Okay guys, I've been working on a Flash website and I wanna hear what you guys think so...
um...
Think!
http://www.digitek.co.za
Right off the bat, I hate strongly dislike centered text if there's a lot of it. It's something I learned from my Multimedia/Web Design classes and something I pick up on a lot now. It's hard to read and not very appealing to the eye. Consider full-justified text of left-justified text. Right-aligned and center-aligned text is very hard to read.
I like the Links page, but the AGS banner (ripped right from the main page, I see ;)) doesn't fit with the other logos/graphics on that page. Consider taking out the blue background of the AGS banner, while keeping the white text and blue cup.
Otherwise, it's very well done and looks great. :)
Okay, what happens if the person wanting to view doesnt have flash, are you going to offer a html based site too?
And also, the writing is rather small at my res, but i guess i can always right click-zoom in ::)
i agree about the centered text, as a designer i can tell you thats a big no-no, especially with large amounts of text. The site seems to work well though and i like the links page, perhaps make it a little more graphical.
Just wanted to state that I like the centered text....not wrong to make it a bit different!
This looks fine, but you should follow the others' advice and remove the centered text. I'm not super thrilled with the highlights switching about when you switch pages either, but hey, I really really like the style of this and the pages loading the way they do. Very nice. Just fix those couple things, and you'll be right on. Just my opinions though, do it how you feel it should be.
Yes! Centered text... and:
I think your fonts got kinda blurry too. To solve this issue (assuming you agree! ;D):
- Place text boxes on integer coordinate values (x / y). Example: x = 10.0 (not 10.1 or 9.9)
- Try to use a font size that is an 8 multiple (8, 16, 24, etc.)
There ya go!
I would go for some black and white images (a photo of your monitor displaying one of your games would look neat, for example), so your site doesn't look too flat. Other option is to strategically use some strong colors in key places (your upper menu, for instance).
Great work, man!
Cheers,
Stefano
Quote from: Ozzie on Fri 22/04/2005 20:26:49
Just wanted to state that I like the centered text....not wrong to make it a bit different!
Yeah, but it's all a matter of style vs. design. It's poor design, simply because it's hard to read. It's a common design flaw, not really a new "style". It isn't stylish, it's hard to read, plain and simple. :)
I have to agree, full justify would look better. it would also make your site look "fuller"
Quote from: Chicky on Fri 22/04/2005 17:28:51
Okay, what happens if the person wanting to view doesnt have flash, are you going to offer a html based site too?
And also, the writing is rather small at my res, but i guess i can always right click-zoom inÃ, Ã, ::)
Actually, Flash is more or less incorporated into all computers, whether you like it or not. It is a part of the standard browsing resources, in the same ways as css and scripts, so I wouldn't worry about this at all.
The text is rather tiny though. You can set the size to be proportional to the screens, eluding such problems
Okay guys, thanks for the critism up to now. Appreciate it.
Right well you can check it out again now and have a look at some minor changes I've made. I set my AGS ripped cup background to black and I made the writing 1 point bigger. Dunno if that helps too much but, yeah.
I think that you will also notice (Some of you with more relief than I believed possible) that the writing is no longer centred.
So, please have another look and tell me if it's any better in your eyes.
And in-case you're too lazy to scroll up:
www.digitek.co.za
:D
BTW: This website was made as a Flash movie because it allows me to do more fancy things. And if you don't have a Flash Player then... As we say here in South Africa -
"Sarri for you!"
Awesome, much better! The only thing left to do is add some love to the very outside area. Black webpages are very hard to do I must say, so my hat off to you for trying (even though I don't wear a hat).
Okey Dokey my no-hatted amigo!
Pictures pictures picures...
Anyone else?
I like this site. Simple and clear.
But the AGS link on the links page isn't working.
DOH! That was a bit stupid.
I changed the AGS pic and forgot to link it.
Fixing...
;)
Ps. Glad you like it! :D