Template Change Opinions!

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jcb33

jcb33

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Hi all, am currently working on my website template, and have converted it from tables, to pure css layout, what do you think?

http://jcb33.co.uk/host/Website Final/

Any suggestions on how to improve it?

Anyone fancy making me a nice logo :)?

Thanks!

*EDIT*

Can anyone help with the following:

Getting it so when I resize the window pictures etc do not break the page
 
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cant remember exactly but I believe to centre the page in IE you need to use <body align=center> or something to that effect.

What do you mean pictures break the screen?
 
eriedor said:
cant remember exactly but I believe to centre the page in IE you need to use <body align=center> or something to that effect.

What do you mean pictures break the screen?
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If I resize the screen, then the pictures come out of the main content area,

In IE, this causes the content area to expand, and the logo etc not to, in ff and opera this causes the picture to apear over the edge of the content box :(
 
I've noticed you've done this before but I don't like the way that you let the banner change sizes with different resolutions; even in the first place you've made it smaller and lost the original quality of the image, I think you should design a banner that's about 800pixels wide that has a black background and make it stay in the middle with no size changes so it stays looking good.

I think changing to say #222 looks better than just black too, I'm not trying to put you down here but comic sans! omgwtf no way! I'm not going to let you keep that :p. The contrasting pink always works well, just pick a nicer looking font. The gradients look a tad cheesy/late 90's on the nav too, but as soon as you get rid of comic sans I think that might help. :p
 
RandomTom said:
I've noticed you've done this before but I don't like the way that you let the banner change sizes with different resolutions; even in the first place you've made it smaller and lost the original quality of the image, I think you should design a banner that's about 800pixels wide that has a black background and make it stay in the middle with no size changes so it stays looking good.

I think changing to say #222 looks better than just black too, I'm not trying to put you down here but comic sans! omgwtf no way! I'm not going to let you keep that :p. The contrasting pink always works well, just pick a nicer looking font. The gradients look a tad cheesy/late 90's on the nav too, but as soon as you get rid of comic sans I think that might help. :p
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http://jcb33.co.uk/host/Website Final/ Hows that :D


Im no good with logo design sadly!
 
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Had my best shot at logo making, which do you think?

logo.jpg


logo1.jpg


logo2.jpg


logo3.jpg


logo4.jpg
 
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Definitely an improvement markup-wise, a few pointers for you:

  • Centre the banner
  • Add some top padding to the navigation bars
  • Resize the images in your blog beforehand, and don't stretch them because it loooks awful!!!
 
RandomTom said:
Definitely an improvement markup-wise, a few pointers for you:

  • Centre the banner
  • Add some top padding to the navigation bars
  • Resize the images in your blog beforehand, and don't stretch them because it loooks awful!!!
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Yeah im gonna sort that out soon, havent done it yes as there all stored on my database, so wanted to get the site looking ok before I dealt with my content, other than calling it, I will do as you said, and take a screenie of before and after, and see what you think :)

sitetemplate.JPG


Which looks best :)?

*EDIT* Also is there a way to make it so that if the screen shrinks beyond a the 600px of the logo, that the logo will not just come off and stick out to the right of my template?
 
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