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  1. 04-23-2002, 03:27 AM #1
    JJCruz77
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    Hi everyone. I've been working on a site for an alternative country band called Rex Hobart and the Misery Boys from Kansas City. The site is pretty much finished except that I plan on creating my own "Merchandise" page instead of just linking to their labels site.

    Let me know what you think. Comments/Suggestion please. Thanks.

    http://www.rexhobart.com
  2. 04-23-2002, 07:05 AM #2
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    Ive been downloading the site for a while & all Ive got is the menu... I think it needs a pre-loader.... The menu looks nice though!

    FYI... Im on 33.6 modem
  3. 04-23-2002, 03:05 PM #3
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    Hmmm....I'm sorry you had to wait Askari. There actually is a preloader for each section so I don't know why you didn't see it. Each link is only about 90kb. I guess I forgot what a dial-up connection was like. Thanks for checking it out though.
  4. 04-23-2002, 03:26 PM #4
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    i was about to type EEWWW change music! but then i noticed what the site was dedicated to...
    but anyway great site!
  5. 04-23-2002, 08:13 PM #5
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    LOL! Yeah, it's a country band site so there's going to be........COUNTRY MUSIC! Thanks for the feedback though PhYrE ArMs. Please keep the comments coming. Thanks.
  6. 04-24-2002, 10:41 AM #6
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    I think the design is great - nice clean layout and navigation, good colors. The pre-loader needs adjustment; I had the same issue with the preloader getting stuck in various areas in the site. Nice work.
  7. 04-24-2002, 11:11 AM #7
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    the background took a long time to load. Probably want to bust open some photoshop and clean up the photos.
    Any design with bad photography is reflects poorly on the design.
  8. 04-24-2002, 09:53 PM #8
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    I'm stumped as to what you guys mean when you say the preloader is getting stuck. Please let me know in more detail so I can fix whatever problem there may be.

    So the photos look bad renji69? I think I set them to "Normal" quality setting when I exported them from Photoshop, so I don't know why they look bad. They look pretty good on both the computer screens I work with. If anyone else sees the quality being below average on the photos, let me know. Thanks so much guys.
  9. 04-24-2002, 10:08 PM #9
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    hi there,
    got the menu, and the image on the right ... only the contact button worked!

    Cheers
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    ps could u take a look at my post
    http://board.flashkit.com/board/show...hreadid=299253
  10. 04-25-2002, 06:04 PM #10
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    That's weird glasjazz. I've never heard of anyone having that problem. What kind of internet connection are you on? Did anyone else have this problem?
  11. 04-26-2002, 07:19 AM #11
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    slow processor, fast connection ...

    Its the background image! stopped everything - couldnt load any of the sections untill the 'map' had loaded (about 5 mins!) - not an integral part of the site design, perhaps stick it into an image cruncher (www.spinwave.com) reduce its size - what u think?

    anyway, waited and got into the site - For me, this is a TOP site! I like its simplicity, its easy to use, the colours are clean and all mix well ! After the initial delay, everything loaded fine and fast - I like the simple effex on the site - eg the way the images slide down, the way the content boxes on the bio page slide in ... etc ... nice and easy, shows how a little movement can greatly enhance the feel of a site !
    I like it all ! the only things I would look at (and this is being super picky!) would be the likes of moving the image in the top right corner about 1 or 2 pixels to the right - in the bio section, would move the content up a couple of pixels so that the light blue gap at the top is slightly less than at the bottom - told u it was picky!
    Its a great site, loads of originality and personality - nice effex, nice graphix, fast and smooth

    All looking good!

    Cheers and good luck
    G
  12. 04-26-2002, 03:36 PM #12
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    very organised, not simplistic but nice and clean

    good work
  13. 04-26-2002, 03:57 PM #13
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    The graphics look fine on my 1280x1024. Also the preloading issue seems to have gone away. Curious. I noticed a bug: the preloading bar stays put when you click on a different song in the Juke Box then close it right away.
  14. 04-26-2002, 04:19 PM #14
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    What I meant by the photos is not compression related...I am talking about color correction.
  15. 04-26-2002, 05:22 PM #15
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    Yeah, I noticed the Jukebox preloader bug as well Joost_5. I think I know how to fix it, so I'll definitely work on that. It all get a little confusing because I load so many SWF's that I lose track sometimes. LOL!

    I understand what you mean now Renji69. What kind of color correction do the photos need? Is it just the colors or is it brightness/contrast as well? Please let me know.

    Thanks again to everyone for taking the time to check out the site and writing a comment.

  16. 04-26-2002, 08:01 PM #16
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    Like it. Swift motion and crisp graphics and text. I bet your client is happy. I like to see clean work and easy navigation. Cryptic is out. Now if I liked country music you would get an even better opinion from me.
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    I like what u have. I like the inko style type o' sites.. great work.
  18. 04-26-2002, 10:30 PM #18
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    like it...

    Not really sure it had to be flash is all...html with some dhtml might have been faster and easier...
  19. 04-27-2002, 06:09 AM #19
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    Nice site, simple navigation and clean layout, but the background map picture took awhile to load, and the song is pretty matching..... Good work!
  20. 04-30-2002, 11:22 PM #20
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    Love the jukebox, the colors of the flash itself lend themselves to the background too well, maybe use a 1pt green line around the whole thing so it pops out a little bit.


    Originally posted by JJCruz77
    Hi everyone. I've been working on a site for an alternative country band called Rex Hobart and the Misery Boys from Kansas City. The site is pretty much finished except that I plan on creating my own "Merchandise" page instead of just linking to their labels site.

    Let me know what you think. Comments/Suggestion please. Thanks.

    http://www.rexhobart.com
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