Tell me what you think

[mdnky]

mseydel, take heed to what quicksan said. Some of what you wrote is skirting the line of acceptable behavior on this board. We take the board rules very seriously here, so be warned.

[rubaiyat]

mseydel, take heed to what quicksan said. Some of what you wrote is skirting the line of acceptable behavior on this board. We take the board rules very seriously here, so be warned.

Obviously none of what mseydel said would be what Northmendo would like to hear but he has hit the mark.

After all the invitation was "Tell me what you think". I took a peek out of curiosity at such an open (if unilluminating) title.

What do you expect when you stand up in front of the judges at an amateur talent quest, and can't hold a note... "Nice dress Bob" ?

Not sure that his/her hourly rates fill me with confidence.

Career change is all to the good. On the bright side is that Northmendo hasn't turned his hand to discount_brainsurgery.com

[Arden]

Northmendo, do you have an AIM screen name? I'd love to go over some aspects of visual design on the Internet with you.

[Natobasso]

Here's some very constructive and easy things to fix:

1. Remove the site name "northmendo.com" from above the white ruled boxed-in area—not necessary.

2. White text on black is very hard to read (unless you use the Universal Access "Inverse" function a lot, in which case your site will appear "normally" )

3. You lose viewers within 3 seconds of getting them to your site, so have the top of your site be very clear about why your site exists. Why should a visitor spend time there? Give them a reason in 3 seconds or fewer.

4. The point of doing the site, of course, is to get it posted and you have accomplished that! I am a designer and it's torture actually deciding on a design for myself because there's an infinite number of options.

5. Grid out your site on a piece of paper first, never design just on the computer.

Keep us updated on your site progress!

[mseydel]

my apologies, northmendo. I re-read my post, and the additional commentary was out of line and vindictive without reason. Since I reference design teachers whose method of teaching was to kick people in the teeth, I realize that I've always despised people who teach that way. The point of forums like this is to help and inform, not tear down.