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[Info@IliaGold.c]

www.blu-lotus.com

What's good what's BAD ?

[oatesj77]

don't have flash player here at work, so i can't see any links, might want to add some into the html? anyway i'll look at it more when i get home

[oatesj77]

got a chance to look over your site a some more
i like the layout, except for the pink fading lines they don't fit at all. the buttons are nice, but don't fit the mold of standard butons, good or bad? the site does require some exploration, which i think is a good thing, keeps viewers interested. the "e" & "o" in our name should be black rather than try to reflect the color of the lines as they are distracting.

the portfolio slideshow is nice, but i think viewers should have control over when to go to the next picture, i can just picture trying to show a certain photo to someone and having it skip by too quickly. for a site containing flash you should think about adding a strictly html site for those w/o broadband or the desire/knowledge to download a flash player as i said above i couldn't see anything from my pc at work.

hope that give you something to think about.

[YvetteKuhns]

I agree with the other comments. The site has a unique style. The home page should be more informative - at least mention weddings if that is what you do and not just mention floral creations. The choice of music is someone pretty, but someone creepy like a horror movie where something haunts a child!

When viewing the About page, the text really does lean to the right side of the page. And the images are simply added to the bottom of the page. Better sizing or placement would improve the look at a higher screen resolution where there is extra whitespace.

The text between the two photos should be aligned to the left and not centered. I am not a fan of italicized type, but at least the font size and color is the same. I did not see copyright information at the bottom of the web pages. "Photo's by Aaron Felske" on the Contact page - Photos does not require an apostrophe. I also did not see a Links page to exchange links with related sites. This may help the site get more traffic from its target audience.

The pages do not have meta tags in the source code yet. And the Javascript could be in an external page to save load time. But the design itself is unique and pretty. With a name like Blu Lotus, I would have expected the top graphics to be blue! And the lotus could be blue with a green stem so it doesn't look like a tree.

The site seemed to have less contents of actual floral arrangements, because only one page (the Portfolio) actually displayed the images and in one location on the left instead of the center of the page. Including floral images on the other pages would be a good idea.

Still very interesting! :)

[kremer4]

I love the site, my only complaint and maybe its because I am impatient. And I see lots of full flash sites that do this so maybe it's just me. I don't like to hunt for the menu. When your site first loaded I was waiting for an intro, or for a menu to pop up. Once I moved my mouse around I was able to find the menu. I'm a network engineer and it does not bother me, but someone like my wife who doesn't use the computer often would probably leave your site. Other then that the site looks beautiful, great flash work.

[Skunkboy]

You're welcome - for the work getting the whole domain up and running in general.

I'll have to agree - perhaps a subtle hint to the menu. With flash a user can't just hit [tab] or select everything to try determining where links may be.

It IS nice to see someone come up with a different idea than the typical cookie-cutter website. Oops! What do I do in general? - but it is by request more times than not.

The downside with flash is dial-up users may have loner waits. Perhaps a non-flash option? yes, I know, it means more work... just something to think about.

Overall - Good work!

[firdanand]

Your work doesn't have flash on thrit machines? That's strange.

[YvetteKuhns]

There are many reasons for not enabling Flash or installing the player. Some people skip Flash files that take too much time to load. Others may be using a text browser for a handheld device or text-to-speech software for the visually impaired. Others may simply be saving space and speed to eliminate installing the "unnecessary plugins or programs".

[oatesj77]

yeah,
the machines at work are for work, no play allowed. i always scan thru the forums at work, have to wait until i get home to actually see how things are supposed to look. -back to work