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Originally Posted by kryptonicwave
Honestly I take criticism well but It really pisses me off when people make a comment that doesn't help in any way. Saying my site is messy? It's extremely clean and professional there is no mess. Second why when I post to these website do I get these little kids responding that my site is terrible when there own website SUCK!! Dude your website have no design and are retarded. Your blog is a template?
Stop responding to people your replies are a waste of peoples time.
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Retarded means slow, or hindered. I do not appreciate being called retarded, even if you're using it in the wrong context. As to my own designs "sucking," Those websites are not live just yet, but I wanted the links to be active for when they are. Neither has been designed yet. Not because I'm lazy, but because I have clients and I am currently building my portfolio material and readying myself for launch.
Secondly, I am
not a little kid. I defy you to find an aspect of my posts that shows immaturity and lack of restraint. Last I checked, you were the one throwing a temper tantrum. Notice I did not use words like "suck" and "dude" in my post.
Thirdly, you asked for feedback and I gave you a suggestion. I told you to make your template a reflection of yourself, and I see now that it is just that...however, I will expand on my ideas, because you seem to have a lack of comprehension for the point I'm trying to get across.
Design
The overall styling is poor. Extremely poor. The drop shadows on your navigation are ugly and abrasive. As well, you are required to pick a sub-menu item. Why not have a category index so you can explain further and
then go into detail? Your header is crowded and poorly put together, and the logo needs a lot of work. As well, it should be clickable. This is becoming an increasing trend - linking your header so people know how to get back to the main page. The "typography" is that like you would find on any standard template. There's next to no styling at all. The colors clash horribly, and the rounded corners do not add anything to the aesthetic feel, because there is NO aesthetic feel. Yes, it is messy. The styles for the header even switch on some pages! Your site description is actually below your quick-links, which makes no sense. I'm so offput by the blocks of green that I don't even want to keep reading down the page.
My point was that some of your portfolio examples are extremely well done. I really enjoy these:
http://www.nextbestastronaut.com/
http://www.nikkidisanto.com/
http://www.aestheticure.com/
However, the
skill you are displaying
DOES NOT come across in your main template, at all. And that is what you want to work on, because people recognize your portfolio as a characteristic of your style. You're selling yourself, and right now, based just on design, I wouldn't buy it.
I do like how the colors change for each hosting plan, but why not have them all side by side, so they are comparable?
Content
There are a few grammar issues that need to be resolved. Some of them are moot points, like whether or not you add the ending comma before "and" in lists. Others are just bad sentence structure, such as:
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We have development new bloggin website design services plans to meet any customes needs.
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And oh yeah, the occasional spelling error. All of this may seem trivial, but it really takes away from the professionalism. The sales pitches themselves are actually really interesting and somewhat convincing. This is where you employ typography, to enhance the parts you want to stand out. Right now you're going for basic italics and bolds. Why not add color? Decoration? Be consistent, but be
unique.
Then there are the areas where you just stop...such as on the maintenance page:
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Here are typical website features that require regular management:
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It just goes to the portfolio links. If it's supposed to do that, well, then just list the sights under the colon! Because the portfolio/testimonial links are styled, visitors will think of them as separate elements, and react to them separately. So your content looks incomplete. As well, you do not need to link to the
same portfolio on every page. If you want to split your clients into categories and have distinct separates, then do so. If you want one portfolio, just put the link in the navbar.
Some areas are even laid out to fool you, such as this page:
http://www.kryptonicwave.com/website...ting/index.php
The Marketing Services looks like an adsense block. Again, TYPOGRAPHY. It's the same for most of the marketing pages...
Would I Use Your Site?
No, frankly I would not. Not only because I look for a designer's site to be more clean and professional, but because of the way you replied to me. Remember that you have a web presence. I have to wonder if you've read some of my previous posts? If you visited the forums I frequent you would find I'm consistently trying to be helpful and I always keep level headed when given criticism. If you think you are so good with criticism, then you should employ that idea. But also because your website
just does not come across as professional at first glance. I'm not going to go, scroll all the way down, and start reading the interesting pitch. I'm going to see green and sloppy layout and confusing area definition and I'm going to leave.
You want feedback from
everyone. Because you're marketing to a large base of people. I represent one demographic, and people on this forum represent another. Please remember that when you reply to someone.
