need some ideas on designs

mullet posted this at 15:30 — 2nd May 2006.

Joined: Jan 2004

HI all again,

OK i have come a long way in 4 yrs going from relying on phpnuke and such portal systems to being able to write the code myself and building my own pages using mysql and php. Now with the portal systems themes and templates are in abundance and normally free but my graphics and design skills have remain zero.

i know my site is lacking in graphics and was wondering if any one has any ideas on making it look a more pleasant place to come and any suggestions on whats missing from the site as a small community.

I am willing to do an exchange of basic php/mysql coding for help with designs/ layouts of the site if this can be handy to anyone.

OK the site is totalsmudge.co.uk and all log in system all runs of the phpbb forum which allows me to add secure pages without the second log in that i used to have.

thanks guys any help would be appreciated

mullet

p.s. i can take criticism so don't hold back

http://www.totalsmudge.co.uk
http://www.13outlaws.net

webexplosion posted this at 01:19 — 3rd May 2006.

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Joined: Apr 2006

You're right. Your site is a bit visually vacant. A visually compelling header graphic will certainly be more attention-grabbing. To be honest, not many people know how to create great headers. I've occassionally relied on Killercovers.com when I've just been too swamped. In fact they created one for my site http://www.headlinecreatorpro.net as well as the product design. Let me know once you've updated it and I can give you some quick feedback.

Also, you may also want to stay clear of all cap fonts are they are hard to read. :light:

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demonhale posted this at 05:31 — 3rd May 2006.

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The basic design looks good, what I first noticed is your use of different fonts and the abundance of usage of the times font... try a serif or verdana font, that would greatly improve the look of your site, make it more readable too... I agree with the others that the header needs more work, some kind of logo or banner could make wonders for this site...

Positioning of page elements are not also well organized, it seems all jumbled up together. It looks hectic although you can simplify the whole look and change some bits of positioning for the info...

All in all, you need some work on the site, but this is a good start.

antispyware posted this at 06:16 — 7th May 2006.

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Joined: Mar 2006

i dont understand the image ( two bars) at the top right corner.
center the navigation that you have placed at top right
the "improved" block looks oddly positioned.
better to reduce the font-size of the text below the copyright notice.