Re: FN-FORUM ADS - site, Nit Picking.

date posted 21st January 2003 23:53

well, i can see little need for frames first of all.

secondly the logo looks slightly more cheesy than a brie sarny covered in
melted chedder :D

get rid of the flash banner with that godawful font - space 1999 was an
enjoyable tv series but i wouldnt necessarily use the font ;) there are far
more modern fonts out to use and get a tech message across.

have the services the same colour as computing - looks more professional
imo, also try to be a bit more subtle with drop shadow!

change the links - badly change the links - they're way too 1992 when
rectangles were all the rage - a nice classy bit of css would serve you well
while at the same time reducing page size

the 'designed for MSIE 6' could be done in text rather than a cheesy graphic

contents okay, nothing too nasty about it - i would shift around those boxes
though, they're not in sight enough to be useful, but destracting enough to
annoy.

as for charging, well tbh zilch - im no designer and, sorry to be so
negative, i'd still be embarrased at producing such a site - i say this as
someone whose first looked a lot like this (but in far, far, far worse
colours!) a good 5 years ago.

its very much a 'i built this in frontpage' site, on the other hand if the
client wants to pay it'd be ruse to say no ;)

ideally rebuild it using the content and make it a bit more modern with
regards to fonts, etc. a quick glance around should give you enough ideas
for a starting point, without blatant nicking of anothers design - as we had
here a good 6 months back!

anyways, sorry to be so negative and good luck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nik Whale" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: "FreelanceForum" [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 9:37 PM
Subject: FN-FORUM ADS - site, Nit Picking.


> Lo peeps,
>
> My first complete web site... www.ads-services.co.uk not much just a basic
> site. but would appreciate any comments on design, code, layout, etc. BUT
> ONLY if you have time, I dont want to be evil eyed for wasting yer time :)
>
> Any comments on how much you would charge a client for this site would
also
> be of benefit.
>
> Thank-you in advance.
>
> NiK..
>