Hi all, I'm new here and would like some critiques for my first real portfolio site.
I just validated the html and css. Any comments are welcome, they will make me better.
There are some cross browser problems, the site is functional in all the browsers i checked, but things kinda load differently. I checked it in FF,IE7,Safari,Chrome, and Opera. FF runs it perfectly. So there might be something with the css in the browsers, or javascript.
Well, i put the link in my school url before i get a domain and stuff.
http://students.uat.edu/chamontg
thanks
First impression on my
First impression on my MacBook... Where's the nav? :shrug:
OHHH, I gotta scroll down to see it? Why?
The resume link - put some type of note that I have to download it to to view it "RESUME [pdf]"
If you contact information is just going to appear once I click the button, why not just have it always visible? Why the extra step? And then to make me copy and paste to email you? Why no mailto: link or form?
The white text on the home page with the light gray background text makes my eyes hurt to read it.
If it's a new site, what are you transitioning from? Then why us a transitional doctype? Try Strict.
Also, the blog link - you shouldn't force your users to open a new page. I have a back button and I know how to use it. If I want to come back to your site, i will. Opening a new window can be confusing to users, breaks the back button and an all around PIA. If I want a new window or tab, i can just right click and do so.
That's about all from me!
Thank you for the
Thank you for the advice.
for the nav. when i tested it its always there without having to scroll. Is there a way in CSS to make it all no matter what the viewers resolution is?
The resume is supposed to open automatically, not a download, but i see the problem and am working on that also.
forgetting the mailto: is completely my fault
Ill fix the blog link also
just out of curiosity, what browser did you use?
Why are you using the
Why are you using the deprecated "center" tag?
Why the non semantic use of DIVs? Your main text is a paragraph, why not mark it up with the P element which is designed precisely for that?
Can't see the nav on a 1024 x 768 screen either.
On IE7 most of your text is way offscreen to the right, forcing a horizontal scroll to read it.
You should use a list for your navigation. It's a list of links and so should be marked up as a list. Check out the "Listamatic" site for examples.
Did I mention how much I hate white text on a black background? No? Well I'm mentioning it now. I really really hate that and tend to flee from sites that do it, not to return. I am not alone.
All in all it's a site from the 1990's. Tear it down and start over.
Sorry to be harsh, but you did ask!
its ok to be harsh, you're
its ok to be harsh, you're bringing a lot of things to my attention.
charlosian wrote:for the
for the nav. when i tested it its always there without having to scroll. Is there a way in CSS to make it all no matter what the viewers resolution is?
Yes cssstickyfooter.com
just out of curiosity, what browser did you use?
Firefox on my MacBook