   [web] Website Redesign - Opinions and Testing Needed!
  Hey, I finally got finished with redesigning the graphics of my website.  (Link here).What do you think of the design?  I was able to get this website working perfectly under Internet Explorer, Firefox and Opera, but I also would like it if someone with a Mac and the Safari browser took a look at it (I do not have access to a Mac, and I don't think Linux supports Safari).  I want to make sure all the shadows are aligned properly.  I particularly need my video section looked at and checked: link here, as it uses an excessive amount of alignment and shadow placement.Here are some screenshot of my website in Opera: Link 1 Link 2.Notice any security flaws?  Please tell me if you find any.I case anyone is wondering why I want these things checked, I am trying to help myself get more work in website design and building.  Having a good personal webpage would definately help.Any feedback will be greatly appreciated!   
  It looks great. No issues as far as I spotted (except that some flash video's wouldn't play for me - FireFox on Linux).   ;  Just a small nit-pick, but when viewing in firefox at 1024x768 your page is about 20 pixels too wide, meaning you get a scroll bar across the bottom when you dont need one. This appears on all pages.I havent checked all pages, but your pictures section is far too verbose. Does the user really need to know that you decided to host the images on your home machine? Cant you just take us straight to the pictures?Also, I think you have too much whitespace in the main content view, particularly on the home page itself.   ;Quote:Original post by gavco98Just a small nit-pick, but when viewing in firefox at 1024x768 your page is about 20 pixels too wide, meaning you get a scroll bar across the bottom when you dont need one. This appears on all pages.I havent checked all pages, but your pictures section is far too verbose. Does the user really need to know that you decided to host the images on your home machine? Cant you just take us straight to the pictures?Also, I think you have too much whitespace in the main content view, particularly on the home page itself.Wow, thanks for help on the smaller resolutions.  I develop everything in 1280x1024.  I didn't even think of checking the page in 1024x768, but I fixed everything for that resolution now.  The side-scrolling should be gone.As for the whitespace, I was thinking of adding a small graphic between the different categories (Greetings, Urgent News, Latest News, etc).  Thanks for your input.Sander:I'm glad you like it!  As for the videos, I am aware of this situation.  The software I use (Splash Video) doesn't make the videos buffer properly when they are set to autoplay.  To get a video to play, you have to click pause and then play, sometimes several times.  I will need to fix this eventually.   ;  I think the site looks great.  Good work!Some small things that I didn't really like:I find that the logo (that says www.joshuapilkington.com) at the top of the page is hard to read because of the colors.You've already covered this but there is too much white space between your side categories (Urgent News, Latest News, etc)My girlfriend caught me looking at the "Chicks" directory in your pictures and I got punched.  Thanks a lot :(;Quote:Original post by RobotechIII think the site looks great.  Good work!Some small things that I didn't really like:I find that the logo (that says www.joshuapilkington.com) at the top of the page is hard to read because of the colors.You've already covered this but there is too much white space between your side categories (Urgent News, Latest News, etc)My girlfriend caught me looking at the "Chicks" directory in your pictures and I got punched.  Thanks a lot :(Alright, I removed quite a bit of whitespace around the right sidebar.  What do you think of the sidebar now?Oh, and sorry about you getting punched by your girlfriend. :(   ;Quote:Original post by EleventyAlright, I removed quite a bit of whitespace around the right sidebar.  What do you think of the sidebar now?I think it looks much better.