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Posted by Andrew Cottage
Andrew Cottage
20,718 Points

My First Website. Critique Please.

So I built a website for my girlfriend. She is an aspiring actress, so I figured I would build her an official site for practice.

www.victoriaspringer.com

Any comments or suggestions would be much appreciated. I built it on a fluid layout and made it responsive..

8 Answers

John Wheal
John Wheal
27,969 Points
John Wheal
John Wheal
27,969 Points

Here are my opinions (please don't take any offence, they are just my personal opinions):

  1. I would definitely change the colour scheme. The main text colour needs to be white or alternatively change the background colour. I find the text very difficult to read.
  2. Logo link not directing to homepage. Instead it gives a 404 error.
  3. Maybe use a jquery image gallery for the photos - especially if more photos will be added in the future.

Otherwise, good for your first attempt.

Moiz Malik
Moiz Malik
11,906 Points
Moiz Malik
Moiz Malik
11,906 Points

The link doesn't go anywhere.

Edit: I'm assuming its: http://victoriaspringer.com/ (assuming that you forgot to type the in victoria)

justinw
justinw
14,517 Points
justinw
justinw
14,517 Points

As Moiz said, the link is dead.

Moiz Malik
Moiz Malik
11,906 Points

The one thing I'd suggest is trying to find a better color palette using a website like: http://www.colourlovers.com/

It's fairly hard to read black text off of a dark background.

Andrew Cottage
Andrew Cottage
20,718 Points
Andrew Cottage
Andrew Cottage
20,718 Points

Thanks for pointing that out. I fixed it.

George Offley
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George Offley
Courses Plus Student 7,386 Points
George Offley
George Offley
Courses Plus Student 7,386 Points

Your video looks like its broken too. I like the look of the site minus the color, change the font or the background color and you'll be good :)

Bret Darby
Bret Darby
2,659 Points
Bret Darby
Bret Darby
2,659 Points
  • Your Bitcoin and Litecoin links do not work properly.
  • Also take note of the link shared on here about colors. It's a great resource. http://moviesincolor.com/
Daniel Jeffery
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Daniel Jeffery
Courses Plus Student 26,985 Points
Daniel Jeffery
Daniel Jeffery
Courses Plus Student 26,985 Points

Hey,

"She soon began taking classes with renounced teacher and actor Jon Mennick."

Perhaps you meant "renowned teacher"? :P.

I'd be a little offended to be called a "renounced teacher" - you may want to change that.

Haha.

(Yes - not I know a web design critique)

I'd also agree with there not being enough contrast between the font colour and the background.

You're a pretty cool guy for making your girlfriend a site - I hope she appreciates it :).

(Just spotted you spelt "Biography" wrong also.)

Andrew Cottage
Andrew Cottage
20,718 Points
Andrew Cottage
Andrew Cottage
20,718 Points

Thanks everyone for the feedback. Yeah probably should have proof read it before launching lol. That's why I'm here to learn. I'm going to update the colors, and fix the spelling errors that everyone pointed out.

As for the bitcoin and litecoin logos, I will be trying to fix those.

Thanks!

J A
J A
6,092 Points
J A
J A
6,092 Points

The photo page is a bit clunky.