Directory of Directories koopy.org
Oh boy, I always love putting my "design" up for review, it really humbles me
I am planning to add some more links with descriptions to the main page, under Koopy's Korner, to even out with the new directories. I just have to figure out what sites to put there.
The name Koopy was my sisters, so don't make fun of it .
kazimmerman posted this at 00:46 — 14th September 2005.
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The orange on white combination is really popping out at me, not in a good way. You need to do something in the CSS to distinguish between your links and text. Until you rollover them, there is no way of telling that they are links (make them a different color, leave the underline, etc).
Perhaps you should have some sort of about page or something explaining what your site is about and the different features and services you offer. While I can guess what 'Koopy's Korner' is, it'd be nice to have an explanation.
Kurtis
timjpriebe posted this at 12:07 — 14th September 2005.
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I have to admit, I'm of a different opinion than mscreashuns. I actually like the orange on white. I do agree that a little something more needs to be done in CSS to differentiate the links from the other text, even before rolling over them.
Mscreashuns, did you not read the FAQ? Unless Matt added it after you reviewed, I think it pretty much tells what the site is about.
I really like the design other than the links issue, Matt. It's very clean and still looks professional.
Tim
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Megan posted this at 13:36 — 14th September 2005.
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I like the orange too. It's popping out in a good way for me. Not a lot of sites use orange so it's sure to attract attention. Putting the dark gray with it is a nice idea too. Sort of brings it back to earth a little bit. Nice.
I agree with Tim about the links.
In general this looks really good. I like the logo - it needs a little work on spacing but I think it sets the right tone for the site. The first spacing problem is that the P and the Y are running into each other too much. The letters should be more evenly spaced. The second problem is that it's butting up too closely with the elements around it. If you look at a lot of high profile sites you'll notice that there's quite a lot of space around the logo. This "white space" actually gives the logo more impact. Also, try putting the "directory of directories" under the logo rather than on top. I didn't notice it there at first so it took me a little while to figure out what this actually was.
"Now that's Koopy"! I like that
I also like that first entry in the "Koopy's Corner" area 
Megan
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kazimmerman posted this at 20:34 — 14th September 2005.
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I did read the FAQ, but either it wasn't there, or I just completely missed that part...
teammatt3 posted this at 21:47 — 14th September 2005.
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Thanks for the reviews Tim, Megan and mscreashuns. I'll start making some changes.
Feedback is appreciated
baldrick posted this at 23:33 — 14th September 2005.
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Very nice I like it. Just two very minior points. I think the font at the top where it says "the directory of directories" should match the rest of the page and the text should say "Directory of directories" and lose the THE at the start.
The rest is great. The orange is cool and the logo is very playful so its not boring. I also like the pagerank thing at the edge.
demonhale posted this at 06:49 — 15th September 2005.
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Looks "A OK"... It looks like a friendster type site...
This design proves to be a favorite among some clients... Simple and Effective they Say.
dougadam posted this at 15:17 — 15th September 2005.
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The site looks nice. But I feel it is a little misleading,when you say no fees, then there is a paid inclusion.
teammatt3 posted this at 21:27 — 15th September 2005.
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That's for the directories that require money for submission into THEIR directory not mine.
Thanks for the feedback.
robfenn posted this at 22:12 — 15th September 2005.
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I like the review and rating features, but i'm not overly keen on the look.
-Rob
DeepDrkBrwnEyes posted this at 14:14 — 25th October 2005.
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I like the layout and colors on the site. I am wondering if you could make it a bit easier to find the different directory categories. I clicked around on the site and finally found them on your site map, otherwise I think your site it great.
forumrating posted this at 16:45 — 18th November 2005.
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pretty nice idea, but design wise i dint like that much,
u mite need more graphics there.
chicho posted this at 15:34 — 20th November 2005.
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I like the design, clean and simple (in the good way). What about more news ?
locatepeople posted this at 10:42 — 21st November 2005.
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nice design, like the pr scale to the bottom left.
Took ages to load though and I'm on 128K.
lex posted this at 15:10 — 21st November 2005.
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Hey teammatt3 . I think the orange is used good on this site. Obvisiouly your goal is to provide a service and shows that. The only thing that striked me a little was all the white used. I see that your table is fixed 720 pixels wide (which is what I do too!). It may not be your thing, but in my designs I like to have the quote "extra" space that stands out for 1024 x 768 screen viewers, be something different then the content section. Like a thin border or maybe a different color. Just a thought.
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