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brooks · 05-05-2007, 14:03

Hi there, I don't know if anyone remembers my site from before but it had started to look a bit behind the times so I've redesigned it. This screenshot is also a link so get clicking. Oh and if you're on IE7 I haven't been able to test fully so is it alright?

IE users get a different set of nav buttons because I'm lazy at pngfixes

Slate the hell out of it please, then I can progress and improve it, ta.

Upleft ¬ Tom Brooks Web Design based in Leeds, UK

solix · 05-05-2007, 16:15

Text in the header is pixelised, kinda everything is. I like the menu more in IE.. But I like the rest!

And I've tested it in different versions of IE:
IE5: left-aligned, only PHOTO-menubutton appears, the rest is kinda ok
IE5.5: Same as IE5, but all menu-items appear now
IE6: you know..
IE7: same as IE6

dazedmedia · 05-05-2007, 16:42

fantastic!

however i think the header needs work, the only part of the site that seems incomplete

personally, i dont like the boxed links in the navigation,

but other then that, the light grunge look is awesome!

nekoconeko · 05-05-2007, 16:45

it's pixelated because it's system text, not an image.

maybe you should make the main nav font smaller, because CONTACT is a bit too crunched.

brooks · 05-05-2007, 16:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by solix

Text in the header is pixelised, kinda everything is. I like the menu more in IE.. But I like the rest!

And I've tested it in different versions of IE:
IE5: left-aligned, only PHOTO-menubutton appears, the rest is kinda ok
IE5.5: Same as IE5, but all menu-items appear now
IE6: you know..
IE7: same as IE6

Thanks for that, I'll have to have a think about IE5.5, oh and text anti-aliasing is your friend!

Quote:

Originally Posted by nekoconeko

maybe you should make the main nav font smaller, because CONTACT is a bit too crunched.

I'll change that I agree, I just didn't want the others looking too small. I've had quite a few comments about not liking the circle > box hover change, I just went for originality but I might just use a pink circular hover instead. It's all going to change, thanks for the comments...keep them coming

jameszxcv · 05-05-2007, 17:11

only one thing really
- i would use an image for the upleft web design logo bit at top, looks really pixelated.

other than that the site looks pretty neat

solix · 05-05-2007, 17:22

I really don't care it's a system font, it's pixelated and it just should not be..

brooks · 05-05-2007, 17:48

I've just added a daily background changer using php

Oh, and the header looks nice on a mac but I'll see what I can do...

brooks · 05-05-2007, 18:27

I've talked to a few people who prefered my original website; I've mocked up a match up of the two styles; Upleft ¬ Tom Brooks Web Design based in Leeds, UK - do you think that's a step backwards or a step forwards? thanks..

solix · 05-05-2007, 18:30

Forwards, definitly! Get sharper text in the header, and maybe put a 2px slighlty darker red border down the top bar.. or just something like that, keep playing with it

pgo · 05-05-2007, 21:34

That "Contact" button has got to go. It's totally unreadable and completely obvious that you're forcing the content to fit the design. Change it to "talk" or something.

u982744 · 06-05-2007, 06:52

noice update mate. agree that the nav buttons need some work, they look kinda fukt

Maerk · 06-05-2007, 07:08

Aye the nav buttons scare me hehe rest is fine - not having any big pixel problems here and I'm on a PC at the moment...

Limbo · 06-05-2007, 07:36

good work - I think i prefer the second of these two - both are a massive improvement on your old site

don't care for your navigation or the stripes - both are a bit naff... -

freelancr · 06-05-2007, 09:58

wish I had time to make my portfolio, let alone release a new version every few months.

Regarding the website:
- You could do with a logo, or at least use an image replacement technique to smooth the font you have.
- Random daily background, perhaps you should just do it just random so I don't have to come back tomorrow to see the next one.
- Folio? Sounds well naff, Portfolio will sound and look better (and be better for search engines surely)
- Nav seems a bit rushed as the font is squashed on some, and the pink square rollover is a bit boring?

Don't take it to heart, just not a fan really. Oh and it doesn't validate.

lmclaney · 06-05-2007, 10:46

Nice clean design...quite a few sites use a simillar looking wallpaper as you do for the header though. You have one minor problem in that if I increase the browser text size your header and navigation screws up, just got to remember quite a few people have the browser size increased from the normal setting.

Oh and the rollovers are weird. But overall looks good just a few things I would change.

05-05-2007, 14:03	#1 (permalink)
brooks inventer of the left-hand Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Gypsyville Posts: 1,317	Upleft - portfolio redesign Hi there, I don't know if anyone remembers my site from before but it had started to look a bit behind the times so I've redesigned it. This screenshot is also a link so get clicking. Oh and if you're on IE7 I haven't been able to test fully so is it alright? IE users get a different set of nav buttons because I'm lazy at pngfixes Slate the hell out of it please, then I can progress and improve it, ta. Upleft ¬ Tom Brooks Web Design based in Leeds, UK __________________ Flickr Photos

05-05-2007, 17:48	#8 (permalink)
brooks inventer of the left-hand Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Gypsyville Posts: 1,317	I've just added a daily background changer using php Oh, and the header looks nice on a mac but I'll see what I can do... __________________ Flickr Photos

05-05-2007, 18:27	#9 (permalink)
brooks inventer of the left-hand Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Gypsyville Posts: 1,317	I've talked to a few people who prefered my original website; I've mocked up a match up of the two styles; Upleft ¬ Tom Brooks Web Design based in Leeds, UK - do you think that's a step backwards or a step forwards? thanks.. __________________ Flickr Photos

06-05-2007, 07:08	#13 (permalink)
Maerk Doodler. Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 1,400	Aye the nav buttons scare me hehe rest is fine - not having any big pixel problems here and I'm on a PC at the moment... __________________ sreski & scrapbook.sreski

06-05-2007, 10:46	#16 (permalink)
lmclaney Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Oxford Posts: 426	Nice clean design...quite a few sites use a simillar looking wallpaper as you do for the header though. You have one minor problem in that if I increase the browser text size your header and navigation screws up, just got to remember quite a few people have the browser size increased from the normal setting. Oh and the rollovers are weird. But overall looks good just a few things I would change. __________________ Please can somebody change my username?

05-05-2007, 16:15	#2 (permalink)
solix hello Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Holland Posts: 569	Text in the header is pixelised, kinda everything is. I like the menu more in IE.. But I like the rest! And I've tested it in different versions of IE: IE5: left-aligned, only PHOTO-menubutton appears, the rest is kinda ok IE5.5: Same as IE5, but all menu-items appear now IE6: you know.. IE7: same as IE6

05-05-2007, 16:42	#3 (permalink)
dazedmedia Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 13	fantastic! however i think the header needs work, the only part of the site that seems incomplete personally, i dont like the boxed links in the navigation, but other then that, the light grunge look is awesome!

05-05-2007, 16:45	#4 (permalink)
nekoconeko That's right, I said it. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: USA (Dallas, TX) Posts: 65	it's pixelated because it's system text, not an image. maybe you should make the main nav font smaller, because CONTACT is a bit too crunched.

05-05-2007, 17:11	#6 (permalink)
jameszxcv Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 89	only one thing really - i would use an image for the upleft web design logo bit at top, looks really pixelated. other than that the site looks pretty neat

05-05-2007, 17:22	#7 (permalink)
solix hello Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Holland Posts: 569	I really don't care it's a system font, it's pixelated and it just should not be..

05-05-2007, 18:30	#10 (permalink)
solix hello Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Holland Posts: 569	Forwards, definitly! Get sharper text in the header, and maybe put a 2px slighlty darker red border down the top bar.. or just something like that, keep playing with it

05-05-2007, 21:34	#11 (permalink)
pgo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,340	That "Contact" button has got to go. It's totally unreadable and completely obvious that you're forcing the content to fit the design. Change it to "talk" or something.

06-05-2007, 06:52	#12 (permalink)
u982744 B&W Solutions Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Canberra Posts: 213	noice update mate. agree that the nav buttons need some work, they look kinda fukt

06-05-2007, 07:36	#14 (permalink)
Limbo Baskin' Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,619	good work - I think i prefer the second of these two - both are a massive improvement on your old site don't care for your navigation or the stripes - both are a bit naff... -

06-05-2007, 09:58	#15 (permalink)
freelancr Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,173	wish I had time to make my portfolio, let alone release a new version every few months. Regarding the website: - You could do with a logo, or at least use an image replacement technique to smooth the font you have. - Random daily background, perhaps you should just do it just random so I don't have to come back tomorrow to see the next one. - Folio? Sounds well naff, Portfolio will sound and look better (and be better for search engines surely) - Nav seems a bit rushed as the font is squashed on some, and the pink square rollover is a bit boring? Don't take it to heart, just not a fan really. Oh and it doesn't validate.

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