Flash Site Design - Review my Site

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Review my Site

NetGeek911

2005-09-10, 7:22 pm

Would Anywone like to review my site?
The address is www.aaronselectronicspictures.tk.
I hope I get good feedback but please tell me every thing you think!

Dragonusthei

2005-09-10, 7:22 pm

Hi,

loose the crappy tk and geocities domains

..tk = no search engines
geocities = ugly ads

a .com costs like nothing

for free hosting ad free try like freewebs.com

NetGeek911

2005-09-11, 7:26 pm

The .tk domain is just temperary. So is geocitys. Just wanted a review before I post it as a .com

NetGeek911

2005-09-11, 7:26 pm

Did you like the site?

mikereloaded

2005-09-13, 4:21 am

Ok, I'll give it a shot. Remember, when you ask someone to review your site,
you should be expecting some constructive criticism. None of my comments are
intended to put your site down in any way. With that said...

When developing a site, the first thing you need to do is come up with some
questions. Here are some examples of questions I ask myself.

- What is the purpose of the site and/or it's message?
- What do I want the user to experience when visiting my site?
- What is the best way to navigate through it?

Now, when I visit your site, I get a little lost as to it's purpose. You have
random pictures of hardware. I am hoping you took those pictures yourself
otherwise your commiting coypright infrigement, unless you have permission to
use the images.

As for the feel of your site, I am thinking it is supposed to be
hacker-esque.I think it might be a little on the "basic" side. You only really
have one page of content and a page for contact. Sit down and come up with what
you really would want on it. Be it your resume, biography, artwork, poetry,
writings, programs you have coded, photographs (that you took!), even links to
things that inspire you on the internet. There are endless possibilities.

As for aesthetics, you could use some work in the details department. For
instance, the arrows on the scroll bar aren't straight, which you might think
no one will notice, but we do. When using flash, practice using guides and
keyboard tricks to help keep everything symmetrical. Minor things go a long way
with adding to the quality of a site.

Your navigation isn't too bad. Keep thinking of creative menus and buttons,
even when you aren't working on it. Doodle something on a napkin if you must,
just keep the ideas coming. Pay close attention to how other sites navigate and
try to mimmic what they are doing. This will ultimately help you come up with
original ideas of your own. The amount of information you are providing on the
site can probably fit on one page. That means you don't have enough content or
your navigation menu is pointless.

Now that yor done this site, make another one. I started flash less than 2
years ago and the only way I progressed was to constantly practice and keep
making new things. I make a new site every few months and they have only gotten
better.

As Einstein once said, "Keep it simple, but not too simple."

I hope this helped you or atleast gave you some ideas. Keep going!

NetGeek911

2005-09-13, 7:33 pm

Im working on another site today and are planning to take the site down.