[thelist] Question...
Ed McCarroll
Ed at ComSimplicity.com
Tue Jul 1 02:48:37 CDT 2003
Ryan,
I looked at your sites, and frankly, I found V1 much more usable.
V2 is heavy on techno-tricks which show off your many abilities,
at the cost of losing my interest. (Sorry to be so negative; I
really do sympathize with your position; I'm in a similar place
myself.)
I would suggest that you either go back to school, or look for an
internship with someone who can offer you some serious mentorship.
A few of the things that gave me this impression: (using IE6, W2K)
- White on black background (rarely a good idea) clashes with color
scheme in content area.
- Weird dithering effect in pale blue section made text hard to
read. See screenshot at:
http://www.comsimplicity.com/screenshots/Ryan1.gif
- Gray on black "Vision Art Media" almost illegible due to poor
contrast. See screenshot, above.
- "Icons" on Sites page might strike me as less gimmicky if you
displayed alt text and changed to a link cursor on mouseover.
It would also be good if the "Icons" gave graphic clues as to
where they lead. You know, like the way a word processor uses
an image of a printer for the print icon.
- Pay attention to spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and
grammar. Your site gives me the impression you'd be a cool
dude to party with, but if you're trying to get hired, you don't
want to look like a h at ck3r. Who's your audience, and how do you
want them to respond?
- If you're looking for serious jobs, don't solicit "tips" via PayPal.
And if you do use PayPal, don't put it in a window so small that I
have to scroll in both directions just to use the form.
Anyhow, that's my $.02. Once again, sorry to be so critical; you
do have a lot going for yourself. I just think your site could do
a much better job of selling your skills.
Regards,
Ed
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Ed McCarroll MailTo:Ed at ComSimplicity.com
ComSimplicity (310) 838-4330
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