Another site to check!

talk design
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Hello! :link:

Here’s another site to check! This site I am making for my church but it is incomplete. The layout is finished though but I think it works best in Internet Explorer. If you can tell me how it looks and what browser you are using then that would be great!

http://stjosephccc.tripod.com/new_test/St.%20Joseph%20Catholic%20Chaldean%20Church/index.htm

-… long url!

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I didnt like the yellow buttons.

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there is no need for an iframe.

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I thought the buttons were nice, why do you think there aren’t good and what do you think I should do instead? As for the iframe, I put that because I do not want the whole page to reload because they will all have the same banner and navigation. :egg:

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saint -

a good effort! here are my comments:

  1. Try to select a running font for your site, one which will tie all aspects of your site together. Currently there seems to be a mish-mash of various fonts that really don’t compliment each other or the theme of your website very well.

  2. The above comment applies to your color choice as well. I like the header image of your site, the colors are soothing and work well together. Try to carry this over to your navigation, rather than having the sudden flamboyance of yellow. It disrupts the feel of the site.

  3. Your site doesnt have much of a layout, it seems as if it’s just been thrown together. Try to add some elements which tie your header in with your navigation and the body of your site.

  4. Your navigation seems impersonal. I like each of my site’s navigations to have little idiosyncracies which represent the theme of the current page. Your nav seems almost to be a template.

  5. The small icons on top are pixelated, and your pixel font is blurry and distorted.

  6. Get rid of the red arrows beside each point. Again, try to choose something that represents the theme of your site.

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In my opinion, the yellow buttons doesnt go well with ur theme. Id try something blue.
:slight_smile:

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I put that because I do not want the whole page to reload because they will all have the same banner and navigation.

If you really need an iframe for that reason then at least make it the height of the screen. Right now it just adds scrolling. Also, after people visit the site once it is cached, so it shouldn’t be too big of a problem to make them load a new page. Some more ideas:

  • Host it at brinkster. no ads :slight_smile:
  • The arrows are tacky
  • Read up on color theory at http://www.webwhirlers.com/colors/ and then come up with a better color scheme.
  • Do what liam said :slight_smile:
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I’ll be working on it…

-Does brinkster have Frontpage Extensions installed? I dont want to pay too much either…(-:

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Okay I changed a few things, mainly the color. I still haven’t finished the left navigation but for now, it just isn’t there! I think it looks better, but please give me your opinions! URL below…

http://members.tripod.com/stjosephccc/new_test/n_t/index.htm

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