Please, what do you think?

clsgraphisc · 05-26-2009, 07:56 PM

Ok, here is my site. I am still tweaking in the coding, so please don't pay attention to the fact that there aren't any meta keywords! haha...

anyway, here it is:
www.clsgraphicsonline.com

Feedback is appreciated!

LavaEagle · 05-27-2009, 02:47 AM

With those nice nav buttons i would like to see a "smoother" background image than the stripes kind of plays with my eyes a bit.

I would like to see a mission statement as well "We are a...." so i don't have to search for what you do.

wetgravy · 05-27-2009, 03:46 AM

Avoid images that consist of nothing but text. Your flash on your front page doesn't have working links, a load graphic or appear to be done in flash since it's got a HUGE load size. Layout is ok, and your auto scrolling portfolio aggravates more than showcases your work, look into a simpleviewer flash script if you're gonna have a flash portfolio.

clsgraphisc · 05-27-2009, 04:38 AM

Ok, so if I made the lines blend a little more so it looks more solid do you think that would be better?

Also, thanks for the comment about the images and text! I meant to change that and completely forgot!
I have heard so many people say bad things about intro pages, do you think I should go ahead and put a simpler intro page on there to give my home page time to load up?
I am not very good in flash myself. So, with work, at least until I get the hang of it better, I subcontract that out. Myself...I am not sure how to make a link in the flash video...I have been trying to figure it out, but I do not know enough about flash to get it right. Definitely not interested in a flash portfolio...I used deamweavers scroll tabs to create that portfolio layout. Maybe I should just list the information without the tabs? Do you think that would work better?

wetgravy · 05-27-2009, 06:38 PM

well when i do a portfolio or gallery of images i almost exclusively use simpleviewer or i use thumbnails with a lightbox script

you could try a javascript image replacement script, but really anything else annoys people.

Modern_Media · 05-28-2009, 01:06 AM

No - don't use Javascript for image replacement, there is a MUCH simpler way that doesn't require it at all.

CSS works just fine!

Just take your <div> with the image you are going to replace it with-

<div class="imageReplacement">Text used in your image goes here!</div>

Code:

.imageReplacement {
	width: 490px; /* Replace with image width */
        height: 0px;
	/* Replace H1 Tag with background image */
	background: url(/images/blank.png) no-repeat center top;
	padding-top: 78px!important; /* same height as your image */
        overflow: hidden; margin: 10px auto;
}

And there you go - NO Javascript. 100% pure CSS image replacement.

To see an example, check out our home page.

wetgravy · 05-29-2009, 03:47 AM

What you just described was for replacing a piece of text with an image. a javascript image replace script normally replaces one image for another via a link. I used them back in the day, but because people have javascript disabled i stopped using it. Something along the lines of this. Or ... this one is another good example.

05-26-2009, 07:56 PM	#1
clsgraphisc New Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2	Please, what do you think? Ok, here is my site. I am still tweaking in the coding, so please don't pay attention to the fact that there aren't any meta keywords! haha... anyway, here it is: www.clsgraphicsonline.com Feedback is appreciated!

05-28-2009, 01:06 AM	#6
Modern_Media Silver Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Houston & The Woodlands Posts: 110	No - don't use Javascript for image replacement, there is a MUCH simpler way that doesn't require it at all. CSS works just fine! Just take your <div> with the image you are going to replace it with- <div class="imageReplacement">Text used in your image goes here!</div> Code: .imageReplacement { width: 490px; /* Replace with image width / height: 0px; / Replace H1 Tag with background image / background: url(/images/blank.png) no-repeat center top; padding-top: 78px!important; / same height as your image / overflow: hidden; margin: 10px auto; } And there you go - NO Javascript. 100% pure CSS image replacement. To see an example, check out our home page. __________________ Woodlands Ad Agency* Website Design \| Advertising Agency Woodlands Graphic Design

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05-27-2009, 02:47 AM	#2
LavaEagle New Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 10	With those nice nav buttons i would like to see a "smoother" background image than the stripes kind of plays with my eyes a bit. I would like to see a mission statement as well "We are a...." so i don't have to search for what you do.

05-27-2009, 03:46 AM	#3
wetgravy Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 176	Avoid images that consist of nothing but text. Your flash on your front page doesn't have working links, a load graphic or appear to be done in flash since it's got a HUGE load size. Layout is ok, and your auto scrolling portfolio aggravates more than showcases your work, look into a simpleviewer flash script if you're gonna have a flash portfolio.

05-27-2009, 04:38 AM	#4
clsgraphisc New Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2	Ok, so if I made the lines blend a little more so it looks more solid do you think that would be better? Also, thanks for the comment about the images and text! I meant to change that and completely forgot! I have heard so many people say bad things about intro pages, do you think I should go ahead and put a simpler intro page on there to give my home page time to load up? I am not very good in flash myself. So, with work, at least until I get the hang of it better, I subcontract that out. Myself...I am not sure how to make a link in the flash video...I have been trying to figure it out, but I do not know enough about flash to get it right. Definitely not interested in a flash portfolio...I used deamweavers scroll tabs to create that portfolio layout. Maybe I should just list the information without the tabs? Do you think that would work better?

05-27-2009, 06:38 PM	#5
wetgravy Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 176	well when i do a portfolio or gallery of images i almost exclusively use simpleviewer or i use thumbnails with a lightbox script you could try a javascript image replacement script, but really anything else annoys people.

05-29-2009, 03:47 AM	#7
wetgravy Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 176	What you just described was for replacing a piece of text with an image. a javascript image replace script normally replaces one image for another via a link. I used them back in the day, but because people have javascript disabled i stopped using it. Something along the lines of this. Or ... this one is another good example.