Need advice on colour scheme and nav bar please

millsi80 · 11-02-2008, 01:29 AM

This is the first time I have actually made a site (almost) from scratch. For this one I used a very basic 3 column css template that I found and have done the rest from scratch. The site in my sig is the one I am redesigning (I got some help with that one). I am not sure about the colour scheme or the nav bar on the left.

The text in the centre is just part of the template that I left on to give it a bit of substance as I work on it.

If you could give me some feedback on those 2 things or the site in general, that would be great!

You can see the layout that I made

***ian*** · 11-02-2008, 02:20 AM

the text logo at the top is too light and hard to read, perhaps a darker text logo against lighter background.
WIth regards to the text navigation links, the text font looks too big.

millsi80 · 11-02-2008, 11:52 AM

Thanks for the reply, I will change the text and fix the banner.

wetgravy · 11-02-2008, 05:28 PM

first and foremost ... remove the 90 odd lines of css code in your header and put it in a secondary .css file.

and other than that, i would change your nav links from images to css (they will look and work better) and make the banner more interesting and less like a photochop collage.

millsi80 · 11-02-2008, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wetgravy

i would change your nav links from images to css (they will look and work better)

How would I do that?

zkiller · 11-02-2008, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by millsi80

How would I do that?

Create a unordered list and style it using CSS.

Here's a few examples: http://www.alvit.de/css-showcase/css...s-showcase.php

pingeyeg · 11-03-2008, 08:46 PM

A little too boring. Needs some more detail, color and pictures of some sort. Give it some more pizazz.

millsi80 · 11-03-2008, 11:54 PM

I have changed the nav menu to use css and have changed the colour scheme, bg colour and banner.

If you could give me some suggestions, that would be great!

pingeyeg · 11-04-2008, 02:10 PM

This is much better, but I don't like the header. Doesn't give the site justice. There needs to be more to it than that.

millsi80 · 11-05-2008, 06:32 PM

I am will work on it, it is a bit plain, I agree

11-02-2008, 01:29 AM	#1
millsi80 New Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 6	Need advice on colour scheme and nav bar please This is the first time I have actually made a site (almost) from scratch. For this one I used a very basic 3 column css template that I found and have done the rest from scratch. The site in my sig is the one I am redesigning (I got some help with that one). I am not sure about the colour scheme or the nav bar on the left. The text in the centre is just part of the template that I left on to give it a bit of substance as I work on it. If you could give me some feedback on those 2 things or the site in general, that would be great! You can see the layout that I made Last edited by millsi80; 05-20-2009 at 10:47 PM.

11-02-2008, 02:20 AM	#2
*ian* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,056	the text logo at the top is too light and hard to read, perhaps a darker text logo against lighter background. WIth regards to the text navigation links, the text font looks too big. __________________ Camera Forum - Computer Forum

11-03-2008, 08:46 PM	#7
pingeyeg Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 126	A little too boring. Needs some more detail, color and pictures of some sort. Give it some more pizazz. __________________ Goodboy Web Design \| Content Management Systems \| eCommerce \| Website Hosting

11-04-2008, 02:10 PM	#9
pingeyeg Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 126	This is much better, but I don't like the header. Doesn't give the site justice. There needs to be more to it than that. __________________ Goodboy Web Design \| Content Management Systems \| eCommerce \| Website Hosting

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11-02-2008, 11:52 AM	#3
millsi80 New Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 6	Thanks for the reply, I will change the text and fix the banner.

11-02-2008, 05:28 PM	#4
wetgravy Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 176	first and foremost ... remove the 90 odd lines of css code in your header and put it in a secondary .css file. and other than that, i would change your nav links from images to css (they will look and work better) and make the banner more interesting and less like a photochop collage.

11-03-2008, 11:54 PM	#8
millsi80 New Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 6	I have changed the nav menu to use css and have changed the colour scheme, bg colour and banner. If you could give me some suggestions, that would be great!

11-05-2008, 06:32 PM	#10
millsi80 New Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 6	I am will work on it, it is a bit plain, I agree