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Posted by Kyle Robertson
Kyle Robertson
31,600 Points

Could I get some feedback on a website I made?

I made a mostly javascript site with a small php and mysql backend, and would appreciate hearing your thoughts.

It's designed to audition and market music for movie trailers, something I've done through other publishers in the past, but recently launched my own company to do so.

Thanks!

www.chophousemusic.com

6 Answers

Carman A
Carman A
7,672 Points
Carman A
Carman A
7,672 Points

Just to let you know I think you forgot to post a link to your website(unless I'm missing something).

Kyle Robertson
Kyle Robertson
31,600 Points
Kyle Robertson
Kyle Robertson
31,600 Points

Holy cow I did haha! Thanks, just edited my post.

Thomas McCracken
Thomas McCracken
13,591 Points
Thomas McCracken
Thomas McCracken
13,591 Points

I think the website is great! It works correctly and is responsive. The color theme might be kind of bland though. All blacks and grays with very little color on the page and no pictures. It might help to have more color and images if available. That's my only suggestion.

Kyle Robertson
Kyle Robertson
31,600 Points
Kyle Robertson
Kyle Robertson
31,600 Points

I really appreciate it Thomas. And you're totally right. I'll do some more work and post back the results.

Thanks again

Ariel Aronica
Ariel Aronica
6,646 Points

I personally think the color scheme is great, it's not plain. I think that might be the look you are going for, and simplicity is golden. But what you CAN do is add some depth to the content, shadow-boxes, etc. Maybe even animation? Not really sure. You can spice it up without messing with the color scheme. Good luck! Looks great so far.

Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 Points
Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 Points

Pretty nice work, Kyle.

There are a few things I would like to comment on.

  • At larger widths (980px and up) the logo becomes un-centered. A simple fix for this that I tried is:
.header-title-container {
  text-align: middle;
}
.logo {
  display: block;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
  • At larger widths the SoundCloud icon drops. You could:
.header-content {
/* Increase this a little:
  margin-right: 30%; 
 */
  margin-right: 40%;
}

Note: The 2 options above should probably be in media queries as at smaller screen widths it looks good.

  • The footer could be placed more towards the bottom of the page. One option would be:
.main-panel {
/* Lower the height of the bottom margin
  margin-bottom: 130px;
 */
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.copywrite-container {
/* Get rid of
  float: left;
 * Instead use:
 */
  clear: both;
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 30px;
}
  • The social icons are monochromatic, except for SoundCloud. I think this feels inconsistent.
  • The contact links in the navigation (the main one and one that shows on scroll) are inconsistent as well. The contact link on the scroll nav has the main color to be the hover color of the same link on the main nav.

These are really minor nitpicks which are easily adjustable if you wish, yet overall it's clean and the flat design is easy on the eyes for the most part.

Checking again this morning, I like the color changes to the table layouts you've made.

Good job. :)

Kyle Robertson
Kyle Robertson
31,600 Points
Kyle Robertson
Kyle Robertson
31,600 Points

Thank you guys so much!