Yay or Nay?

[Daerus]

Hey hey everyone.

I just whipped up this little layout last night. I'm not really sure if I like it or not though. Keep in mind that there are no links, this is pretty much just a layout, the text is going to go as well (if I decide to go along with it). And I know that the code most likely isn't that great. This is just a pre-alpha version, and I'm just wondering whether or not I should go along with it.

http://members.lycos.co.uk/daerus/innertest/template2/index.html

(note: I'm not sure how fast this is going to load, I've been having connection trouble all day with Lycos. I also still need to cut down on the size of the images. And don't mind the banners, if I get some hosting, they'll obvisouly be gone:))

Yay or Nay?

[Gregory]

i vote yay (i believe its yea though...)!
its a great design, and the loading time is about 1 second, enitrely bareable

one more thing... what banner ads?

[Daerus]

Great, thanks for the info morrowasted.

Were there no lycos banner thing going across the top of the page? They're always there with me since it's a free hosting service:).

Any suggestions on how I might be able to spice it up or anything? I'll obviously have the links actually on there... but for the general layout, what would you suggest? (And I know there are still a few things that I need to fix.)

[transmothra]

looks perfectly fine. the colors are subdued but perfectly matched. it looks kind of sleepy and very slightly hard to read, but otherwise very very neat. B+

Moz1.3/Win98SE @ 1024x768

[Gregory]

ah, i see the banner ad now.

i think if you add a cool rollover to your links it'll be spicy enuf!

[Daerus]

Hmm.. do you think it would look better with a normal picture of the business guy? Without the overlay color? Which looks better:

http://members.lycos.co.uk/daerus/innertest/template2/index.html

or

http://members.lycos.co.uk/daerus/innertest/template2/index2.html

[Words]

this is looking pretty good. I looked it over for a few minutes to see what you could do to spice it up some and here is what I came up with...

the "connecting you to the world wide web" would look better if it was just 2 lines. Maybe you could kick the "to" up to the top line and move the "web" up the second line. Also, I think it would look better if it was set in a smidge off of table line at the side. Maybe something about the same as the text on the right side of the header.

On the right side of the header it looks like the background is coming through about 1 or 2 px wide.

I like the drop shadow on the picture at the right, but I think there should be a border on the left side of it if you are using the drop shadow.

How about making that guy on the phone in the picture full color? Make him stand out - and make it show that your company stands out and is ahead of the other 2 people in the background. This would be a great subliminal (might not be thinking the right word there... lol) message in a way. I think it would make your page pop some too.

The last thing I would suggest - and I know its an early stage page - is to add something for the footer and some text links.

Thats all I can think of. I know I listed alot, but figured a different set of eyes might help.

Keep up the good work.

/edit: I forgot. It's Yay for me.

[Daerus]

Great, thanks for all the suggestions Words! :)

I'll be changing things every now and then as I get some time.. I don't really have much time to work on it at the moment.

I also noticed the background coming out about 1px in length.. on my list of things to fix :).

As for the drop shadow on the picture.. what exactly do you mean about only having a border on the left side? Should I get rid of the gradient that blends it into the page?

Having the guy on the phone in color sounds like a great idea. I assume you mean to leave the background with the bluish tint, and just have the guy stand out?

The other things are also on my list of things to do.. since it's just an alpha type of page right now:).

Thanks for all the input!

[Words]

Yes I think it would look cleaner to have all the edges faded in with a gradient or to have them all have solid borders. Part of that can could change with the changing of the drop shadow though, I think.

Yep, that is what I thought might look good. Leave the back tinted and have the guy standing there in full color... making him stand out and be ahead of the rest - so to speak.

If you will post it when it is farther along, I'd like to see how it comes out... :)

[BarkingSheep]

Yay

[DarkStreetDev]

I love the colors, and the building image gives it a very professional look. I would, however, add text links at the bottom of the page.

Are you planning to make a navigation bar of some sorts soon? Cool site anyway: YAY.

Rating: http://www.dark-street.com/stars/3_5.gif

[themightyzero]

I say yay for sure.The graphic at the top is excellent IMO and the second version brightened it up just enough to look perfect.The overall color scheme is also great its not hard on the eyes at all.my only suggestion would be to find a host with no ads.

[Daerus]

Thanks for the great info:)!

Yes, I will be adding navigation in the future. I haven't really had time right now, but I'll get to it sometime!

I also have a picture like words suggested earlier with the guy in full color and the rest in the faded color. I'll upload it soon, as soon as I get a couple more things finished.

themightyzero - Yeah, hosting with no adds will come in the future as I get closer to it being finished.

Thanks for the replies!

[Jake]

YAY! I love the layout and the professionalism of your site, and the colors are quite neutral. Good job, you may have a very nice site on your hands.