Hi, I have just about finished the 1st version of my site.
It * IS * in flash, however its very basic at the moment.
Hopefully in a couple of months I will have a version 2, which will be a lot better, especially in the graphics department! :bandit:
I would like some general comments, basically if you liked it or not ; and reasons why.
Thanks to all those who answerred my questions on the forum in the past, a lot of those answerred questions went into the site.
There is a guestbook in “Micellaneous” so be sure to sign it!
first of all, your intro animation (when the book like thing is faded in and zoomed… ) is way to slow. Even on my fast computer it seems to lag.
Your layout is too huge. I don’t like it when i visit sites that use 100% value for the movie size. Especially on my 22". everything looks big and unprofessional.
You need some graphics somewhere in your layout.
I know it’s your first flash site and all, and it’s good - being the first site. Just try to fix these issues and it should be ok.
Another thing, why don’t you finish/tweak/improve your v1 to the fullest before you start on the v2.
Alot of people seem to do this, they just barely get to finish their Vx and they just jump to Vxx.
*Originally posted by enyceexgloboi *
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Your layout is too huge. I don’t like it when i visit sites that use 100% value for the movie size. Especially on my 22". everything looks big and unprofessional.
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Thanks for feedback - and I totally agree about the layout, the only problem with that is I have a 14" monitor - basically it is very difficult to design anything above 800 x 600 and really u need to cater for at least 1200 res users. 100% does do that just about, but anybody on a larger resolution its gonna look slightly “fuzzy”.
I think by redesigning it, it will allow me more freedom. When I started making it it was in Flash 5 and I know a lot more about what I am doing now.
i just don’t like it… the coulour is not nice… the design is bad and the enter page is not nice. the whole site is not good however, it is your first site.
*Originally posted by RageW0lf * lol - you can’t be *** that *** stupid… can you? think carefully for a minute.
I think the point T-O was trying to make was that when someone
makes a design, they should try to keep in mind this question,
“what is it about my site that makes people want to visit?” If you
take that in a constructive way and turn it into a positive
motivator to be better, strive to make something worth-wild, then
you will do exactly that.
IMO, I think your site needs a lot of work, but I don’t think it’s as
bad as some are making it out to be. Planning, as electrongeek
said, would be your first move, then learning some layout
techniques is second. Learning some graphical designing would
also be a big help.
It’s very difficult to design something 100% in flash, and you
actually pulled that off. Congrats on that.
I hope you take these posts as motivation to get better, not that
you “suck.” I think you will get better very fast, and hope to see
you post your site again to show us all you progression.
As said earlier, don’t make your movie take up the full screen. This site looks kinda plain and inconsistant to me. Each new section has a new design, which is nice, but it doesn’t seem to flow for me. It needs more graphics on the nav or something too. I like the fact that your site is complete though. That’s cool. I feel that you have potential to do much better, just try to plan it out more. Good luck!
Thanks to all those offering constructive criticism.
I know it needs a lot of work, and I am confident version 2 will be much better. I havn’t been using flash very long, and have never been on a course or bought books which I am sure a lot of you have.
