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**Hades** · 06-19-2009, 01:21 PM

Hi Anakha, nice start, let me give you some tips to improve your work:

The design and concept
So you decided to use a fixed size centered layout, with a blue background, white body and blue header. This type of layout can look great if you work a bit more on it, put a different color on the header, work a few more hours on the logo, I know it's difficult to do but nobody said it would be easy

Look for a guide to create headers, I suggest you check on the sixrevisions header showcase:
http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/f...in-web-design/

Also make the white background have rounded borders which will give it a better look.

I'm not asking you to copy them, but having a look might give you some ideas.

The Content
Your website only has 1 page, which makes it look shallow, you should add 2 or 3 more pages and a navigation bar/header/menu, even if these pages have very similar content they will give your some more variety.

Also put some stock images to give it a feeling of high professionalism.

Guide to stock photo usage:
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/...k_photography/

The Fonts
You are using the default Times new roman which makes the website look as if it didn't have any stylesheet applied, I suggest giving this article a read:
http://www.motive.co.nz/guides/typography/webfonts.php
It explains how to use web fonts and which one is convenient on each size.

Buttons
The text "Yes, I want to see my traffic go through the roof!" could be an awesome button

Again check this sixrevisions.com's guide for some tips:
http://sixrevisions.com/tutorials/ph...-in-photoshop/

The code
You put a frameset, this is not needed for this kind of design. Consider removing it for better compatibility.

I hope it helps, let us know how your site goes and we'll help you more

06-19-2009, 01:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
Hades Moderator Join Date: 01-23-07 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 1,230 iTrader: 0 / 0% Latest Blog: 10 Software Bugs That Caused Disasters	Hi Anakha, nice start, let me give you some tips to improve your work: The design and concept So you decided to use a fixed size centered layout, with a blue background, white body and blue header. This type of layout can look great if you work a bit more on it, put a different color on the header, work a few more hours on the logo, I know it's difficult to do but nobody said it would be easy Look for a guide to create headers, I suggest you check on the sixrevisions header showcase: http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/f...in-web-design/ Also make the white background have rounded borders which will give it a better look. I'm not asking you to copy them, but having a look might give you some ideas. The Content Your website only has 1 page, which makes it look shallow, you should add 2 or 3 more pages and a navigation bar/header/menu, even if these pages have very similar content they will give your some more variety. Also put some stock images to give it a feeling of high professionalism. Guide to stock photo usage: http://www.digital-web.com/articles/...k_photography/ The Fonts You are using the default Times new roman which makes the website look as if it didn't have any stylesheet applied, I suggest giving this article a read: http://www.motive.co.nz/guides/typography/webfonts.php It explains how to use web fonts and which one is convenient on each size. Buttons The text "Yes, I want to see my traffic go through the roof!" could be an awesome button Again check this sixrevisions.com's guide for some tips: http://sixrevisions.com/tutorials/ph...-in-photoshop/ The code You put a frameset, this is not needed for this kind of design. Consider removing it for better compatibility. I hope it helps, let us know how your site goes and we'll help you more __________________ Hades, Ancient god, King of the Nether World, and Guardian of the Dead. ...and on my free time I'm also a web developer, contact me if you need one!