How to improve this website...

AGD · 2 Jan 2008 at 14:50

Hi, I've made a test page for my mum's small business website but don't think it looks professional enough. It's made using joomla and my own css (which is probably rubbish I know!). I was just wondering if any of you have any comments on how to make it look better.

ps the buttons don't really work and the content is very old and just to fill the space for now.

Any help would be really appreciated.

here it is

Dj_Jestar · 2 Jan 2008 at 14:52

Looks fine to me. Clean and simple. Your Mum's business is not a design house, so no point getting overtly flashy. Maybe update the banner with some images that are relevant to the business. Perhaps two people shaking hands, and the cliche smiling-with-perfect-teeth telephone operator or something in a faded gradient with colour overlay the same green as the text.

EDIT: also just occured to me, the banner above the menu would work better imo.

MarcLister · 2 Jan 2008 at 15:15

The only suggestion I can make is the spelling of Project in the menu bar.

PaulB · 2 Jan 2008 at 15:15

Looks pretty good to me. You've got a spelling mistake in the menu at the top though "Pojects"

K.C. Leblanc · 2 Jan 2008 at 15:36

Looks very smart and profesional to me. Only problem is if you're running 800x600 you have to scroll horizontaly. But then very few people run that res these days, I only noticed if because Ubuntu is being a pest about my graphics card.

AGD · 2 Jan 2008 at 18:18

Know about the pojects lol, I just couldn't be bothered to change it because it's not the real site! Might try the banner above like you said.

Thanks for the replies.

gord · 2 Jan 2008 at 18:35

Change the default link colours, the harsh blue is quite a contrast, especially the Joomla at the bottom..

furnace · 2 Jan 2008 at 18:53

Nice site, although I think the menu would look better underneath the banner myself

And maybe "You are at:" in the location bar

edit; actually no i take it back... i think its cool how it is :cool:

zinc · 3 Jan 2008 at 01:25

I really like it. It's nice on the eyes, colors are great they suit the overall colors of the logo nicely.

I think it is very professional

Make a nice favicon for the site and it will be perfect

hamesy · 3 Jan 2008 at 09:16

Dj_Jestar said:
Maybe update the banner with some images that are relevant to the business. Perhaps two people shaking hands, and the cliche smiling-with-perfect-teeth telephone operator or something in a faded gradient with colour overlay the same green as the text.

Agreed. Also think that the side navigation needs a little something to seperate the content with the nav bar. Otherwise nice work.