Critique website please

[LuckyTaxi]

Link

It's not completed yet, so you'll notice the same page for a couple of the links.
However, I need feedback on the main page, and more important, click on "Solutions."
Notice the links in the red header. I was thinking of having ALL services listed on one page,
but it'll be a pain to read. So, I decided to have them on their own pages. Now, as for the links in the
red header, is that a good place to put them? Not sure how I would want to incorporate it.

Does the site look professional enough? Logo will be incorporated once site is done.

Going to add some mouserollovers in a couple of minutes. Not sure what to do with the icons up top.
Change color of text or something, i dont know yet

 

[new2AMD]

Why a handicap sign for the contact page?

 

[StageLeft]

The overall layout is very smart and professional. I love the backgrounds up top, especially the one for "our work".

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: new2AMD
Why a handicap sign for the contact page?

Heh good question

I really do think the site looks very nice though, and I'm not saying it just to be kind

 

[LikeLinus]

Not a bad site. I will say that the headers take a few seconds to load (the first time), and i'm on a T1. they must be pretty large in size.

but overall it's not too bad. it's like a lot of sites i've seen, design/layout wise, but it does the job well.

 

[LuckyTaxi]

Thanks for the feedback guys.

1 - I wanted to do something different and yes I know the layout is like a lot of sites out there, but I figure I will do a little better by having the "boxed icon" up top. I haven't seen those on many sites. Too many times I've seen sites with just boring text link where you hover over it and it underlines or something.

2 - I gotta find another pic for the "Contact Us" I was trying to be a little creative by passing it off as "Ok, you need help so contact us." That's what I was trying to get at, but if it looks cheesy I'll change it.

3 - I noticed the pics took a while to load to. It's broken down with slices using photoshop. Any suggestions to have it load faster for those not on broadband? SHAME ON YOU!

 

[Arkitech]

very nice


how much work did it take

 

[new2AMD]

Originally posted by: lilcam

2 - I gotta find another pic for the "Contact Us" I was trying to be a little creative by passing it off as "Ok, you need help so contact us." That's what I was trying to get at, but if it looks cheesy I'll change it.

I dont think a handicap person is thinking..."I need help".

Your intentions are fine but I wouldnt pursue that course. PC is all the rage and its just easier to steer slear of it instead of hoping people get it.

otherwise the site looks good. Professional looking.

 

[LuckyTaxi]

but overall it's not too bad. it's like a lot of sites i've seen, design/layout wise, but it does the job well.

Quite worry about this also. Kubicle Solutions is a web design firm, as well as a network consultation and web hosting firm. If I get too carried away with the design, then the two latter services will get ignored.

Maybe I'm wrong, but this is how I feel. If i were John Doe and I needed a website design, I would want the page to look appealing. I dont want the company to promote one service more than the other. Companies such as the one I plan on launching has to be able to promote all services evenly. I DO NOT want to make potential clients feel as if I can do one job better than the other. Hence, this is why I chose to select a neutral theme. I've also thought about creating another website for the design division, but I dont have the time to do that. I still need to create the web hosting site.

 

[LuckyTaxi]

Originally posted by: Arkitech
very nice


how much work did it take

Let's see ... about three weeks thus far. I've been putting it on and off, but I've found some dedicated freelancers and have formed partnerships with a couple of companies. So, the motivation factor has gone up and I'm working on the website everyday. I hope to launch by the end of April.

Thanks ...

Oh and yea I better remove the handicap. Maybe get a person on a phone or something. I want the "logo/picture" to associate with the page.

 

It looks good, and I like it. It's a bit similar to Herman Miller's "For the Home" page:

http://www.hermanmiller.com/CDA/SSA/IP/0,1776,a8-c1,00.html

 

[teckmaster]

Very clean professional site.

The only thing I would change is the colors of "BREAKTHROUGH IT SOLUTIONS" and I would make the IT a different color than the Breakthrough Solutions parts.

what made me think of changing the color is I don't like on the Our Work page how it is the same color as the writing in the background. Maybe if you went in and made the Breakthrough Solutions part of that say Black and leave IT the color it is and then follow that for the other pages as well.

 

[LuckyTaxi]

Originally posted by: jumpr
It looks good, and I like it. It's a bit similar to Herman Miller's "For the Home" page:

http://www.hermanmiller.com/CDA/SSA/IP/0,1776,a8-c1,00.html

damn ... now i gotta make some changes!!! LOL

 

[LuckyTaxi]

Originally posted by: teckmaster
Very clean professional site.

The only thing I would change is the colors of "BREAKTHROUGH IT SOLUTIONS" and I would make the IT a different color than the Breakthrough Solutions parts.

what made me think of changing the color is I don't like on the Our Work page how it is the same color as the writing in the background. Maybe if you went in and made the Breakthrough Solutions part of that say Black and leave IT the color it is and then follow that for the other pages as well.

good point ... i didnt like that either. Any advice with the links under Solutions?

 

[rh71]

Nice.. is this a template? I only ask because of the professional looking graphics throughout. I'd like to see some mouseover effects though.

 

[LuckyTaxi]

Originally posted by: rh71
Nice.. is this a template? I only ask because of the professional looking graphics throughout. I'd like to see some mouseover effects though.

NOPE ... no templates!!! I wanted to steer clear away from those templatemonster look a like sites. Too many webhost companies run by 14 year olds have those templates. The professional looking graphics are courtesy of a stock photo place I subscribe to. Very cool pictures indeed!!!

Yea, I have to figure out how to use mouseover effects. I think they would help with the "sublinks"

 

[teckmaster]

Originally posted by: lilcam

Originally posted by: teckmaster
Very clean professional site.

The only thing I would change is the colors of "BREAKTHROUGH IT SOLUTIONS" and I would make the IT a different color than the Breakthrough Solutions parts.

what made me think of changing the color is I don't like on the Our Work page how it is the same color as the writing in the background. Maybe if you went in and made the Breakthrough Solutions part of that say Black and leave IT the color it is and then follow that for the other pages as well.

good point ... i didnt like that either. Any advice with the links under Solutions?

The only thing I would change on the Solutions page is to make it more smooth when the links are clicked. The whole page flashes because it is trying to reload the whole page when the only thing needing reloaded is the information section. I'm not a programmer but I know things can be seperated with the correct tools.

 

[LuckyTaxi]

Originally posted by: teckmaster

Originally posted by: lilcam

Originally posted by: teckmaster
Very clean professional site.

The only thing I would change is the colors of "BREAKTHROUGH IT SOLUTIONS" and I would make the IT a different color than the Breakthrough Solutions parts.

what made me think of changing the color is I don't like on the Our Work page how it is the same color as the writing in the background. Maybe if you went in and made the Breakthrough Solutions part of that say Black and leave IT the color it is and then follow that for the other pages as well.

good point ... i didnt like that either. Any advice with the links under Solutions?

The only thing I would change on the Solutions page is to make it more smooth when the links are clicked. The whole page flashes because it is trying to reload the whole page when the only thing needing reloaded is the information section. I'm not a programmer but I know things can be seperated with the correct tools.

frames ... must utilize frames

 

[Modeps]

iframes are more fun.

As for the design, it's clean, nice, and generic. Sorry, but this looks like a million other sites I've seen. I dont hate it at all, but it's not really outstanding as unique by any means.

 

[SunnyD]

I wish I have even 0.000001% the skills you have.

 

[LuckyTaxi]

Originally posted by: Intake77
iframes are more fun.

As for the design, it's clean, nice, and generic. Sorry, but this looks like a million other sites I've seen. I dont hate it at all, but it's not really outstanding as unique by any means.

yea ... i can think of a couple other designs, but at the moment, this will do. Maybe relaunch if the business takes off.
iframes?

 

[PowerMac4Ever]

Originally posted by: Arkitech
very nice

agreed

 

[new2AMD]

Arent IFrames IE specific?

 

[LuckyTaxi]

Originally posted by: new2AMD
Arent IFrames IE specific?

I googled it and found some info. It seems netscape and others support it now. I dont think it'll be relevant for the page im working with.

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: new2AMD
Arent IFrames IE specific?

Only if you're using browsers that are more than 4 years old, and if you are, you shouldn't be here... or even on the Internet.

Iframe support is in IE3+ , NS6+, Opera4+, as well as pretty much everything else.