[mike868y]

soooo much nicer

[AirForceOnes]

hah well it IS a web design site. like i said i just wanted to get something up. then i add in my design =]

[AirForceOnes]

heres an update: i have been working on coding the site up. it should be ready at the latest next friday. most likely wednesday, so i am pretty happy about that because then i can get rid of that old crappy design and put my new nice one in.

[mike868y]

the new design looks to be up, its really good but here are a few recomendations:

1. make a mouseover on the nav bars
2. change the font to something other than times new roman
3. make the sidebar be links as opposed to just text
4. link to some of the site you've designed as opposed to just images
5. the air and heat integrity design and the design for the fire department are almost identical with just a change in color, it seems a little repetitive to have them both
6. get rid of the alternative blue highlight on the portfolio page


overall it is a huge improvement

[AirForceOnes]

actually every single one of those that you listed were on my list of things to change. right now im working on a new way to present my portfolio. i mean as far as that page goes.

anyways, i am working on that as well as another movie review site. so i have a lot to do for a while haha

[mike868y]

glad you're planning on fixing those things, one other small thing is the drop shadow on the splash page is unrealistic, how could it be on all 4 sides? sorta defeats the purpose of a "shadow"

[AirForceOnes]

i know i just kinda threw that out there.

anyways, i ditched it and made it a redirect. so fixed that problem haha

[nicholasheer]

It's an OK design. My biggest problems with it, apart from mike868y's suggestions, are that it looks a bit like one of those web pages when a web site is down (example). It's got that feeling to it. There's nothing about it that's offensively bad, it's just that it doesn't make me want to order a website from you.

EDIT: And since this is a professional website, you're not a charity. The "Donate" button sends a conflicting message.

[AirForceOnes]

hah you can always use donations. i do a lot of things for free for people, so i have that if they tell their friends or whatever and decide to donate. ive gotten a couple so far. =]

[sascha]

Actually, the website is awful and doesn't make any sense. You're probably newbie. Go on.

[Jeter2Fan93]

I wouldn't say awful. It's a little confusing as to why there would be an ad on the site (at least it looks like a placeholder for it) when it's supposed to be a "professional web design" site. I would avoid the splash screen for the site altogether. It's annoying to come to a site that simply says "Enter" on the main page, just to come to a page that should have been seen as the main page. Some sites execute a splash page well, mainly when they incorporate flash into the design.

My site by all means is not the best and never will be, but the result that is there is from years of experience on what viewers and potential customers provide feedback on.

Here are some resources that I use as inspiration and such when I'm stuck on a design:

http://www.csstux.com
http://www.zeldman.com
http://www.w3schools.com

The last link is especially useful if you try to create standards-complaint sites and are stuck on something.

Again, I'm definitely not trying to sound rude or mean, just want to throw in some helpful criticism.

[AirForceOnes]

i dont understand why that guy said it was awful. for one my server got wiped so i am lucky i had a backup, although it was not completely recent. also, the splash was only there because i hadnt made a redirect yet.

i am in the process of making a system for a shop. as of now i am pleased. i just need to develop a good working checkout.

if you want to stay up to date on it, it may not be uploaded all the time so bear with me but here it is. http://natekasco.com/shop2.php

[sniper007]

it's worth all these replies , since you did a good work , i encourage you to go ahead , you may emprove your talents even more

[AirForceOnes]

what a random post ^^^

[janicejan]

AirForceOnes;497963 said:

anyways, i am working on that as well as another movie review site. so i have a lot to do for a while haha

It's nice to know that you are making lots of stuffs right now, being busy play a critical role in being successful, I just hope all of your hard work earns profits.. best of luck sweety~