So I was wondering if you guys could give me some advice on how to make it LOOK better....http://danlamanna.com
thanks
p.s. - might take a bit to load, running off my computer and I may be running torrents
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Started by Copernicus, Sep 20 2006 08:51 PM
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Posted 20 September 2006 - 08:51 PM
Just started a brand new personal site for myself, I plan on having scripts to download and free tutorials and such, but besides the point. I am horrible at making layouts So I was wondering if you guys could give me some advice on how to make it LOOK better....
http://danlamanna.com
thanks
p.s. - might take a bit to load, running off my computer and I may be running torrents
So I was wondering if you guys could give me some advice on how to make it LOOK better....http://danlamanna.com
thanks
p.s. - might take a bit to load, running off my computer and I may be running torrents
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Posted 20 September 2006 - 09:05 PM
I think this thread should be in the Site Show Off and Feedback forum. So don't be suprised if it gets moved 
Anyway, site is very plain I don't like the text in the header, I think bevel and emboss is old, and the drop shadow is too overpowering. I also don't like the colours chosen.
If your a learner good on you for trying, and thanks for sharing. Just keep working at it and I'm sure you will get something good out of your time. I suggest you read some tutorials on P2L in the adobe photoshop section if thats what graphic software your using.
Good Luck!
PS: This is just my opinion
Anyway, site is very plain I don't like the text in the header, I think bevel and emboss is old, and the drop shadow is too overpowering. I also don't like the colours chosen.
If your a learner good on you for trying, and thanks for sharing. Just keep working at it and I'm sure you will get something good out of your time. I suggest you read some tutorials on P2L in the adobe photoshop section if thats what graphic software your using.
Good Luck!
PS: This is just my opinion
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Posted 20 September 2006 - 10:08 PM
Well I am a learner in css, plus I have no artistic style...I actually am a fairly good PHP Coder...
But anyway, thanks for the suggestions, also, do you think it would be better if I made a photoshop based layout? I want it kind of flashy and modern.
But anyway, thanks for the suggestions, also, do you think it would be better if I made a photoshop based layout? I want it kind of flashy and modern.
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Posted 20 September 2006 - 10:22 PM
well there are no graphics on the whole page so ad some graphics its just extremely plain.
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Posted 20 September 2006 - 11:14 PM
I disagree with fusionmanx... You don't need graphics to make a page look good. Good use of typography and its layout is good enough.
Sad to say, your site has neither. It looks like a typical site made by a PHP coer that doesn't know a thing about design (no offense, but there are many of these).
Sad to say, your site has neither. It looks like a typical site made by a PHP coer that doesn't know a thing about design (no offense, but there are many of these).
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Posted 21 September 2006 - 12:25 AM
I agree its way to plain, you need a lore more things, and center it as well.
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Posted 21 September 2006 - 05:00 AM
Nothing personal but instantly, you can tell you're a programmer. It's very rare you see good programmers have amazingly beautifal websites and you're no exception in this case.
Perhaps a better banner, and lager contrast in colours will help.
Perhaps a better banner, and lager contrast in colours will help.
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Posted 21 September 2006 - 05:10 AM
Alright well I am going to continue to mess around with different stuff and see if I can get it looking good...thanks for all the feedback!
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Posted 21 September 2006 - 11:55 AM
umm, sorry, i see no design there!
not liking it, sorry
not liking it, sorry
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Posted 21 September 2006 - 12:10 PM
Its a bit.. well.. blank.. A bit of text, background color and thats really it..
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Posted 21 September 2006 - 06:33 PM
There is nothing wrong with imageless designs but you need to either lay them out interestingly or use good colours. Otherwise they will look very boring. Have a look at glen's website as an example. 
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