Re: Website Appraisal

On 29 Jan 2001, at 8:14, Anthony Romano wrote:

> I was wondering whether some of you could take a look at this site and
> provide me with a critique of it.  This is a commercial site geared
> primarily for the people in the business.

> The url is: http://www.mdr-entertainment.com 

I think the site is beautiful. Great Flash design. Very fluid and a good
use of color, mostly. I have my doubts about the use of Flash for an
informational site. But MDR's site is a showcase site and Flash handles
the job very well. It is a pretty hefty download but if you believe your
audience can handle it, then that may not be a problem.

I like the transitions between site areas but do not like the effect of
building the portfolio area.  I got impatient waiting for the portfolio
to finish displaying all its elements. Also, much of the text is too
small to be readable without zooming. The down states of the buttons are
particularly hard to read with tiny white text on a light gray
background. In my opinion, the color of the pulsing MDR on the initial
screen is not right. It doesn't seem to go well with the other colors on
the page, especially as it expands. And a music off button might be a
nice option. :-)

Did I miss it on the contact page or does this firm not have an e-mail
address?

Ken


ThirdLives Web Design
http://www.thirdlives.com

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