Great Web Design - Page 2

ZenElements · 24th November 2005, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kj

www.k10k.net is one of my other ultimate favourites. It too is designed in CSS (cascading style sheets for those that dont know).

Ouch! - That Kaliber 10k site has an insanely slow download time.

However, it doesn’t look half bad once its loaded. Not sure that everything had to be divided up into ‘quite’ so many different little sections as it borders on have far to much on each page. Still looks good though

kj · 24th November 2005, 01:39 PM

yeah, its had the same design for years now but its still original. they definately need to do something about the download time though, maybe convert all the gifs to pngs or something. Its slow and i'm on a 100mb connection.

Gazz · 24th November 2005, 05:19 PM

what's the delio with .PNG's?

can someone explain? all I know is they do amazing transparency.

humndislocation · 24th November 2005, 06:35 PM

PNG files were created to be an open image standard, free of patents. The GIF format has problems with patents.

Like GIF files, PNG files are designed to store drawings rather than photos, images that have large areas of identical colour. It uses lossless compression as well.

Unlike GIF, PNG supports 32 bit images, as opposed to GIF's 8 bits.

Animated PNGs aren't widely supported yet, but there is a format for it called MNG.

ZenElements · 30th November 2005, 02:43 AM

ZenElements - Great Web Design - 002/Many:

The Site - Fantasy Interfaces
OK. So if you don't like sites entirely in flash this is probably not your cup of tea/coffee but please try and look past all that.
It is fast loading, clearly laid out with simple structure that is non-cluttered. Personally & Graphically, I LOVE the way everything is reflected, especially the little interactive navigation buttons located over the site. This brings me to my main down point of the site:

Navigation could be slightly better, I am sure there will be many people finding it hard to use. I like it because of the little interactive buttons but it is basically hidden navigation. You have to click something to open the navigation in the first place, not ideal. Even once this is opened, some users will find it difficult to understand

Ferg · 5th December 2005, 10:27 AM

go to http://www.swatpaz.net, it's my brothers website.

i know some people dont like entirely flash sites, i dont like most of them. but i like his coz its done right. i might be biased tho!!

Gazz · 12th December 2005, 12:29 AM

Alex what was that sexual website that we love? it had the great use of orange circles etc.

ZenElements · 12th December 2005, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ferg

go to http://www.swatpaz.net, it's my brothers website.

i know some people dont like entirely flash sites, i dont like most of them. but i like his coz its done right. i might be biased tho!!

I did not mind the site, it was quite tastefully done.
The only thing that annoyed me were to sounds but the site did not offend my eyes...

The CONTENT however, 'Pink his Willy!'

ZenElements · 12th December 2005, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gazz

Alex what was that sexual website that we love? it had the great use of orange circles etc.

Are you meaning RealitySlip? I had made it one of the first posts

If not, I appologise and will require a further more detailed description

Jack Torrance · 12th December 2005, 08:46 PM

Great webdesign = simple. I'm old and jaded and the only site I dont hate anymore is google. The most stupid annoying site I've looked at lately is www.mastodonrocks.com .

Gazz · 12th December 2005, 10:11 PM

YESSSSSSSS REALITYSLIP, brilliant site.

ZenElements · 13th December 2005, 04:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack Torrance

Great webdesign = simple.

This is a statement I agree with, I personally like the Japanese style because of its simplicity.
There is definitely a point where a website (or anything graphical) can go past the point of 'greatness' and this is usually because the designer tries to force too much on the concept.

evil_emz · 23rd February 2006, 11:19 AM

what about www.zenelements.co.uk :P

ZenElements · 11th March 2006, 08:57 AM

Ok... it is hard not to be bias. There are improvements that I could make but what site is 100% percent perfect... mine just might scrape past with 93%

Seriously though, considering I still have © 2005 at the bottom of every page and the pages all carry the same one error from keeping it WC3 compliant (background image to the navigation), there are a few bits I need to get round to completing.

However, I welcome any positive or negative critiques about the site, personal preference is something we are all entitled to so… let me know how you feel about it.

Note:
1 - I don't think I will be changing anything drastically at the moment, banners and such like... *nudges Gazz*
2 - *Nudges Evil_Emz for putting the site up in the first place*

Still love you though!

pixelsink · 11th March 2006, 09:32 AM

I know what you are saying. I put my site up in a rush as I needed to start my design studio up really quickly. The main part of my site I want to change is the samples of work page. It is so clunky and a pain to update with new work.

I've now done so much work since i put up that page I want to do a complete revamp! Finding the time is an issue though.

Col

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www.pixelsink.com

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kj gimp Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 13,983 Band: A band of merry men	yeah, its had the same design for years now but its still original. they definately need to do something about the download time though, maybe convert all the gifs to pngs or something. Its slow and i'm on a 100mb connection. __________________ This community cannot survive without your continued support. galleries \|\| links directory \|\| profiles \|\| wiki

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Ferg Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bishy-o-briggs Posts: 524	go to http://www.swatpaz.net, it's my brothers website. i know some people dont like entirely flash sites, i dont like most of them. but i like his coz its done right. i might be biased tho!! Last edited by Ferg : 5th December 2005 at 06:23 PM.

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24th November 2005, 05:19 PM	#18 (permalink)
Gazz c h r o m a k e y e r Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dundee, Scotland. Posts: 966 Band: i'm involved with your mum	what's the delio with .PNG's? can someone explain? all I know is they do amazing transparency.

24th November 2005, 06:35 PM	#19 (permalink)
humndislocation Hardcore is serious guys Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 5,933 Band: Blasphemous Necrorapist	PNG files were created to be an open image standard, free of patents. The GIF format has problems with patents. Like GIF files, PNG files are designed to store drawings rather than photos, images that have large areas of identical colour. It uses lossless compression as well. Unlike GIF, PNG supports 32 bit images, as opposed to GIF's 8 bits. Animated PNGs aren't widely supported yet, but there is a format for it called MNG.

30th November 2005, 02:43 AM	#20 (permalink)
ZenElements Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Scotland \| Dundee Posts: 118	ZenElements - Great Web Design - 002/Many: The Site - Fantasy Interfaces OK. So if you don't like sites entirely in flash this is probably not your cup of tea/coffee but please try and look past all that. It is fast loading, clearly laid out with simple structure that is non-cluttered. Personally & Graphically, I LOVE the way everything is reflected, especially the little interactive navigation buttons located over the site. This brings me to my main down point of the site: Navigation could be slightly better, I am sure there will be many people finding it hard to use. I like it because of the little interactive buttons but it is basically hidden navigation. You have to click something to open the navigation in the first place, not ideal. Even once this is opened, some users will find it difficult to understand

12th December 2005, 12:29 AM	#22 (permalink)
Gazz c h r o m a k e y e r Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dundee, Scotland. Posts: 966 Band: i'm involved with your mum	Alex what was that sexual website that we love? it had the great use of orange circles etc.

12th December 2005, 08:46 PM	#25 (permalink)
Jack Torrance Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 17	Great webdesign = simple. I'm old and jaded and the only site I dont hate anymore is google. The most stupid annoying site I've looked at lately is www.mastodonrocks.com .

12th December 2005, 10:11 PM	#26 (permalink)
Gazz c h r o m a k e y e r Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dundee, Scotland. Posts: 966 Band: i'm involved with your mum	YESSSSSSSS REALITYSLIP, brilliant site.

23rd February 2006, 11:19 AM	#28 (permalink)
evil_emz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: scumdee Posts: 30 Band: -	what about www.zenelements.co.uk :P

11th March 2006, 08:57 AM	#29 (permalink)
ZenElements Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Scotland \| Dundee Posts: 118	Ok... it is hard not to be bias. There are improvements that I could make but what site is 100% percent perfect... mine just might scrape past with 93% Seriously though, considering I still have © 2005 at the bottom of every page and the pages all carry the same one error from keeping it WC3 compliant (background image to the navigation), there are a few bits I need to get round to completing. However, I welcome any positive or negative critiques about the site, personal preference is something we are all entitled to so… let me know how you feel about it. Note: 1 - I don't think I will be changing anything drastically at the moment, banners and such like... nudges Gazz 2 - Nudges Evil_Emz for putting the site up in the first place Still love you though!

11th March 2006, 09:32 AM	#30 (permalink)
pixelsink Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: www.carbonhideout.com Posts: 4,714 Band: Carbon	I know what you are saying. I put my site up in a rush as I needed to start my design studio up really quickly. The main part of my site I want to change is the samples of work page. It is so clunky and a pain to update with new work. I've now done so much work since i put up that page I want to do a complete revamp! Finding the time is an issue though. Col -------------------------------- www.pixelsink.com