by
webecho » Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:08 pm
Hi Simon
First of all, please allow me to thank you for your constructive criticism ... "it looks total poo" was particularly helpful in discerning some areas where my coding could be improved.
I hope you wont mind if I point out a couple of minor flaws in your considered assessment:
"Next the links, nav bar should be made with CSS rather than image"
I realise you haven't actually looked at the source code for the site, if you had you would have seen that the Navigation is a List styled using CSS and doesn't contain any images.
The Random Number ... I'm inclined to agree somewhat, however:
It's only Random if you don't live in Australia .. in Aus everyone will recognise a Freecall number - if it was aiming at International clients then it would have been made clear it was Australia only.
I'm not quite sure what you mean by
"best to have it in text form "
... the only Images on the entire site are the Photos and the Social Icons, again a cursory look at the code would confirm this.
As for the design, it's what I was asked to reproduce - personally, I think it works quite well not being flush with the left side as it allows some breathing room and the line length sits within optimal readability lengths - of course, understand I say this with consideration for my Clients' and my personal taste.
I think 4 sentences is perfectly acceptable for a homepage and don't believe many people over the age of 10 will consider it a "fucker to read" - it's aimed at the Managers / Owners of larger companies considering moving to
Green Energy solutions and I think I'm allowed to assume a reasonable education level for that market.
Negatives aside, I'm thrilled that you liked my contact form - I visit it daily to admire my handiwork and use it as an example of the fact that I can present text fields in a sensible order.
Again, thank you Simon for taking the time to dig deep into the website and offering your insights, I do hope it hasn't distracted you for too long from your Shoelace tying lessons ...
Remember, Mum can't tie them forever
Very much looking forward to your critique on my next CouchCMS project.
All the best with the Laces,
@webecho