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Post by Matt on Sept 25, 2005 14:15:45 GMT
I've been redesigning the website but I can't decide on a colour scheme. I'm looking for something simple, classy and easy to look at. any ideas? even links to websites with nice colour schemes would be useful...
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Post by fluteandbassoon on Sept 25, 2005 18:39:55 GMT
A pale colour in the background? Pale blue?? Dark-ish text? Navy Blue??
Just don't do BRIGHT greenbackground with red text.
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Post by monkey laydee on Sept 25, 2005 19:41:48 GMT
Mmm pale blue sounds nice.
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Post by ~*~Ruth~*~ on Sept 25, 2005 19:43:41 GMT
ditto the pale blue.
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Post by nickiflute on Sept 27, 2005 20:45:17 GMT
I quite like the yellow at the moment, gives it a nice, cheery atmosphere
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Post by Matt on Sept 28, 2005 15:53:19 GMT
Hmm...I've thought about incooperating both. the yellow and blue would awful together - but darken the yellow slightly et voila. thanks peeps!
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Post by ~*~Ruth~*~ on Sept 28, 2005 16:09:08 GMT
just a thought-could you make sure the layout is firefox friendly? i go on so many websites which look weird because i use firefox.
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Post by Matt on Sept 28, 2005 17:46:52 GMT
The main w/s would be in flash so firefox could deal with it perfectly well. I mean it's not as if anyone should be using anything else!
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Post by ~*~Ruth~*~ on Sept 28, 2005 19:28:49 GMT
okey dokey
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Post by Matt on Oct 25, 2005 11:34:18 GMT
www.practicalmusicproject.com/newflash.swfhows about this? none of the buttons work but it's only meant to be a demo for the colour and layout by the way it's real slow because of freewebs. as and when i've finished the site i'm moving provider
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Post by tremolo on Oct 25, 2005 11:42:42 GMT
nice flash
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Post by ~*~Ruth~*~ on Oct 25, 2005 12:16:18 GMT
ooo snazzy! i like it!
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Post by Matt on Oct 25, 2005 13:05:39 GMT
so the design/layout is something you'd be happy to see as the main website then?
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Post by ~*~Ruth~*~ on Oct 25, 2005 19:13:42 GMT
definately! it's great!
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Post by musicfan on Oct 25, 2005 20:47:27 GMT
Why use flash when HTML will do the job? I get really fed up with so-called web designers charging reputable companies huge sums to come up with some fancy site that contains very little useful information and wastes bandwidth just because the developers have a gigabit link and assume bandwidth is globally limitless. (Rant over!) Some more serious points: 1 It fits on an 800x600 screen - this is a GOOD thing. 2 The text looks a bit fuzzy. I know I don't ahve the greatest monitor in the world, but it could be better. 3 The text on the navbar buttons is far too small. I know my eyes are getting old, but they're not that bad! 4 You really should consider HTML4.0 and CSS. Bandwidth is a finite resource, and not everyone has broadband. 5 Have you considered accessibility? What will a screen reader or Braille terminal make of your site? What about a mobile phone or PDA with limited screen size? Can visually impaired people make the fonts bigger? 6 What does the site do if you don't have flash installed on your machine? 7 Does the site work across all common browsers? Have you actually tested it? 8 You shouldn't need to explain the navbar! Navigation should be obvious. If it isn't people will get frustrated and leave!
And at the end of all that, yes I quite like the look of it. The layout and colours look nice. The graphics are nice but not OTT.
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