http://www.szgraphicdesign.com

Hello,

New to this board,, I am looking for specific assistance which i will post in the proper area of the board,, please send some feedback on my home site I have launched. I am still completing it. So i know the web development and 3D art pages are not up,, well enough for now,, please giv as much negative or positive feedback as you can hand out,,

http://www.szgraphicdesign.com

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thanks,, SZ

First impression: "oooo". I really like your header image, and the red thing on the first page has plenty of zing too. Some suggestions:

• Validate your HTML. A few of your errors are caused by Flash object code. Consider this method for including Flash objects. Your CSS looks good.
• Lose the slight rounded corners at the top of the white content block. They're grainy and weird, and it would look better flat anyway.
• Your vertical side menu buttons have a white background that doesn't quite match. You could change it to match. Better still, you could put the buttons in one Flash rather than pointlessly loading several. Better still, you could not use Flash. It's not worth sacrificing proper navigation for some subtle rotation effects. You can do basic lighting up with CSS rollovers.
• Consider a contact form rather than a mailto: link. Many visitors won't have a mail client configured, and mailto's launching from a main navigation link always strikes me as a bit unprofessional. Have a brief 'you can contact us here' page with the link clearly shown and the e-mail address provided for webmail users, if you must use one over a form. Mailto's are also a good way to attract spambots.
• Sorry, but... I don't like the 3D spinning Flash. It just looks a bit too 'animated GIF', and I think it detracts from the funky still artwork next to it. The ring particularly looks like it could use anti-aliasing, and maybe the whole thing could benefit from a nice fadey background with some little details?

will I appreciate the detailed critique,, I will be working on these points soon,, I agree on the mailto link,,, not a great fan,,, the contact page is a lil new for me,,, but I will learn it,, I will look at the flash code as well,, and all ur suggestions to make my site better,, I do appreciate the critique,, more are welcome,,

SZ