Eventually there will be some "Launch" buttons under the description text of each piece. There will also be two more "tags" under the logo tag. One will have a view resume button and the other will have a contact button.
The jQuery is still kind of flaky in IE and there is still a bunch of grammar errors... still working on that.
I don't like that there is no navigation. I don't like that the site is so long and so skinny. They say the best most valuable part of the site is that which first appears on your screen without scrolling. This is the area you have to get my attention. I would say that the brown you went with should be changed. Do some research on google to see what color experts say about the color brown. I don't think it's positive. I would change it to something more inviting. Don't list your details in the header. As a customer, i don't want to spend time reading to figure out what I want. I want to see it right off the bat and If I choose to read then I can. Your site is set up so that you have to spend time on the site. I should be able to glance and go. Give it to me now. I don't like the plus signs that you have to click to get to the next picture. If I wasn't a web designer myself, I might have missed them as buttons.
I love the background texture, but I think the brown dosnt do it justice :) I kinda like the skinnyness, although im sorry to say im not too keen on your logo, maybe I just think it dosnt fit the site too well? Maybe it would look better in a more kinda abstracty whitespacey typography site? Just my thoughts.
Info in the header, I kinda agree that you need to more have a "this is what you want" few lines - and maybe have the about in a sliding jquery tab thats fixed and pops out along the right hand side? I dunno lol
I think you should use something other than +'s too, tbh I didnt get the whole sliding images thing until cyber pointed out that they make the images move... :)
well in fact I have done research on colors and brown is simplistic and dependable. I am however thinking that I need to add something more to the palette to contrast the brown. something a little more on the "creative" side. To much brown can be a little boring and indifferent.
Currently the two sections I have most experience with you can see without scrolling. but you do have to scoll down a little bit to actually get to "web"... I like the idea of having the info off to the side. (maybe a little info tag, when you click it will extend to show the info text.
There is no need for a navigation on a single page website... but I will be adding a couple call to action buttons at one point. ("resume" and "contact")
I do agree that I may need a better call to action then the plus signs...
Designing for yourself is probably the hardest gig. thanks for the input.
There will also be two more "tags" under the logo tag. One will have a view resume button and the other will have a contact button.
The jQuery is still kind of flaky in IE and there is still a bunch of grammar errors... still working on that.
any thoughts other then that?
http://www.ryancoker.com/09build
Info in the header, I kinda agree that you need to more have a "this is what you want" few lines - and maybe have the about in a sliding jquery tab thats fixed and pops out along the right hand side? I dunno lol
I think you should use something other than +'s too, tbh I didnt get the whole sliding images thing until cyber pointed out that they make the images move... :)
To much brown can be a little boring and indifferent.
Currently the two sections I have most experience with you can see without scrolling. but you do have to scoll down a little bit to actually get to "web"... I like the idea of having the info off to the side. (maybe a little info tag, when you click it will extend to show the info text.
There is no need for a navigation on a single page website... but I will be adding a couple call to action buttons at one point. ("resume" and "contact")
I do agree that I may need a better call to action then the plus signs...
Designing for yourself is probably the hardest gig. thanks for the input.
you are your worst critic :D I know I am... lol