Site Ratings & Reviews - Please critique this three page site

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Please critique this three page site

Carolyn Marenger

2006-03-13, 6:19 am

I was asked to create an initial website, and then when I had done so, was
told that it wasn't what they wanted. After much discussion, I let them
step me through to get exactly what they wanted as quickly as possible. I
am biased, about the page. The html is garbage, including tables for
layout. The page just looks bad with a useless 'GO' to the left of the
menu, and lots more, however it is close to their brochure.

Can anyone give me an unbiased critique of the three pages, that I can then
take back to the client?

Thanks, Carolyn
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Carolyn Marenger

gerg

2006-03-13, 6:19 am

Carolyn Marenger wrote:
> I was asked to create an initial website, and then when I had done so, was
> told that it wasn't what they wanted. After much discussion, I let them
> step me through to get exactly what they wanted as quickly as possible. I
> am biased, about the page. The html is garbage, including tables for
> layout. The page just looks bad with a useless 'GO' to the left of the
> menu, and lots more, however it is close to their brochure.
>
> Can anyone give me an unbiased critique of the three pages, that I can then
> take back to the client?
>
> Thanks, Carolyn

Sure, how about a URL.

-g-

Carolyn Marenger

2006-03-13, 6:19 am

gerg wrote:

> Carolyn Marenger wrote:
>
>
> Sure, how about a URL.
>
> -g-

Maybe I should wake up before I make requests...

http://www.rotaryapparel.com

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Carolyn Marenger

Carolyn Marenger

2006-03-13, 6:19 am

Carolyn Marenger wrote:

> I was asked to create an initial website, and then when I had done so, was
> told that it wasn't what they wanted. After much discussion, I let them
> step me through to get exactly what they wanted as quickly as possible. I
> am biased, about the page. The html is garbage, including tables for
> layout. The page just looks bad with a useless 'GO' to the left of the
> menu, and lots more, however it is close to their brochure.
>
> Can anyone give me an unbiased critique of the three pages, that I can
> then take back to the client?
>
> Thanks, Carolyn

Maybe I should wake up before I start posting? Here is the URL...

http://www.rotaryapparel.com

Thanks, Carolyn
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Carolyn Marenger

dingbat@codesmiths.com

2006-03-13, 10:22 pm

Carolyn Marenger wrote:

> Can anyone give me an unbiased critique of the three pages, that I can then
> take back to the client?

Boring, boring, boring.

It's not bad. It's competently done, the coding is far from "garbage"
But it's _boring_, particularly the battleship grey colour choices and
the bordered table cells. Their logo is getting wiped out in the detail
too, particularly the small copies. The whole thing shouts 1997.

I'd want to see a single product page before I commented further. The
images are a good size for thumbnails in a multi-product list, but I'd
want bigger (and logo closeups) before I spent money.

"Coming in May 2006" looks bad. Especially in June 8-)

It's not a complicated page. It doesn't look bad because it _can't_
look bad (OK, I know there are "designers" who could achieve even
this). But nor is it really selling itself to me

saz

2006-03-13, 10:22 pm

In article <8f664$4415513a$d8fe98de$17667@PRIMUS.CA>,
cajunk@marenger.com says...
> Carolyn Marenger wrote:
>
>
> Maybe I should wake up before I start posting? Here is the URL...
>
> http://www.rotaryapparel.com
>
>
> Thanks, Carolyn
>
I would consider a different color scheme. This one is very dull.

When I click on the Creative Embroidery logo, I see a much more
attractive site (it also needs some work), why not use the same format
for the Rotary-specific site?

If I were a customer, I'd expect to be able to click a thumbnail and get
a larger image.

I'm not sure what the "go" button on the left is for.

The table borders are very old-school. Try using CSS borders.