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Old 18-12-2007, 07:06 PM
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Default Diamond store website

This site is not a flashy super-duper web 2.0 kind of thing (although the search does not reload the entire page, almost like Ajax but better ;)), it aims to be easy to use, comprehensible and conveying trust as an online store. Please comment on those aspects primarily. Comments on visual appeal are also welcome:
Verkoso - Diamonds Beyond Ordinary

Artwork and photography are original - comments welcome.

Edit: I made a mock up of a different design for the site, see attached image. I was hoping to make it more in style with the flash intro. Plus the intro would be reworked to a smaller canvas size and included on the first page. That should stop the annoyance factor for those who don't like intros, because you can click on the top links right away, no need to skip or wait for intro to finish. The picture in the middle is the last frame from flash intro, as it would stay when the movie is done. The look of the content of all the other pages would remain unchanged, just fitted inside the big rounded box.

Maybe I really went over the top with the entire thing and it just looks cheesy, it is hard for me to judge at this point, so please help! Is this worth coding up?
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a serious lack of meta data
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I edited my first post to include a redesigned layout. Please review!

PS. "Good work" comments are nice but I do hope for some constructive criticism ;) Meta data will be added, but what can you say design-wise?
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good design!
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you might want to look into this

Markup Validation: FAILED 85 Errors
CSS Validation: FAILED 3 Errors

and for the search page... you might want to look into these



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you might want to look into this

and for the search page... you might want to look into these



May I ask what browser you used for this?
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I am going to look into this, but it looks like ie7 only issue. Any help on why this is happening would be greatly appreciated.
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I find that most sites that comply with the web standards have less cross-browser issues
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