My stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid website ...

Internet/html/photoshop/programming/flash Gurus' please help me !

My website is ok to show my friends ... but im ashamed to show important people it . Could you offer any suggestions of color/text combinations ... format of the site (html/java... all that fancy smantzy stuff) or anything i could add to it ?

The Box factory

main problem is the font & colour, use small sized fonts in bold like arial, helvetica and verdana.

instead of a big frame on the left hand side, investigate htmlgoodies.com and look up iframes, they're very useful in organising your content.

your background gridlines shouldn't be so bold, try editing the original file (probs a .gif) so the gridlines are darker, only slightly lighter than the actual background.

use some variation, theres a lot of open space on the site, maybe some images or content closer together, tidy it up a bit.

finally, change your hosting, theres a section in the forum that deals with free hosting, brinkster & eccentrix are both good, no harm in signing up to a few, find one without ads =]

nice honest site, good luck :i

Thank you for the suggestions what is an i frame or whatever you said ? lol im not very technologicly inclined ... well compared to you guys

NL's site Notice how when you scroll the rest of the page stays the same? Click Talk and it changes the iFrame page. It's just a frame inside a page basically. Not compatable with older Netscape browsers(bleh).

Mr Box - Its great to see someone interested in the art of digital design and web design. A new body is ALWAYS welcomed into this forum and the design world. But, before you are relatively serious about starting a website and receiving warm opinions on it, play around in Photoshop (or whichever image editing software you use) and get familiar with the tools and techniques. Doodle around, play with tools, try text effects, work with color, etc. Whenever you feel like you and your image editing software are best buds, then take the time to dive into web design. Too many beginners buy Photoshop and try creating a website within an hour of attempting to use it. By no means am I trying to turn you off from graphic/web design, so please do not get the wrong impression. I am simply making a helpful suggestion to assist you in your digital design skills. So instead of trying to create a web site, get familiar with your program. When it IS time to create your own website, being familiar with your program leads to a tremendous amount of confidence and makes the whole process much much easier. Also, you wont have to feel "ashamed" to show it off to others. So just doodle around, post what you create in another section of this forum, and we will help you out in becoming the best digital artist you can be.

Adam
tdot designs coming soon...

Heh , i Tried using photoshop but it got confusing ... lol so i gave up ... i made all those crappy animations with flash ... once again thanks for your suggestions ... as soon as i get my keyboard back ill be back in business !

kill the grid

psssst, what are you typing with now, or did you explain that.. or I am the only one that noticed that somehow you can type with out a kb

on screen keyboard

lol never knew they existed, i'm so materialistic *hugs keyboard*