EvilKyote

Hi Guys,

I'm working on a new website and would like some input as to the layout and design, and any suggestions you might have.

As I'm reposting this, for the benifit of others, this site has been pretty much designed from the ground up and is not a tamplate!!!!!!

For the benifit of those who cannot view un-worksafe sites, and for the mods, this site contains a little nudity, HOWEVER it is NOT FULL FRONTAL OR TOPLESS/*****. It is simple a little naked flesh!!!

Mods: Please don't delete or move this thread, I am after genuine opinions and comments and have made ammendments to the design to make it accpetable to the majority


The site address is http://www.serialx.co.uk

King RA

paul-s

its good, what did you want opinions on tho ?

I think the navigation should be across the screen top but below the banner/website logo. thats IMHO of course

EvilKyote

Hi Thanks,

Well I am interested on people opinions of the layout and design, such as where things have been placed, the images and themes I have used and created to make the sites layout etc, and any suggestions of improvement and/or features which would work well with the overall theme.

cw42

iTrader: (1)

nice looking site, but don't like having a seperate window opening when you click on an image.
would rather it opens in the same window, then click to go back, or next or thumbs.
chris.

EvilKyote

Ok I've edited some of the backend code to make a change in how the images are linked thought my backend system

now when you see the 6 images (2 rows of 3) the very first image will open in the same window and the others in a new window. I would be interested on what people prefer to see! have a look and try and let me know if you think images should open in a new window or the same window, if same window, do you think it should just be the image that loads or should I create like a display page that centres the image and has some of the website content visable too?

cw42

iTrader: (1)

nice one, prefer opening in same window, then just click "back"
chris.

wiltshire_boy

She really wants to put that seat up first and face the right way.

EvilKyote

LOL, you know what, didn't even realise what she was sitting on

Apparition

As a website , its not ringing any bells for me. Regardless of content. And to just press home the fact that its the design not the content that is switching me off...here is my other half's website for you to peruse. http://www.differentlight.co.uk/index.html
I'm not saying its better or worse, just putting it there for comparison for you.
BTW, he'd probably be happy to discuss if you want to.

Could I also point out that by digging into this website, you WILL come across some nudity and if you are easily offended by this type of thing, then heed the warning.

EvilKyote

Hmm interesting site, not slating it but personally i cannot stand frontpage what so ever and avoid it at all costs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ChristianR

iTrader: (1)

yep good comparison, that website looks so amateur compared the one posted in the first post.

Dieseldog

Yeah, don't include any of the old boilers from the 'different light' site, and you can't go too far wrong. I mean... for the love of God, will someone please tell me that 'Nivea' isn't taking a dump in the woods.....

KiwiGTI

They are both amateurish, unattractive websites.

Get some ideas from

www.boxedart.com
www.templatemonster.com

Look under the fashion category for example.

KiwiGTI

Also a tip for www.differentlight.co.uk, you shouldnt really advertise photographs of babies along with glamour and nude photography, the two don't really mix and most professional studios would never place the two on the same page.

Apparition

Well thank you for your comments. I really didin't expect you to be quite so rude though.
I'm NOT going to show these comments to my husband. He'd not give a toss about them but he's put in a lot of blood sweat and tears to both build the website and our studio. Not to mention the financial outlay.
KIWI - We are showing all types of photographs that it's possible to take in our studio. The baby is my grandchild, we had total permission to use him along side the models. The models are the nicest people, and they too have no problem with the juxta positioning of their pics alongside his. Maybe , we are breaking new ground?
DIESELDOG- Your comments in particular were pretty derogatory about Nivea. I hope to goodness she doesn't get to see them. What's your problem? Why the nastiness? Whatever have we or she done to you to bring that on?
EvilKoyote - Thanks for your comments. I'm not sure what Frontapge is, I guess its a format for building websites. I purely and simply put DFL up for you to compare since you seemed unsure of how yours looked. It was meant entirely from an aesthetic point of view and not a technical one.
ChristianR - Can't see much difference myself re amateurishness or not. I look at things and either like them or no. To me, there doesn't appear much difference between them.

Anyone else who wants to take a pop.......... Don't, you're only letting Scoobynet down.

KiwiGTI

Sorry if you find it offensive, but having worked in the mainstream fashion photographic industry I have high standards for websites and they can be made to look attractive with very little effort.

Secondly it is extremely common in the industry that studios/photographers that photograph children never combine that with glamour. Just a suggestion, but most people I know with families would definately hesitate to go to a photographer that advertises both.

I thought Nivea looked quite good.

StickyMicky

if she had a good bath and a scrub up i think she would be do-able

EvilKyote

Thanks for the comments kiwi, I have no intention of wanting to make the site look like some corporate image type by using a template from some site. Having said that i'll have a more in depth look at some of those for a few idea's. At the moment the site i'm working on is the first layout/design i've done for this site, some things might change some might not.

Apperition: Frontpage is a web design package package which is made by microsoft. Don't take this the wrong way but if your hubby used a proper and decent web design package he could make an absolute top notch website. As I work in the web hosting industry and have been designing websites on and off for over 10 years, but not in a professional capacity, it's more of a hobby which I can often incorporate into my work. I'd suggest if your hubby isn't so much of a coder, by that i mean coding websites by writing all the HTML himself, then a very good package is Macromedia Dreamweaver MX.

Thanks for the comments everyone, keep em coming, i'm making notes

Apparition

Evil : He has mentioned Dreamweaver. I think quite honestly, he had to get this website up and "live"? very quickly because of all the work entailed building the studio, he had to do that virtually single handed, since silly old me ( who was down to help) went and slipped a disc and was laid out for 4 months at the most crucial time.

KIWI : I Don't find anything offensive. Thanks for your comments. We are opening this studio for ANYONE to use. This means one day a commercial photographer might be photographing tins of beans, next day it might be some one doing a family portrait and the day after a glamour shoot. No way would we be booking any of those in on the same day. As each booking is taken, they have exclusive use of the studio/s and never the twain shall meet so to speak. The studio is kept clean and tidy (I see to that in my Mrs mop guise), we have seen this successfully done elsewhere and talking to a broad spectrum of people, we feel there's a niche for us.
Put it this way, we have laid out an awful lot of wonga on this project so we need it to work.
Sorry for stealing some of your thunder Evil !

Stickymicky : Ignored.

03-CTR

i think the theory is ok but reckon the problem (for me anyway) is that the website has a menu where you can openly see glamour shots with naked and sexually suggestive posing. then on the homepage you have young children and glamour shots on the same screen.

personally i would have a graphic on the homepage and then separate, dedicated menus for the various options i.e. bikes, kids, families, glamour , misc etc. with a warning page preceding the glamour page advising of the nudity etc.

just a personal opinion but to me, having sex and kids on the same page would put me off what is probably a very professional outfit

best of luck all the same.

03-CTR

not really into asian women but the site looked good. only (minor) problem i had with it was the centre panel. there is a lot of info on the page, which requires scrolling, but you have to move your mouse off the page in order to do this.

a bit of a pedantic thing i know but a scrollable pane would be more user friendly

thundertiger

i think the site is cool.

that chinky bird would get it...

..and a few mirrors too...



BB

EvilKyote

hehe. I'm just working on some new graphics to replace some of the ones on there, decided i don't like those borders so much anymore.

EvilKyote

Right i've updated the designs, what do you think?

kelvin

At the risk of being picky, i've just noticed a spelling mistake on the copyright notice page.

Last line of the first section (Website Content) - "persued to the fullest extent possible" should read "pursued to the fullest extent possible"

kelvin

New header looks very good but i'm not sure about the navigation menu - I think I preferred it (menu only) as it was

EvilKyote

Corrected

EvilKyote

in what way do you not like the new navigation menu?

Apparition

O3-CTR ~ Thanks for those coments. Sorry Evil for once again hi-jacking your thread.
I'll pass those comments along to he who must be obeyed and see if we can't implemet them. Pretty obvious solution really, but sometimes these things are too close to see