Re: Critique of a commercial site

-  It's obvious that you have designed the site to be viewed with 
800x600 based on what I saw in the Rates page, where you force the word 
"images" under Premiere to wrap.  That causes the word placement to be 
off when viewed with any other resolution.  Try it and you'll see what I 
mean.

-  I would remove the Construction image.  IMHO, it looks too tacky.  
Does that mean your viewers shouldn't take your page seriously because 
of the warning sign?  <JK>

-  Wow!  Maybe this is none of my business, but I think your rate is way 
too low.  You must not be doing this as a sole income.  Forgive me for 
intruding.  I'm just curious.

-  The logo image can be improved.  Judging by one of the sites you did, 
you have the capability to generate good graphics.  Why not do one for 
yourself.  I think the logo is a little too big.  Color coordination 
with the background is not very good.  The background is heavily 
textured, but the words are non-textured, which yields a two-dimentional 
image on a 3-D background, not logical.  The transition from the logo to 
the background looks disconnected.  Maybe a border or drop shadow would 
help.

-  The navigation bar is well done.  I like the color, just too bad it 
doesn't go with the logo.  I think it would look nicer if you make the 
black borders transparent.

-  I also like the background color and pattern.

-  Seems like the contents of the Client page and the Portfolio page are 
the same.  Why not combine them?

-  In the Services page, all your sub-titles are underscored.  That 
usually mean links.  I tried to click on one of them and nothing 
happens.  I would un-underscore them to avoid confusing the viewers.

-  In your introduction, you said "At PS Web Design you pay for the 
services you get."  What are you trying to say?  To me, it doesn't say a 
whole lot.  Don't we all pay for the services we get?  Are you trying to 
say "At PS Web Design you get what you pay for."?  If that's the case, 
since your rate is so low, that might lead the viewers to think they 
can't expect good services?  I'd recommend you rephrase the intro so 
that the viewers don't have to guess what you're trying to say.


Regards.

-Collin



> **This is a commercial site.**
> Last week I asked for a critique of a new web site design and hosting
> service.  I only received a couple and they either said it was great 
or it
> was terrible.  I threw the site out and started over.  The finished 
product
> is now up and running at my own domain.
>
> Could you take a look at it and critique not only the HTML, but the 
design,
> feel and information.  I am especially concerned with the load time, 
as I am
> with a new hosting service.  Let me also know the speed of your 
connection
> and browser type.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> http://www.pswd.com
>
> __________________________________________________
> Phillip M. Strickland      pstrickland(at)coastalnet.com
>
> PS Web Design            webmaster(at)pswd.com
> http://www.pswd.com
> __________________________________________________






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