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Hi all, I was just wondering if I can get some feedback from you all. I'm taking this small business course at my university and well I decided to start a website design / development page. Any comments, ideas, suggestions or criticism is welcomed!! Thanks.

 

www.nvisionpr.com

 

 

By the way I know HTML, PHP and Flash. :star_smile:

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As you're looking for feedback, I'll be honest and hope you don't take offence.

 

I think it looks like something someone has made in word97.

The colours and massive blocky design make it look very bad tbh :)

 

If you are serious about starting a company I think you should at least look on learning basic HTML coding so things validate properly. Also look at other website's designs for inspiration etc.

 

This page is not Valid <-- click for validation results

 

You also get different results when testing the site url and the real (frame) url.

This page is not Valid <-- click for validation from the webhost where it is located.

 

CSS Validation - it didn't get very far. :P

 

anyway gl

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Acquiring good design skills has nothing to do with learning HTML or Dreamweaver, requires practice, sensibility and of course knowledge. Actually that's why some of us spend years attending to the design school, and believe me, when you learn about color theory it has nothing to do with hexadecimal numbers or CCS rules. Actually I believe is much easier to learn HTML, CSS or any other web related language/tool that developing a good sense of visual composition or color harmony.

 

Not everyone has graphics/visual abilities, and you shouldn't be ashamed because of that, but if you're serious about your goal you should to consider to hire a good visual designer. He/she could make just a Photoshop mockup for you, then you can translate it to HTML/CSS and save some money.

 

Excuse my poor sentences, as you can imagine, English is not my native language.

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Acquiring good design skills has nothing to do with learning HTML or Dreamweaver, requires practice, sensibility and of course knowledge. Actually that's why some of us spend years attending to the design school, and believe me, when you learn about color theory it has nothing to do with hexadecimal numbers or CCS rules. Actually I believe is much easier to learn HTML, CSS or any other web related language/tool that developing a good sense of visual composition or color harmony.

 

Not everyone has graphics/visual abilities, and you shouldn't be ashamed because of that, but if you're serious about your goal you should to consider to hire a good visual designer. He/she could make just a Photoshop mockup for you, then you can translate it to HTML/CSS and save some money.

 

Excuse my poor sentences, as you can imagine, English is not my native language.

 

Well put.

 

Also, professional designers aren't interested in code that validates. They are interested in code that displays correctly in all browsers. Much of the time code that validates does *not* display properly in all browsers. Thus it is not worth paying for in the company's mind.

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Well put.

 

Also, professional designers aren't interested in code that validates. They are interested in code that displays correctly in all browsers. Much of the time code that validates does *not* display properly in all browsers. Thus it is not worth paying for in the company's mind.

I was thinking more of a developer point of view I guess. As the op put design/development.

 

Some good points on the design aspect tho. But there are sites that look pretty but don't really work properly. Validation is quite important from a developer POV, it can also mean the difference between a websites design working or not on certain platforms and browsers.

 

I think anyone, whether they are a designer or a developer should at least try for some sort of validation tho.

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Absolutely. The term you're looking for is "user experience". Speaking in a broad way it should stand as a meet point between form and function, and it involves -among other things- visual design and usability (which in this specific case can be addressed to standards devotion and good programming practices). I did emphasize the design factor because the at that point the discussion was being leaded to the look and feel of Cruxado's promo site, however both things are of course equally important.

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Acquiring good design skills has nothing to do with learning HTML or Dreamweaver, requires practice, sensibility and of course knowledge. Actually that\'s why some of us spend years attending to the design school, and believe me, when you learn about color theory it has nothing to do with hexadecimal numbers or CCS rules. Actually I believe is much easier to learn HTML, CSS or any other web related language/tool that developing a good sense of visual composition or color harmony.

 

Not everyone has graphics/visual abilities, and you shouldn\'t be ashamed because of that, but if you\'re serious about your goal you should to consider to hire a good visual designer. He/she could make just a Photoshop mockup for you, then you can translate it to HTML/CSS and save some money.

 

Excuse my poor sentences, as you can imagine, English is not my native language.

Yeah I understand what you mean. I took an Art Appreciation course were we touched color theory. It is quite an interesting topic. I should probably read more about it online and practice as you mentioned. But as of right now, I\'m not sure if I could afford someone to do a photoshop mockup. I liked the idea, I might implement it futher down the road. Depending on how things go.

 

LOL, English isn\'t my native language either. :P

Well put.

 

Also, professional designers aren't interested in code that validates. They are interested in code that displays correctly in all browsers. Much of the time code that validates does *not* display properly in all browsers. Thus it is not worth paying for in the company's mind.

 

I was thinking more of a developer point of view I guess. As the op put design/development.

 

Some good points on the design aspect tho. But there are sites that look pretty but don\'t really work properly. Validation is quite important from a developer POV, it can also mean the difference between a websites design working or not on certain platforms and browsers.

 

I think anyone, whether they are a designer or a developer should at least try for some sort of validation tho.

 

 

I must agree with hard. I just make sure the site looks, works wells in IE and Firefox. Especially with different resolutions. I have a hard time with IE. Luckily I can work well enough with the CSS scripts to make\'em work. :)

 

I should clarify that this is really a hobby for me and am doing this site for my course on Small Business. :o Doesn\'t mean I am not taking this seriously. :P I appreciate the feedback,

 

Absolutely. The term you\'re looking for is \"user experience\". Speaking in a broad way it should stand as a meet point between form and function, and it involves -among other things- visual design and usability (which in this specific case can be addressed to standards devotion and good programming practices). I did emphasize the design factor because the at that point the discussion was being leaded to the look and feel of Cruxado\'s promo site, however both things are of course equally important.

 

As a side note, I have various years of practive with design, usability and efficency. (I experimented with my class\'s website = www.cs2003.co.nr) For example I\'ve learned my lesson that FULL FLASH websites can be an ardeous task and can create havoc among its users. Atleast with my promo site for NVisionPR I want to maintain the site clean, simple and easy to use and understand. Delivering a professional and truthful ambience to the potential client. Although some might call it boring... hehehehe... Then again it is my site. :P

 

PS. Proteo I completely concur with you view of maintaining a balance between funtionality and design.

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