Website Update

Inhuman · 09.20.2006, 03:07 PM

Webpage Update:
I added more information on the main page. The picture you see is low quality for loading purposes, so don't mind the little brown lines in the corner, they will be fixed. There is no logo yet, so don't mind the top, there will be when we decide a page name.
The PSD is here

Here's what I need help with:
-I still need people to suggest names for the webpage so I can make a logo.
-Give Opinions on layout update
-Top 10's. Should I have weekly albums? monthly albums? monthly songs? overall top songs? Throw in suggestions!

I should be getting my credit card very soon, so we'll have the site up rather soon. I'll make PDF's for the Reviewers for guidlines and privaleges (you'll get a free email address, and you'll have the privalege to vote for top 10's and artist of the month).

Thanks,
Rob

TheDom · 09.20.2006, 03:10 PM

I think the artist, song, album etc etc should be of the week, that way people will want to come more often to get the update.

Sheriff Rhys Chatham · 09.20.2006, 03:17 PM

names:
forged sound....
puncture notes....
f# stereo....

I don't know. how about band, song, album of the month.

!@#$%! · 09.20.2006, 03:25 PM

psd? please don't tell me you're using image slices or (worse, much worse!) image maps.

i haven't opened your file but i'd strongly suggest xhtml + ccs
you can use background images to great effect.

check this out: http://csszengarden.com

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yeah yeah, go ahead, change the stylesheet & see for yourself!

Sheriff Rhys Chatham · 09.20.2006, 03:30 PM

Image slices aren't bad if you do it right and have a good host.

Cantankerous · 09.20.2006, 03:30 PM

that's silly looking.

I TOLD YOU.

!@#$%! · 09.20.2006, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sheriff Rhys Chatham

Image slices aren't bad if you do it right and have a good host.

image slices are a primitive method

hard to update, terrible for a lot of people who can't see right

& try opening it in your cellphone/pda & see what garbled crap comes out

xhtml + css + DOM = the way to go

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also: google likes xhtml & abhors tables. so do i.

Inhuman · 09.20.2006, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

psd? please don't tell me you're using image slices or (worse, much worse!) image maps.

i haven't opened your file but i'd strongly suggest xhtml + ccs
you can use background images to great effect.

check this out: http://csszengarden.com

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yeah yeah, go ahead, change the stylesheet & see for yourself!

This is just the layout and it's provided purely so people on the board can make revisions that may benifit the appearance of the page. The coding has not been started yet, but I plan to do XHTML + CSS as you said. It reduces file size, so I'm going to have a GIF background with no dither, and the final result ended up being 23seconds/28k modem, which is rather good.

Alex's Trip · 09.20.2006, 06:19 PM

I think the brown boarder needs to be a little smaller.

As for monthly/weekly stuff, I think there should be weekly songs, and artists, and monthly albums.

nomadicfollower · 09.20.2006, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex's Trip

I think the brown boarder needs to be a little smaller.

Or, if I may add my opinion, removed completely.

Alex's Trip · 09.20.2006, 06:23 PM

I wouldn't mind it, if it were a clean cut light/dark brown thing, rather than the ruffly stuff around the edges.

nomadicfollower · 09.20.2006, 06:25 PM

Maybe..
How the page is divided and sectioned off is nice, but it seems to me that it would be even more appealing without a border.
The simplier the better.

Alex's Trip · 09.20.2006, 06:32 PM

This what I was thinking:

Also the font for the titles, reminds me of my mother's scrap books, maybe a simple font would work for that...

I'm working on a logo...

nomadicfollower · 09.20.2006, 06:34 PM

That does look much better.
And simplifying the titles' font sounds like a good idea as well.

Inhuman · 09.20.2006, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex's Trip

This what I was thinking:

Also the font for the titles, reminds me of my mother's scrap books, maybe a simple font would work for that...

I'm working on a logo...

Alright thanks, I can't work on it tonight because I saved the file from CS and can't pick it up in 7.0 (which I have at home), because it somehow doesn't support it. Thanks for the help

Alex's Trip · 09.20.2006, 06:48 PM

No problem.

About the logo: Even though I bought more RAM for my computer (I doubled it from 256 MBs to 512 MB), my computer still freezes when I run Photoshop CS (but not at any other time). I don't know what the deal is...

Inhuman · 09.20.2006, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex's Trip

No problem.

About the logo: Even though I bought more RAM for my computer (I doubled it from 256 MBs to 512 MB), my computer still freezes when I run Photoshop CS (but not at any other time). I don't know what the deal is...

Photoshop's really bad with the ram, I know! I have 512 at home and it's bad with 7.0, and we have 768 at the school and CS is fine. I can get you a 1gb ram stick for $90.00 if you're still looking. I'm going to work on the design more at school sometime, I usually do it during my 3 hour spares. I'm just excited about getting this up and running!

Alex's Trip · 09.20.2006, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inhuman

Photoshop's really bad with the ram, I know! I have 512 at home and it's bad with 7.0, and we have 768 at the school and CS is fine. I can get you a 1gb ram stick for $90.00 if you're still looking. I'm going to work on the design more at school sometime, I usually do it during my 3 hour spares. I'm just excited about getting this up and running!

Unless it is PC 133 RAM, I'm afraid I can't take you up on that deal...

schizophrenicroom · 09.20.2006, 08:19 PM

top ten monthly albums and singles.

Inhuman · 09.20.2006, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex's Trip

Unless it is PC 133 RAM, I'm afraid I can't take you up on that deal...

aah okay, no it isn't

. Thanks for the feedback in regards to the Top 10's everyone!

09.20.2006, 03:07 PM	#1
Inhuman invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 5,807	Webpage Update: I added more information on the main page. The picture you see is low quality for loading purposes, so don't mind the little brown lines in the corner, they will be fixed. There is no logo yet, so don't mind the top, there will be when we decide a page name. The PSD is here Here's what I need help with: -I still need people to suggest names for the webpage so I can make a logo. -Give Opinions on layout update -Top 10's. Should I have weekly albums? monthly albums? monthly songs? overall top songs? Throw in suggestions! I should be getting my credit card very soon, so we'll have the site up rather soon. I'll make PDF's for the Reviewers for guidlines and privaleges (you'll get a free email address, and you'll have the privalege to vote for top 10's and artist of the month). Thanks, Rob __________________ Inhuman no longer dwells on here. http://about.me/robinbastien
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09.20.2006, 03:10 PM	#2
TheDom expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nashville. Posts: 1,924	I think the artist, song, album etc etc should be of the week, that way people will want to come more often to get the update.
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09.20.2006, 03:17 PM	#3
Sheriff Rhys Chatham invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England. Posts: 4,027	names: forged sound.... puncture notes.... f# stereo.... I don't know. how about band, song, album of the month. __________________ My Music(grunge rock) A part of this blue shit since June 24th, 2004
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09.20.2006, 03:25 PM	#4
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,547	psd? please don't tell me you're using image slices or (worse, much worse!) image maps. i haven't opened your file but i'd strongly suggest xhtml + ccs you can use background images to great effect. check this out: http://csszengarden.com -- yeah yeah, go ahead, change the stylesheet & see for yourself!
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09.20.2006, 03:30 PM	#5
Sheriff Rhys Chatham invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England. Posts: 4,027	Image slices aren't bad if you do it right and have a good host. __________________ My Music(grunge rock) A part of this blue shit since June 24th, 2004
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09.20.2006, 03:30 PM	#6
Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	that's silly looking. I TOLD YOU. __________________ RETIRED
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09.20.2006, 06:19 PM	#9
Alex's Trip invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,608	I think the brown boarder needs to be a little smaller. As for monthly/weekly stuff, I think there should be weekly songs, and artists, and monthly albums. __________________ KALOPSIA
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09.20.2006, 06:23 PM	#11
Alex's Trip invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,608	I wouldn't mind it, if it were a clean cut light/dark brown thing, rather than the ruffly stuff around the edges. __________________ KALOPSIA
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09.20.2006, 06:25 PM	#12
nomadicfollower invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North America Posts: 2,672	Maybe.. How the page is divided and sectioned off is nice, but it seems to me that it would be even more appealing without a border. The simplier the better.
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09.20.2006, 06:32 PM	#13
Alex's Trip invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,608	This what I was thinking: Also the font for the titles, reminds me of my mother's scrap books, maybe a simple font would work for that... I'm working on a logo... __________________ KALOPSIA
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09.20.2006, 06:34 PM	#14
nomadicfollower invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North America Posts: 2,672	That does look much better. And simplifying the titles' font sounds like a good idea as well.
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09.20.2006, 06:48 PM	#16
Alex's Trip invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,608	No problem. About the logo: Even though I bought more RAM for my computer (I doubled it from 256 MBs to 512 MB), my computer still freezes when I run Photoshop CS (but not at any other time). I don't know what the deal is... __________________ KALOPSIA
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09.20.2006, 08:19 PM	#19
schizophrenicroom invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: behind you Posts: 10,807	top ten monthly albums and singles. __________________ fuck i'm frustrated, freaking out something fierce, would you help me? i'm hungry and i stuffer and i startle, i struggle and i stammer til i'm up to my ears in miserable quote unquote "art"
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