clay opened this issue on Jan 12, 2013 · 6 posts
clay posted Sat, 12 January 2013 at 11:19 PM
Attached Link: http://claygraphics.phase2.net/
Hey everyone, been a while hope all are having a good new year so far. So as a new years resolution I decided to start re-modeling my website today, thought I would post the main page basic start design to see if ya'll like the colors etc, and of course the site will be more developed as content is added with other pages etc. Any feedback will be most helpful in this endevour.
Thx, Clay
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UVDan posted Sun, 13 January 2013 at 1:14 AM Forum Moderator
Looks good from here. Updating the website is always such a major PIA.
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bobbystahr posted Sun, 13 January 2013 at 10:19 AM
Wow...very nice...the Ben Bova covers have me off to the library later today...the gallery of 3D is beautiful...you sir are a Bryce master and your 2D(?) graphics are all excellent.
The whole web site rocks solidly...great work on a sometimes tedious job.
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skiwillgee posted Mon, 14 January 2013 at 2:07 PM
Really good work, Clay. I agree with Bobby about the Ben Bova covers.
3eighty posted Wed, 16 January 2013 at 4:05 PM
Thanks for your library..Really enjoyed time spent looking at your great work..
Rayraz posted Wed, 30 January 2013 at 7:01 AM
Looks like a good start! If I might give some pointers:
The gallery page loads really slowly at the moment. I don't know if it's your webhost or the gallery plugin you're using, but if it can be sped up that would probably improve the experience for potential clients.
The cross-fading images on the graphics page are implemented with flash. It's better to use Javascript, so people on mobile devices can view it too. The jQuery Cycle plugin does what you've got on your site with very little configuration needed, it might be a good alternative.
Page width and layout is inconsistent across most pages. The overall experience for your site's visitors (and potential clients) is going to be better if you stick to a particular format across most pages.
If you decide to go with the dark background like on the resumé page, I would advice to add a little more padding, so the text is more free from the edges of the surrounding box.
Your fonts are all the same and all quite bold. You're probably going to be able to make more impact if you decide on a bold title/header/display font. And a more calm, less bold font for body text. A nice guide on how to decide on font combinations can be found here:
http://webdesignledger.com/resources/mastering-font-combinations
If you're feelign inspired, you can also use google webfonts for spiffy royalty-free fonts: http://www.google.com/webfonts
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