Re: www.camba.org, please help!

Hello Alton,

>I would like to revamp this site. Please tell me what you think is wrong,
>and what ideas do you have that would liven it up.
>
>alritter(at)escape.com

Well, "revamp" in my terms is pretty big. I'll give some small details, but
if you were planning on more, feel free to ask.

When I first entered www.camba.org (which loaded *very* fast - important!) I
noticed that I saw some light blue text on a white background, impossible to
read - which then 'received' a black/dark blue background that relieved my
eyes. Here comes te first suggestion: Set the background *color* to black.
This will ensure that the text is always readable, even if the background
didn't show up (don't worry about the color to interfere with the background
image).

Also, the red navigation text is slightly hard to read. My screen is set on
800x600, so it was still ok - I can imagine someone with 1024x768 needing to
look very close to be able to read or has to play with the font-size button.
I'd suggest to increase the size of this text. <FONT SIZE=+1>Your
Text</FONT> should be able to do this.

If you wish to remove the red border around the rotating 'email' image
(which is actually OK to me), just add BORDER=0 to the <IMG ... > tag.

The links, I'd advise to use a different color than dark blue. This his
harsh for the eyes.

Any ideas: To give your site some more exposure, you can use
www.submit-it.com. It offers some admissions to search engines for free,
which is great for organizations, or you may do so one-by-one yourself by
visiting those sites (www.yahoo.com, etc).

Furthermore, if you are planning to revamp the site more than the above, I
saw your logo (is it?) on the profile page - this can be a very good base
for your site (imagination...).

Sincerely,
    Mike Green - EmixodE Communications

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