Gun Metal

[eyeinfinitude]

Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum and my friends call me EG. This is my first flash site so I'm still a n00b with flash. :trout:

Here is my site, please critique it and tell me what you think, thanks. :geek:

www.electrongeek.net

[liam]

hi eg!

welcome to the forums!

anyhooo, its great for your first site, crisp, clean, and nice visuals.

one small gripe i have though, is that if i click a link, then change my mind in between, i have to wait for the section to load completely before i can even highlight a new button.

i'd suggest adding some sort of functionality that can allow for user indecisiveness.

oh - eg, one more thing, since you're new, i'd suggest reading up on the frequently asked questions here:

http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/misc.php?s=&action=faq

:P:P

[eyeinfinitude]

hahha thanks for the suggestion, orginally I had it so that the buttons were active all the time, but then it looked wierd clicking it and watching the panels jump back and forth so I added the disable function.

[liam]

sexcellent, it's not a big deal; in fact i didn't even notice until i purposefully tested it.

i think your content is captivating enough for the user to want to see what loads without clicking another button in succession. :)

[mlk]

wish i could start as a n00b with 4k posts :trout:

wow impressive... as usual.. The one thing i dont like is your f (flash) logo at your splash page - just doesnt look like its a the right place

and your sound loops get boring after a while....

oh and, whats the use of the center screen ? (blue thingy with/ logo )?

[eyeinfinitude]

Yes the sound loops do get boring after awhile, good thing I added the stop button for the sounds. :P

Oh and the center screen is for my logo.

[lostinbeta]

Excelemundo!

[teet]

i love that honeycomb effect you have in your portfolio section...it's fantasmic.

is your music player a modified flashtrak player?

:)

-teet

[eyeinfinitude]

Yup, I gave it a face lift. :P

[replode]

yeah, i like the lighter version alot better than the dark version. it looks cleaner and more professional. :A+:

[gpdesigner]

Nice site geek, I like the design and the honeycomb effects on the reveals..
awesome 3d work.... :)

[turkey]

yeah, i like the lighter version alot better than the dark version. it looks cleaner and more professional.


Exactly :)

Great site, man!

[asphaltcowboy]

it's so n00bish... looks like it was made in about 5 minutes.. and omg! how much ripping have you done?! that's like.. 3 famous websites in one. sooo unoriginal! it's hideous, truly hideous. come back when you've got some skillz ok?

[dreamer]

lol. your not new around here. and your not a newbiee with flash.

Your rank has just went up! lo.

Love that robot dude. How did ya make him? you should cinema right? is it good? i use 3d studio max.

[asphaltcowboy]

Originally posted by asphaltcowboy
it's so n00bish... looks like it was made in about 5 minutes.. and omg! how much ripping have you done?! that's like.. 3 famous websites in one. sooo unoriginal! it's hideous, truly hideous. come back when you've got some skillz ok? by which I mean - f*cking n1 m8... it's really really good ;)

[lostinbeta]

Originally posted by asphaltcowboy
it's so n00bish... looks like it was made in about 5 minutes.. and omg! how much ripping have you done?! that's like.. 3 famous websites in one. sooo unoriginal! it's hideous, truly hideous. come back when you've got some skillz ok?


Check out that sludgy trail of jealousy that is oozing from the bottom of that post :P

[asphaltcowboy]

hehehe, did you read my second post? :P

[dreamer]

asphaltcowboy what the hell is wrong with you? Do you have split personality or something? you where the one that posted that **** about his site and then you told yourself off?

This site isn't ripped and its good ****.

also y does lostinbeta and electronicgeek have the same picture under there name. ONLY lostinbeta is coloured in.

jesus 14k post. I have been here for like 6 months and i'm only on like 150... how can you post that much? how much time do you spend here?

[asphaltcowboy]

ahahahahah :D

the english sense of humour strikes again ;)

re-read my posts plz dreamer. then add just a pinch of sarcasm :)

[lostinbeta]

asphalt: I did, I just wanted to comment :P

dreamer: Asphaltcowboy was joking ;)

EG and I don't have the same picture, look carefully ;) The pictures came from here.. http://www.kirupa.com/me/images/minimods.jpg EG created it so he went with black and white, and I just chopped myself out of that picture and shrunk my head down.

And WOW... who has 14K posts?!?!?!?! ::runs and hides::

[dreamer]

please don;t do that. I get confused. if you like it DON"T say anything bad. I don't read the whole post.

[asphaltcowboy]

ah! well serves you right then! :P

;)

(again, a joke :))

I think I might just put JOKE HERE => next time ;)

[lostinbeta]

Originally posted by asphaltcowboy
ah! well serves you right then! :P

;)

(again, a joke :))

I think I might just put JOKE HERE => next time ;)

That ruins the fun :P

[dreamer]

lol...

[asphaltcowboy]

hehehe, so true.. but then at least i dont get flamed... :)

actually, it's fun seeing who and who doesnt get the old 'brit dry wit' ;)

[dreamer]

flamed??? brit dry wit???

I don't spead alot of time here. whats do theses terms mean?

[lostinbeta]

flamed is when people get angry at you and says stuff for something you said, whether with or without reason.

brit dry wit is british dry humor ;)

[asphaltcowboy]

aww man.. does someone wanna take over? ;)

[lostinbeta]

convered in my previous post ;)

[dreamer]

o ok...

[asphaltcowboy]

thanks lost ;)

[UNFLUX]

lost showed me this version the other day -

all i know, is out of the 3 designs I have seen you make for your
site, this is BY FAR the best one. I was blown away at the last
one, but this gunmetal version is superb man. :!:

Your sites always have all the characteristics you preach to the
noobies here, so I honestly don't have any complaints. Visually
it's very stimulating and astounding. I never get bored during
the transitions, and that's really important to me in a flash site.

Basically, the reason I like this one so much, is I think it actually
fits you, your name, your identity, and from what I know, your
personality. Excellent job sir. http://www.unflux.com/bb/thumbsup.gif

Seeing this quality of work inspires me, always. Thanks for that,
cuz I've been needing a jumpstart lately. =)

[eyeinfinitude]

Wow Unflux, that's probably one of the "bestest" compliments I've recieved so far! ahha you get 10 extra brownie points and the $.50 check is in the mail, spend it wisely. ;)

I'm sure there's others on this forum that gets tired of my jibberish and the stuff I preach, but I try to back it up as well with my work.

I'm glad you guys like it because I've spent countless hours cussing and swearing in front of the comp to get where I am now. :P

If you guys have any questions about my site, please direct them towards Lostinbeta, he's the one that makes it possible. He has helped me with a lot of the coding.

*runs and hide before lost kicks my arse* :trout:

[Alex]

Awsome site EG!!!

i like the new style, it is really cool. I like the cool effects to. :)

[eyeinfinitude]

Alex, you get no brownie points and I'm sending you to your room! haha :P

[lostinbeta]

Originally posted by electrongeek
If you guys have any questions about my site, please direct them towards Lostinbeta, he's the one that makes it possible. He has helped me with a lot of the coding.

*runs and hide before lost kicks my arse* :trout:


HE'S LYING I TELL YOU!!! LYING!!!!

[Alex]

Originally posted by electrongeek
Alex, you get no brownie points and I'm sending you to your room! haha :P

cant happen, im trying to pull an all nighter:P

[UNFLUX]

Originally posted by electrongeek
Wow Unflux, that's probably one of the "bestest" compliments I've recieved so far! ahha you get 10 extra brownie points and the $.50 check is in the mail, spend it wisely. ;)
I only compliment what deserves to be complimented! Your site
rocks man, no question.

Brownie POINTS? You said BROWNIES!! No nuts tho ok?

50 cents?! that's all I get for all those nice things I said? hmmph.
Never working for YOU again, you cheapskate! :trout:


I'm sure there's others on this forum that gets tired of my jibberish and the stuff I preach, but I try to back it up as well with my work.
i don't.

good usability is so key to any good site IMO. You tend to see
and post similar things that I do, so a lot of times you take my
posts - so stop that! ;)


I'm glad you guys like it because I've spent countless hours cussing and swearing in front of the comp to get where I am now.
I know that time and place very well. It's definitely a love-hate
thing. I love the results, but sometimes I hate the process.


If you guys have any questions about my site, please direct them towards Lostinbeta
haha - can i put that on my support page for my site?

[VisualAid]

did u make the layout in photoshop?

very nice btw :D

[eyeinfinitude]

I made it using Cinema 4D, did some modifications and chopped it up in photoshop.

Thanks for the comments everyone. =)

[Osman]

This site rocks man.
I liked colors, layout, and font.
Which font is it?

Cool very cool

[Lynx]

hehe, this site made post here after pretty long time lol :P

well, the site just simply roxx =) It looks so beautiful, nice eg-amp :)


Edit: I'd like to see the first version, how can I do that?

[thediablo]

o well little later and all comments have been said...

so...


:thumbs:

[VisualAid]

cinema 4d eh? sounds useful i might go buy it :love:

Can i just ask how the hell u made it in cinema 3d which is for 3d modelling? :trout: .

[replode]

hey EG, how big is the .swf file. just wondering.

[eyeinfinitude]

Originally posted by VisualAid
cinema 4d eh? sounds useful i might go buy it :love:

Can i just ask how the hell u made it in cinema 3d which is for 3d modelling? :trout: .
Well before I sit down in front of the computer, I sit somewhere quiet with a pencil, eraser and some paper and I start doodling away.

Once I get my ideas down on paper, that's when I start hacking away at the comp.

How I create stuff in Cinema 4D, I don't really know, I just sit down and I automatically do it. The things I create can only be learn through experimentation. I wish I could explain every step, but it would take forever because 1 step would require 2 more steps and so on...

Replode, my site is devided up into mulitiple swfs, I probably have atleast 20 swfs combined.

[reverendflash]

Don't lie to them EG!

We all know you draw in crayon first, then you break out the finger paints...

:trout:

Revhttp://www.aulman.com/rev.gif

[asphaltcowboy]

potato printing tbh ;)

[eyeinfinitude]

Originally posted by reverendflash
Don't lie to them EG!

We all know you draw in crayon first, then you break out the finger paints...

:trout:

Revhttp://www.aulman.com/rev.gif

AHHHHHH REV!!! ssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! You're giving away my secret techniques!! :scream:

[Marcellinus]

Looks Good EG.

Maybe its just my eyes but, are those fonts a little blurry?

I dont have anythign to go by except your old site, and I like this one better :)

[turkey]

Just your eyes

[replode]

why pay hundreds of hard earned dollars for programs like photoshop when you can get finger paints for like 10 bucks?

[eyeinfinitude]

Originally posted by Replode
why pay hundreds of hard earned dollars for programs like photoshop when you can get finger paints for like 10 bucks?

I'm still saving up my pennies for Crayola 7.0 :P

[lostinbeta]

THERE'S A CRAYOLA 7.0!?!?! GRRRR I JUST GOT 6.4.08C!!!


Now I gotta save up for the upgrade.... :angry:

[eyeinfinitude]

haha I need to upgrade as well, my lil cousin tore the wrapper off of my crayola 6.0. :P

[replode]

i ate mine.:angry:

[reverendflash]

I remember crayola 1.0 ...

We only had 8 colors...

:beam:

Revhttp://www.aulman.com/rev.gif

[lostinbeta]

I remember Kraiohlah, they were a cheap Crayola knockoff, nowhere near as good as even Crayola 1.0.

[reverendflash]

they were made in Iran, right?

:beam:

Revhttp://www.aulman.com/rev.gif

[lostinbeta]

lol.

[UNFLUX]

Originally posted by reverendflash
I remember crayola 1.0 ...

We only had 8 colors...

:beam:

Revhttp://www.aulman.com/rev.gif 8?!
I only ever had 4! I feel jipped

[VisualAid]

i still dont get how you use cinema4d to make your layout what do yuo do moel it then and take a cpature image and use that?

[Mik3]

HAHAHA NICE INTRO!

VERY NICE! I noticed your new site a while back.

[eyeinfinitude]

Originally posted by VisualAid
i still dont get how you use cinema4d to make your layout what do yuo do moel it then and take a cpature image and use that?

I don't know how to explain it, I modeled each piece in Cinema 4D then rendered each piece out seperately.

Next, I took each piece into PS and tweaked them. Finally I export each piece into Flash and pieced the interface back together like a jig saw puzzle.

[Daveman]

Everythings already been said so A+: .. Where can i see some of your Swift 3d work? I've just purchased it myself and would like to see it in the hands of a pro........

Dave

[eyeinfinitude]

I do have some swift 3D stuff that I made back in v2, but they're extremely too big in size to post. They're just some short animations but they're about 7 megs each.