My website

After a day playing with DreamWeaver (thanks Dedrater ) I think I've cracked it!!

I would welcome any comments good or bad (hopefully good )

Cheers,

Dan

 

Had a quick look and it looks good to me

 

Top graphic is too big, causes horizontal scrolling on a 1280 display.

 

In Firefox is doesn't fit the page. You don't want to be scrolling across on the Homepage.

The highlighter 'box' doesn't move when selecting another category.

You can't go 'Home' from 'Discography.

I'll keep looking.

 

yeh - thanks Hank noticed that It was my first time using Dreamweaver and I was using a widescreen laptop.....

Will have a play with the width - IMHO it scrolls over too far.

Dan

 

Nice one Spoon

Dan

 

Welcome to 'DA Productions' and not 'da productions' on Homepage.

 

FWIW, does the "same" in Safari and FF3. Haven't got an IE machine to try it on

Dan

 

Cheers Spoon - I *think* that's a font issue. Will have to change the text

Dan

 

I'd personally have Cobnash Studios link as a target=_"blank" to open up a separate page.

Edited to add. That goes for all off page links as I see more on the 'Training and Consultation' page.

 

2007-2009 in the footer too.

 

In fact the footer links aren't working, Privacy, Terms etc.

 

LOL -apart from that, it's fine

Thanks - I'm going to have a beer now (before I **** it up through being knackered!!)

Any other comments appreciated

Dan

 

Have a go on browsershots, saves a lot of messing around

Check Browser Compatibility, Cross Platform Browser Test - Browsershots

And get yourself firebug (best in firefox) to sort out the little stying niggles.

Firebug - Web Development Evolved

 

Grammar is important if you are selling to a reasonably intelligent audience, and as it's about media, for example:-

"Our bespoke composition skills have recognised and respected in the Audio/Media Industry"

Would be better if it was:-

"Our bespoke composition skills have been recognised and respected throughout the Audio/Media Industry"

Good first attempt though!!

 

The line:
Our bespoke composition skills have recognised and respected in the Audio/Media Industry.

'are recognised' ?

*edit* oh well, at least we are paying attention out here...

 

Cheers Hank - browsershots is really

I'm pretty chuffed with it tbh - yeh, a few niggles, but nowt major (despite it being a pretty simple website)
What I'm chuffed about is that I tried to ignore the graphical aspect and tried to play with HTML......
Dedrater gave me some fantastic intructions which also helped a lot

Nice one chaps

Dan

 

Only minor things, Dan, otherwise it is a good site and says what it is you need.

 

THANKS I read it twice and got the wife to read it!!!

Will sort that too

Dan

 

NP, good luck with it, the last 5% of tidying takes about 95% of the time, anything that makes that easier appeals to my lazy *** nature

 

lol

 

sorted

sorted Thanks to you too Pete

Will have to look at :-
(1) how to get each link to open in a new page - not overly sure
(2) how to sort out the links in the footer - T&Cs of free CSS dictate that I have to keep those in (IIRC)
(3) bit of formatting to be addressed
(4) The menu highlighter - serious RTFM

Cheers chaps and "thanks" again

Dan

 

Discography not going "home" - sorted

 

These are the things I do if itwas my site and I was doing the work (but it's been ages since I've bothered building any sites):

I'd blend the upper logo to match the background behind it so it appears seemless.

I'd get the map to open in a seperate tab or window so you don't get visitors leaving your site.

I'd use the navigation bar to highlight were visitors are by getting the rollover to stay in the rolled-over position.

In the footer, I'd align everything to the same vertical position.

I'd also set the cell width on the left and right cells to be an equal size so the links in the centre appear to be central.

On the home-page and studio page there is only one grey line at the top of the page under the title. On the other pages there are two lines. I'd make all pages have either one or two lines, not vary it.

Other than that, not bad for a first attempt.

 

Looks really good.
As Spoon said, the title is cut short on Firefox and I looked on IE and there is a black box on the end of the title. Can't think of any other way to describe it

You should be proud of that, I like it

 

Thanks - it will take me 12 months to learn half of what you've just suggested LOL! I love the ideas though

Thanks 84

Dan

 

OK, for instance you have
<a href="http://daproductions.x10hosting.com/html/index.html"target="_blank">here</a>

Add the bit in red to every outside page link.

 

ahh - I get ya!!

Thanks Spoon

DAn

 

Done only took a few mins

Still some more to do - but that's for tomorrow

Dan

 

Good, then look at the most important bit once you've got it sorted, the SEO. Your titles on page source are empty and showing nothing as are your meta tags.