review please

Looks preety good, only gripe would be the naviagation on the left, at first it looks like its a folded over effect and with the mutli colored links makes it hard to figure out what are links are what arent, like the words across the top right, they look like links but do anything (effect wise) where as you have mouseovers (hover) on your text links.

another thing I just noticed, I have a few things open at the moment and to find your site among the open windows all i see is ":::: ..." in the tool bar, your title doesnt need the dots, at first I thought it was a pop up and was going to right click/close without looking at it.

I like the colours, very in at the moment, I've just finished a site using the same. The only thing I didn't like, person tastes, was the was you have the titles on the pages like 'News' with the lilac version cut in half, just looks odd to me. I agree about the title on the index page, make it relevent for the search engines and loose the colons.

thanks busy, good point. maybe i should put some effect for the top right links. but i feel a bit disapointed that you don't like the menu on the left

thanks webmistress, i am pleased you like the colors. i was worried because i saw a lot of comments about colors in this forum. and i will see what i can do about the titles on the pages.

I am getting a rather large horizontal scroll in Opera 6 at 1024 x 768.

Overall this looks very good but there are a few things I'm going to pick on. The first is that funny looking graphic at the top of the page - this one:

It's a nice looking graphic but it doesn't seem to match the look and feel of the rest of the site. The area directly beneath it looks rather empty and the design style there is very similar to what I've seen on tons of other pages. Maybe try to think of something different for that part.

The colour of the bigger text here doesn't seem right to me. Maybe try the light blue you used on the menu?

Watch your spelling and grammar, I see a few mistakes here and there (which I'm sure mmi will point out in more detail). You've got "Excecutive's" instead of "Executives" on this careers page for example. "State of art" gallery on the front page - I'm sure you mean "State of the art".

IE6, 1152x764

One thing I noticed is that your Gallery pages aren't centered like the rest of the site. Other than that, quite nice. Good work.

I like!! It looks really clean and professional. Just a few little nit picks though.

On the FAQ page, you may consider making the whole question a link as well as the >>>> at the end of each question...I almost missed this as the >>>> sorta blend in. At first I thought that maybe you weren't finished linking the questions to the answer page. Or maybe I just need another cup of coffee:D

I agree with the others on the "cut in half" title at the top right. The color doesn't really match the rest of the site and it looks sorta funky.

One other "little bitty--almost not noticable" thing. You have a small section of the image below that is not even for lack of better words to describe it. I put a red line so that you can see where the color change is. Just above the red line is a bluish white and below it is white.

Just call me "eagle eye";)

Quote: i feel a bit disapointed that you don't like the menu on the left

I like it, but its not blended or fitting enough for your site. I'll try explain but what I mean, I hope I dont offend you in the process, if i do my apolgize.
The left menu is to border line, the top graphics are very artiful and the layout very plain but the left menu is neither, its to boring for your other graphics, maybe if you try blend the top design into it somehow, be it a background section, some more lines or something just to take that dull look off it. maybe its that green?

mind you, no one else has mentioned it, so maybe its just me

I now also see the section disaster-master pointed out, didnt see it before

I see what busy is saying now about the menu. Actually, I think the menu is fine. It is the top part...that blue grid part that doesn't match. Since you have the blues and greens everywhere else, which look fine, why don't you make that little top part match the rest of the site?

I wouldn't say it is that big of a deal but after I put my ohter graphic eye on it I could tell the difference in "theme"(for lack of better words again)

I am by no means cutting down your work because I haven't done anything that looks that good so don't be offended by my humble opinion.

Generally, I think the menu looks fine. Very unique.
Only thing about it I don't like is the shape, where there is an inward indent on the right. It distorts the symmetry and the buttons seem cut off. Have you tried comparing it with buttons extended fully?

I too have issues with the grid at the top. Not much more I can add about that.

Finally, I think you should alter the typography for "Web design solutions that give..." The following are only suggestions.
Firstly, drop the capital "T" on That."
Secondly, change the color of "that give you" to the gray you've used in "Functional, Robust..."
Thirdly, use an italicised, (much) larger, light, serif font for "FREEDOM" in small caps. Layer it so its behind all the other text.
Lastly, change the color of the key words "Fucntional," "Robust" and "Affordable" to the same color that you've used for "Web design solutions."
Try them out.

wow
thanks very much everybody, i am very pleased with all your commnents and suggestions.

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It's a nice looking graphic but it doesn't seem to match the look and feel of the rest of the site. The area directly beneath it looks rather empty and the design style there is very similar to what I've seen on tons of other pages. Maybe try to think of something different for that part.

i agree with you megan, i am not satisfied with it my self! i am still thinking of something different there. and thanks for the grammar and spelling thing.

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On the FAQ page, you may consider making the whole question a link as well as the >>>> at the end of each question...I almost missed this as the >>>> sorta blend in.

the reason why i didn't put the whole question as a link, is that i find it confusing in other websites, i never knew when the question ends, but maybe i should change that >>>> to something clear!

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One other "little bitty--almost not noticable" thing. You have a small section of the image below that is not even for lack of better words to describe it. I put a red line so that you can see where the color change is. Just above the red line is a bluish white and below it is white.

yes it's true, the colors are a bit "different". it happened when i was trying to cut the size of the graffics.

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Finally, I think you should alter the typography for "Web design solutions that give..." The following are only suggestions.
Firstly, drop the capital "T" on That."
Secondly, change the color of "that give you" to the gray you've used in "Functional, Robust..."
Thirdly, use an italicised, (much) larger, light, serif font for "FREEDOM" in small caps. Layer it so its behind all the other text.
Lastly, change the color of the key words "Fucntional," "Robust" and "Affordable" to the same color that you've used for "Web design solutions."
Try them out.

thanks Abhishek Reddy, i will try what you suggested, and i will see what i will get. very appreciated!

cheers everybody.

Don't forget to let us know when you've changed anything so we can see how you are getting on with it.

definitely, i'll keep you updated with all the changes. thanks very much for your concern.

Quote: I'm sure mmi will point out in more detail

what, you think I need t' do this?? - I can stop anytime I want

Pick a design from our state of art gallery; we have 99 web designs to choose from.

::disk limit reached::

::searching::

sorry, dragon007, some kinda glitch here - contact mme for further copyedits

Looks, very nice, job well done. The men-u at the top looks excellent.

Hi,

I didn't get to see the site evolve, but I love the end result! The colors are really excellent and not too much on the page.

Sara

hey dragon007 - some suggested edits:

you use website, web site, Web site, and Website on yer front page - all are perfectly acceptable, but you may want to choose one - with "Website Design" in yer menu, it may be easiest to use one word, capped where appropriate

I realize it's an image, but you may want to go with "F.A.Q." rather than "F.A.Qs"

I might drop the commas in the "All Websites Feature" list

I'd hyhenate "no risk" (adjectival compound)

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thanks voxunity.com and Gadget Girl for the compliments, it's nice to hear some encouraging comments from time to time.

mmi, thank you soo much for your suggested edits. i appreciate very much your help.

Very well designed site and the pages load quickly. The site gives the impression of a very professional hosting company that customers will want to do business with.

umm...
well, it's not really hosting company! it's a webdesign company. but thank you for the compliment anyway!