How can I improve this web site?

[Riprorin]

I put together this site for a friend.

As you can see, I have no skill or experience designing a web site:

Web Site

Are there any relatively simple things I can do to improve this site?

Thanks!

 

[yllus]

Make it fit in a 1024x768 width Internet Explorer window for starters.

 

[moshquerade]

can you resize it to fit on the page?

 

[Platypus]

Use an external style sheet?
Make it not horizontal span?
Don't use a background image?
Make links instead of putting it all on one page?

edit: also, give it a title.

 

[isaacmacdonald]

text seems excessively large, sizing is a bit weird, and the layout could use some work. Try cruising some sites like banana or j-crew and steal some layout ideas.

 

[SWirth86]

Tildes arent cool.

 

[yllus]

Originally posted by: SWirth86
Tildes arent cool.

Who asked you~?!?~?!

 

[Riprorin]

Thanks for the tips. My monitor is set at 1600 x 1200 so I should probably reset it to get a better idea of what it looks like.

Anyway, do these changes help?

Web Site

 

[tm37]

says-

Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /~cromano/Where_art_thou/Page_1x.html on this server.

I usually don't spend much time at sites I am forbidden to view.

First thing you should do is fix that

 

[Riprorin]

I may have been uploading. Can you try again?

 

[blure007]

If using a background image, make your images transparent so there isn't a white box around them

 

[tm37]

Originally posted by: Riprorin
I may have been uploading. Can you try again?

sorry I only try once.
I give up easily

 

[Riprorin]

Is it better with no background?

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[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: Riprorin
Is it better with no background?

Web Site

Better, yes, would I spend my money there, no

 

[Riprorin]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: Riprorin
Is it better with no background?

Web Site

Better, yes, would I spend my money there, no

I'm reserving judgement - just giving a helping hand to a friend.

 

[nakedfrog]

Switch to Arial or Verdana for a font, and don't overuse the bold like on the bottom half of the page.

 

[blure007]

Yes much better,

 

[isaacmacdonald]

Originally posted by: Riprorin
Is it better with no background?

Web Site

better, but still needs a facelift. Also, the pics should be shot over with good lighting and a gray background.

 

[Riprorin]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Switch to Arial or Verdana for a font, and don't overuse the bold like on the bottom half of the page.

Done.

Web Site

 

[cpals]

It still is to wide... I have to scroll at 1024x768.

 

[Riprorin]

Wow, I'm at 1600 x 1200. Do a lot of people use that low of a screen area?

 

[nakedfrog]

Relative instead of absolute table sizes might be good as well.

 

[cpals]

That LOW?? Yeah....

 

[Riprorin]

Originally posted by: cpals
It still is to wide... I have to scroll at 1024x768.

Still have to scroll?

Web Site

 

[nakedfrog]

Got to admit it's getting better, a little better, all the time.