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# Designing a new website for my portfolio. Might do it in Flash, or very fancy HTML.

Here's the general layout. It's a lot of form, but I'm hoping to balance that with good substance.
The left and right arrows scroll through images, while the movie frame button opens the gallery
of images from that project, or plays the accompanying video, if applicable.

The white area with the words changes as you scoll through. There is an image/video index
button at the top right for ease of use (sort of like a site map), and the logo in the bottom left
leads to my main page.

Can anyone think of any suggestions? I'd like to utilize the large yellow area more. I was
thinking of putting update news there, or would that look too busy with the other text so close?

Thanks.
(I helped save b3ta! Digeridude Lord Wellington's Beef Trapeze, Sat 11 Mar 2006, 23:36, archived)
# I think using the yellow as well would look much too busy
Seems straightforward enough. Keep the slightly minty slug, sounds like a winner :)
(I helped save b3ta! in vino veritas, Sat 11 Mar 2006, 23:39, archived)
# How about the area under "Title Goes Here"?
That empty space seems to bother me, as it breaks up the outline.
(I helped save b3ta! Digeridude Lord Wellington's Beef Trapeze, Sat 11 Mar 2006, 23:41, archived)
# Depends on the length of the title doesn't it?
If you have a long title it could look cluttered, if short it could look empty. Six of one half a dozen of the other innit?
(I helped save b3ta! in vino veritas, Sat 11 Mar 2006, 23:42, archived)
# you could put a little something about the image/vid
size/pixels/copyright notice in small writing to break the space up a little.
(I helped save b3ta! Arathkone formerly naD. Been away awhile., Sat 11 Mar 2006, 23:45, archived)
# keep the words
poo
cheese
and minty slug butter
and you'll be laughing
(I helped save b3ta! Dazz - In Your Base, Killing Your Dudes since, Sat 11 Mar 2006, 23:40, archived)
# how about
big magenta cock?
(I helped save b3ta! executiverocker only wears C&A, Sat 11 Mar 2006, 23:42, archived)
# serious reply time *braces*
I think there would be too much yellow if it filled a 1280x1024 screen but if it was a flash or a limited size page then it would be fine i think to leave the amount of yellow. Other than that i like the ideas you've put down, looks easy to use and nice to look at.

I think the contents just right as it is...


POO OMG LOL CHEESE ANUS!
(I helped save b3ta! Arathkone formerly naD. Been away awhile., Sat 11 Mar 2006, 23:40, archived)
# Yeah, I was going to make it about half the size of the internet window.
(I helped save b3ta! Digeridude Lord Wellington's Beef Trapeze, Sat 11 Mar 2006, 23:42, archived)
# that sounds like a good plan
could be a pain if some nut bar is running 800x600!
(I helped save b3ta! Arathkone formerly naD. Been away awhile., Sat 11 Mar 2006, 23:46, archived)
# teh internets window?
(I helped save b3ta! JD if you please? Save The Apostrophes, Sun 12 Mar 2006, 0:01, archived)
# You can never have too much yellow
www.joep.org.uk/
(I helped save b3ta! homonk, Sat 11 Mar 2006, 23:46, archived)
# that gave me an instant headache
*rubs eyes*
(I helped save b3ta! Arathkone formerly naD. Been away awhile., Sat 11 Mar 2006, 23:49, archived)
# flash webpages = shit
(I helped save b3ta! Laughing Boy, Sat 11 Mar 2006, 23:40, archived)
# It reminds me of a sports walkman.
(_Felix 's school of dance and occult sciences, Sat 11 Mar 2006, 23:43, archived)
# The design is too... I don't know, it's simple but overpowering. Really it should be one or the other.
(I helped save b3ta! Naive Amoeba Bored Cig, Sat 11 Mar 2006, 23:46, archived)
# From a functional perspective,
I'm not a big fan of none standard layouts since they are too difficult to control especially with all the different browsers out there. Inevitably you'll encounter two or three different browsers that will mong up where the text is placed within the circular area even if you do stick with strict XHTML and CSS 2.1

You may wish to check out the Web site:

www.webpagesthatsuck.com for suggestions as what not to do with user interfaces (not that I'm suggesting your design sucks). They have a term called mystery meat navigation which is what you're doing with your arrows. Basically what you're doing is hiding all of the menu selections which is not a good thing to do since the user cannot see the selections which could be 100 or 10 or 3.

Just my 0.02
(Jeebus is my pigwhore Sweet jeebus, sweet jeebus licks shemale cock, Sat 11 Mar 2006, 23:46, archived)
# If you really want my opinion...
stick witht eh fundamental layouts people are used to, if you want people to hang about - infinate choice = short attention span.

Tweak about with the menus, but keep them fundamentally traditional.

I like the arrows bit.
(I helped save b3ta! Cheeky Boy! loves horses..., Sat 11 Mar 2006, 23:51, archived)
# There isn't really infinite choice. Just back, forward, and view.

I get what you mean though. I might do something to draw more attention to the index button, so it seems like a main part of the page instead of just an extra bit added on.
(I helped save b3ta! Digeridude Lord Wellington's Beef Trapeze, Sat 11 Mar 2006, 23:56, archived)
# I meant infinite choice on t'interwebs
'tis only my opinion, and I'm no web designer.
(I helped save b3ta! Cheeky Boy! loves horses..., Sun 12 Mar 2006, 0:03, archived)
# 30 seconds is how long people hang around
or so i am learning
(I helped save b3ta! MrA, Sun 12 Mar 2006, 0:09, archived)