CSS site design suggestions/critique please.

Yitz

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Dec 3, 2004, 11:04:51 AM12/3/04

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Hi - I am working on my first all-CSS site.

http://pushingtheenvelope.ca/launch3/

The client wants nothing on the home page because he wants the randomized
images to be prominent.

I set up the home and about page so far. As you can see, all I have is a
simple white box.

Does anyone have any suggestions? I feel that it's a bit plain and needs
something more.

Thank you,

Yitz

jake

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Dec 4, 2004, 6:37:03 AM12/4/04

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In message <F80sd.27174$kI6.1...@news20.bellglobal.com>, Yitz
<tha...@for.nothing> writes

>Hi - I am working on my first all-CSS site.
>
>http://pushingtheenvelope.ca/launch3/
>
>The client wants nothing on the home page because he wants the randomized
>images to be prominent.
>
>I set up the home and about page so far. As you can see, all I have is a
>simple white box.
>
>Does anyone have any suggestions?

Yes.

(a) Clear up the outstanding validation errors

(b) Test your site with different font sizes (having specified them in
'%') and make sure your design is flexible enough to handle them.

IE6
===
http://www.gododdin.demon.co.uk/ng/pu/PU01X.JPG (81k)

(c) Test your site in a number of browsers, with various browser
settings e.g. Javacript switched off.

Opera
======
http://www.gododdin.demon.co.uk/ng/pu/PU02X.JPG (66k)

Opera with no JS
===============
http://www.gododdin.demon.co.uk/ng/pu/PU03X.JPG (61k)

HPR talking browser
==================
http://www.gododdin.demon.co.uk/ng/pu/PU04X.JPG (72K)

Then worry about the final touches.

(The keyword is 'testing'.)

>I feel that it's a bit plain and needs
>something more.
>
>Thank you,
>
>Yitz
>
>

regards

--
Jake

Davide Montellanico

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Dec 4, 2004, 8:15:10 AM12/4/04

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Hi Yitz
you haven't used a valid DOCTYPE!
I like the images but they takes too much time to download and with a 56K
dial-up connection they risk to remain unnoticed, especially during the
navigation.

IMO you can improve the layout by using another colour for your scheme.
There is very few contrast between graphic elements *eg. the borders in your
boxes* links and header text, because they are all orange.

The layout needs more tension. all the element are centered aligned, the
only exceptions are the logo and the menu.
Anyway all looks toward the center. No tension equals very few visual
interest.

Of course, these are just my opinions :-)

cheers
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Davide

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Richard BUDD

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Dec 4, 2004, 9:24:07 AM12/4/04

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i would say the same about the background images. i looked at the total site
then read some news post. and saw a comment about the imagery. it has just
loaded for me after reading all this stuff.

i like the layout and design...good stuff.

Buddy
www.LionheartGraphics.co.uk

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mark | r

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Dec 4, 2004, 11:28:54 AM12/4/04

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"Yitz" <tha...@for.nothing> wrote in message
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> Hi - I am working on my first all-CSS site.
>
> http://pushingtheenvelope.ca/launch3/
>
> The client wants nothing on the home page because he wants the randomized
> images to be prominent.

if this is so advise him that to do this will cripple his sites ability to
achieve even a simple search engine presence (content is king and THE thing
search engines look for - not META info)

>
> I set up the home and about page so far. As you can see, all I have is a
> simple white box.

put it on a pastel background it will pep up the white

Yitz

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Dec 5, 2004, 4:24:04 AM12/5/04

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What's a doctype?

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Yitz

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Dec 5, 2004, 4:23:38 AM12/5/04

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Thanks Jake

- I really appreciate that work that you did for me. I will try to see what
I can do.

Yitz

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Alan Apperson

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Dec 5, 2004, 5:29:57 AM12/5/04

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See the really good article by Jefrey Zeldman

Per HTML and XHTML standards, a DOCTYPE (short for "document type
declaration") informs the validator which version of (X)HTML you're using,
and must appear at the very top of every web page. DOCTYPEs are a key
component of compliant web pages: your markup and CSS won't validate without
them.

http://www.alistapart.com/articles/doctype/

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Davide Montellanico

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Dec 5, 2004, 9:46:42 AM12/5/04

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A Document Type Declaration informs modern browsers which standard to use
for page rendering too.
If you omit the DOCTYPE or if it's an invalid one, modern browsers will work
in 'quirk' mode and they will render your pages as you have coded them using
html version 3.2 .

HTH

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