# Critiques and advices on new layout **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [August 19, 2004, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/critiques-and-advices-on-new-layout/119963 "2004-08-19T15:02:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ubik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b38774/32.png) [@Ubik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ubik)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/critiques-and-advices-on-new-layout/119963/1 "2004-08-19T15:02:09Z")
Hi everybody, I’m working on a new site, is set up a rough layout and would like to hear some critics to know if i go with it or not, here’s the image[www.artefakt.be/layout.jpg](http://www.artefakt.be/layout.jpg) Thanks, Ubik ---
**Author:** ![pixi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5fc32e/32.png) [@pixi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pixi)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/critiques-and-advices-on-new-layout/119963/2 "2004-08-19T16:32:02Z")
I Like the use of round navigation objects… perhaps change the square with drop shadow to have rounded corners – this will allow the round theme to be carried across better… ( Maybe mask your images into rounded boxes too)? ---
**Author:** ![RabBell](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/rabbell/32/340_2.png) [@RabBell](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RabBell)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/critiques-and-advices-on-new-layout/119963/3 "2004-08-19T17:13:29Z")
I like it and agree with Pixi regarding changing the square with drop shadow but I think placing the images in a rounded box would be a bit much. looks good though 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jasninder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Jasninder](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jasninder)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/critiques-and-advices-on-new-layout/119963/4 "2004-08-19T20:26:21Z")
not bad, smooth animation will make it come out real good. ---
**Author:** ![Ubik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b38774/32.png) [@Ubik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ubik)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 7:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/critiques-and-advices-on-new-layout/119963/5 "2004-08-20T07:47:27Z")
Thanks for your replies guys, > perhaps change the square with drop shadow to have rounded corners – this will allow the round theme to be carried across better… ( Maybe mask your images into rounded boxes too)? Indeed Pixi, i planned to change the flag square to round corners, i tried circle mask for the image but that was too much, good idea round corners, i’ll tried that. Otherwise, don’t you find it a bit empty ? there won’t be much text ---
**Author:** ![Ubik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b38774/32.png) [@Ubik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ubik)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 9:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/critiques-and-advices-on-new-layout/119963/6 "2004-08-20T09:08:41Z")
I updated the file [www.artefakt.be/layout.jpg](http://www.artefakt.be/layout.jpg) and another image URL=http://www.artefakt.be/layout.jpg]www.artefakt.be/layout2.jpg[/URL]with something i’d maybe like to incorporate but don’t know what to do with, any idea most welcome ! 🙂 Cheers, Ubik ---
**Author:** ![giles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@giles](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/giles)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 9:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/critiques-and-advices-on-new-layout/119963/7 "2004-08-20T09:26:56Z")
i reckon, get rid of the drop shadow, maybe just keep it where thos language buttons are (so it gives the impression the buttons are under the layout) other than that, very nice ---
**Author:** ![Ubik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b38774/32.png) [@Ubik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ubik)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/critiques-and-advices-on-new-layout/119963/8 "2004-08-20T15:20:50Z")
> get rid of the drop shadow > I don’t know, l like the site with the drop shadow, i think it fits it. Maybe i’d get rid of the drop shadow on the flag, to give the feeling their under the layout, is that what you meant ? 😛