Velociteen

Velociteen

**--- (Rated by 2 people, viewed by 99 people)

We created our organization to help change the common stereotypes that overshadow the true identities of teens.

Our main goal is to reach out, support, and help teens world-wide to improve the welfare of our generation.

Velociteen offers advice, support, and guidance to teens around the world.

We want teens to exercise their freedom of speech. We also offer ways to help make a difference online, in your community, and throughout the world.

Our team of trusted teens truly care about easing your transition through the tough turnpike of “Teendom”.

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Velociteen has 2 Reviews

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  1. Loralei gave it ****- on 4th Jun 2009 and said:

    Velociteen has a really nice initial look. It's professional yet stylish and fun. However, there are several aspects of the design that overwhelm the page.

    The large navigation buttons definitely catch my attention, which is the purpose. However, I feel it would be more effective to make them smaller in height, perhaps decreasing them from 75px to 40px. Also, the padding between them is so large that the navigation section ends up taking a full page. Perhaps implementing a css block navigation would be more effective -- this way, you can still have a background image, but it will be more concise and orderly.

    As I scroll down, I see 1.5 pages worth of ads. What about showing only 3 ads (on a rotation) then providing a link for the visitor to view all ads?

    Next to the ads are twitter, facebook, and myspace links. How about instead adding a link to the footer that reads: "connect with us" (or something of that sort) that leads to a page with all the links?

    Your set-up now is bulky and distracts from the professional image your original layout aims to convey.

    When browsing through your site I notice that you have the "Share and enjoy" + cloud of image links on each page. This is really only necessary for the home page, and once again distracts from the other pages.

    As I go through, I feel overwhelmed once again, this time by your site structure. You attempt to organize it by using categories and then subsections. Here's how I would structure it instead:
    - Home
    - V-town
    - Advice & Support
    - World
    - Chat
    - Staff & Organization
    - Store
    - Contact

    Perhaps the most overwhelming factor is the use of buttons for navigation. For the subpages, why don't you use horizontal css-block navigation instead?

    From what I can see, you've got a good start to your website. However, many people will not be inclined to stay long enough to see this unless the website is accessible. In its busy state, it isn't, and that's a shame. It definitely has the potential and I hope this review helps to lead you in a good direction.

    UPDATED 04 Jun 09:
    I'm sorry it took so long to reply. I didn't think to check back to see if you'd responded.

    I think that the template has definitely improved. I do feel like the blue background is harsh. What about switching the background and font colors? That way it would match much better with the page background, as well. Nice improvement overall!

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    velociteen's Response:

    Thank you for your review. :) I switched the template because I was looking for one with top navigation, and I put your review to good use, however, how does it look now?

    UPDATED 05 Jun 09:
    Which blue background are you referring to? I just switched it to a teal background earlier today.

    And that's alright, I understand.

    Thanks! =]

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    blondishnet gave it *---- on 8th May 2009 and said:

    First Impression: A bit colorful and does not mesh well together from the graphics to the content. It looks like a bunch of different things were slapped together.

    Content: The site has some great information for adolescents needing a place for information and to try to relate with peers for issues like online abuse.

    You have a lot of different sections that are informative about your organization, the site itself and it seems most of the sections like the magazine and more are in development. I see that your magazine is using Wordpress.

    Coding: You have 99 coding errors for HTML 4.0 Transitional ( http://re-url.me/781 link to W3 site.) The majority of the main part of your site has this issue are because you are using a Plesk sitebuilder.

    At least that is what I got from your meta tags that you are using a sitebuilder. It is fine if you use site builders or webpage editors, but often they will not produce code that you will want. Is this from a template or did you made the graphics from scratch? (Are they originally created by you?)

    Most of the errors stem from the automatic URL input for your style sheet.

    You do have a missing image that is from your stats. It is at the bottom left-hand side of your page.

    Design: Your site design for the main part is very jaunty. The background and graphics do not look like they should go together.

    Perhaps something more uniformed will pull it together, especially to successfully present information to your visitors in a semi- professional manner.

    It is okay to have some color, but right now it is very busy.

    Also, I noticed from one page to another, the width of the page increases due to the content. It should not do that. You need to set the parameters for your content width. Also, you should think about putting a white background underneath your content and adjusting the font for your content.

    Your header tags (example: h1, h2, h3) could be 16 to 20 pixels in height, but your words could be 12 pixels (12px) to still allow your readers easily read your information.

    The focus of your site are teens, so you should not have too much trouble with visitors who may have extreme visual issues.

    Your background for your top navigation has that ripped page look, but the rest, like your graphics and such have crisp lines.

    You should consider more uniformity when designing. If you want those edges, then you should make all of them similar. This is part of what I meant that the site graphics and such did not mesh well together.

    It is redundant to have the corner image with your logo and a main heading image that also has the same. You are branding your site with the logo, but you only need to convey your point one time. My suggestion is to do away with the large main image and use your logo. You can adjust the font sizes for the site name and short description phrase so it is not under the logo, but to its side.

    I noticed that some of the other parts of your site are different, like when I visit the Sitter Weekly. The top image comes down, but you have the main image and then a second part with the name of the site again. This actually overlaps. I saw that was a Joomla template that you altered. If you do, you should remember to make it yours. Like I said previously, it is redundant to state the name of the site twice at the top.

    Summary: The most valuable part of your site is the information you present to your visitors. The design is not a strong point at all. You are using a sitebuilder for one part, Joomla for another, and WordPress for yet another part.

    You should try to be more uniform with your site. I know, I have repeated myself, but here is my suggestion.

    As I mentioned in the ‘Content’ section of this review, I noted at least the use of WordPress for your magazine. With BuddyPress (http://buddypress.org/ - WordPress MU), you can make your site more social… allow people to sign up and even have the sections you need like a forum and more. This would help you make your site more uniformed and personally, the magazine layout looks much better than the format you have for the main site. You should really consider it. You would be able to use WordPress themes and alter them (but do give them credit if you use them) to use on your site. Personally, I like the magazine layout better, but there are some tweaks to it that need to be done in the css to make it better.

    With this, you could also allow users to have blogs, or the staff. It is really up to you. I would regroup on the focus of your site, with the layout and once you have something, go for it. You could use Joomla for your site, but as I said, you can try BuddyPress. You would be able to maintain the pages quite easily. It is an all-in-one type package so you will not have to bridge other programs into it, just click and automatically install the plugins you want to use.

    Outside of the layout design-wise, since you are looking to get more visitors, you can also try to become more social like with Facebook and Twitter. Those who visit your site could follow your organization for updates. With a blog/ newsletter, you can post your news (well, they will appear with the title and the link of your post) to your twitter and facebook.

    There is a lot that can be done with a site that has a focus on adolescents. I wish you all the luck.

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    velociteen's Response:

    How does the new site look now?

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