would like some criticism ^_^

**dragon_master_m** · 02-25-2008, 01:21 AM

my current site is
http://uniquepartyandgiftpacks.com

im working on redesigning it (slowly but surely)
this is the current redesign(doesn't work in IE yet)
http://uniquepartyandgiftpacks.com/cart.php
(very simple right now. nothing fancy/pretty yet)

currently im working on designing some new graphics for the site as well as developing the layout. anything you think would be a good idea?

criticism is welcome for both the old and new site.

**timothynblake** · 02-25-2008, 04:06 AM

personally i don't like it the colours don't work well with each other and there's too much empty space on the page and top banner is distorted and does not look good and is hard to read also the code does not validate the only thing i like is the logo anyway good luck mate i hope this criticism help you out some way

**dragon_master_m** · 02-25-2008, 04:07 AM

which link are you referring to?

**dragon_master_m** · 11:49 PM

i added some better styling to the second link. could i get some input from IE7 & IE6 users? I'm not sure if the menu dropdowns work in IE7 or IE6 (properly). For older versions of IE in display a div message because it doesnt work. that i do know ^_^. The menus that should dropdown are "Animals", "Clothing", "Discontinued", and "Policies". I cant test it myself as I'm on a linux computer

Thanks again.

**dragon_master_m** · 02-26-2008, 02:27 AM

and i validated the second link.

**Arenlor** · 02-26-2008, 09:38 PM

A few things, first off, http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=ht...%3Fcat%3Dall8c
use alt='blah'. Secondaly, 
</embed>
</object>--> the second  on your front page.
Next, the red on the light blue on the homepage is rather ugly. The rest of the colors though are pretty good. Also, center the screen.

Those two should make it clear why.

**dman_2007** · 02-27-2008, 03:37 AM

The second link, is not working for me, it is showing that you have error in your php code.

**dragon_master_m** · 02-27-2008, 05:24 AM

dman - it should work now. i have been working on it all morning, and i had messed some things up for a bit.

**dragon_master_m** · 02-27-2008, 05:30 AM

arenlor, i didnt realize i needed to use the alt attribute until recently, so im now using it on the second link. it would take too much time to add it to the first. (as its being replaced soon by the second). and thanks about the --> i wasnt sure where i messed up in my comments. and i didnt like the way the website was designed previously (not designed by me) so im redoing it myself this time.

**dragon_master_m** · 02-27-2008, 07:09 AM

added some stuff to the second link. not sure how well it works/looks it IE 6/7

**fattony** · 02-27-2008, 12:37 PM

Im not sure about the black text on the background, I'd suggest changing it to maybe white, I just found it hard to read.

**dragon_master_m** · 02-27-2008, 09:09 PM

font is white for now. changed some of the overall design. ideas on colors?

**dragon_master_m** · 03-02-2008, 02:03 AM

my domain expired so i changed it to
http://www.teddybearhuggers.com/
and
http://www.teddybearhuggers.com/cart.php
hows it looking so far?

**misohoni** · 03-02-2008, 03:01 AM

Still notworking in IE? Alot of dark blue on the page!

**dragon_master_m** · 03-02-2008, 03:06 AM

well it should work in IE7, but it doesnt work with IE6 because it doesnt support the latest CSS. Are you using IE7 or IE6?

**dragon_master_m** · 03-02-2008, 03:07 AM

and the dark blue is temporary. i need to change the background in the main picture to a lighter color first ^_^;

**dragon_master_m** · 03-02-2008, 02:13 PM

made the background lighter, got rid of the backround on the logo.

**dragon_master_m** · 03-13-2008, 11:20 PM

ive been doing alot of backend coding. id like some opinions on how user-friendly it is, maybe some design criticism. ordering right now doesnt work for real ordering as its going thru the paypal sandbox. if you need the password/username for the sandbox login its
user: webmaster [at] teddybearhuggers [dot] com
pass: diamondpen37

and the login for the test user is
user: testpaypal [at] teddybearhuggers [dot] com
pass: diamondpen37

http://www.teddybearhuggers.com/cart.php