[thelist] Swish... > Critiques

[sfmalo]

Out of many, many prototypes, the background image was the client's choice.
Boy, I'm really getting it between the eyes today. Oh, well. If you want to
see what I like (only personal taste of course), you could click on my site
(see below). I'm sure I'll get shudders on that one too. Have at it.

(<8Sharon

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From: "databarn" <databarn at airmail.net>
To: "evolt" <thelist at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2001 4:45 PM
Subject: RE: [thelist] Swish... > Critiques


> Probably this shouldn't be said, but I'd like to join
W(ahoo!, )W(ild)W(illy)'s philosophy session (with apologies, Bill, for
taking license with your name <grin!>).
>
> I kinda like the animation, and don't have a problem with both the banner
and the 'Enter' symbol, except that, to me, the avatar is walking the wrong
way.  (That's a questionable call, though, and should not be given a great
deal of merit.)
>
> Well, that's what I though until I clicked it.
>
> That next page is painful <shudder!>!  I literally have trouble reading
the text because my eye is constantly drawn to the purple logo in the left
column.  Wouldn't be bad if the column were solid, but the constant
white-purple-white-purple alternation claims so much visual attention that
it takes a conscious effort of will to see the rest of the page.
>
> To my mind, kudos to the intro page, even though I'm not a great fan of
such, but perhaps a design rethink for the following?
>
> Note that I'm a little more aware (uptight?) than most seem to be of the
problems associated with colour and colour combinations on a web page, so
take this with a grain or two of salt.
>
> Make a good day . . .
> . . . barn
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Sharon F. Malone
"web design and Internet writing services"
http://www.24caratdesign.com