I think the hover gradient on the menu is kind of tacky. Also, the header would probably look better with a stronger-stroked typeface and sans the red glow.
I also think your main font should be smaller. It's quite big as it is. Your sidebar looks unfinished, too. You misspelt "launched", by the way (:
I think the hover gradient on the menu is kind of tacky. Also, the header would probably look better with a stronger-stroked typeface and sans the red glow.
I also think your main font should be smaller. It's quite big as it is. Your sidebar looks unfinished, too. You misspelt "launched", by the way (:
Tacky is somewhat vague. Is it the gradient you're not liking *edit*(i just reread that, nevermind)*edit*? I've played with some rounded tabs and didn't like how that looked.
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That's funny because I really liked the hover effect. It was slightly distracting actually, but in a nice way (IMO).
As for font size, it really depends on the user's screen resolution and I didn't have any problem with it. Too many websites today go for a tiny little font which is very annoying. So bigger bigger bigger I say!
One thing I would recommend is some sort of accordion effect so when you click "p" you see only "p" words. As your dictionary grows having everything in a long list like that is going to get unwieldy. Also the viewer is closer to the letter links if only one letter's definitions are shown at a time.
As for white text on black background... though I love the look artistically, it's simply harder for me to read than black on white. It may be because most everything else is black on white, so the adjustment on that tab to the reverse takes my eyes a few seconds.
That's funny because I really liked the hover effect. It was slightly distracting actually, but in a nice way (IMO).
As for font size, it really depends on the user's screen resolution and I didn't have any problem with it. Too many websites today go for a tiny little font which is very annoying. So bigger bigger bigger I say!
One thing I would recommend is some sort of accordion effect so when you click "p" you see only "p" words. As your dictionary grows having everything in a long list like that is going to get unwieldy. Also the viewer is closer to the letter links if only one letter's definitions are shown at a time.
As for white text on black background... though I love the look artistically, it's simply harder for me to read than black on white. It may be because most everything else is black on white, so the adjustment on that tab to the reverse takes my eyes a few seconds.
I would like to keep the entire dictionary on one page but I'll look into some sort of minimization effect, I do like that idea but I also like the idea of people being able to find words they may not have been looking for or know about.
As for the color of the text on black, it's actually gray right now as white was too difficult to read. I'd like to avoid the standard white backgroundw ith black text but I think you're right that I do need to find a way to make it work a little better.
The only thing that really bugs me is the banner, it just seems too "busy". All of the words in the background get in the way of reading the actual title, which is usually a bad thing for a first impression (trust me, I speak from experience).
You won't believe how many people enter/leave a website simply by judging a design.
The only thing that really bugs me is the banner, it just seems too "busy". All of the words in the background get in the way of reading the actual title, which is usually a bad thing for a first impression (trust me, I speak from experience).
You won't believe how many people enter/leave a website simply by judging a design.
- using transitional for new sites is not a good idea because is "transitional",
- missing meta, no description, keywords
- I read the "ignore the 404's" from your post but I think is better to do something with it since you will always have some links to missing word inside definitions.
I like both your idea and how it look, congratulation,
- using transitional for new sites is not a good idea because is "transitional",
- missing meta, no description, keywords
- I read the "ignore the 404's" from your post but I think is better to do something with it since you will always have some links to missing word inside definitions.
I like both your idea and how it look, congratulation,
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I built the site with a template a while ago and then decided to redesign it, those 404's are going somewhere, I just have to get all the content back up in the next day or two.
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