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  • 02-04-2009 10:34pm
    #1
    skelliser
    Registered Users Posts: 2,985 ✭✭✭


    Hey,

    Can ye have a look at my latest site
    www.mikecubbard.com
    Havent integrated the blog and donate pages just yet.
    i have some issues still to iron out with css and ie!!
    opinions greatly appreciated! all critisisms welcome!

    Thanks


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    #2
    Liam Byrne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,163 ✭✭✭✭Liam Byrne


    Not bad.

    A few pointers:

    1) Home page is a bit bare - maybe add a carousel or fading slideshow of the "issues"
    2) Nav bar is good but needs more space between the options
    3) Font is inconsistent (the ugly Times New Roman on the "About Me" photos and on the contact page, and on the footer
    4) Wrap a div around each of the "issues" so that each item is aligned with its image
    5) The "open image" option on the about me does nothing

    Top photo looks a little too sharp compared to the photo on the right

    P.S. Might be stating the obvious but I presume there's no copyright issues with the photos ? Some of them have a GalwayNews.ie watermark


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    skelliser
    Registered Users Posts: 2,985 ✭✭✭skelliser


    cheers thanks for the pointers

    as regards the copyright issues if mike is in the photos is that not fine, maybe im wrong tho.

    regards the content, i think more content will be added but your carousal idea would be great il suggest it.
    will fix the font issues

    the issues seem to align grand on my laptop but when i check it on another pc there not! i was thinking of goin the div route
    to fix it, thanks
    Also im afraid there is little i can do about the photos, theres none others availible
    thanks


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    Liam Byrne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,163 ✭✭✭✭Liam Byrne


    skelliser wrote: »
    as regards the copyright issues if mike is in the photos is that not fine

    Nope, not if they're taken by a professional, newspaper or staff photographer.

    Usually it's just a case of asking for the "OK" to use them; some might charge, others might have been paid for the "gig" and so will say OK as long as they have a photo credit.

    But ALWAYS ask, so that you're covered.


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    #5
    Irish Gardener
    Registered Users Posts: 451 ✭✭Irish Gardener


    Wish someone would tell GalwayNews.ie/Connaught Tribune that after they pulled a pic from one of my websites and published it.

    In their defence they said..... "We were not aware of any copyright stipulation with the image we used, purely for general illustrative purposes to accompany story . The image was sourced from the web." :rolleyes:

    For the record there was a copyright mark on the page.


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    #6
    daymobrew
    Registered Users Posts: 6,511 ✭✭✭daymobrew


    There is a tiny typo on the Issues page:
    Traffic congestion at Westside Shopping Centre needs to be addresses - addresses should be addressed


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    p
    Registered Users Posts: 2,119 ✭✭✭p


    The photo of the guy is absolutely terrible. He will lose votes because of that photo. Change it, or get rid of it.


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    #8
    Lobelia Overhill
    Closed Accounts Posts: 704 ✭✭✭Lobelia Overhill


    dear gawd, get your eyebrows waxed! :eek:

    otherwise the site was fine :D


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    Liam Byrne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,163 ✭✭✭✭Liam Byrne


    Irish Gardener wrote: »
    Wish someone would tell GalwayNews.ie/Connaught Tribune that after they pulled a pic from one of my websites and published it.

    In their defence they said..... "We were not aware of any copyright stipulation with the image we used, purely for general illustrative purposes to accompany story . The image was sourced from the web." :rolleyes:

    For the record there was a copyright mark on the page.

    Send them an invoice.


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    ScumLord
    Registered Users Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    p wrote: »
    The photo of the guy is absolutely terrible. He will lose votes because of that photo. Change it, or get rid of it.
    He has exactly the same head position in every photo, it's odd.

    All politicians should have a forum too so they can talk to people.


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    skelliser
    Registered Users Posts: 2,985 ✭✭✭skelliser


    thanks for the feedback.

    unfortunatly they are the only photos availible, i know there not great but there all i have,i did my best to clean/sharpen the picture in the header


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    randombar
    Registered Users Posts: 3,399 ✭✭✭randombar


    I'd get rid of all but one of the photos if that's all you have, he's wearing the same shirt in all of them and it's all a bit weird, I understand you need a photo for the image, but no need to fill the page with it, I reckon get a truck load more content, add a poll, and a few other things to bulk it up!


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    p
    Registered Users Posts: 2,119 ✭✭✭p


    skelliser wrote: »
    thanks for the feedback.

    unfortunatly they are the only photos availible, i know there not great but there all i have,i did my best to clean/sharpen the picture in the header
    Then delete the photo - it's doing more harm than good.

    Seriously, borrow a decent digital camera, go meet the guy and take a better photo. You'd be hard pushed to take a worse photo. You could spend 2 days tinkering with CSS or tweaking colours, but that one action of getting a better photo will have a greater impact than all of that.


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    #14
    Rakeline
    Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭Rakeline


    I think the picture in the header is fine i would remove the other two though there is no need for them as the header is site wide. You can get some good scrolls and stuff here http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ maybe use a fading message scroll to give some of the issues that you would work for. I think its fine but like others have said I think them images will lose you votes.

    Good luck


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    #15
    pauldiv
    Registered Users Posts: 197 ✭✭pauldiv


    The file sizes of the images down the left side of home page are too large.
    You are displaying them at about 150 x 90 pixels which is nice but the actual image file sizes are much bigger than this. One is 600 pixels wide.

    To speed up the page loading time you should crop them all to 150 x 90.

    Your portrait photo on the left of the header is a good pic but a little bit dark. You should lighten it slightly.


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    #16
    gary82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 812 ✭✭✭gary82


    Resize those images for the Issuse page! The little thumbnail of the playground for example is a 1280px×960px . Defining the size in the code doesn't resize the file being loaded, it just squashes it.

    Also get a photographer for a couple of hours in Galway City. I know plenty of amateur photographers who would do it (hmn dont' think I'm allowed to offer services here unfortunately......)


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    PCPhoto
    Registered Users Posts: 6,584 ✭✭✭PCPhoto


    p wrote: »
    The photo of the guy is absolutely terrible. He will lose votes because of that photo. Change it, or get rid of it.

    get in touch with the photo section of boards and try find someone to do a proper photo (no offence)


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    #18
    Duckjob
    Registered Users Posts: 2,859 ✭✭✭Duckjob


    I'd agree with the other posters about the images, they need a lot of work.
    Also,

    - Each page seems to have a different font style/size.
    - The navigation disappears when you click onto the blog page
    - The issues page is misaligned and glitchy under Firefox 3 (attached)
    - The header looks well but the layout on the about page in particular looks a bit uninspiring.

    It needs a bit of polishing but it has potential IMHO :)


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