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  • 22-04-2005 2:33pm
    #1
    Giblet
    Registered Users Posts: 11,981 ✭✭✭✭


    Just finished updating my bands website.
    http://www.sleevesmahoney.com/

    The greyscale theme was something I did on purpose, and I think it looks ok :D


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    gre_soul
    Closed Accounts Posts: 309 ✭✭gre_soul


    its clean, fast and well grey!


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    cgarvey
    Registered Users Posts: 3,886 ✭✭✭cgarvey


    Not much to like or dislike .. I tried the grey thing on my own site.. the more I view it, though, the less I like it .. it is very dull .. I did like it at first though!

    You could make the gallery a bit better .. the thumbnails are too small, so you end up clicking on the full size image to see what the photo, which kinda defeats the purpose. There are a few gallery scripts that you could integrate easily enough.

    Apart from that (I have a vague recollection of saying this before), it looks very bloggy, and doesn't have much sparkle.. some of that may be down to the greyness, but I think it's more the lack of graphical content, and the blogishness.

    I'd expect a fairly decent photo, a brief description to the style of music, the latest gigs, links to audio downloads, links to CD/T-Shirt purchases on the home page of a band, and not news about someone updating the website.

    Sorry if it's harsh, it's not meant to be .. and of course you/others might not agree with my opinion. Good luck with it!

    .cg


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    heggie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,879 ✭✭✭heggie


    the background makes my eyes bleed


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    miju
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 8,486 ✭✭✭miju


    really dont like the background either.

    id agree with most of cgarvey's post but particularly the point he makes about the galler


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    yeraulone
    Registered Users Posts: 597 ✭✭✭yeraulone


    I also agree with alot of cgarvey points. I think what you have done is good and it very funcional, but from a design point of view, But in my opinion, I think the site might need a different look and feel, especially for a rock band. It seems too heavy with text on the home page.

    check out http://modernrock.com/charts/hot_sites.htm and see what other bands are up to.


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    crazy angel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 729 ✭✭✭crazy angel


    i dunno, i kinda like it! tis different.


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    mneylon
    Registered Users Posts: 7,739 ✭✭✭mneylon


    The grey might be ok if you broke it up with other colours. It really hurts my eyes as well

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    Rollo Tamasi
    Registered Users Posts: 3,514 ✭✭✭Rollo Tamasi


    its not bad, however the backgrounds do hurt the ol' eyes.
    You should try maybe adding more interactivity to your site. There are a lot of plain HTML websites sitting out there gathering dust.
    There are a load of tutorials on the internet on how to create php/asp mailing lists and contact forms. If you add one or two of the features i mentioned then you'd be able to get more user interaction on your site.

    A flash media player would be cool aslo!
    www.flashkit.com/movies


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