website feedback please
Damien Oliver
thanks
PS. for those who care......its a flash front end, using php to get all
the content/data/menus from a mysql db
Julian
Sort mine out for me please.
Be careful of sharks.
http://ptlslzb87.blogspot.com/
Davide Montellanico
Studio. Anyway Joshua's design is more creative and easthetically pleasing
than your.
The website is driven by XML data with a beautiful Flash front end.
Check it out:
website
http://www.giantoctopus.com/
demo
http://www.joshuadavis.com/portfolio_web/web_2003/giant_octopus/liquid_nav/
Just my thought.
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cheers.
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Damien Oliver
Thanks for the heads up.
James Douglas
Constance Pierce
<43b9561f$0$2238$5a62...@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au>, Damien
Oliver <in...@damien-oliver.com> wrote:
> Wow, never seen this site before, so similar in design/menu system.
> Thanks for the heads up.
Personally, I like yours better. All those buttons look so contrived on
the Josh site (no offense to Mr. Davis) and make it look too busy esp
when I think he was going for a simple/minimalist look. You did an
amazing job, Damien . . . Honestly - don't change a thing. Your site
isn't much like his at all . . .
Your portfolio work is fabulous, too! ( :
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David Rooker
make the font large enough for me to read is a definite limitation. I
prefered your site to the Davis site as well, but I did like his "audio
off" button. Audio is cool if you want it, but can be a problem at times.
Damien Oliver
Julian
James Douglas wrote:
> I liked it, how many hours you have into the site?
Me too, especially the 'wobbleiness' and would also like to
know how much expertise and labour goes into such work.
ps. I am contemplating doing some training this year
and I am attracted to Flash. Apart from HTML what else
would be complimentary or even essential?
SpaceGirl
I love it! Gorgeous (and better than that other site mentioned in this
thread). One thing I did notice was that your ambient sound doesn't
quite loop perfectly - at least on this powerbook. I've not tried on my
desktop PC.
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Onideus Mad Hatter
So uh...who wrote your code? `, )
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Damien Oliver
> So uh...who wrote your code? `, )
I did
Onideus Mad Hatter
You did, huh?
Can you post "your" equations that you used for teh float effect?
Julian
Onideus Mad Hatter wrote:
> On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 19:20:45 +1100, Damien Oliver
> <in...@damien-oliver.com> wrote:
>
> >Onideus Mad Hatter wrote:
> >> So uh...who wrote your code? `, )
> >
> >I did
>
> You did, huh?
>
> Can you post "your" equations that you used for teh float effect?
>
> --
>
> Onideus Mad Hatter
> http://www.backwater-productions.net
I lose the top half(?) of that site????
http://ptlslzb87.blogspot.com/
Damien Oliver
for my websites "float" effect, I basically use these main variables:
velocity, spring, and damp, to the centre of the screen
example below:
var h1 = _root.menu_h;
var h2 = _root.submenu_h;
var h3 = _root.content_h;
if (h3 >= h1 && h3 >= h2)
{
menu_y = Math.round(_root.screen_h / 2 - _root.content_h / 2);
}
else if (h2 >= h1 && h2 >= h3)
{
menu_y = Math.round(_root.screen_h / 2 - _root.submenu_h / 2);
}
else if (h1 >= h2 && h1 >= h3)
{
menu_y = Math.round(_root.screen_h / 2 - _root.menu_h / 2);
} // end if
totalWidth = _root.menu_w + _root.submenu_w + _root.content_w;
totalWidth = totalWidth + _root.margin * 2;
menu_x = Math.round(_root.screen_w / 2 - totalWidth / 2);
menu_veloc_x = _root.veloc_w;
menu_veloc_y = _root.veloc_h;
submenu_veloc_x = _root.veloc_w;
submenu_veloc_y = _root.veloc_h;
content_veloc_x = _root.veloc_w;
content_veloc_y = _root.veloc_h;
spring = _root.spring;
damp = _root.damp;
this.onEnterFrame = function ()
{
ax = (menu_x - _root.menuguide_mc._x) * spring;
ay = (menu_y - _root.menuguide_mc._y) * spring;
menu_veloc_x = menu_veloc_x + ax;
menu_veloc_y = menu_veloc_y + ay;
menu_veloc_x = menu_veloc_x * damp;
menu_veloc_y = menu_veloc_y * damp;
_root.menuguide_mc._x = _root.menuguide_mc._x + menu_veloc_x;
_root.menuguide_mc._y = _root.menuguide_mc._y + menu_veloc_y;
submenu_x = menu_x + _root.menuguide_mc._width + _root.margin;
this.ax = (submenu_x - _root.submenuguide_mc._x) * spring;
this.ay = (_root.menuguide_mc._y - _root.submenuguide_mc._y) * spring;
submenu_veloc_x = submenu_veloc_x + this.ax;
submenu_veloc_y = submenu_veloc_y + this.ay;
submenu_veloc_x = submenu_veloc_x * this.damp;
submenu_veloc_y = submenu_veloc_y * this.damp;
_root.submenuguide_mc._x = _root.submenuguide_mc._x + submenu_veloc_x;
_root.submenuguide_mc._y = _root.submenuguide_mc._y + submenu_veloc_y;
content_x = submenu_x + _root.submenuguide_mc._width + _root.margin;
this.ax = (content_x - _root.contentguide_mc._x) * spring;
this.ay = (_root.submenuguide_mc._y - _root.contentguide_mc._y) *
spring;
content_veloc_x = content_veloc_x + this.ax;
content_veloc_y = content_veloc_y + this.ay;
content_veloc_x = content_veloc_x * this.damp;
content_veloc_y = content_veloc_y * this.damp;
_root.contentguide_mc._x = _root.contentguide_mc._x + content_veloc_x;
_root.contentguide_mc._y = _root.contentguide_mc._y + content_veloc_y;
_root.shadow1_mc._x = _root.menuguide_mc._x;
_root.shadow1_mc._width = _root.menuguide_mc._width;
_root.shadow2_mc._x = _root.submenuguide_mc._x;
_root.shadow2_mc._width = _root.submenuguide_mc._width;
_root.shadow3_mc._x = _root.contentguide_mc._x;
_root.shadow3_mc._width = _root.contentguide_mc._width;
_root.shadow1_mc._y = _root.shadow2_mc._y = _root.shadow3_mc._y =
_root.screen_h * 9.600000E-001;
_root.menu_mc._x = _root.menuguide_mc._x;
_root.menu_mc._y = _root.menuguide_mc._y;
_root.submenu_mc._x = _root.submenuguide_mc._x;
_root.submenu_mc._y = _root.submenuguide_mc._y;
_root.content_mc._x = _root.contentguide_mc._x;
_root.content_mc._y = _root.contentguide_mc._y;
};
Davémon
Ok, ok, I'm sick of everyone here being nice to you :-)
I think its boring, safe, predictable (nontheless, it /is/ well made and I
do like it!) BTW the (c) notice looks all blurry - try not antialising it
perhaps? Also I tried to click on the WEB // GRAPHIC // MOTION // 3D - and
nothing happened, I'd guess other people might do the same.
There's "spammy" rubbish text on the flash page - v. bad, get some
meaningful non-repetitive content on there and the html/php stuff working
as soon as possible! The broken link to it is v. unpro and lets you down a
teeny little bit.
But otherwise, good show!
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I have to say that I dislike the effect. I can appreciate the work
that went into it and I can see that it very non-flat, non-image/text
result, but it bothers me. It is much like a bad <blink>.
Sorry.
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Onideus Mad Hatter
>
>Onideus Mad Hatter wrote:
>> On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 19:20:45 +1100, Damien Oliver
>> <in...@damien-oliver.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Onideus Mad Hatter wrote:
>> >> So uh...who wrote your code? `, )
>> >
>> >I did
>>
>> You did, huh?
>>
>> Can you post "your" equations that you used for teh float effect?
>>
>> --
>>
>> Onideus Mad Hatter
>> mhm น x น
>> http://www.backwater-productions.net
>
>I lose the top half(?) of that site????
>http://ptlslzb87.blogspot.com/
Maximize your browser and then hit refresh...wait, are you using a
Mac? If so what browser? And if it's not too much trouble can you
send me a screen cap? I have no Mac so I have no way at the moment to
test any of my sites. The other problem I've had is that a lot of the
sites making claims about what CSS features are cross compatible and
which aren't are just plainly, outright wrong. I'm tellin ya, there's
a WHOLE lot of disinformation out there...trust no one.
--
Onideus Mad Hatter
Onideus Mad Hatter
<RemoveThisPref...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 11:28:36 +1100, in alt.design.graphics , Damien
>Oliver <in...@damien-oliver.com> in
><43b873af$0$2238$5a62...@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au> wrote:
>
>>please give me your comments/crits on my new website
>>
>>www.damien-oliver.com
>>
>>thanks
>>
>>PS. for those who care......its a flash front end, using php to get all
>>the content/data/menus from a mysql db
>
>I have to say that I dislike the effect. I can appreciate the work
>that went into it and I can see that it very non-flat, non-image/text
>result, but it bothers me. It is much like a bad <blink>.
>
>Sorry.
The style is very derrivative of Minority Report...it's pretty...but
not altogether practical. I like the float effect, it's very smooth,
very natural...plus he programmed it himself so ya gotta give him
props for that. For an entertainment or portfolio site it works well,
for a practical site meant to provide information...probably wouldn't
be the best idea.
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Onideus Mad Hatter
mhm ą x ą
Matt Silberstein
Mad Hatter <use...@backwater-productions.net> in
<7cqqr1h4p4derfd7c...@4ax.com> wrote:
>On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 18:34:59 GMT, Matt Silberstein
><RemoveThisPref...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 11:28:36 +1100, in alt.design.graphics , Damien
>>Oliver <in...@damien-oliver.com> in
>><43b873af$0$2238$5a62...@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au> wrote:
>>
>>>please give me your comments/crits on my new website
>>>
>>>www.damien-oliver.com
>>>
>>>thanks
>>>
>>>PS. for those who care......its a flash front end, using php to get all
>>>the content/data/menus from a mysql db
>>
>>I have to say that I dislike the effect. I can appreciate the work
>>that went into it and I can see that it very non-flat, non-image/text
>>result, but it bothers me. It is much like a bad <blink>.
>>
>>Sorry.
>
>The style is very derrivative of Minority Report...it's pretty...but
>not altogether practical. I like the float effect, it's very smooth,
>very natural...plus he programmed it himself so ya gotta give him
>props for that. For an entertainment or portfolio site it works well,
>for a practical site meant to provide information...probably wouldn't
>be the best idea.
>
I agree, it is impressive technically. But the jitter bothers me. If
it is for a portfolio sit then some how relate the jitter to
something. When I buy I don't want showy, I want productive. If it is
entertainment then it should work with the rest of the content. Then
again, I seem to be in the minority.
Julian
Onideus Mad Hatter wrote:
> On 5 Jan 2006 06:20:58 -0800, "Julian" <julia...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >Onideus Mad Hatter wrote:
> >> On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 19:20:45 +1100, Damien Oliver
> >> <in...@damien-oliver.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Onideus Mad Hatter wrote:
> >> >> So uh...who wrote your code? `, )
> >> >
> >> >I did
> >>
> >> You did, huh?
> >>
> >> Can you post "your" equations that you used for teh float effect?
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Onideus Mad Hatter
> >> http://www.backwater-productions.net
> >
> >I lose the top half(?) of that site????
> >http://ptlslzb87.blogspot.com/
>
> Maximize your browser and then hit refresh...wait, are you using a
> Mac? If so what browser? And if it's not too much trouble can you
> send me a screen cap? I have no Mac so I have no way at the moment to
> test any of my sites. The other problem I've had is that a lot of the
> sites making claims about what CSS features are cross compatible and
> which aren't are just plainly, outright wrong. I'm tellin ya, there's
> a WHOLE lot of disinformation out there...trust no one.
>
> --
>
> Onideus Mad Hatter
I'm using firefox 1.5 with windows xp sp2.
I tried what you suggested but still only get, what I presume to be,
half a screen...
Only
" download and contact buttons..."
and ...
"try and refrain from tormenting wildlife..."
are at the very top.
very odd.
Just tried IE6 and it works fine.
tomasio
>Just the same as the original Joshua Davis' website for Giant Octopus
>Studio. Anyway Joshua's design is more creative and easthetically pleasing
>than your.
>The website is driven by XML data with a beautiful Flash front end.
>
>Check it out:
>website
>http://www.giantoctopus.com/
>
>demo
>http://www.joshuadavis.com/portfolio_web/web_2003/giant_octopus/liquid_nav/
>
>Just my thought.
He just adapted the trick with the animated menues, but the rest is
pretty different from the octopus site, i think. furthermore his typo
is much clearer to read than your example.
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tomasio
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