I wanna be critiqued!

[Dajo]

hey guys,
Ok so Im currently working on my website, I need some creative advice and critiqueing, Im still in a creative block. Let me know what you think and if you have any ideas for me..

ImageFix Solutions

[Toon]

It's coming on ok, nice and clean I'm not a fan of the font used in the logo but the colours are nice

[D856C]

My Critique is you have a promising image with the lab flasks, but it goes nowhere. You haven't developed a visual theme for the site.

What's a visual theme?

One company did a nice header image on the theme of balance. In fact the flash animation came right out and used the word "balance." You can't get more obvious than that. However, absolutely nothing else ...not copy ...not other images ...carried on this promising theme.

So what could have been a connecting thread throughout the site was reduced to yet another pointless flash gimmick.

A web design site uses a stock photograph of a lone tree on a grassy hill. Why? Why not. That's how you get clients who don't value what graphic designers bring to the table.

Instead the business consulting site with a flash header on the theme "balance" explains what's out of balance with business today. And how what they do restores balance. A web design firm with a stock photograph of a tree explains the tree is a figure of speech for their approach to building websites.

That means the end of pointless graphics and effects and the beginnings of art direction on the web. Sorry, but an eccentric image choice does not qualify as graphic design.

A theme is especially important with a site which has a lot of example pics or portfolio thumbnails. A theme gives your creativity much needed structure for what's next, what's missing, etc.

Web Burza Superhero Edition has a theme. You might think it's the worst theme ever, but there is a theme.

I doubt they have a creative block, unless a flood of too many ideas is a block.

The idea of themes are crucial for high value web design, and it's what clients need to see to keep from thinking all you do is shoehorn a stock photo into a layout container.

[aesthetic]

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Putting some chemistry lab funnels with varied colors of solution doesnt give a right meaning for the word SOLUTION in your IMAGEFIX SOLUTIUONS
I am afraid to say that you concept wont work..
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Accept the fact, whether you like it or not.

[Dajo]

I am trying something different now, if ya'll want, check it out.

[aesthetic]

Will be waiting to see the same..
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Accept the fact, whether you like it or not.

[LeadMagnet]

What's the deal with that image on the portfolio page? The one that can just barely be seen on the right edge of the page.

[Dajo]

I know. Im kinda building the page live and that was stuck in their it is coming out today.

[LaurenMarie]

I must commend you for trying to use CSS to do your website. It is a very difficult thing to get one's mind around. If you'd like some help, I'd highly suggest several Smashing Magazine articles: CSS Float Theory: Things You Should Know, 70 Expert Ideas For Better CSS Coding and 53 CSS Techniques You Couldn't Live Without.

As to the design, I don't know that you're ready for a critique quite yet. I see a lot of bugs and unfinished pages. What I would suggest is building your page idea in Photoshop (or Illustrator) and then uploading a copy of the image only. That way, we can critique the design without you wasting your time building, uploading, etc.

[tommylogic]

Page Is Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional.. BUT..

W3C CSS Validator Results: FAILED 14 errors and 16 warnings

that was your home page alone.. your ABOUT page has 34 errors and 28 warnings