Site Of The Week (July 26 - August 1)

[Kitiara]

If you wish to be considered for the SOTW for July 26 - August 1, 2003, please read the summary of rules:

1) Reply by the end of Friday, August 1 to be considered for this week's award.

2) Include the URL and your email address.

Only the webmaster/creator of the site can submit.

Only one submission per person per week.

Submissions are capped at 10 each week, so don't wait or hesitate until the last minute.

Include a brief synopsis of your site inluding its purpose, or maybe some features you wouldn't want anyone to miss.

3) Your site does not have to be full Flash to be eligible. Whilst you still must employ Flash to some extent, we are also looking for the overall design and usability of your site, not just your Flash skills.

4) While it is understood that sites are perpetually under construction, please submit only complete sites. Do not submit a site that is less than 80% finished.

5) Submissions must be actual websites with sections and content. Examples of ineligible include (but not limited to) flash games, movies, etc.

6) There will be a private poll among the moderators and a winner will be announced.

7) No critiques or feedback is allowed in the submission thread. If you wish a concentrated critique of your site, you may start a thread in Site Check. However, mod critiques will be posted when a winner has been selected.

For more information or questions, please refer to the Official SOTW Rules. Once you have read and understand the rules above, you may submit your site to this thread. Sites not adhering to the rules above will be disqualified and deleted. Submitting your site is an agreement and acceptance of the rules.

Kitiara and Mods

[ribaudequin]

www.ribaudequinzone.cjb.net

msalvador@sinesdigital.pt

Edited by pom: Only one site per week :)

[missweblash]

Fun and fruity!!!
Go play, leave with a smile on your face :)

www.missweblash.com (MX)
miss@missweblash.com

[flashlevel]

ok , another little site:

http://www.rtrtechnology.com
http://rtrtech.flashlevel.com (mirror)


By:

Dashiell Ponce de Leon
Martin Sandstrom

Flashlevel.com

[CommanderCool]

here is a project I just recently worked on for a swiss designer.. the important thing was showing the work, so there isn't a lot of extra flashy stuff. hint: reload the site and you'll see a new background image each time, some of them are pretty funny.. now laugh! :trout:

www.rafaelmacho.com (http://www.rafaelmacho.com)

btw, thanks to everyone who helped me while building it, you know who you are..

-CC

[gbay]

hi all,
heres my portfolio site: http://www.blackboxpassenger.com
original colour scheme, clean layout, fast loading. what more do you want!?:x
- G

[ombilicus]

Hello,

Here is our most recent project.

http://www.magouilleurs.net

An immersive and interactive flash environment introducing the music group from montreal, "Les Magouilleurs". Users immerse themselves in 3 different micro-environments conceived as an interactive fable, slowly discovering the band and their uplifting and socially engaged music.

Conceived entirely in Flash MX, this site also contains an ASP/MS Access backend for loading dynamic content such as show dates and features such as a "send to a friend" postcards and automated newsletter subscription. Administative pages serve as easy solutions for client do-it-yourself updating and managing.

Later
ombilicus (seb@ombilicusmundi.com)

[itworks]

Gistec
www.gistec.org
itworks_design@hotmail.com

[Bojan]

hy there, this is my personal site: http://www.fulek.com

my e-mail: bojan@fulek.com

[gr0m]

.\\ GromsLaboratory

URL: http://gr0m.host.sk (Secondary: http://gromslab.ee )
e-Mail: gr0m@dnb.net

It's Personal ContructionYard, best viewed with high speed PCs and broadband internet connection !

I hope you'll like it...

[MrMass]

nice competition, but the last time I submit my site I didnt really find any mod critiques, and that my friends its very usefull to me, those honest comments. so here it is again...

w: http://www.mrmass.com

e: nenad@mrmass.com

hope u enjoy my site!

[Kitiara]

After the voting, the results are as follows:

Ribaudequin 0%
Missweblash 40.00%
Flashlevel 50.00%
Commander Cool 0%
Gbay 0%
Ombilicus 10.00%
Itworks 0%
Bojan 0%
Gr0m 0%
Mr Mass 0%

Congratulations to Flashlevel for winning this week's SOTW! You will be featured on the main page of Kirupa.com for this week. You may also post a graphical award from this page: http://www.kirupa.com/gallery/awards.htm

Good job to all the participants. One of the valuable aspects of SOTW is to get valuable feedback about your site and get an idea of how well it stands beside some of the best on the web. Mod critiques will be posted shortly.

[Kitiara]

Ribaudequin: Threw up two advert pop ups straight away, which was annoying. The animation on the splash was a little choppy too. Inside though, I like the simplicity of the site and how it looks. The transitions between sections are nicely done, though there doesn’t seem to be much in the way of content yet - I’d like to see more.

Not too fond of the advert pop-ups. The images on the splash page were low quality and jagged. Im not really sure how the rollover images in the navigation are useful or have a point, they are way off to the side and too small to even get what they are. That little yellow guy that popped in and out of the fun section was quite annoying/distracting and didn't fit well with the site at all. Also the site has no visually defined boundaries, so the scrolling content seems like it is appearing and disappearing into thin air which looks weird to me.

MissWeblash: Whoa, very bright. I’m not a fan of mouse trailers and think it’s a bit unneccessary, but I have to say that this one is well done and looks good. I like the artwork that’s gone on here, and the nav is easy to use. Very nice site indeed.

Woah, that orange/yellow color scheme was quite hard on my eyes. I also found the pixel font used was too small to read comfortably. I wasn't too fond of the sound effects on the orange buttons or that the navigation was a mysterymeat navigation (you hadd to rollOver the oranges to see what section it led to). In your play section I didn't really understand what to do, but then I realized that some things happened behind the 4 big blocks that take up almost all the visual space. I must say, excellent vector work, but overall your site was too hard on my eyes.

Flashlevel: Quite a dark looking site, but impressive nonetheless. Some well planned images, and subtle Flahs effects rather than ‘in your face’. The text is a little difficult to read sometimes, it could do with being a little brighter so it stands out more.

I like the layout, and the image transitions of the orange blur is very nicely done. However, perhaps it is just my monitor, but the color scheme is just way too dark. I found myself struggling to read the dark grey text on the black background and it took me a while to realize there was a scrollbar off to the side, I was trying for a bit to figure out how to scroll the text. As I said this might only be my monitor, but I don't have another one to check it out on and I can only critique by what I see. From what I could see everything was nicely pulled off, but the dark color scheme knocks points off.

Commander Cool: Well, definitely interesting. I wondered at first what was going on, since there was just an image on screen for a while and no sign of any content (I liked the picture though). When it does all load though, I have to say I really liked the way this site worked. The only thing that was kind of disappointing was that the background became grey and kind of dull. It’s well laid out though, and the menu works nicely.

Was it really neccessary to put this in a pop-up? Even the pop-up was too big for my monitor (1024x768), I don't know what res you expect all your viewers to be having, but I think you are expecting too much. Your color scheme is quite dull, personally I like it though. I think your site is a nice simple site that pulls off what it needs to pull off without all the extra fancy jazz. I definitely liked the stuff in your portfolio as well (this is just a side comment)
Gbay: The first thing I noticed about this site was the navigation. Why on earth do you have to hold the spacebar down o see your nav? It makes it kind of awkward to use, in all honesty… There’s some good Flash work on here though, moving between the sections is very smooth.

Ombilicus: I liked the splash here, it looks very atmospheric, though I’m afraid I can’t understand a freaking word of it. My bad. Beautiful opening sequence though, and lovely images. I loved looking at this, and the style of the palm trees. The postcard email was a great touch too. The only thing I didn’t like was the lizard. Compared to how good everything else looks, that thing doesn’t fit in.

Why the gigantic pop-up? I designer should always plan for at least 800x600, but when a site is too big for ever 1024x768 it gives the impression you have too high expectations for your viewers. Not everyone has top of the line big-screen television sized monitors. It wasn't clear what items were actually meant to be used as the back button, it took me a while to figure out what to click in each section just to return back to the original navigation (a navigation should really always be present no matter what section you are in). That big lizard definitely didn't fit in at all, it stuck out like a sore thumb. I liked the touch of going into the bar and coming out and having it be night time. The style overall I found unique and I liked it a lot, but the functionaly part just wasn't there. Things made noise after rolling over them for pretty much no reason, and the back buttons weren't clear at all, it could definitely use more work for functionality.

Itworks: Nicely done, everything works seamlessly here. The colour scheme is nice and soothing too. I had a few problems, though that was due mainly to not understanding the language. My biggest criticism would be that the little close / back to home button isn’t noticable enough, even though it’s flashing.

Those sound effects were ear piercing, I didn't really like them much. Your map thing in "Destaque" needs to be fixed, you can scroll it into nothingness just by repeatedly clicking in any direction. I also found your title area to be a bit unproffessional looking, there's just something about it. Your transitions were nicely pulled off (except for the sound), and I liked your color scheme. For content I can't really judge on that since I don't speak the language.

Bojan: A lot of little timers down there. Well coded, but are they really needed? I liked the photo galleries, they worked well, though I would have reversed the effect you have on them, so they’re faded until you rollover, then it brightens. That’s just me though. Layout was good - clean and simple - but not exactly outstanding.

The main preloader has an error. It says "LOADING", but then once it is fully loaded the word "LOADED" appears overlapping the "LOADING" causing some cluttering text action. I can't really say I understand what is up with the music duration time, time started viewing, time spent viewing, etc, etc. It just seemed like space fillers that are more like "look what I can do" than actually serving any purpose. The swoop sound effect in the transitions was very "in your face". The site is simple and clean, but nothing that isn't seen on a daily (or hourly) basis in the Flash world.

Gr0m: Wouldn’t load for me.

For me this site kind of says "new 2A look with old 2A layout". And going by your previous site version this is a common trend for you ( http://www.hot.ee/gr0m/v2003/index.htm versus http://www.skyworksinc.com/ )

Mr Mass: Looks very impressive, there’s some good artistic work here. The preloaders are nice, though I’m not sure about the big splash of red during loading, that stands out as not quite fitting in somehow. A bit inconsistant though, as different areas had different types of button and rollover.

Whats up with the times new roman in the main preloader when you enter the site (via the enter button). I also have to ask... what's up with the clicks? It seems they happen every 2 seconds for no reason. Also the girl speaking before each section seemed very pointless to me and didn't fit the site at all especially when she literally screaming "wake up" (or something of that sort). Other than that, I thought the site contained a nice simple layout, and have very nice transitions.