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I've created a website design for my my new company Appgecko i would like your review of what you think of it there is a few questions below to help you and me to get your views on the website design/layout

- it is easy to use?
- does it attract your attention?
- does it get to the point?
- can you find what you are looking for with out searching or using google?
- how can it be improved?
- is the site fast and efficient to your satisfaction?
website can be found here -- www.appgecko.com or .co.uk

there are a some minor bugs that need to be fixed in certain browsers.

Thanks
Smogsy :apple:
 
smogsy said:
I've created a website design for my my new company Appgecko i would like your review of what you think of it there is a few questions below to help you and me to get your views on the website design/layout

- it is easy to use?
Very easy to use, short punchy heading
- does it attract your attention?
Definately, very web 2.0. Love the simple design.
- does it get to the point?
Yep
- can you find what you are looking for with out searching or using google?
Yes, buit may benefot from a search form at the top of the page maybe?
- how can it be improved?
Personally not a fan of your heading. imo they need need to either in a different color or bigger. They don't stand out enough for me. Also not a fan of how the sub menu position for the parent menu changes - should be in the same place whatever link is clicked. Not a fan of how hyperlinks are blue and don't have a hover effect.
- is the site fast and efficient to your satisfaction?
Yes, very fast to load etc. Very appealing design too.
website can be found here -- www.appgecko.com or .co.uk

there are a some minor bugs that need to be fixed in certain browsers.

Thanks
Smogsy :apple:
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Looks good. I think the title text "App Gecko" needs to be bigger/clearer. Also feels like there should be a bottom-margin or a footer of some kind. There's a problem on the support page in that it has horizontal scrolling for some reason (must be something hidden or in the background).

Overall it's really nice :)
 
rghJones: the scrolling bug on support is to do with the sub nav where it positions itself under support it creates a space to right. which im currently looking into.

ty suarve for looking at commenting im looking into your comments at the moment.
Also not a fan of how the sub menu position for the parent menu changes - should be in the same place whatever link is clicked.
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you do not like how the sub menu changes ok. thanks for your comment ill wait for some more people to review if its a overall view this can be changed :D

Not a fan of how hyperlinks are blue and don't have a hover effect.
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how would you improve this? underlined when hovered? this is easily changed in my css structure.

will also looking into header changes for app gecko text.
 
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The sub menu is just a personal thing really. I'd prefer it to be say, left aligned each time.

As for the links, well i just hate blue hyperlinks tbh as they look 'too default' imo. I always like links with a dashed underline, and then a solid underline on hover.

:)
 
Nice use of graphics and is very easy to use. Did you make the gecko yourself and if so, how long did it take you and with what application?

Personally I would have had every link in text at the bottom for SEO purposes. Just underneath the content module. Anyone agree?
 
IMO the top 2/3rds are fantastic, the gecko and the header and gradient. Then when you get to the actual content it suddenly loses inspiration and looks quite plain - if not bordering dull.

The two amendments I'd make would be...
- 1. continue the yellow/orange gradient down the page so it becomes a background that the content of the page sits on
- 2. change the font so it's more web 2.0-ey and add some imagery to it to make it more interesting, layout wise.
 
what sort of font would you say is web 2.0?

also i added a img to main index page see if you think it helps.
 
I like it in general, I like the sub menus where they are, but I agree with some of the points above, the text is a little out of place, I'd prefer it to be left aligned and/or twice as big.

I'd also agree that the bits below the header are very plain, it's always where I have problems. The blog especially needs to have more defined headings and in general I'd up font sizes etc.

Probably just a personal opinion here too, but it seems like there's a lot of blank space.
 
Update:
1.I've changed the font to Tahoma for Web 2.0 Effect. still need high size? even after font change?
2.Fixed Spelling
3. Added a New image to Index And added more pages.
4. im thinking of center aligning every page good idea?

any more suggestions?

thanks a bunch.
 
• Very easy navigation, everything is visible.
• Very eye catching design
• To the point, it's clear what the site is about from the off
• It would be cool if the forum used the same design and didn't navigate away from your page.
• was quick to load on my system.

good work :)
 
I love the design of your site, only thing, really tiny little bitty thing, if possible could you add a tiny bit of space at the bottom so you see the dark blue back ground. Thats my 2 cents

Love the idea of the company, are you looking for anymore developers? Notice you haven't got any mention of Android platform :-P

Gaunt
 
smogsy said:
I've created a website design for my my new company Appgecko i would like your review of what you think of it there is a few questions below to help you and me to get your views on the website design/layout

- it is easy to use?
- does it attract your attention?
over-used web 2.0 style killing the originiality in webdesign
- does it get to the point?
- can you find what you are looking for with out searching or using google?
- how can it be improved?
- is the site fast and efficient to your satisfaction?
website can be found here -- www.appgecko.com or .co.uk

there are a some minor bugs that need to be fixed in certain browsers.

Thanks
Smogsy :apple:
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with IE

easy to use - its ok - but you shouldnt have to use scroll on a frontpage :)

does it attract your attention? - yes nice gecko design, good colours - keep the gecko ;)

does it get to the point? - yes

can you find what you are looking for etc. - yes

how can it be improved -

fix scroll issue (need to scroll on just about every single page)
sort the sizing template issues. (ctrl+mousewheel to see)

What are you going to do about the left and right margins? Half the screen is empty and non-used. Even when you increase the size to help with this just means you have to scroll even more.

imo a good website is all about utilizing space nothing should be wasted.
 
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