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Paul · 09-10-2006, 13:55

hello,

i've created my portfolio however i feel its lacking that wee bit of flair.

has anyone got any suggestions? was considering putting menu background buttons in and changing the submit/back buttons to a nice graphic but i'm trying not to go too over board.

if you have any suggetions or feed back i appriciate it.

cheers

Paul · 09-10-2006, 13:56

sorry, forgot to say the site is

www.paulcurley.com

soz

certus · 09-10-2006, 22:43

Your work is clean, nice sense of color and would meet the needs of most clients. Like your music too.

Andrew_Kelly · 10-10-2006, 17:01

You used png files, even though they aren't really needed. I am on an i.e. (gotta love work's strict requirements) and the headings were with a light blue background... didn't fit in with the site.

Other then that, it's good.

mx · 10-10-2006, 17:25

All feels a bit BIG and overly simple, not bad, just not for me.

Don't like your implementation of the lightbox, looks disjointed and out of place. I was expecting the large right-hand to be replaced.

freelancr · 10-10-2006, 17:48

The code is clean, the design is nice and simple making the site easy to use. For the content text, the only suggestion I can think of are to format the <p> text using this. People tend to be going for a generous em font size, and a good line height with plenty of margin/padding per paragraph. Makes it really easy to read, you may have noticed on alot of blogs they have gone this way.

The Red on Green for the logo could be a bad choice tho, it doesnt look too bad but whenever I have experimented with using those two colours together I tend to get fuzzy results - when it is clear from the rest of the site you like nice sharp typography, and clean design.

Also, since IE6 does not support proper PNG transparency, id redo those headers as .gifs. Good choice on your current file format, but its not supported by the majority of users so you shouldnt rely on it. Perhaps you could keep it PNG but change the image background to white? Open up your website in IE6, and you will see what I mean.

The code is very clean, but i'd use an image replacement technique for your headers so you can make use of <h1> <h2> elements, as they are good for SEO. Or at least write what the image says in the ALT tags. You should really only leave the alt tag blank for decorational elements, and then you should try to put them in the CSS to truely separate structure from style.

Paul · 11-10-2006, 05:31

cheers ppl,

i did view it in ie6 but wasn't sure of a good fix for the headers. i wanted to use a white background for the headers but the problem is that at the top of the content section the background is slightly grey and tails off to a white so i don't think having a pure whte background would work but i will try changing it to gif and see how it looks.

thanks for all the coments, will try tackle the probs you have noted asap

moceanz24 · 12-12-2006, 04:57

I just want to thank you for pointing out this very useful tool to me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by freelancr

The code is clean, the design is nice and simple making the site easy to use. For the content text, the only suggestion I can think of are to format the <p> text using this. People tend to be going for a generous em font size, and a good line height with plenty of margin/padding per paragraph. Makes it really easy to read, you may have noticed on alot of blogs they have gone this way.

The Red on Green for the logo could be a bad choice tho, it doesnt look too bad but whenever I have experimented with using those two colours together I tend to get fuzzy results - when it is clear from the rest of the site you like nice sharp typography, and clean design.

Also, since IE6 does not support proper PNG transparency, id redo those headers as .gifs. Good choice on your current file format, but its not supported by the majority of users so you shouldnt rely on it. Perhaps you could keep it PNG but change the image background to white? Open up your website in IE6, and you will see what I mean.

The code is very clean, but i'd use an image replacement technique for your headers so you can make use of <h1> <h2> elements, as they are good for SEO. Or at least write what the image says in the ALT tags. You should really only leave the alt tag blank for decorational elements, and then you should try to put them in the CSS to truely separate structure from style.

swiecki · 12-12-2006, 20:40

I'm using firefox. Why would u make the navigation bar black????

It doesn't at all fit with the rest of the website. I'd make it either green or white like the background.

5P4C3 · 13-12-2006, 01:38

horrible color combination..

Paul · 13-12-2006, 04:56

a nice wee reprise for this older thread, cheers.

the colors seemed not to be for everyone but i like them. will probably redesign the site soon anyway.

cocknose · 13-12-2006, 04:59

you must come from the school of thought that 30+ words to a line is fine, hmmm...

John Good · 13-12-2006, 09:13

Would you mind changing your avatar ? it's a bit scary.

Paul · 13-12-2006, 09:15

brooks · 13-12-2006, 15:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by 5P4C3

horrible color combination..

Green, Black and White; (Site I'm working through).

it's not too bad but the buttons look naff

5P4C3 · 13-12-2006, 16:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Upleft

Green, Black and White; (Site I'm working through).

it's not too bad but the buttons look naff

To web 2.0'ish for me:P

brooks · 13-12-2006, 16:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by 5P4C3

To web 2.0'ish for me:P

haha, me and you owning the boards tonight, setting things straight, just a difference in opinion of web2.0 sets us apart

fair comments though, it beats their 7+ yr old www.garfitts.com though, 75% done.

swiecki · 13-12-2006, 17:26

I also think you should take out the lightbox effect and instead just make it so the large image switches when you click one of the smaller images. If you don't know javascript, (gulp) use flash.

Actually, if you don't know javascript, forget about it. Don't use flash.

seraphlm · 18-12-2006, 03:43

me personally, i don't like the color choice. But clean and simple, nice.

John Good · 18-12-2006, 04:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by max h

All feels a bit BIG

the titles are so big, we can say huge I think.

09-10-2006, 13:55	#1 (permalink)
Paul Junkie[scum] Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: location, location Posts: 1,868	review my portfolio hello, i've created my portfolio however i feel its lacking that wee bit of flair. has anyone got any suggestions? was considering putting menu background buttons in and changing the submit/back buttons to a nice graphic but i'm trying not to go too over board. if you have any suggetions or feed back i appriciate it. cheers

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Paul Junkie[scum] Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: location, location Posts: 1,868	sorry, forgot to say the site is www.paulcurley.com soz

09-10-2006, 22:43	#3 (permalink)
certus Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 49	Your work is clean, nice sense of color and would meet the needs of most clients. Like your music too.

10-10-2006, 17:01	#4 (permalink)
Andrew_Kelly Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 18	You used png files, even though they aren't really needed. I am on an i.e. (gotta love work's strict requirements) and the headings were with a light blue background... didn't fit in with the site. Other then that, it's good.

10-10-2006, 17:48	#6 (permalink)
freelancr Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,313	The code is clean, the design is nice and simple making the site easy to use. For the content text, the only suggestion I can think of are to format the <p> text using this. People tend to be going for a generous em font size, and a good line height with plenty of margin/padding per paragraph. Makes it really easy to read, you may have noticed on alot of blogs they have gone this way. The Red on Green for the logo could be a bad choice tho, it doesnt look too bad but whenever I have experimented with using those two colours together I tend to get fuzzy results - when it is clear from the rest of the site you like nice sharp typography, and clean design. Also, since IE6 does not support proper PNG transparency, id redo those headers as .gifs. Good choice on your current file format, but its not supported by the majority of users so you shouldnt rely on it. Perhaps you could keep it PNG but change the image background to white? Open up your website in IE6, and you will see what I mean. The code is very clean, but i'd use an image replacement technique for your headers so you can make use of <h1> <h2> elements, as they are good for SEO. Or at least write what the image says in the ALT tags. You should really only leave the alt tag blank for decorational elements, and then you should try to put them in the CSS to truely separate structure from style.

11-10-2006, 05:31	#7 (permalink)
Paul Junkie[scum] Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: location, location Posts: 1,868	cheers ppl, i did view it in ie6 but wasn't sure of a good fix for the headers. i wanted to use a white background for the headers but the problem is that at the top of the content section the background is slightly grey and tails off to a white so i don't think having a pure whte background would work but i will try changing it to gif and see how it looks. thanks for all the coments, will try tackle the probs you have noted asap

12-12-2006, 20:40	#9 (permalink)
swiecki Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 80	I'm using firefox. Why would u make the navigation bar black???? It doesn't at all fit with the rest of the website. I'd make it either green or white like the background.

13-12-2006, 01:38	#10 (permalink)
5P4C3 Deathblow Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 354	horrible color combination..

13-12-2006, 04:56	#11 (permalink)
Paul Junkie[scum] Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: location, location Posts: 1,868	a nice wee reprise for this older thread, cheers. the colors seemed not to be for everyone but i like them. will probably redesign the site soon anyway.

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swiecki Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 80	I also think you should take out the lightbox effect and instead just make it so the large image switches when you click one of the smaller images. If you don't know javascript, (gulp) use flash. Actually, if you don't know javascript, forget about it. Don't use flash.

18-12-2006, 03:43	#19 (permalink)
seraphlm wandering designer Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: in my world Posts: 40	me personally, i don't like the color choice. But clean and simple, nice.

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