching, is your progress. Your first design was simple yet effective. The second design, while falling flat in my opinion, was still a progression in technical terms. Your third design is showing that you are either studying and learning or you have been holding back. The sliced image and the use of the image map are evidence of the fact. It's neat the way you aligned the background image to the sliced images at the top and bottom to present the pages. (I still see traces of seaming in the sliced images at the top but it's not near as noticable as before.)

This design is a good effort. You seem to be full of ideas and enjoy the process. All three designs were very unsimilar in appearance. Keep up the good work....:^)

Regards,
Kevin

[atakamran]

hi

well i must say a good start . u can get better go to coolhomepages.com and get some insprations from there .

a very good start keep it up

atakamran


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