As Beth stated, the owner was adamant about the 
format/color/layout etc. That doesn't give her much room to 
manuever in. Its what the client paid for, its what the client gets.

 I would make a couple comments however. 

 - The centering of the text makes for an uncomfortable read. 
Consider for a moment that no other form of publication centers all 
of its text, yet a lot of designers seem to fall back on centering even 
though they fail to realize that centering does make something 
harder to read...

 - The award icon. Tacky and it detracts from the page content. 
Award icons are a double edged sword, and I know that particular 
award, in fact I've won it more than a few times personally. Don't ask 
me how, I almost never submit to award sites anymore.  I'm not 
going to engage in a public debate on web awards, even we've got 
an awards page up where we put those few awards we felt were 
worthwhile. But I would suggest reading our article entitled "When is 
an award a reward?". If you sit back and think on it, you'll find 
yourself looking at web awards in a whole new light.

http://www.northernwebs.com/rewards.html

 - Finally, one comment concerning your meta description tag. 
You've kept it simple and short, (perhaps too short) and its 
misleading. The page is about Men's Engagement Rings and the 
description tag is about Men's Wedding Rings. Last time I looked 
they weren't the same thing. Meta tags don't mean as much today as 
they once did. But non-relevant meta tags can certainly hinder a 
page's ranking.

 Bob Minnick, Northern Webs

 

On 11 Jun 2001, at 9:22, Klaas De Waele wrote:

> I didn't think it was a very good design.  A bit cluttered, and no tight
> integration of the different parts.  The navigation just sits there on its
> own.  Colours I think would be okay, though not in this design.
> 
> Kayjey
> 
> 
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: owner-hwg-critique(at)hwg.org
> [mailto:owner-hwg-critique(at)hwg.org]Namens Beth Borysewich
> Verzonden: zondag 10 juni 2001 23:37
> Aan: hwg-critique(at)hwg.org
> Onderwerp: www.thecarringtongroupllc.com
> 
> 
> Hi all, 
> 
> Put in a request a couple of weeks ago - no replies.  Wondering if you'd
> take a look at this site "men's engagements rings" and let me know your
> thoughts about color, setup, loading speed etc.  This client was very
> adament about the color scheme and layout with absolutely no
> flexibility.
> 
> 
> http://www.thecarringtongroupllc.com
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Beth


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