Ponterosso

Ponterosso

****- (Rated by 6 people, viewed by 164 people)

Ponterosso is website which is owned my Jessica. Ponterosso offers hosting and site reviews it also contains resources such as layouts,patterns,brushes,textures and many scans.

Added by jessi6266 in Other

Ponterosso has 6 Reviews

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    reeshas gave it ****- on 13th Apr 2010 and said:

    pages
    so first page, wow, the design is very simple but so creative at the same time, the tree and the links placed on it just so clever, i like the design, very subtle simple but shows dedication and everything looks like it has a place on this site. i love the font, LOVE IT. the pages on your about page lead to you and the site, i like how detailed you are about yourself, kind of like a personal site, but there's some other stuff. under site info, there's more links, i think you can find a place for the credits, rules, and questions on that same page, it might seem crowded but link within a link is a little too much don't you think? :P the links page is simple, blog doesn't work. the reviews page is clean and organized, very nice. your resources page is full of good quality material to keep anyone busy for hours. your ELENA page doesn't work. i guess those bottom three links are your affils or friends so i guess thats it.

    overall
    this is the most perfect design to just sit back on a dark cold rainy day inside near a fire and read stories on, which is exactly what i'm doing right now! ^_^ overall its a very peaceful site and the tree navigation is very neat. keep updating.

    errors
    on the BOTTOM of every page, there is a white dot, not sure why its there, a listing maybe but maybe you should kill that. its on every page and it looks out of place like some think you just overlooked or forgot to delete. the link to BLOG doesn't work. there is a white border around the tree and its kind of colliding with your content on the main section. like the listed dots on reviews looks strange because of that border line.

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    Jabed gave it ****- on 20th Sep 2009 and said:

    First impressions
    Although over used in todays world of web-designing. I think you have pulled off the whole vintage/worn out effect, quite well. Your header image dominates the page a little bit, by about 100 to 200px but it doesnt take up the entire page which is good. I think your sidebar looks a little cluttred - I think that is partly due to the fonts and effects you have chosen. Your text is readable and I can navigate my way through things pretty well.

    Reviews
    Some of your 'rules' don't have capital letters at the start. I only noticed the part where is said 'read completed reviews' after some carefull looking. You should make that link stand out, perhaps increase its font size and make it in bold.

    Hosting
    Everything seems okay in here

    Owner
    Quite a short page, kind of contradicts the whole 'personal' touch of your layout you have for your website. I'm sure visitors are keen to know more about you. Maybe you could create sections on 'Topics I like in History' or a section on which specifc songs you like by artists. I don't know if you don't want people to know your age, but if you do - then add it in. Perhaps list a few shops you like, maybe a wish-list.

    Resources
    Alright, now the juicy bit of the website.
    Brushes and Patterns are fine. Got onto the masks page, there was only one and to be honest its crap - get rid of it and the entire page. You have some lovely textures, I must say - add some more :)
    Wasn't fond of your colour schemes, they are a little too tiny. Maybe you could give them each names. Actions are fine. Lovely photography you have there, would like to see more variety, - bit boring after seeing ten pictures of the same flowers. Some are very similar pictures. You have some nice icons, however some of them arent actually icons - just pretty graphics. I am presuming an icon is a 100x100 picture not a 300x200 one or whatever. Some are really good - maybe make tutorials on how you made them?
    Your stock page is brilliant, you have a big supply of them! which is great. Big highlight of your website.

    Site
    Fine. A few grammatical errors here and there.

    Your layout
    Something thats been bothering me loads. Your goddamn headers. Seriously, the first letter is too big and it just makes your website clutter up. If the first letter was just a little bit bigger I can see the effect - but yours are too big. The overall colours you have chosen for your layout blend too much into your layout and it gives an air of boredom into your website. I'd like to see some variation between the choice of colours. Why not use the colours from the stamps in your header image as a basis for your colour scheme?
    I like your header images navigation - I'm quite a sucker for image hovers. Now onto your sidebar. Get rid of the Disclaimer - shove it under your Site section or into a a new page which can be viewed by clicking a link in your footer.
    The link effects you have in your sidebar are a bit ugly. I think having the links underlined and in a different colour - which changes after being hovered. Would look much better than the text having a wierd left-border and the text turning to uppercase. Have the links do something that compliments the overall 'handwritten and worn out' look of your website.

    Last few words
    Overall a few tweaks with your CSS and your website will look a lot better. The colour scheme, the first letters of your headers and the link effects. The general content of your website is very good and its easy to navigate through. Your header image is pleasing and its worth the effort of having to scroll downa little to view your main text.
    This has been my first review here, I hope its an okay one. I'm going to give you 4 stars because I can see the potential, you just need to add more stuff to your owner section and show off your stock/textures :)
    Good luck.

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  3. bojomojo gave it ****- on 25th Aug 2009 and said:

    The design looks so good, from the graphics point of view.. but its too tiring to the eye, they text is in the same color as everything else, not to mention its so small in size, try making it black and making it stand alittle more, its so blending in that I cant read it.. You are writing long posts, which is good, but you should make it easier to read.

    One thing I noticed is the hosting page, its so confusing with forums and text everyway, you might want to style the boxes differently with white and black just to point out what is important to fill in and whats not.

    But I love the design, some edits and it will be fantastic

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    gadget gave it ****- on 4th Aug 2009 and said:

    Layout:
    I really like the layout of this site. I've always been a fan of vintage layouts with flowers (although nowadays it's somewhat overused). The coloring seems to be a bit dull in certain areas yet it really pops in others (it could be the contrast between the red and blue, not sure). Love the graph paper, it's subtle yet there. There is a problem however with the background where the text is. The rough mascara-like brush strokes makes the light text hard to see. Try using black or #131313 for the text. The headers should be the blue color to stand out more. They kind of blend, but not really. The links are killing me. The rollovers don't really blend well in the navigation and i missed the top two links (owner, site) because I thought it was apart of the layout (my bad on that one).

    Content:
    A quick note on the sidebar, you should eliminate some of the empty space on the side to make it look cleaner.

    I like the patterns although I wish there were more. Some of them (the tan one) don't repeat very well but offsetting it will work. I love the brushes and I'm so glad you feature masks although I wish there were more. Most sites don't bother to offer layer masks. The textures are lovely and varied.

    You should try using a php contact form rather than freedback to keep a more professional feel going.
    In various pages, you don't keep consistent capitalization (Subdomain and domain hosting rather than Sub-domain and Domain Hosting).

    That's pretty much it.
    Great job overall.

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    Inga gave it ****- on 2nd Aug 2009 and said:

    My first impression of you site is positive. I like the vintage look of it and to me it seems "cozy".

    coding
    It seems unfinished and some places just wrong.
    If you use lists they start with this <ul> and after that comes <li>. That is why your lists go outside the div.
    Another thing that is not appealing to the eye the affiliate link visual appearance. Why you need that ridiculous border. Looks stupid.

    owner
    I could say that you are a typical girl. Loves shopping and mall is your second home (sorry I dared)

    hosting
    Again the list that goes out of the div >.<
    I also don't see the bandwidth. But you give clear orders.
    You will not have be able to use cpanel. I think have is not needed there. Confused me there.

    resources
    Honestly I hate the way you present your resources page. The centered text is lame because you have a 500px wide div - use that space.
    Overall your resources look good and I would consider downloading a few of them.

    In conclusion I'd like to say that you've got potential and all you need to do is learn.

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    jessi6266's Response:

    Thanks for the review, I definatly would have like a bit more detail. I am a bit confused my what you meant by"Again the list that goes out of the div >.

    UPDATED 03 Aug 09:
    I personally don't think that the way that my content page is set up is lame, i believe that it looks more organized and clean. even if I were to center it to either the right or left or justify the text it would still not cover all 500 pixels of the div. I will defiantly have to adjust the two errors on the hosting page, thank you for pointing out the grammar error and I do need to include the amount of space they will receive. I don't vie any of the lists out side the div, perhaps you can show me an example? Thank you for your opinion on my affiliate appearance, I myself do not think that it looks neither ridiculous or stupid. In conclusion I am not a typical girl just because I enjoy shopping.

  6. katiiness gave it ***-- on 1st Aug 2009 and said:

    My first impression was very unique layout. I get a slight vintage feel. At first glance, the layout seems busy but at the same time very well organized. Links are creatively placed, but not hard to find. However, it is a little hard for me to focus on your small font and the color of the fonts over the similarly colored background. (this only applies to certain parts of the site when the text goes into a darker area in the background.

    "Grand Opeaning" entry's header is too close to the previous text. After a few more posts, I can imagine visitors would have a hard time discerning between each posts/entries. Also, did you mean to write "Grand Opening" ? ;)

    On to your pages...

    OWNER: I like the paragraphs, and I enjoyed reading about you and your likes. I feel like it's not too long, but not too short either. My suggestion would be about the color of the "more to come" comment. I understand that you're trying to use all the colors in you layout's image, which I think is great... it's just that the green italicized is quite hard to see. Maybe consider framing it in a footer image using some part of your layout's image?

    SITE: Everything seems fine here. I love that I can see the layout's color palette in the text of your website, and it is very evident on this page. I know a lot of people are scared to mix too many colors because they end up looking out of place, but this page demonstrates a very good blend and variety of your color palette. (P.S. When I read that the layout was called "vintage garden" I was so proud that I CAN TELL IT WAS A VINTAGE THEME!)

    HOSTING: Spelling error on the title of your page: "dormain hosting". I didn't see a problem with your headers in the first two pages I looked at, but this page with the listed content looks messy. The header "RULES" in my opinion is too close to the end of the first list. Maybe decrease spacing on the lists and give them an indent in relation to the headers? In addition, your "Subdomain or dormain hosting" title could use some attention to separate it from the text below it. Maybe add an underline or dividing bar image?

    RESOURCES: I like the way the content is organized/listed on this page. Very straight forward and easy to find. I ADORE your color schemes. It's a great idea, not many sites I've personally come across offers that, and I like the bars of colors, they look very lovely. I also like the idea of having the DOWNLOAD link for premades within the premade itself. However, my suggestion is to maybe place the premades side by side? I feel like having them in one long column takes away from the elegant-ness and standard spacing of your layout. Also, when images (like in stock photos and icons) are placed side by side, the last row doesn't follow the uniform spacing as the previous rows.

    Your twilight icons section could be organized better. I did not enjoy looking at the different sizes and the close touch spacing. Perhaps use similar size thumbnails? or give headers to each separate sizes, and categorize them by size? I saw this problem on the Kristin Stewart icon section as well.

    REVIEW: I find it weird that the second list on this page is closely spaced and the first list is widely spaced out. I did appreciate the fact that the "Criteria" and "Apply" headers are farther away from the previous line of text. This makes it easier to discern between the different sections. My suggestion here for the lists are the same as the ones on your "hosting" page.

    In regards to your Sidebar:

    The first thing I noticed was that your Disclaimer is long and not justified. I know justification is a personal preference, but since there is not definite outline to the sections on your sidebar to separate them, justifying this block of text will help give a more organize and definite feel to where the sidebar starts and end from side to side. In addition, the input text for your Cbox is white, which is very difficult to see over your background. Maybe make the background a solid color? or try a dark text color?

    Overall look impression:I enjoyed looking at your layout overall, and I appreciate that you tried to use a full color palette from your layout's image, because it helps reinforce to the viewer that same vintage feeling from the first impression of your layout. Just make sure to work on ease of view when it comes to text colors, background, and spacing so that your content is comes off well organized.

    Overall content impression: You have a decent amount of content and services, which is always a plus. The image organization could use some fixing (such as uniform thumbnails opening into a larger view or categorize content by size).

    All in all, keep up the good work. Aside from some style aspects, your website is complete and totally ready to welcome visitors with the handfuls of downloads, the review service, and the hosting service you're offering.

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    jessi6266's Response:

    Thank you so much for the review, I did fix the spelling errors that you pointed out, thanks. I don't personally think that the spacing was such a big deal but I fixed that as well.

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