Is this picture too creepy for my website?

[GodlessAstronomer]

I'm redesigning my personal website, mostly to learn Ruby and some design techniques. Do you think this picture is too creepy? Mostly this website will just contain links to my programming projects, my photographs and a blog. Do you think the main picture is a bit jarring? This picture will only appear on the front page, it won't follow users around the site.

http://beta.martindoms.com

 

[Lean L]

no pic is too creepy my dove

 

[irishScott]

Looks kinda like casiotech.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Originally posted by: irishScott
Looks kinda like casiotech.

:Q Really? I don't remember seeing pics of him. I thought he was asian?

 

[irishScott]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

Originally posted by: irishScott
Looks kinda like casiotech.

:Q Really? I don't remember seeing pics of him. I thought he was asian?

Nah, he was white. casiotech.com used to be his personal web page where he posted his "modeling pics" :shocked: Apparently it doesn't exist anymore.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Originally posted by: irishScott

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

Originally posted by: irishScott
Looks kinda like casiotech.

:Q Really? I don't remember seeing pics of him. I thought he was asian?

Nah, he was white. casiotech.com used to be his personal web page where he posted his "modeling pics" :shocked: Apparently it doesn't exist anymore.

Ah yeah I remember now. I don't think I look like him :|

 

[Mo0o]

yes, too scary

 

[TheVrolok]

I don't really see a problem if that's your style. I don't really feel creep out by it. It's just half a face, shrug.

 

[SilverThief]

its a little creepy.

 

[biggestmuff]

I think it entirely depends on what the final text for "Item 1", "Item 2" and "Item 3" will be.

Bind Torture Kill = Yes, creepy

Rape Kill Eat = Yes, creepy

Peep Pic Jack = Yes, creepy

Kidnap Sodomize Kill = Yes, creepy


Kinda see where I'm going with this?

 

[Locut0s]

I have to say I like the look! But yes it is a "little" strong. But for your own personal site I see no problems.

 

[seemingly random]

Not creepy at all. If that's how you want people to think of you (I assume it's you, it would be creepy if it's not), it's fine.

casiotech was a mutant and there's no resemblance.

 

[SilentZero]

Not that creepy. I'd give it a 4/10 on the creepy scale.

 

[lxskllr]

Not so much creepy, as intense. I like the style, but I think a different picture might work better.

 

[SlickSnake]

You need to be more unconventional and place the half a face on the top of the page, like you are a God or something looking down on us lowly internet mortals from Heaven.

And instead of calling them Items, call them Seals, so it's like opening the Seals of Revelation or something religiously symbolic like that. Maybe you could single just your 2 eyes, and put them at the top of the page, and have them scroll side to side with the cursor before someone clicks on a link. That would be uber creepy and make small children cry and stuff.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: biggestmuff
I think it entirely depends on what the final text for "Item 1", "Item 2" and "Item 3" will be.

Bind Torture Kill = Yes, creepy

Rape Kill Eat = Yes, creepy

Peep Pic Jack = Yes, creepy

Kidnap Sodomize Kill = Yes, creepy


Kinda see where I'm going with this?

youre basing the possible options on websites you visit regularly?

 

[seemingly random]

Originally posted by: SlickSnake
You need to be more unconventional and place the half a face on the top of the page, like you are a God or something looking down on us lowly internet mortals from Heaven.

Or kilroy.

 

[olds]

OP doesn't look like an elephant.

 

[olds]

Use this pic.

 

[seemingly random]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
OP doesn't look like an elephant.

Looks spockish.

(new zealand) That explains a lot. Fuckin' anarchists. That was the overflow for the prison colony in australia, me thinks.

 

[Crono]

I wouldn't put a pic of yourself on front page. The only people who should put their pictures on main page are models, actors, political figures, etc, even for a personal site or career contact site. An "about me"/ bio page could have a pic of you, though.

EDIT: and the black shirt (is that a black shirt?) makes you blend in too well into the black background. You don't look creepy in the normal pics olds posted, but you do in that black and white murderer/rapist pic on the site

 

[dbk]

use that facebook pic instead...

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

Originally posted by: irishScott

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

Originally posted by: irishScott
Looks kinda like casiotech.

:Q Really? I don't remember seeing pics of him. I thought he was asian?

Nah, he was white. casiotech.com used to be his personal web page where he posted his "modeling pics" :shocked: Apparently it doesn't exist anymore.

Ah yeah I remember now. I don't think I look like him :|

The image certainly has that "better than you and I'm going to rub it in" feeling of Casiotechness. Just find something else to use.

Or... you know... frickin smile or something...

 

[biggestmuff]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Use this pic.

Martin, I think we're a match. Wanna hook up?

 

[Aluvus]

Would make a good poster for a movie where you kill and eat people.