my new site layout

[joekd]

well I try to put all I learn about flash in this site except for the stuff that i couldn't use lol:D but now i need angry critism before I finish http://www.geocities.com/pudejoseph/index2.html common don't be shy slay me if you have to

[subquark]

speed up the animations, use smaller fonts, use fewer fonts

that will help right off the bat :)

[joekd]

thanks for the reply I made the animations that slow on purpose I thought i would be good that way guess i was wrong lol oh well I guess I'll have to change that

[subquark]

yeah, Eric Jordan says go faster with almost any animation and it will look better. like car comercials, real fast pace = excitement

site is looking good though! :)

[joekd]

okie thanks for the advice I will make it go faster

[subquark]

what is your frame rate? I like 24fps

[joekd]

lols close 20 fps

[dzy2566]

I would say it looks a bit cluttered. There's a bit too much going on. Perhaps a lighter background or less gradient fills.

[joekd]

okie I'll work on that thanks for your opinion

[subquark]

yeah, when someone makes an easy suggestion like background colour, just throw it up and take a quick look at it, it may sometimes be a creative catalyst

good luck! :)

[joekd]

lol thanks u guys are really helpfull

[indiochano]

looks promising... rich in content... I would try redesigning the site... but its just a suggestion.

[the_unknown_one]

Was ok, quite jerky; too much going on. Everything too small, didn't know what was happening or what i was doing. If you want it to look professional, which is what it seems like you are trying to do, then at least spell things right, and don't use 1337 $p£/-\|<. Or Net slang, like lol or omg (i saw lol in there, and there were some spelling mistakes). apart form that, the frames are ok, might want tto get rid of thhe border n the frame, so it looks like it "flows". Hope these have helped. :)

[joekd]

i am still trying to find a way to make it more calm and I guess I really should stay away from using net lingo when designing a site lol oops here I go well thanks for the comment and I need your opinion on the music player will you notice that its a music player if the text panel did not open?

[the_unknown_one]

all you need to do to the music player is make the text panel's background's alpha at 100%. I couldnt read it properly.

[joekd]

wow really its I'll change that and any tips on how i can kill some of the animation i do notice what you said about it being to jerky it does make your head move a lot

[Skinner]

Hey joekd,

First of all b4 u start with ur site think of the concept and themes.
i notice u dumped everything in...unnessary objects like the tv at the left site will just drained viewers cpu usage...and the entire site is too dark ppl will having difficulty to read it.

I rather prefer simple is nice ;)

Cheers

[cobo]

i use frame rates from 30 to 45fps, makes beatyful anims...

cobo

[the_unknown_one]

Also, you could keep this site, with the changes we have suggested, and spread it out; you don't need those frames, apart from to show off that you have learnt about them (it's been the subject of my IT lessons for the last three weeks, and me and a friend of mine worked it out in like the first half of the fairst lesson, but the rest of the class seem like they STILL can't work i out.).

[subquark]

yeah, frames can be a pain in the drain, and the_unknown_one is right; don't use something just because you learned it. It needs to add to your site, or maybe just be what is needed. It's easy to feel that "more is better". But if that was true then why do they pay $70+K to Senior Nike Copywriters to come up with those one line tags for products?

Just do it.

[joekd]

wow amazing i've never gotten so much feeedback before i wish i could send you all a peronal thank you note but school is gonna open tommorow and I have to start studying and all thats stuff. I will take off some of the things and go for a more simple site thanks look out for my redesign soon. well, if I don't have to much homework

[subquark]

yeah, better to get lots of criticism here than never get any action from your site by the outside world!

Glad you did not take it too personally. Me I'm sensitive, but the harsh eye is a valuable tool.

Good luck with school! :)