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Amit · 19-08-2004, 10:34

Hi all,

Thanks for everyone's comments about my site http://www.nomoredesign.co.uk.

It turns out that I was remarkably remiss in not testing this site on other machines properly and I apologise to anyone whose machine I killed with this site.

However, I have taken on board as many comments as I could and I have redesigned the site which can be seen at http://www.nomoredesign.co.uk.

Thanks again for your help.

Igor Rizzo · 19-08-2004, 10:49

I liked the nav and liked the logo a lot. I liked the animations too, they are fast and aren't annoying like some flash stuff we happen to find usually. I dislike the header and the footer backgrounds. I don't think this wooden color/pattern match the rest of the page. I would like to see a plain solid color on them, or maybe a small vectorial pattern, rather them a photographic one. But I'm just a begginer and maybe more skilled people will give you better advice. I've tested your site in MSIE 5.5 which I suppose you already know how it looks like.

adras · 19-08-2004, 10:50

design is okay, but the flash animation is very very slow on my work pc.

Jay-NL · 19-08-2004, 11:07

It looks really good now. Nice colours.
(and yeah, I do like the photo backdrop, however I'm Not A Designer too)
It's still slow on my oldest machine (P3 450MHz), but at least it's viewable.

A few points here:
- In 1024x768 the curved titles in e.g. the work section are poorly readable (too small)
- the stripey background makes all the other texts very annoying to read. Maybe you can insert a semi-transparent white layer in between to tone it down. Although that would slow it down again probably.
- I -hate- pages that are off-center.

Amit · 19-08-2004, 11:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by adras

design is okay, but the flash animation is very very slow on my work pc.

If you don't mind my asking, what spec PC is it that you use at work?

It slows down quite a bit on my G3 Mac at home, but so does everything else!

dan · 19-08-2004, 11:33

It cranking along on my mac here 0SX10.2.8 G4 800Mhz, kinda jerky too as a consequence. Like the colour chnages though na dthe arc, works well.

lucidcreations · 19-08-2004, 12:07

I can hardly read the nav on 1600x1200 32bit. Plus I find myself having to turn my head more than just to the side to read the nav at a squint.

adras · 19-08-2004, 12:13

Quote:

If you don't mind my asking, what spec PC is it that you use at work?

It slows down quite a bit on my G3 Mac at home, but so does everything else!

PIII 800Mhz

Narate · 20-08-2004, 06:46

Animations are super smooth at this end.

Nice idea, although I dont like that the horizontal curves do not match the header. Looses its flow and my eyes just focus on teh fact that it doesnt look "normal" so I ended up not looking so much at teh content but more so the colours.

oli · 20-08-2004, 11:57

the header graphic isnt nice, and the text is still hard to read over the stripes. A big improvement over the last though

johnthai77 · 26-08-2004, 04:55

i see where you're going with this design.

The header and the footer can be better.

i think the main problem is the image that you are masking... try a different picture of wood grain. Perhaps an image from further away? Perhaps a lighter wood grain? And perhaps an image of better quality?

19-08-2004, 10:34	#1 (permalink)
Amit Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brighton Posts: 63	OK so I lied... Hi all, Thanks for everyone's comments about my site http://www.nomoredesign.co.uk. It turns out that I was remarkably remiss in not testing this site on other machines properly and I apologise to anyone whose machine I killed with this site. However, I have taken on board as many comments as I could and I have redesigned the site which can be seen at http://www.nomoredesign.co.uk. Thanks again for your help.

19-08-2004, 10:50	#3 (permalink)
adras Zły Join Date: May 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,129	design is okay, but the flash animation is very very slow on my work pc. __________________ Be Crisp (tm)

19-08-2004, 11:07	#4 (permalink)
Jay-NL Not A Designer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: tHe NeTHerLaNDs Posts: 122	It looks really good now. Nice colours. (and yeah, I do like the photo backdrop, however I'm Not A Designer too) It's still slow on my oldest machine (P3 450MHz), but at least it's viewable. A few points here: - In 1024x768 the curved titles in e.g. the work section are poorly readable (too small) - the stripey background makes all the other texts very annoying to read. Maybe you can insert a semi-transparent white layer in between to tone it down. Although that would slow it down again probably. - I -hate- pages that are off-center. __________________ -= In theory, theory should work in practice. =-

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lucidcreations Part of the 3 out of 4 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: cheshire Posts: 2,077	I can hardly read the nav on 1600x1200 32bit. Plus I find myself having to turn my head more than just to the side to read the nav at a squint. __________________ Jase

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19-08-2004, 10:49	#2 (permalink)
Igor Rizzo Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 153	I liked the nav and liked the logo a lot. I liked the animations too, they are fast and aren't annoying like some flash stuff we happen to find usually. I dislike the header and the footer backgrounds. I don't think this wooden color/pattern match the rest of the page. I would like to see a plain solid color on them, or maybe a small vectorial pattern, rather them a photographic one. But I'm just a begginer and maybe more skilled people will give you better advice. I've tested your site in MSIE 5.5 which I suppose you already know how it looks like.

19-08-2004, 11:33	#6 (permalink)
dan Iris Folder Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: smokey Posts: 2,650	It cranking along on my mac here 0SX10.2.8 G4 800Mhz, kinda jerky too as a consequence. Like the colour chnages though na dthe arc, works well.

20-08-2004, 06:46	#9 (permalink)
Narate Royalty™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester (UK) Posts: 3,273	Animations are super smooth at this end. Nice idea, although I dont like that the horizontal curves do not match the header. Looses its flow and my eyes just focus on teh fact that it doesnt look "normal" so I ended up not looking so much at teh content but more so the colours.

20-08-2004, 11:57	#10 (permalink)
oli Low flying star™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester, England.™ Posts: 10,000	the header graphic isnt nice, and the text is still hard to read over the stripes. A big improvement over the last though

26-08-2004, 04:55	#11 (permalink)
johnthai77 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: toronto, ontario Posts: 14	i see where you're going with this design. The header and the footer can be better. i think the main problem is the image that you are masking... try a different picture of wood grain. Perhaps an image from further away? Perhaps a lighter wood grain? And perhaps an image of better quality?

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