Review Request - openmindmedia.co.uk
OK,
Just about to launch by design company and I just wanted a beady eye(s) cast across the site.
The url is www.openmindmedia.co.uk/proof
All feedback welcomed....
OK,
Just about to launch by design company and I just wanted a beady eye(s) cast across the site.
The url is www.openmindmedia.co.uk/proof
All feedback welcomed....
Busy posted this at 22:18 — 15th February 2004.
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Hey I like that, a little slow to load on dialup thou. the top section and buttons were last to load.
I suppose the only thing I don't like about it is you don't really know what page your on, no page headings. it's nit picking
Is the 'about us' page the index? cant find a home button or way to get back.
you like orange green and blue dont you looks great keep up the good work.
openmind posted this at 22:33 — 15th February 2004.
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Once it's cached it speed up though don't it?
Changed the About us to home
The Webmistress posted this at 08:34 — 16th February 2004.
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Very nice! Bright, fresh, welcoming
Small horizontal scrollbar at 800*600 though and definitely sort out your page titles, too long and they should be different on each page relevant to the page topic.
Julia - if life was meant to be easy Michael Angelo would have painted the floor....
Megan posted this at 14:40 — 16th February 2004.
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Looks great overall but I'm finding some problems here and there. THe overall design looks great - is this a template? The reason I think so is that the logo text is extremly boring in comparison to the rest of the layout. You should at least change that to a different font so it works with the rest of the layout better. Also remember that if your business becomes successful you'll need to use the logo in places other than your website. Just keep that in mind.
I also think that the mouseovers should have more impact - a background colour change would be more effective. The layout gets to look a little messy in the bottom half.
Font sizes!! You knew I was going to say something, didn't you? That's too small. People can't read that. Remember that once you reach the age of 45 or so your eyesight starts to go. Ever notice how everyone over that age or so wears reading glasses? Wouldn't a large chunk of your target audience be in that demographic? Better to make sure everyone can read your text without eyestrain.
You need to have page headings on every page. Just another mental cue to tell the user where they are.
Megan
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openmind posted this at 15:08 — 16th February 2004.
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Yes it was created from a template. I must admit with the logo text to just dumping something on there for the time being. I'll take a look at adapting it slightly.
Thankfully the PSD I'm working from is multi-layered so seperating elements from the design for business cards and other stationery is no hardship.
I'll take a look at the mouseover for the menu and of course the page headings itself.
Any more for any more?
andy206uk posted this at 16:30 — 16th February 2004.
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Overall its nice looking, but i think it's a bit pointless asking us to review a template. I think you should make the whole button area clickable, not just the text link. You'd be surprised how many people would try to click on the icon first.
Andy
openmind posted this at 16:36 — 16th February 2004.
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The purpose of the review request was not just to test the overall look (which I am not attempting to take credit for) but more to test on as wide a variety of browsers and OS's. Throw in other peoples opinion of the layout, navigation and functionality and this goes way beyond the actual design. I know the design is good, that's why I bought it! It's the use of the design that I wanted to make sure was as acceptable as possible from as wide a range of professional opinions as possible.
I agree the whole area on the menu b uttons should be clickable and I'm going to work that in tonight
openmind posted this at 22:27 — 16th February 2004.
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ok,
Updated the menu bar to be a bit more interactive with a rollover effect and made the whole button clickable - thnx Andy
Gonna work in the headers tomorrow
sjjs posted this at 21:31 — 18th February 2004.
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Joined: Feb 2004
Opera 6.01 like it. Pretty fast, too.
Abhishek Reddy posted this at 00:06 — 19th February 2004.
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Joined: Jul 2001
I can see a few problems with the site.
1) I never know which page I'm on. There are no cues from the nav nor are there headings. I'm forced to sludge through lines of text to figure it out, or to read the URL.
2) The live chat image doesn't appear to indicate availability of operators. I don't want to click it if there's no one to talk to. And I don't want to click it to find out either.
3) The excessive dotted/dashed lines, of variable length, seem to clutter things up. I don't see any use for them. It only confuses my eyes more. If you want a separator, try a more subtle, muted line.
4) There's a minute error with the large "television" box in the corner. The farthest vertical to the right has a break in the middle. It seems the grey gradient layer has shifted left a pixel or two, over the box.
5) I see a white gap below the (orange|green) box image beside the intro text.
6) On the simplycfhost page, you have "XHTML transisitional coded". Check the spelling; it should be "transitional".
Simpson_121919 posted this at 15:55 — 19th February 2004.
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Joined: Feb 2004
looks great, but as already noted you dont know which page you are on.
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