please review www.kbdesigns.biz
I finally worked up the nerve to have you all critique my site, so let me have it. ( FYI in the upper right hand corner the background is split in tiles, I know this looks bad and I am trying to fix it). Thanks for your comments.
http://www.kbdesigns.biz
Kathy
Busy posted this at 21:47 — 28th April 2004.
He has: 6,151 posts
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I don't usually mention spelling or grammer because mine is so bad. But I think you need to reword your index page, make it idiot proof so I can work out what you actually do. (more descriptive keywords will help via search engines too). After the index I went to the gallery entrance which further confused me, nice pictures but don't understand which part is designed and which isn't.
As for the layout itself, there are to many layout designs, going from fixed red, to fixed grey to wide grey (home tips actually looks like your at another site).
You need a logo/banner for sure. try keep the layout the same throughout, colours can be different per page/ per topic but make that understamdable from the start.
things like "KB Designs attends several professional finishing classes and workshops every year" make it sound like your still learning, maybe reword it to something like "Our artists at KB Designs (or whatever your called) keep up todate with tomorrows trends by updating their skills at professional workshops, so you know our finishes are up to date industrial finishes." again my grammer sucks so take this will a grain of salt.
Although you have done well with using lots of images, maybe offer the images as thumbs nails to bigger images (links to bigger images)
mrtom-uk posted this at 09:34 — 29th April 2004.
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Joined: Mar 2004
its a nice site so far but these are the things i spotted:
the fonts change from arial to times new roman from page to page
only one image on the homepage has a rollover tint
the words top right on homepage look like links but aren't!
nice use of pictures but some link and some don't.
i think there is a lack of consistency
What is the www.latest-thing.co.uk?
Megan posted this at 13:34 — 29th April 2004.
She has: 11,421 posts
Joined: Jun 1999
Shoot! I had a whole big reply written and somehow lost it! I'll have to summarize.
The main page looks really good so far. I like the colour sheme a lot. I also love how you've put those photos in there along the bottom. That's a great idea to bump them out a bit from the main table there. Looks great.
You'll need to get a better logo. Try just printing your business name in a fancy font. That would work fine in this case.
The entire site has shoud ahve the same look and feel. I was startled to see the colour scheme and layout change when I started to move around the site.
Text on the front page does need a little work. There are a few commas missing in that first paragraph (second and third sentence should combine with a comma). It might be better to use shorter sentences so people like Busy can read it Also remove the centering on that text. It just makes things harder to read. Centering text can be very effective in print but it doesn't work so well on a screen. It's generally not a good idea to use it on big blocks of text.
Looking at your gallery, those photos should link to larger versions. Potential clients will surely want to see more detail. Your work looks fantastic, by the way! If I lived in Minnesota I'd want to hire you
Megan
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kbsnowball posted this at 17:52 — 29th April 2004.
She has: 29 posts
Joined: Apr 2004
I want to thank all of you who have reviewed my site so far. I also wanted you to know that I am making changes and a couple things I should note. I have keywords hidden on the pages that is why I wasn't too concerned about them being on the page itself. On the rollover tint, all of the pictures are supposed to have it and I am looking into why only one works.
Thanks and keep them coming.
Kathy
Renegade posted this at 20:32 — 29th April 2004.
He has: 3,022 posts
Joined: Oct 2002
IMO, for a design company, the site lacks design. This might sound slightly harsh but it is the first impression I get when I view your site. Now, I'm not saying that I'm really good at design...
First of all, the border in the header looks quite out of place. The text on the right looks quite strange, and why is there text in the header which is hidden from view? The header is also lacking a logo.
Try adding some interactivity to your navigation links. Maybe something as simple as having the colour change on mouse hover. The same could also go for the other links on the page too.
I like the rollover images underneath the content but it looks as if it has just been dumped there to take up space. Although the images look slightly pixelated, I think that might be a nice effect. However, try removing the white border on the third image and see how that looks.
The email image link looks quite bad with the white dots around it. Try making colour of the transparency the same as the background colour.
Suzanne posted this at 20:46 — 29th April 2004.
She has: 5,507 posts
Joined: Feb 2000
Hidden keywords are a surefire way to get banned from the search engines. They also don't help your users. Redevelop your content so you can help actual people and the search engines will love you for it.
ATLien posted this at 13:22 — 30th April 2004.
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Joined: Apr 2004
I like the colors, but it is a little plain for my taste.
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