Thread: not another dog site ...

my latest website is almost finished ... there are still some pages to go up and tweaking of the text ... www.kymdunbar.com ..

One sec while I go get my sunshades!...

No only kidding... very colourful : - )

I just signed your guest book it too is colorful...you could run a kindergarten out of that website it is so colorful with all the primary colors!

I like all your sites, and I LOVE the dog walking at the bottom of the page!

Hi,

on the home page and about me, it's hard to read the white on yellow.
on the editing page orange on orange?
well i think you see what I'm saying maybe use the other colors as text?

All in all I like it.
Jolen

Hey Ramsey ... you're right ... it is very bright ... and I really love it ... it reflects the way I feel right now and my environemnt ... hot ... hot ... hot ... lol ...

Thanks Kathy ... colourful is exactly how I am feeling ... there is absolutley nothing subtle about how I feel about my work and life right now, and built a website to reflect that. Not everyone will like it and those that do are the clients for me .. if that makes sense ...

Thanks Jolen ... I am still tinkering with the link & text colours and getting them right ... I'll take a look at those ...

I have had a look at softening this a bit ... I have only done the home page ... what do you think?

ahhhhh I can remove my sunshades now ; - )

Much better.

Hi, nice layout & feels like a happy fun site. Ditto with angstless in that it has a kindergarten/play group feel to it. May or may not be the intension, but worth keeping in mind for another site.

Put a smile on my face!


Good luck.

thanks ramsey and chris ... your thougths and comments are much appreciated ... the fun happy feel was intentional as it reflects how I feel and want to put smiles on everyone's faces ...

I have been updating and tweaking the design ... nearly all the pages are done ... what do you think?

Hi Kym,

Definately bright and fun.

I not sure if I should tell someone who works for the defence force of problems on their website LOL

• the friends link is dead
• there is hidden text hehind the yellow comment block (right of page)
• the blue package page title overlaps frame

What about a website porfolio or example page for web design?

Good work

Cheers,

Hi Kym,
I love it....Thumbs up!!

Thanks Andrew and Sharon ... I appreciate the comments ... and appreciate the reminders ... lol ... of what I forgot or missed ... different eyes always help ...

have redesigned my website .... what do you all think ... not all the pages are up yet ... I h=just came up with it yesterday ... www.kymdunbar.com

Kym, After all the other posts I was expecting bright and quite different. I'm not saying it isn't good though. I read all the posts before I went in.
On your Writing page and Web Design page thetext is so light it's hard to read. Those other posts were either being funny or you mood has really changed. the site looks good but alittle dark. I'm sorry, it's either or isn't it. On your About Kym page in the web design parragraph, Texans say learnt, you're funny but I think you should put learned, so people will take you seriously about writting. Give your dog a hug!! Good Luck!!

I too was expecting some bright colors but eveidently they have been changed. The site itself is fine, but in my opinion the Zebra stripes are too light or something because it went from too colorful to very grey and cold.

Originally Posted by whiteshepherd

have redesigned my website .... what do you all think ... not all the pages are up yet ... I h=just came up with it yesterday ... www.kymdunbar.com

Hi Kym,

I had a quick look and the new header has lost a lot of clarity in resizing. Play with leaving it as a .jpg and reducing. (This example is less than half the size of the present one and cleaner)


Cheers,

Originally Posted by choco777

I too was expecting some bright colors but eveidently they have been changed. The site itself is fine, but in my opinion the Zebra stripes are too light or something because it went from too colorful to very grey and cold.

Kym,
Me again... I agree with choco.
I get the feeling from the changes that you want us to suggest a return to the previous colourful look. LOL

Cheers,

Originally Posted by SAman

Kym, After all the other posts I was expecting bright and quite different. I'm not saying it isn't good though. I read all the posts before I went in.
On your Writing page and Web Design page thetext is so light it's hard to read. Those other posts were either being funny or you mood has really changed. the site looks good but alittle dark. I'm sorry, it's either or isn't it. On your About Kym page in the web design parragraph, Texans say learnt, you're funny but I think you should put learned, so people will take you seriously about writting. Give your dog a hug!! Good Luck!!

Thanks SAMan ... hose are the only two main pages I have not fixed ... thiose are the old pages but they had a grey bocx for the text ... i am having an identity crisis .. lol ... I love the old one but felt people may not take me seriously and wanted something really different ... thanks for picking up the errors ... merlin says thanks for the hug but tala wants to know where hers is too ...

Originally Posted by PlayItByBeer

Hi Kym,

I had a quick look and the new header has lost a lot of clarity in resizing. Play with leaving it as a .jpg and reducing. (This example is less than half the size of the present one and cleaner)


Cheers,

thanks Andrew ... headers are my biggest weakness I always struggle with these ... I really like the one you did ... is it okay to use it?

Originally Posted by PlayItByBeer

Kym,
Me again... I agree with choco.
I get the feeling from the changes that you want us to suggest a return to the previous colourful look. LOL

Cheers,

I think I need to strike a balance between the two ...

and thanks choco for your comments ... I am still playing ... ths is going to be a business site and the brightness of the site has become a bit wearing ... lol ...

Originally Posted by whiteshepherd

thanks Andrew ... headers are my biggest weakness I always struggle with these ... I really like the one you did ... is it okay to use it?

Of course, please check it... as it was a quick example for you.

Cheers,

OK Kym, give Tala a big hug also. Maybe if you change the sides to a lighter color it wouldn't look so dreary, or the block in the middle so it's not so dark. Hang in there!

Originally Posted by PlayItByBeer

Of course, please check it... as it was a quick example for you.

Cheers,

thank you I really like it ... only thing is how do I change the blue text to black or dark grey ... ?

I have made another banner ... but I like your zebra head better Andrew .. lol ...

Barking up a tree again?

LOL

"Let your style shine on, and don't worry about the glare!"

You are looking mighty fine there, Kymster!

Take a look at your font color on the "writings" page. Very hard to read.

Originally Posted by Vasili

You are looking mighty fine there, Kymster!

thanks Vasili ... only got another 12 pages to finish ... lol ... nothing like changing your whole site ... but then you'd know about that ... :)

Yeah.....all too well!

Hi Kym

As I'm starting something similiar myself soon (more on the content-writing side) - only a couple of pages to finish - I was interested to see your site.

Very nice! - and it says straight away what you're all about.
To a fellow aussie, very best of luck with your new venture :)

Originally Posted by whiteshepherd

thank you I really like it ... only thing is how do I change the blue text to black or dark grey ... ?

Hi Kym,

These are examples with slight changes:








Cheers,

thanks sunchaser for your kind words ... I took a quick look at your website and it is looking good ...

thanks Andrew these are great ... with a bit more practice I might get the graphics making thngs working better for me ... lol ...

I thnk it is finished ... finally .. thank you everyone for your input ... and thanks Andrew for the banner ... I love it ... let me know if there are any mistakes or anything that needs tweaking ...