CHENOT Associates, Inc.
#1
Posted 18 September 2005 - 06:36 PM
http://nightstand.org/chenot
#2
Posted 18 September 2005 - 06:55 PM
The design of the flash site is nice. I mean its simple, easy to recognize and easy to navigate. The banner seems out of place. I dont know what is it. Maybe its too big.
Some of the images in the banner are nice, some not, specially the sketch.
#3
Posted 18 September 2005 - 07:03 PM
Second, I don't like how the gallery page suddenly changes layouts, it confuses the user. Websites should always use the same basic layout and menu system on every page. Not everyone is going to notice the small "back to main" link and may just eventually close the website all together.
Your HTML does not validate on the static page, as it has no DOCTYPE or encoding specified and it consists of many unnecessary table elements. This is largely due to the fact that you used ImageReady to generate your HTML for you.
Your graphics look great - but when designing websites you really need to consider all of the above.
#4
Posted 18 September 2005 - 07:41 PM
#5
Posted 18 September 2005 - 08:03 PM
Neupix, thanks for your helpful input--you have brought up many valid points. I am still fairly new to web design, especially in Flash, so feedback like this will definitely help me in the future.
No problem. Nobody will ever get better unless other people let them know whats wrong
#6
Posted 18 September 2005 - 10:41 PM
In the future, from a design standpoint, you might want to explore the relationship of white space and type or imagery a little more. Sometimes the negative space can create more interesting shapes than the positive elements.
Good Luck
#8
Posted 19 September 2005 - 06:45 AM
#9
Posted 19 September 2005 - 01:44 PM
Now, the gallery in the Flash web site, has a lot more flaws. When I click on "Gallery," I'm expecting to see some pictures, but that's not the case when I click on "Gallery." I pretty much just see a blank page, and some dots that turn gray when I hover over them and do nothing when I click on them. "Choose a category from above" is the last thing I see, instead of the one of the first things. That's when I'm like, "Oh! So that's what I have to do." I had the patience to do this, but some people might get frustrated and just leave. That person could have been a big client and your client's company could have lost them.
So the trick to fixing or avoiding usability problems is just asking yourself questions like "Do I know where I am? Does everything make sense?" You want to shave down the questions as much as possible. The visitor should be able to go into your site and be like, "That's the ________ and that's the ________. If I click on this link, it'll go to the _________ page."
It might be useful for you to read up on usability or buy a book on it. I recommend buying "Don't make me think!" by Steven Krug. It's very easy to remember and understand. Looks like he used his usability skills to write this book.
#10
Posted 19 September 2005 - 09:13 PM
#11
Posted 20 September 2005 - 04:16 AM
The white space to the left under the pic on the homepage drives me a little crazy. It's like you want something to be there. Also those little circles are confusing. You think you can click on them but nothing happens. They don't seem to serve a purpose. I do like the nice choice of photo's used within the site.
#12
Posted 20 September 2005 - 11:16 AM
those are for scrolling actually, but a lot of the content (as of yet) does not require scrolling. i am looking into a way for these only to show up when scrolling is needed. (if anyone here can suggest a method of doing that in flash mx, i'd appreciate it!)As far as the flash version goes:
The white space to the left under the pic on the homepage drives me a little crazy. It's like you want something to be there. Also those little circles are confusing. You think you can click on them but nothing happens. They don't seem to serve a purpose. I do like the nice choice of photo's used within the site.
#13
Posted 24 September 2005 - 05:46 PM
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