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  • horhay
    Sergeant First Class

    • Jul 2008
    • 51

    Would love some feedback...

    Hi guys,

    I know its early days but I´m enjoying website design so much I´ve put this little website together to see if I can get some more work...

    It´s mainly for family and friends so they can check out what I can do...

    I know I´ve got a long way to go before I can call myself a proper web designer, but you gotta start somewhere...

    I´ve done the entire site from scratch using the Gimp (Unbelievable piece of free graphics and image software!) and have really enjoyed the graphics side of things...

    Any feedback would be greatly appreciated...

    www.rebelwebdesign.co.uk

    Many thanks in advance,

    G

    www.freerideacademies.co.uk
    www.rubyshouse.co.uk
  • D'son
    Major General

    • Apr 2008
    • 2577

    #2
    Re: Would love some feedback...

    Not a bad design once it finally loaded, took forever. I would also make the image behind the text more transperent it is distracting.
    Reguards
    Ed
    www.dsondesigns.com
    www.marseillesyouthsports.com
    www.300hitter.com
    www.bigjk.net
    How to add JAlbum to your site

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    • DCOFFICESERVICES
      Special Status

      • Oct 2007
      • 480

      #3
      Re: Would love some feedback...

      Really smart looking site. The pink circles could perhaps be a few shades lighter...maybe??

      I did notice that the small, medium and large links all go to the same page.

      Well done

      Darren

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      • horhay
        Sergeant First Class

        • Jul 2008
        • 51

        #4
        Re: Would love some feedback...

        Thanks so much for the feedback,

        Yeah think the image behind the main text could have a little less opacity...

        Working on the image sizing and therefore web page loading speeds..

        I´ve sorted the main home page image as it was over 390kb!!!

        Does anyone know any guidelines for image sizing in order to load pages more quickly?

        I heard that all images should be around 10kb or less, but they look awful at this res... so I´m plumping for around 80kb but they seem to load pretty slowly.

        Am i missing something?

        Cheers,

        G

        www.rebelwebdesign.co.uk
        www.freerideacademies.co.uk
        www.rubyshouse.co.k

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        • asamboy
          Sergeant First Class

          • Nov 2007
          • 59

          #5
          Re: Would love some feedback...

          hi...good start.. well done...

          www.bluelemonstudio.com
          www.bluelemonstudio.com

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          • rangaz007
            First Lieutenant

            • Jun 2008
            • 172

            #6
            Re: Would love some feedback...

            Hi Horhay

            Thats a nice funky looking site you got there.
            I think it will really appeal to people who want something a little different from for their site. I'm sure you will get work from it.
            Well done, a great start!
            www.psnutrition.co.uk
            Nutrition & Weight Management Spe******ts

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            • horhay
              Sergeant First Class

              • Jul 2008
              • 51

              #7
              Re: Would love some feedback...

              Thanks so much for the feedback...

              Any ideas on the image sizing I brought up earlier in this thread would be much appreciated...


              Many thanks,

              G

              www.rebelwebdesign
              www.freerideacademies.co.uk
              www.rubyshouse.co.uk

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              • nosweatfinance
                Sergeant

                • Aug 2008
                • 37

                #8
                Re: Would love some feedback...

                G'day horhay,

                I believe 200kb is optimal per page according to the gurus. I found pages took on average about 15 -20sec on broadband to load which is abit long.
                Otherwise, site looks good.
                Kind regards
                Alex

                www.mywayweightloss.com

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                • horhay
                  Sergeant First Class

                  • Jul 2008
                  • 51

                  #9
                  Re: Would love some feedback...

                  Thanks alex,

                  Does that mean all images on the page should be no more than 200kb?

                  Just to clarify,

                  Many thanks,

                  G

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                  • nosweatfinance
                    Sergeant

                    • Aug 2008
                    • 37

                    #10
                    Re: Would love some feedback...

                    Please check out the link below to one of the gurus of photo sizing and see if it helps.

                    Photo Guru
                    Kind regards
                    Alex

                    www.mywayweightloss.com

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                    • nosweatfinance
                      Sergeant

                      • Aug 2008
                      • 37

                      #11
                      Re: Would love some feedback...

                      Sorry, that link didn't seem to work, try this one

                      Kind regards
                      Alex

                      www.mywayweightloss.com

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                      • horhay
                        Sergeant First Class

                        • Jul 2008
                        • 51

                        #12
                        Re: Would love some feedback...

                        Many thanks alex,

                        been looking for a thread like this for ages.

                        Brilliant.

                        G

                        www.rebelwebdesign.co.uk
                        www.freerideacademies.co.uk
                        www.rubyshouse.co.uk

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                        • jkadin
                          Brigadier General

                          • Jan 2008
                          • 1478

                          #13
                          Re: Would love some feedback...

                          Two things that I suggest is have a colored background, and the pink circles in the tex on your home page and try to change up on the page titles there all the same. Good luck your off to a great start.
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