Re: CRITIQUE: Non-profit Organization's Websites

by "Collin Lim" <collinlim(at)hotmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 30 Apr 1998 17:54:31 PDT
To:	hwg-critique(at)hwg.org
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Gateway 2000 P5-166, ISDN, NS Comm 4
Both sites loaded reasonably fast.


STC Site:

1. Background image needs to be wider.  Looks like it is designed for 
800x600.  The grey globe duplicated itself at any resolution above 
800x600.  Depends on the background pattern, dups does not always mean 
bad, but in this case, the globe is not complete (chopped-off).

2. Text navigation and fine prints needed to be wrapped in a <table> 
tag.  They shifted to the right side when viewed with 1024x768 and up.

3. Placement of LinkExchange banners are a little too dominant.  I kept 
thinking the LinkExchange banner was your logo.

4. Nested <HTML> tags?  First I thought you were attempting to change 
the background color within the same page, but that's not the case.  If 
you don't know what I'm talking about, check the code at the beginning 
of text navigation in the main page and at least one of the sub-pages.

5. The background image is a little course.  Maybe it was scanned from a 
poor original.  If that's the case, you can fix it by sizing it down.  
Or, this is when a drawing tablet comes in handy, trace it in and 
re-color it.  Let me know if you want some help with that.

6. There is a small blue dash to the right side of the donation.gif 
icon.  You need to put a </a> tag right after the <img> tag to eliminate 
that annoying little dash line.

7. The text navigation font can be a tad smaller so they don't look like 
part of the contents.

8. Underscore is used on several non-linked texts throughtout the site.  
Underscore usually means links (click me!).  I kept trying to click on 
the sub-page titles.  I'd suggest un-underscore them.


GIO Site:

I really like the menu tree applet.  The only drawback is that it takes 
a long time to load.  Sometimes it wouldn't load at all (black applet 
window of death).  You might want to include text navigation so viewers 
can still get around when the applet decided to take its sweet time.  Is 
it a public domain applet?  If it is, do you mind telling me where to 
find it?


Sorry, I ran out of time.  Need to go get dinner.  Hope this helps.

-Collin
 
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I have recently completely redesigned two of our organization's four
websites.  I was wondering if you would please critique one or both of 
these "new" websites.

http://www.stc-inc.org/
http://www.get-involved.com/

Please also include the usual information (computer, speed, modem & 
speed, browser, etc).

Thank you,

Kevin M. Reed
President / Webmaster
Students That Care, Inc.

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Students That Care, Incorporated
An AIDS Awareness and Prevention Organization
4 Squire Lane
Post Office Box 3129
Stony Creek, Connecticut 06405-1729
Phone:  (203) 481-1440
Fax:  (203) 481-7634 - please call office first
www.stc-inc.org / www.get-involved.com / www.aidsnews.net

President:  Kevin Michael Reed


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