SITE REVIEW: MD Designs

Hi All,

I'm pretty much a novice trying to learn the ropes. My original page at http://www.mddesigns.com.au was meant to be something unorthodox. Appeal to people to think outside the box. But have learnt that does no good in this area. I've sort of made a home page/design template.

Could you please have a look at:
http://www.mddesigns.com.au/new

Old ones ( http://www.mddesigns.com.au )

I appreciate your time

Thanks
Pougee

I like your current version way more than the new one.

Really, the actual homepage that theres now is much better you reckon? Comming from a business point of view.

the new design looks a lot more professional and clean. I really like the new design, it would attract the big spenders.

Why the ambiguous question?

invading peoples privacy over the internet maybe a good start.

Thanks for the input

Thumbs Up on the newer home page.. I seems to load quicker then the old one... Hang in there....

New version in my opinion is more professional looking and overall a much better look. I'd say go for it definatly. But the banner is missing from it right now, I'd like to see what you do with the banner.

apsblackbelt2 - Its an *.swf you musn't have flash installed.

I made a *.gif which isn't as good


Thanks for the reviews also.

Is there any ways i can improve it?

oh I have flash installed.....trust me on that one. But in FF 1.5 it is not showing for me. Anyone else getting this?

Ok I just checked it out in IE and it is interesting. I dont think the black background on it goes well with the lighter layout for the site you have.

Can i ask which browser it didn't work in?

Firefox (the swf doesn´t show)

p.s: "
invading peoples privacy over the internet maybe a good start. " ->wrong answer,that´s a cracker (somy may call black hat hacker)

some highlights about the matter at wikipédia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker

Could you tell me if it works now, if so is it a *.gif or *.swf

Many flaws (but that pretty much sums up every website, doesn't it?). Here are my scattered comments.

For one, it's very ugly.

Also, there are various inconsistencies that make the site seem misshapen. For example, link colors are different in different places. Why the inconsistency? The 'Contact Us' link should probably not be red, since the other links are blue, and the color red cries out "broken." (It is used for that purpose on the Web 'everywhere,' from missing fields in registration forms to Wikipedia links-to-nowhere.) Why is the section header, 'Links,' colored in gold? There seems to be no functional reason that makes the user feel like you're being helpful to him or her. I expected it to be clickable, since it was different, but it wasn't.

I don't see the point in the XHTML, CSS, and Opera banners. Using correct code is a form of competency, not excellence.

Aesthetically, I feel like your new design is a miserable failure. It feels like the designer was limited to the feature-set of some awful Web browser from 1996. This is a strange contrast, because your current design is now one of the best I've ever seen, and your portfolio looks good, too.

Thankyou for the honest opinion.

Alot of the people that will be looking at my site aren't web designers. And they look at my current page and don't think much of it. For Business there needs to be some formality. I felt that new design had it

You had i think four questions:
1. Why the inconsistency
They may seem there are but there not. I have just uploaded the Web Design page, it will show that I have set a difference between the menu and clickable links in the content box's.

2. Why are there broken links
I said in the first page its just a template. I wanted to know if i should invest time into making it a full website.

3. Why is the section header, 'Links,' colored in gold
I felt the page need a different colour in the the break things up, Also gives the opportunity to have people ask me to put links in their and they'll know they have special attention.

4. Why the XHTML, CSS, Opera Links
I just think this makes the page look more professional. And supports any claims i make in the site