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charset="us-ascii" X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 51 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1350491946 news.xs4all.nl 6958 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:60189 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:31523 David Hutto wrote:=0D=0A> On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 2:06 AM, Demian Brecht wrote:=0D=0A> > * Your strength is not design=2E U= sing bevel and emboss (and a pattern here and there) does not constitute go= od=0D=0A> design=2E=0D=0A> =0D=0A> It's simplicity within a symbolism, and = now that I need money for=0D=0A> medical reasons, the work I've done isn't = perfect, but it's on par=2E=0D=0A> =0D=0A> I know when I see something aest= hetically pleasing, and if I like what=0D=0A> I have, I'm using the same mi= ndset=2E=0D=0A> =0D=0A> If you're showcasing logo work, I hope you're ready= to supply=0D=0A> variations that can be used cross-medium=2E=0D=0A> =0D=0A= > These are all portfolio sites of my own, and I'm slowly revising them,=0D= =0A> just like any other rough draft, and as you can tell I'm asking other= =0D=0A> people to critique it=2E=0D=0A> =0D=0A=0D=0AAesthetics and web desi= gn are relative to the eye of the beholder=2E=0D=0AThe question is whose op= inion matters=2E Yours? Mine? Others? Personally,=0D=0AI heartily second th= e recommendation to get professional advice on site=0D=0Adesign=2E Your sit= e reminds me of something I would create in the '90s=0D=0Awith FrontPage (d= o people even use that anymore?) as an amateur or =0D=0Ahobbyist; not somet= hing I would create as a professional attempting=0D=0Ato market my services= =2E=0D=0A=0D=0ANow I do not say this in order to be mean, but to provide co= nstructive=0D=0Acriticism=2E Not because I do not like the site; but becaus= e I think=0D=0A*other* people will not like the site layout and ultimately = my opinion=0D=0Adoes not matter; it matters what your prospective clients t= hink=2E That=0D=0Ais unless you can afford to turn away business by stickin= g to your =0D=0Adesign principles=2E=0D=0A=0D=0ASeveral top level links did= not work and that is a bad sign for a =0D=0Aportfolio=2E At the very least= , take a few minutes to setup a blank page=0D=0Aso the visitor does not get= a 404 error=2E The background of your logo=0D=0Apage should match the colo= r scheme of the rest of the website=2E Oh,=0D=0Aand your logo for your main= page is incomprehensible to me=2E I am not=0D=0Asure if it is a artistic d= esign or some text, but it is too hard to make=0D=0Aout=2E=0D=0A=0D=0AIt is= hard to say much more since the site is so bare=2E I will reiterate=0D=0Aw= hat others have said regarding background sounds (especially ones that =0D= =0Astart by default)=2E If you take a look at some famous websites and you = will=0D=0Anotice that they rarely have sound and for good reason=2E =0D=0A= =0D=0AAnother thing to note is wasted space=2E Network bandwidth is a commo= dity=2E =0D=0AYou pay for it and your visitor pays for it=2E You pay for it= in terms of =0D=0Ahosting or internet service while the visitor pays for i= t in internet =0D=0Aservice and possibly even in their data cap=2E I cannot= imagine loading =0D=0Ayour website from a phone (nor would I ever try to)= =2E=0D=0A=0D=0AYou want to be as efficient as possible=2E Have you ever tak= en a look at Google's home page source? Now they are an extreme example of = keeping a site lean, but maybe that will give you an idea of how important = it is=2E An overly giant GIF and sound files are poor choices=2E It should = be easy to compress the GIF to a *much* smaller file size while keeping the= animation=2E You can probably use a midi file for the same effect with reg= ards to sounds=2E =0D=0A=0D=0AI hope that helps,=0D=0ARamit=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D= =0AThis email is confidential and subject to important disclaimers and=0D= =0Aconditions including on offers for the purchase or sale of=0D=0Asecuriti= es, accuracy and completeness of information, viruses,=0D=0Aconfidentiality= , legal privilege, and legal entity disclaimers,=0D=0Aavailable at http://w= ww=2Ejpmorgan=2Ecom/pages/disclosures/email=2E