June 7, 201214 yr Hi all, first post! So I'm well aware that my graphic design skills leave a lot to be desired, and I'd love to hear all your input as to what I can tweak on the site to improve it/whether it needs a complete overhaul! I won't give you any preconceptions as to what I was going for with the design for the time being, so here's the URL... http://www.friendswithrooms.com - no need to be gentle!
June 7, 201214 yr Welcome to the forum! Right let's get started... Everything seems a bit overzealous, especially the drop shadows. Harsh drop shadows are very 90's so I'd soften them up a bit. Something's not right with the colour scheme either, it all seems a bit 'drab'. I like the attitude you're exuding so don't change that! Elements on the page need more padding, certain items (room photos, Facebook stuff) is very squeezed to the edges. Not a fan of that font, it's over used. I also tried to check it in the W3C's validator but it refused to!
June 7, 201214 yr Author Welcome to the forum! Right let's get started... Everything seems a bit overzealous, especially the drop shadows. Harsh drop shadows are very 90's so I'd soften them up a bit. Something's not right with the colour scheme either, it all seems a bit 'drab'. I like the attitude you're exuding so don't change that! Elements on the page need more padding, certain items (room photos, Facebook stuff) is very squeezed to the edges. Not a fan of that font, it's over used. I also tried to check it in the W3C's validator but it refused to! Thanks, great points . I'm feeling that the whole thing is moving towards a complete overhaul but I'm not convinced I'm going to be able to do it justice! £1500 a week for a spare room, wow Well, quite! It's mad what people think they can achieve from Olympics rentals
June 7, 201214 yr Thanks, great points . I'm feeling that the whole thing is moving towards a complete overhaul but I'm not convinced I'm going to be able to do it justice! Nah! These are just small things. Work through them bit at a time and you'll have them done no worries, especially as you now have us to point you in the right direction! Well, quite! It's mad what people think they can achieve from Olympics rentals Tell me about it, up until a year ago i lived in one of the Olympic boroughs and let me tell you, it's unlikely i'd be able to rent there now!
June 7, 201214 yr £1500 a week for a spare room, wow Yeah I was thinking that too For a room!!! Not being funny if you can afford £78,000 (NET!) per year you'll probably do better than just a room that looks tiny!
June 7, 201214 yr Maybe the girl it belongs to is fit? You should give it the kisstagram effect, that way you'll make millions if you take a cut [i do not endorse the above comments]
June 7, 201214 yr Yeah I was thinking that too For a room!!! Not being funny if you can afford £78,000 (NET!) per year you'll probably do better than just a room that looks tiny! It's not the room, it's the postcode... stupid really considering the next postcode along is a hell hole and about ten times cheaper.
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June 7, 201214 yr Yeah still getting the error. Looks server side, but tried on Chrome and Firefox on both a mac and PC to make sure and still the same
June 7, 201214 yr It's working now Agree with what was said about really, with the drop shadows. You could style the drop down at the bottom too to fit in with the colour scheme
June 7, 201214 yr Author Just my luck. Hosts are experiencing problems right now, so sorry if you can't access the site...it's out of my control!
June 7, 201214 yr Me and a friend built Kisstagram Pervs... but good stuff man, sometimes a simple idea well executed is all it takes.
June 7, 201214 yr Me and a friend built Kisstagram Yeah I saw it on twitter, nicely done should do well
June 7, 201214 yr Author Right! Back up. Intermittently it seems. Any suggestions as to a new colour scheme/where to look?
June 7, 201214 yr Nowhere near enough emphasis on the rooms themselves. Tiny little thumbnails won't give anyone a feel for the place.
June 7, 201214 yr Author Nowhere near enough emphasis on the rooms themselves. Tiny little thumbnails won't give anyone a feel for the place. When you find a room where you share a friend with the person that posted it, you see much more. There aren't a huge amount of listings atm, but a surprising amount of people can see at least one - if you log in you might be lucky!
June 7, 201214 yr The log in with Facebook box takees up far more room than it needs to and the Latest Listings are poorly laid out. The visual prominence of elements should be directly related to their importance. For the latest listings, that means photo, location, price. Everything else is fluff that should be saved for a detail page. The thumbnail takes up less than a tenth of the listing and the price is on there twice.
June 7, 201214 yr Author The log in with Facebook box takees up far more room than it needs to and the Latest Listings are poorly laid out. The visual prominence of elements should be directly related to their importance. For the latest listings, that means photo, location, price. Everything else is fluff that should be saved for a detail page. The thumbnail takes up less than a tenth of the listing and the price is on there twice. Fair points, thanks Will put that on the todo list Small layout changes just put live - thoughts? Edited June 7, 201214 yr by jwbradley87
June 7, 201214 yr I've seen an awful lot worse - mostly my sites! but I really don't like the colour scheme, just doesnt work properly for me, have a look at adobe kuler for some schemes. good luck with it though
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