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John Mutch
6,962 PointsBig step Here. new Professional website iMutch. Feedback or kudos appreciated! Mutch More Than Expected
What do you think of my site? iMutch.com Big step. I finished the "How To Make A Website" track and would like to submit it to the friends here at Treehouse.
3 Answers
Marcus Parsons
15,719 PointsThe body of the page looks wonderful. I like the spacing between pictures. I think you'll have a nice website when you get done.
The one criticism I have is the use of your background and foreground colors on your top banner. The background of the banner is a light gray while the text on top of it is white. This is really not enough contrast to see everything clearly. Perhaps consider either using a darker background color or darker text.
One of my favorite websites for design clarity is Park.io. They have a beautiful presentation and an excellent use of contrast in their background and foreground colors. It's neat, simple, and elegant all rolled up into one.
Good luck, iMutch! :)
John Mutch
6,962 PointsSorry about not getting back to you quicker. I did think about the last post you made. I am wondering is you are suggesting a change in font? I really like the color theme you suggested and will be trying it when I jump back into the code. It is so nice to have someone to bounce this stuff off of. Hope your week will be blessed.
John Mutch
6,962 PointsMarcus Parsons. I did the suggested change for the background (great idea) also I had some trouble with the SELECTED font color change with the new suggestion so I went with the very light yellow. When I know more CSS I will revisit and add a glow. What say you?
Marcus Parsons
15,719 PointsI think that will look awesome, John!
I did the mock up just to kind of show a different layout than is normally used. In my personal opinion, I love seeing unique portfolios (or websites in general). If you can make your portfolio standout and look attractive, you will gain more business, I'm sure of it. I'd like to see what you get done, John, and any time you have any questions or wanna just shout at me, you can tag me on here with the @ symbol and my name or shoot me an email at marcus.parsons@gmail.com
Good luck, John!
Marcus Parsons
15,719 PointsOh btw, I'm not sure what you mean by the selected font color change? Did you mean the hexadecimal values I put up in my comment with the image?
John Mutch
6,962 PointsJohn Mutch
6,962 PointsThank you so much Marcus. I agree with the color contrast suggestion. I was going for a black and white theme (silver if I knew how.) Like the link suggestion.
Marcus Parsons
15,719 PointsMarcus Parsons
15,719 PointsJohn, here are some great resources for colors in CSS. This is one of my favorites: ColorZilla. It is great for picking out gradients and even examining colors. Another one I like to use for plain colors is Mozilla Color Picker. You can pick out colors and compare them; it's really neat.
You know what might look good? What do you think about this? :) The background is a dark gray (#2a2a2a) and the text is using the free Droid Sans font and has a gradient of #f6f6f6 at the top and #a2a2a2 at the bottom. And the text has a drop shadow effect placed on it, which can definitely be done with CSS, as well.
Marcus Parsons
15,719 PointsMarcus Parsons
15,719 PointsJohn Mutch, I never got your feedback on this.