Hi all!
I would like feedback on my new site.
The site is optimal in Firefox.
Any comment is good comment 
www.urbansomething.tk
Oops, I accidentally deleted my post. 
The website is nice and clean, but it’s a bit plain.
Try adding some colors.
Clean start, but the layout doesn’t say much about what kind of content is on the site. Has a very news portal look to it, but I’m not sure if that’s what you’re going for.
Takes for ever to load on my broadband connection. I waited about 10 seconds and then killed it. What do you have on it? Or is it just hosted on a slow server?
I’m getting this error after a long loading time:
Warning: mysql_connect(): Lost connection to MySQL server during query in /home/kjartan/public_html/URBANsomething/main.php on line 4
Could not connect: Lost connection to MySQL server during query
Just a brief look at the gallery: the thumbnails are far too small really to get the sense of the picture.
I have now updated the url to my re-write. It should function better than my previous, mostly because freesql.org was freaking unstable. Now I have a real MySQL provider.
Consider using some frames. I run in 1280x1024 (TrueColor) and the bg graphics are partially covered by the menu.
Hmm. I’m sorry, just the bottom line (footer.png).
Simple is good, as long as there are some highlights in strategic spots.
I disagree about using frames. Usually, frames are evil, and will degrade the usability of your website. The design you have now is simple and effective, however there is one major flaw to it. It’s not personal. I assume your website is a personal website, and so the design should resemble you in some way or other. Your website as it is now looks more like a website for an opensource project on sourceforge than a personal webspace.
Cheers,
Tom
Usually, frames are evil, and will degrade the usability of your website.
I would have agreed two years ago. However, any web graphical browser that can’t handle frames today is purposefully obstinate and should be avoided.
Nevertheless, it is true that a lot of people specifically configure their browsers to not use frames, due mostly to the degree of abuse to which they were put when first introduced.
Frames are a powerful tool and shouldn’t be dismissed out-of-hand without at least one really good reason.
In your case, you could probably organize your page just as well using a table. Or, for the graphic, just move the words a little to the right on the line. You can safely assume that no one is browsing with less than 640x480 monitor resolution. The location of the text will vary with the user’s resolution, but most user’s will never know the difference…
That’s not the point I was trying to make. What I meant to imply was that frames in themselves are not very good ways of dividing a website, especially a personal one. It tends to break the layout, and a lot of users will find it awkward to surf a site with a permanent navbar on the screen.
Here’s an article from '97. Despite its age it’s still relevant, apart from the section on browser compatibility (it refers to Netscape 2 and IE 3):
Why Frames Suck (Most of the Time)
Cheers,
Tom
Yes, your right blendermax. I was thinking more along the lines of graphical layout and I forgot about all the work that must be done to keep the page coherent.
Every point in that article is correct. Don’t do frames unless you’re willing to obey, even on a personal website.
Frames can be a powerful tool, but they are, as noted, a bit unwieldly and you must be very careful when using them.
I probably should have said “Frames are OK to use, but only if you have a really good reason to do so”.
That said, how is the graphic hidden? Are you using IE, in case that’s your problem.
The site is designed using CSS. Neither tables nor frames is an option, in ANY webdesign.
http://www.stopdesign.com/articles/throwing_tables/ good reading.
EDIT: Found this link, love that site, great reading! http://www.hotdesign.com/seybold/index.html
I wouldn’t go so far as to say that, but tables and frames can prove daunting and are not always necessary. However, tables have proven to be a very effective way of structuring websites, mainly due to their cross-browser compatibility. I’m a huge fan of tables, and use them all the time. I don’t think positioning elements via CSS is necessarily that elegant if you have a website with a lot of content. It can of course be done with SPAN’s and DIV’s, but I think it’s more of a pain than anything else.
Edit: j00 are pwned => try making rounded corners around a rectangle of arbitrary size without tables! 