Comments on design please & what drop down menu to use

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Hello
Could i please have constructive comments on the design of:
http://www.wiiratings.com/
what things need changing to look more profesional etc

also, i want a drop down menu for the "about" section, so it shows:
about us
contact us
staff

etc. What is the best system to do this with?
i would prefer a css one, but a js one would be better if it works in all browsers.

cheers
 
I think the layout is messy and it's a bit hard to tell what will be content from adverts. That might just be because you havn't got any real content in yet, but I think the layout could be improved a lot. I do think you have a decent logo though. You've also got some validation errors in your markup, if this is just a quick idea of what you hope to produce then I guess it's ok for now.

As for a good drop down menu, then take a look at Suckerfish Dropdowns.
 
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Rather than tell you what I do like, I'll be honest and tell you what I don't like, as this will be more helpful. I hope you don't mind criticism. :)

Colour Scheme - To be honest, I don't like it at all. You have 4 different shades of blue which don't go well together and nor has any attempt been made to try and make it so.

Menu Background Images - This is not relevant to the rest of the site at all. It simply looks like it's been ripped from another site and it doesn't fit. Also, the blue separating each menu item is ugly. It doesn't go at all.

Logo - Basic, typical and poorly designed.

Overall - The site is very cluttered and there is much more space to the left and the right that could be used to make it look more spacious and tidier. Another note about the sub-headings is that they have more of a left margin than the content underneath it; this makes it appear unaligned and ugly.

I've been quite critical there, but if you're serious about doing this then I feel this kind of view point will help you a lot more if you're not easily offended and get all ****** off. :D
 
Hello
thanks for your comments. first ... umm remove that swear word at the end. otherwise it only ends up in a stupid ban :rolleyes:.

anyway ...


Colour Scheme - To be honest, I don't like it at all. You have 4 different shades of blue which don't go well together and nor has any attempt been made to try and make it so. - i agree

Menu Background Images - This is not relevant to the rest of the site at all. It simply looks like it's been ripped from another site and it doesn't fit. Also, the blue separating each menu item is ugly. It doesn't go at all.- i agree, removed it for now. i might just set a background color (other than blue) for the bg instead.

Logo - Basic, typical and poorly designed. - i agree, again. i need to do something with it tbh XD

Overall - The site is very cluttered and there is much more space to the left and the right that could be used to make it look more spacious and tidier.

Another note about the sub-headings is that they have more of a left margin than the content underneath it; this makes it appear unaligned and ugly. - that was intentional, but now you'vesaid that, you're right. i was thinking of it as it makes it more like a heading. lol.
 
I've updated it all a bit ... what do you think now. I am not sure what to do with these bits though:

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(the main content sort of boxes). any ideas?
 
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