View Full Version : Need comments on a new band site!
robin9000
03-04-2009, 09:19 PM
I have just finnished a website for a client for a resturant and she says she loves it, but I would like to know what you the gerual public think of it.
Comments or things you would do differently?
Only the specials is not done yet because she still needs to get that information to me.
http://www.marie-joe.110mb.com/
Thanks
In case any one is wondering the link on the menu to my site is because I did it for her for free.
X96 Web Design
03-04-2009, 10:20 PM
The site design is pretty much exactly the same as yours, I might recommend using a different design.
Other than that, site seems fine.
robin9000
03-04-2009, 10:32 PM
You mean the fact that the background is black?
I know, I mentioned about changing the background color to white and using black text but she said she likded the black background, cool figure. Lots don't care for the black but she likes it. LOL
Master_script_maker
03-04-2009, 10:46 PM
well, it looks like an exact copy of your site, just with different colors and different text
robin9000
03-04-2009, 10:48 PM
I was not trying to make an copy of my site. I was just designing it by what she already had for a menu.
I will admit I used the template I made up for my self and redone it to make it work for this aplication but I thought I did a good job of it and made it different enough. Guess not, maybe it's time to go back to the drawing board.
Schmoopy
03-04-2009, 10:53 PM
I don't think she'd appreciate the link to your site being the first item on the menu (haha :p), you should try and make it less obvious. The menu is exactly the same as the one you use on your site, maybe try a different one?
robin9000
03-05-2009, 12:55 AM
Ya maybe I could go with a different menu but what? any idea?
I think am going to run a different bg color by her too, I find it to dark.
I got an idea for how I could make it so that my "designed by robin's den" is not at the top of the page but not sure how to do it.
I could but it at the bottom where it is also at right now but put it to the far right and just make the letters bigger, don't know how to do it though because I am using a java script for my footer, do you know how I could implement this into my java script?
I'd put the "designed by" link at the bottom, in the foot somewhere. Putting it up top suggests that the two sites are in business together, especially considering the common design.
robin9000
03-05-2009, 01:43 AM
Ya I want to do the footer thing now but I need to get it to the right and want to have the letters for it bigger then the rest of the footer while keeping the other stuff in the footer in the middle, I don't know how to do it though because I don't know javascript,
anyone know how to do this?
Master_script_maker
03-05-2009, 03:00 AM
try this:
// JavaScript Document
/* Original Script ©2009 John Davenport Scheuer
as first seen in http://www.dynamicdrive.com/forums/
username: jscheuer1 - This Notice Must Remain for Legal Use
Modified By username:Master_script_maker of http://www.dynamicdrive.com/forums/
*/
(function(t) {
document.write('<div id="js_footer"><\/div>');
var links = [
[ // declare href: , text: , title: for each centered link -
{href: 'privacy.html', text: 'Privacy Policy', title: ''},
{href: 'terms.html', text: 'Terms of use', title: ''},
{href: 'disclaimer.html', text: 'Disclaimer', title: ''},
{href: 'http://validator.w3.org/check/referer', text: 'XHTML', title: 'This page validates as XHTML 1.0 Transitional'},
{href: 'http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/check/referer', text: 'CSS', title: 'This page validates as CSS'}
],
[
{href: 'http://www.robinsden.110mb.com', text: 'Designed by Robin\'s Den', title: 'This site was designed by Robin\'s Den'},
]
];
var a = [],
y = new Date().getFullYear(),
p = [document.createElement("span")];
p[0].appendChild(document.createTextNode(t.replace(/_y_/, y)));
for(var i=0;i<links.length;++i) {
a[i] = [];
for(var n=0;n<links[i].length;++n) {
a[i][n]=document.createElement("a");
a[i][n].href = links[i][n].href;
a[i][n].appendChild(document.createTextNode(links[i][n].text));
a[i][n].title = links[i][n].title;
p[i]=p[i]||p[i-1].cloneNode(0);
p[i].id = "js_footer_s"+(i+1);
p[i].appendChild(a[i][n]);
if(n<links[i].length-1) {
p[i].appendChild(document.createTextNode("|"));
}
}
document.getElementById("js_footer").appendChild(p[i]);
}
})("Copyright \xa9 _y_, Marie-Joe Restaurant - ");
and then css:
#js_footer_s2 {
text-align: right;
float: right;
}
robin9000
03-05-2009, 03:26 AM
I made the chages you showed me but there seems to be somthing wrong.
The error I get is this:
Webpage Script Errors
User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 5.1; Trident/4.0; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)
Timestamp: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 03:25:11 UTC
Message: 'href' is null or not an object
Line: 31
Char: 7
Code: 0
URI: http://www.marie-joe.110mb.com/footer.js
Medyman
03-05-2009, 03:37 AM
I don't think that it's an issue that you have a similar (if not the same) aesthetic for your personal site. If that's your aesthetic, so be it.
With that said, I do find the aesthetic to be amateur, pedestrian and somewhat trite. This doesn't do anything to showcase the offerings of Marie-Joe Restaurant. If you're charging this woman for this website, you're doing her a grave disservice.
robin9000
03-05-2009, 03:41 AM
No am not charging her. I am doing it for free. The reason for that is because I live in a small community. One way for me to get my foot in the door for computer services is to have a link on a site. thus why I did it in the first place.
Medyman
03-05-2009, 03:43 AM
No am not charging her. I am doing it for free. The reason for that is because I live in a small community. One way for me to get my foot in the door for computer services is to have a link on a site. thus why I did it in the first place.
Fair enough. I suspected that might be the case. That does change my criticism a tiny bit.
But, my basic point is that after viewing the site, I don't really want to eat at that restaurant more. It's not an effective marketing/advertisement site. It looks generic in all the wrong ways.
Master_script_maker
03-05-2009, 03:45 AM
Try this script:
// JavaScript Document
/* Original Script ©2009 John Davenport Scheuer
as first seen in http://www.dynamicdrive.com/forums/
username: jscheuer1 - This Notice Must Remain for Legal Use
Modified By username:Master_script_maker of http://www.dynamicdrive.com/forums/
*/
(function(t) {
document.write('<div id="js_footer"><\/div>');
var links = [
[ // declare href: , text: , title: for each centered link -
{href: 'privacy.html', text: 'Privacy Policy', title: ''},
{href: 'terms.html', text: 'Terms of use', title: ''},
{href: 'disclaimer.html', text: 'Disclaimer', title: ''},
{href: 'http://validator.w3.org/check/referer', text: 'XHTML', title: 'This page validates as XHTML 1.0 Transitional'},
{href: 'http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/check/referer', text: 'CSS', title: 'This page validates as CSS'}
],
[
{href: 'http://www.robinsden.110mb.com', text: 'Designed by Robin\'s Den', title: 'This site was designed by Robin\'s Den'}
]
];
var a = [],
y = new Date().getFullYear(),
p = [document.createElement("span")];
p[0].appendChild(document.createTextNode(t.replace(/_y_/, y)));
for(var i=0;i<links.length;++i) {
a[i] = [];
for(var n=0;n<links[i].length;++n) {
a[i][n]=document.createElement("a");
a[i][n].href = links[i][n].href;
a[i][n].appendChild(document.createTextNode(links[i][n].text));
a[i][n].title = links[i][n].title;
p[i]=p[i]||p[i-1].cloneNode(0);
p[i].id = "js_footer_s"+(i+1);
p[i].appendChild(a[i][n]);
if(n<links[i].length-1) {
p[i].appendChild(document.createTextNode("|"));
}
}
document.getElementById("js_footer").appendChild(p[i]);
}
})("Copyright \xa9 _y_, Marie-Joe Restaurant - ");
robin9000
03-05-2009, 03:46 AM
I don't think that it's an issue that you have a similar (if not the same) aesthetic for your personal site. If that's your aesthetic, so be it.
With that said, I do find the aesthetic to be amateur, pedestrian and somewhat trite. This doesn't do anything to showcase the offerings of Marie-Joe Restaurant. If you're charging this woman for this website, you're doing her a grave disservice.
What is so terrible about the design?
Thanks Master Scripter.
That works, one last thing though is there someway to my my link only a little bigger then the rest of it.
Master_script_maker
03-05-2009, 03:58 AM
all you have to do is edit the css:
#js_footer_s2 {
text-align: right;
float: right;
}
Maybe:
#js_footer_s2 {
text-align: right;
float: right;
font-size: 10pt;
}
robin9000
03-05-2009, 04:04 AM
Thanks Script Master, by the way the other guy dose not seem to think to highly of my design, I'd like to get your oppinon though, what do you think?
Master_script_maker
03-05-2009, 04:21 AM
Although design is not my specialty, I'd say it is a good layout, but not really appropriate for the nature of the website.
Ok, it's an ok site. I'd suggest a few things though:
Maybe on the home page, there could be a "Welcome to Mari-Joe's Restaurant's Website! [some text about the quality of our food and such]."
Also, instead of having a link "Specials," you could put a little side bar in that has the specials(of course, no specials for today. :()
Also, your text is over flowing your menu. (http://localhostr.com/files/0d357d/capture.png)
Try different colors too, for example the font colors. Maybe even change the font to arial, verdana, or something else?
robin9000
03-05-2009, 04:47 AM
Ok, it's an ok site. I'd suggest a few things though:
Maybe on the home page, there could be a "Welcome to Mari-Joe's Restaurant's Website! [some text about the quality of our food and such]."
Also, instead of having a link "Specials," you could put a little side bar in that has the specials(of course, no specials for today. :()
Also, your text is over flowing your menu. (http://localhostr.com/files/0d357d/capture.png)
Try different colors too, for example the font colors. Maybe even change the font to arial, verdana, or something else?
Thanks for the suggestions. I kinda know that the front page needs something, it is currently blank because I am waiting on the owner to send me the photo for the front for it. The photograph is going to take up the front page. At least that's the plan.
I just had a though. Maybe I'll post specials on the main page and eliminate it out of the menu. Then I can do the other stuff that you suggested and add a photo.
Ok I changed the background now. I made it a dark and light shades of green.
jackman13
05-06-2011, 09:35 AM
hi robin9000. your site is excellent & cool.
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