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Ipaste
August 23rd, 2006, 01:16 PM
Hey guys will u check my first html site with CSS (95% completed). Its my first time as I usually use Flash. What you think of layout, design etc.
Thanks
http://www.howlettdesigns.com/index5amb.html
bwh2
August 23rd, 2006, 01:21 PM
your html is pretty ugly and it appears you have a case of divitis.

i'm not a big fan of the design, especially the section titles being cut off like that.
evildrummer
August 23rd, 2006, 01:28 PM
Pretty good, easy to navigate but, I havent looked at the source but that doesnt matter too much
RenaissanceGirl
August 25th, 2006, 08:47 PM
I think it looks pretty good - easy to use and read. I agree with bwh2 though about the cutting off of the section titles. There's something disconcerting about it. I do like the cutting off thing... maybe try just cutting off the right corner so that we can read the title but still have the effect?
bigmtnskier
August 25th, 2006, 08:51 PM
Yikes, you need to put your CSS and Javascript content into external files. It uses a lot less bandwidth if the browser can cache them.

:)
Theros
August 25th, 2006, 08:52 PM
Yeah... Tables and CSS and Divs and Javascript in one website? Maybe rethink that...
fasterthanlight™
August 25th, 2006, 08:59 PM
Your nav rollovers would be SOOOOOOOOOOOOO easy to remake with unordered lists and CSS... plus no one really uses java for rollovers these days...
bigmtnskier
August 25th, 2006, 09:53 PM
plus no one really uses java for rollovers these days...
Well, no one uses JAVA... but some people use JavaScript :P

Congrats on your 2000th post!
RenaissanceGirl
August 25th, 2006, 10:41 PM
Yikes, you need to put your CSS and Javascript content into external files. It uses a lot less bandwidth if the browser can cache them.

:)

Yah I agree with that too. It'll be easier maintenance for you too in the long run.
Theros
August 25th, 2006, 11:28 PM
RenaissanceGirl, are you back?
theflash
August 26th, 2006, 01:14 AM
I dont like those cuts... otherwise design looks not bad.. I am no html man, but I could see you used many things together(table, divs, css, js). Dont know how wrong it is.
saxplayer13
August 26th, 2006, 11:48 AM
Just keep in mind that your drop down menus may not work correctly in older browsers, and you should have some sort of alternate navigation.
Otherwise good, besides the many pictures your site loaded... if I were still on 56k, which some people still are, it would be a pain to wait for all of that to load.
Esherido
August 26th, 2006, 12:04 PM
I like the colors and the background music, but the volume could be brought up a bit. Also, definitely put your JS and CSS in a seperate file, because it makes it so much easier for browsers to cache your site. Also, you shouldn't rely on dropdowns and AJAX because they sometimes won't work in some versions of some browsers. And you never know who will be visiting your site.
Ipaste
August 28th, 2006, 11:58 PM
Guys thanks for the comments. It was my first time doing a site entirely without Flash. I used Fireworks for the drop down menu and will look at easier more manageable ways of producing Dreamweaver sites in future.

Thanks again
Esherido
September 5th, 2006, 05:17 PM
Glad I/we were able to help! Feel free to come back for more critiquing. ;) :D