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DarthCena gave it
on 20th Feb 2009 and said:Hi, I'm Cristina and I'll be reviewing your web site in the latest version of Firefox.
My first impression was, "EWW FLASH!" I'm not a fan of Flash only layouts for two reasons:
1. I used to live in an area where dial-up was the only internet option, and it was very slow dial-up. Anything flash would take WAY too long to load; therefore I wouldn't bother. Not everyone has high connection and it's your job as a designer to make sure your site is accessible as possible. Having a Flash only layout to me seems like you don't care.
2. I think Roxy said it best, "There isn't a single code of HTML, oh well except for the basic code you NEED to actually have the site show up." In other words, this site merely shows that you know how to make a web site in Flash.
Reason #1 I hate Flash is really holding me back from saying anything good about your site, especially since you have the nerve to sell your so-called skills. Congrats you're going to get more businesses to have flash-only sites and discourage more people from not being able to access them. NOT COOL!
HTML is the language of web sites, not Flash. If you're going to advertise that you are a Web Designer you need to prove you know how to design a web site. Part of that is coding. Designing with Flash only proves you're good with graphic programs.
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avja gave it
on 19th Feb 2009 and said:This website is cool.
Ok i'm not going to lie to you, i think that it can slow people's internet down, but who cares, you have worked hard on this site!
My criticism is that its not really changeable now, youve made it and thats it, you can't add or change to the layout, i think that people will like to see change, your blog is cool and fun, your art work is out of this world i think that you need to keep it going, maybe if you even add to it by adding and adding blogs and more flash, i think that will even more annoy people who have low internet connection! haha
Well, i hope you keep up the good work, people don't understand how much work it is to make a site like this, i think you have worked extremely hard. oh and the reel is facinating, wallpapers were worth taking, and i think its nice that you also added hosting as part of your package, there is nothign better than a generous web developer. People must see that you got alot of potential, and i think you should take web design to the next step, maybe developing with a small company and making them amazing maybe if you worked with charities and helping them make the most out of their audiences, that is also a good way to expand your blog.
I do hope you like my review, and good luck in your wonderful future as a developer!
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Roxy gave it
on 18th Feb 2009 and said:Oh, Flash! How pretty, but wait that's all it is...
I won't deny your skill as a graphic artist is amazing, but you're website in general has no substance! Which makes me question your skills as a web designer!
First thing's first, your site is made up of only flash! There isn't a single code of HTML, oh well except for the basic code you NEED to actually have the site show up. No offense, but it seems like you could care less about your visitors who don't have a high connection, flash or JavaScript enabled! That then makes your website useless.
Your main page has a nice flow to it, not too much to kill the eye nor make things confusing, but your text size is a tad too small. I wish I could make it bigger, but I can't because it's not actual text. Shame...
Onto the pages:
About: Organized and to the point. Would be nice to read some history about the company though.
Services: While your mascot in different views is quite nice and eye catching, how about some useful information on the services you list on the page? Do you think everyone just knows off the bat what these services mean? You as the web design/development company need to do is EDUCATE the visitor/potential client...not much of that being done here. Also it would make more sense to highlight the list of services rather then your mascot...he takes up more of the page and almost makes the list of services disappear, where is the logic in that?
Portfolio: This section (can't really call it a page, since it's not) makes my browser freeze for about a minute. If I were a potential client, with just that, I would leave you're site and never return. While the hover/scrolling is a neat feature on the left side, it get a little annoying after a while.
Reel: I don't see why this is linked in the main navigation. It should be a feature most likely exposed on your main page, services, or portfolio sections.
Contact: Organized and to the point. Hopefully you have a CAPTCHA for that form?
Blog & Hosting: Two links that take me away from the main page, why oh why are they linked in the main navigation? The blog, I can understand a little, but a link right off to you're hosting company, do you really want your visitors to leave your website that bad? I would give a heads up about the blog linking off of your main site and leave the hosting links either in the footer or somewhere NOT in main navigation.
Now let's take a look at your coding for this site...
Ah, meta tags! Trying to win some points with SEO huh? Sorry to say, but with your site being 99% Flash, I doubt good ole Google bots love your site. You have no content what so ever, I'm surprised your site is found at all on the web, but I supposed that doesn't matter to you? Looking up most of those keywords you have (way too many in my opinion), your site doesn't even come up on the 7th page in search engines...that's what I call bad marketing and you dare even put that as a keyword in your meta tags!
Overall: I was not impressed with your company or website in the least, the only thing that kept me there were the graphics, but then again, I appreciate good art. If I were a potential client, I probably wouldn't do business with you. Your company doesn't really tell me or sell me anything. By just having your title say "Award winning web..." makes me think you're just boasting about all of these awards given to you and for what?
I know that web isn't the only thing your company has to offer, but by being on the web and also advertising web design/development, you need to remember what your dealing with! Business owners come onto the web to look for WEB DESIGNERS...people who can expand their horizon on the Internet and get their business's known...the other stuff is just an added bonus!
EDUCATE, COMMUNICATE, and SELL. Those are the three main goals as a web designer for me. Think about that!
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Greykitty gave it
on 18th Feb 2009 and said:I really like how this site is laid out, and it didn't take much to load at all. Very fast! Navigation is sweet and simple, I really like that. Though it would be nice to know which links in your navigation are off site. I would suggest either using a symbol or maybe a hover over text to show this.
As with the other site I like the little 3D people on each person's profile. I also like that the fractal, I'm guessing that's what it's called, changes each time you click a different nav link.
The portfolio is the only thing that takes a while to load for me, it almost froze my Firefox up. I would make a small suggestion, rather than an auto scroll when you move the mouse over the navigation, add a scroll bar. I have a hard time trying to snag each link when it does it on it's own. The portfolio itself is extremely impressive though and extensive. Just wow to all of it.
It's kind of neat how the reel comes down, though I would almost suggest just having it open in another page like the rest of the content. It's, again, very impressive work.
I really have no other comments about it. It's a very good site.
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daNNiiil0vee gave it
on 18th Feb 2009 and said:Hello, I'm Danielle and I'll be reviewing your site today. I am using Internet Explorer, not sure what version, and I have a screen resolution of 1024 x 768. Now, let's get this thing started!
First Impression
Oooh. Pretty. When it's loading it's all like.... technical. I don't know, but it's really cool. I like how the header starts blurred and becomes more sharpened when the page fully loads. I also like how the words "mind smack" are written and the blue that follows it.Layout
I haven't actually said anything about the layout yet, which is what I usually comment about in the First Impression section, but I was much more distracted by the way it loaded. Hmm. I don't have much to say. I don't dislike the layout. it's just that it's not very memorable. I have never seen anything like it, but it just doesn't.... pop. There's no Doctype in your coding, which is not good. It's not valid either. Oh no, there's no external stylesheet. At least the CSS is valid, no broken links either.Content
About
Nothing really to review here. It's very business like, which would be a good thing. I didn't find any spelling or grammatical errors. People take you more seriously that way.Services
Again, nothing much to review, but you have good graphic skills.Portfolio
Um, not really getting this. It's probably just me, but you might want to add a little more description to what you're trying to do here, for the dumb people like me.Reel
If I'm correct, this was an advertisement that you have created. It's really good. It has high quality, and if it was on TV, I definately would not be changing the channel!Contact
Nothing to review here, except for the fact that it's good you have a form. It always bothers me when people don't have those.Blog
Yay, blogs are fun. Although I'm too lazy to read it, lol, it looks very organized, but I think you have WAY too many tags.Hosting
I'm guessing this is your host, it's always a good thing to have this linked.Overall
This is a good site, it's very well organized. You are very talented with graphics, and I'm glad I took the time to review this site. I actually don't have any suggestions for you, well done!Using MSIE on Windows | Report This?
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