Huw Foster Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 [url="http://www.huwfoster.co.uk/"]http://www.huwfoster.co.uk/[/url] There's still a little bit to add or change here and there, but I thought it was long overdue. Thoughts? I can take constructive criticism, but please bear in mind my knowledge of HTML is very limited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Anybody who can play bass and put together a (very good) website, impresses me. Nice one. Karl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urb Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Looks cool man - having worked with various websites over the last ten years my overriding opinion now is, simple is good. Layout on yours was very nice easy to read etc - if I'm completely honest I wasn't that keen on the second audio track, nothing wrong with your playing, I just thought the song sounded a bit dated - the Jackson stuff and the vids are all very cool though - maybe record something original and new and bang it up there - just my thoughts, but overall great effort and lovely playing. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohn Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Here's a little 2 minute tip... If you're going to centre align a website - and some page require scrolling and some don't - you get that weird jump when you go from one page that scrolls to ones that don't. That's because of the scrollbar. Add this to your stylesheet and all pages have a scrollbar - then you don't get the movement... :root {overflow-y: scroll;} Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3V17C Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 yep all looks good to me... must redo mine sometime!! peace c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huw Foster Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share Posted March 10, 2011 [quote name='urb' post='1156896' date='Mar 10 2011, 05:05 PM']Looks cool man - having worked with various websites over the last ten years my overriding opinion now is, simple is good. Layout on yours was very nice easy to read etc - if I'm completely honest I wasn't that keen on the second audio track, nothing wrong with your playing, I just thought the song sounded a bit dated - the Jackson stuff and the vids are all very cool though - maybe record something original and new and bang it up there - just my thoughts, but overall great effort and lovely playing. Mike[/quote] All valid points about the audio tracks, and yes, I do need to record some new stuff. I might well compose a couple ditties soon, as it's pretty sparse otherwise. [quote name='bigjohn' post='1156923' date='Mar 10 2011, 05:20 PM']Here's a little 2 minute tip... If you're going to centre align a website - and some page require scrolling and some don't - you get that weird jump when you go from one page that scrolls to ones that don't. That's because of the scrollbar. Add this to your stylesheet and all pages have a scrollbar - then you don't get the movement... :root {overflow-y: scroll;}[/quote] Thanks for the tip - that was bugging me! Any other coding tips greatly appreciated too. Cheers for all the feedback so far! It's been a while since I designed a website (and I use the term loosely). I'll be sure to add more content regularly. H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I think it's very well designed, clean and easy to use. I'm not keen on the text background colour, I'd have it white, and why no discography and list of artists you've played with? Other than that, lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 By having an unobfuscated email address, you leave yourself somewhat open to spam. Have a look at [url="http://www.fingerlakesbmw.org/main/flobfuscate.php"]this email obfuscator[/url] as one of the ways to change that. Going straight from the home page to the "About" page caused me a certain mental grinding of gears as the home page is in the first person, whereas the "About" page is in the third person. As the site is specifically dedicated to you, rather than that being a biog in the context of a band, I'd suggest at least considering having the "About" page in the first person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkonthehill Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 [quote name='tauzero' post='1157682' date='Mar 11 2011, 09:20 AM']By having an unobfuscated email address, you leave yourself somewhat open to spam. Have a look at [url="http://www.fingerlakesbmw.org/main/flobfuscate.php"]this email obfuscator[/url] as one of the ways to change that. Going straight from the home page to the "About" page caused me a certain mental grinding of gears as the home page is in the first person, whereas the "About" page is in the third person. As the site is specifically dedicated to you, rather than that being a biog in the context of a band, I'd suggest at least considering having the "About" page in the first person.[/quote] +1 on the above, keep it consistant. The website is easy to use and very well presented. However in your Bio please take out the phrase about your violin playing sounding like dying cats!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 or have the home page in the 3rd person? Apparently "welcome" is the worst word to start with on a homepage. I was told that by an SEO "expert" at one of these seminars. I've no idea if it's truly valid. I think the plectrums at the bottom are very sexy. On the shorter pages, they really complete the layout. I'd be tempted to have them as a bottom "frame" (I know you're not allowed to use frames any more, but there's a way with CSS i'm sure) so that they stay there and you only scroll through the content in the middle. It's a nice site anyway! I haven't listened to your music as i'm at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huw Foster Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 [quote name='tauzero' post='1157682' date='Mar 11 2011, 09:20 AM']By having an unobfuscated email address, you leave yourself somewhat open to spam. Have a look at [url="http://www.fingerlakesbmw.org/main/flobfuscate.php"]this email obfuscator[/url] as one of the ways to change that. Going straight from the home page to the "About" page caused me a certain mental grinding of gears as the home page is in the first person, whereas the "About" page is in the third person. As the site is specifically dedicated to you, rather than that being a biog in the context of a band, I'd suggest at least considering having the "About" page in the first person.[/quote] I've now obfuscated my email address in all links. Cheers for that! It's interesting that you should point out the first person/third person inconsistency - a lot of musician's websites I researched seem to be mostly in the first person, apart from the biog. Perhaps their biographies are written with press releases in mind? Anyway, I was aware of my narrative change, but not entirely satisfied - all the content is now written in the first person. [quote name='munkonthehill' post='1157688' date='Mar 11 2011, 09:26 AM']However in your Bio please take out the phrase about your violin playing sounding like dying cats!!!!!!![/quote] Aww but I quite like it! Well, if it proves unpopular with more people then I'll consider it - I've added a bit more about my musical education so it doesn't come across as so disparaging. [quote name='cheddatom' post='1157689' date='Mar 11 2011, 09:28 AM']or have the home page in the 3rd person? Apparently "welcome" is the worst word to start with on a homepage. I was told that by an SEO "expert" at one of these seminars. I've no idea if it's truly valid. I think the plectrums at the bottom are very sexy. On the shorter pages, they really complete the layout. I'd be tempted to have them as a bottom "frame" (I know you're not allowed to use frames any more, but there's a way with CSS i'm sure) so that they stay there and you only scroll through the content in the middle.[/quote] I've changed the home page to remove all mention of 'welcomes' and the like. Thanks for the tip. I would quite like for the plectrums at the bottom to stay in a constant position, regardless of the main body, but I'd rather avoid frames. If anyone knows of any solution to this, please let me know. Thanks for all the feedback! All of it has been useful and insightful. Soon I'll be adding a small section about my gear, possibly underneath the biog. I'm working on photos next, then I'll see if I can fit in a discography somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 It's well designed, clean and without clutter. Also very easy to navigate around. Only two [i]very[/i] minor things I'd change and they're both words. 'I am a [i]committed[/i]...' it's just me but I always think that someone is just about to be taken away by men in white coats when the word committed is used. And under the Defence track, perhaps replace the word [i]defunct[/i] with[u] previous[/u]. Just minor quibbles but then again I'm a tw@t I shan't be visiting your site again though, as watching your videos simply reminds me how sh!te I am All the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gub Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Looking sexy ,nice shots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blademan_98 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Loved the site. Niggles aside (all suggestions above are good) I think it is well presented and laid out. Great video's! Good job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Nice. Bear in mind readability. Try to keep your words down to 12-20 per line. Any longer and the reader will have trouble scanning your lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wylie Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Huwberry' post='1156815' date='Mar 10 2011, 11:32 AM'][url="http://www.huwfoster.co.uk/"]http://www.huwfoster.co.uk/[/url] There's still a little bit to add or change here and there, but I thought it was long overdue. Thoughts? I can take constructive criticism, but please bear in mind my knowledge of HTML is very limited. [/quote] I think it looks good in all respects except two: the main page caption font is too small (while all the visual elements are large); and in the bio section, I think a reader would want to hear more about your playing experience--specific gigs, bands, recordings-- than about your education. Not knocking the education, of course. Include both, maybe? Ted Edited March 11, 2011 by tedgilley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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