On the right way???

[tronstad]

I´m designing my own site, an sits here wondering if the design are ok to work further on.

Please take a look., and come with your comments, good or bad.

http://www.tronstadhagen.com

[rjlstar]

The navigation system is great. I don't like all those polls on the right. It's weird and distracting. Either cut down on the number or fade them out.

[tronstad]

hmmm ...

Ok, i´m not an designer. My skills lays in AS and using Flash together with PHP or ASP together with an Database ...

But i will try to do something with it in a way or another ...
Thanks for your time to comment the design.

[juxtaman]

Goodbye polls... agree.

otherwise, it's kinda plain.... MEH!

[tronstad]

well, i´m working on it.
Its not easy to design a website when you not got the "knowhow" for it.

But, with some good comments from some that knows designing i think i can get somewhere.

Anyhow, now i have removed the polls, an done some other changes with the design. But, still a lot of work ...

[hugepanzy]

The design is a little plain, but it could be sprussed up a bit with some images. A text only site can be very boring. The poles are nice, but they could be a little too heavy for some.

The colors you chose are nice, but I might try using solid colors for the backgrounds of the scrollbars, and you might stay with a single design for the scrollbars.

Keep crackin away you'll get it

and if you need some inspiration... here are some links:

http://www.blueskiesatwar.com <-- tight design, killer menu operation, killer front page
http://www.xeofreestyle.com <-- tight design, killer opening, nice page openings
http://www.the-firm.co.uk/ <-- extremely nice layout, GREAT use of 3d to 2d, and blurring
http://www.blitzds.com/ <-- nice electric looking drop down menus
http://www.derbauer.de/ <-- super sweet metalic imagery
http://www.gmunk.com/ <-- cool smearing graphics and images, full motion
http://www.the-control-group.com/ <-- EXTREMELY cool use of two tone (black and white only) full motion movies
http://www.pixelranger.com/ <-- semi cool load ups by using dots to signify matricies and then to fill in the matricies with lines, and then color them
http://www.superhere.net/ <-- super sweet concise design appeal, sweet white and images, very nice
http://www.independentblue.com/see_ya.html <-- SUPER tight 3D building work and transitions
http://www.juxtinteractive.com/deconstruction/ <-- great 2d moving and graphics, quick and pretty, great white and color
http://www.klickstudio.com/english/default.asp?s=1 <-- great loader, and color smearing
http://www.studiocmd.com/ <-- possibly a good site
http://www.splsh.com/ <-- more good photoshop work
http://www.jr66.com <-- good use of abstract shapes and solid colors over photos
http://www.chapter3.net/ <-- good photoshop work (abstract 3d)
http://www.melonn.com/tutorials.php <--PHP,MYSQL,PHOTOSHOP tutorials
http://www.trash80.net/ <-- gameboy online
http://www.fluxen.com/ <-- extremely cool bubblegum 3d, bright pink colors, etc.
http://www.acidtwist.com/flawed/ <-- cool graphic work, and drawings
http://www.kalleeverland.com/ <-- SWEET 3d animation for navigation
http://esset.airportlounge.org/_portfolio/ <-- cool photo work using herself, and strange cuts of the photos
http://www.litzdesigns.com/ <-- some good commercial print work
http://www.platform01.com/ <-- amazing 3d intro (V3), amazing 3d fold down (V2)
http://www.radarsoundlab.com/main.html <-- nice simple interface, feels very nice
http://www.raphaeljust.com/content/content.html <-- nice photography, models, etc.
http://www.e45th.com/portfolio.htm <-- cool wallpapers
http://iamalwayshungry.com/ <-- cool use of randomized 2d graphics across screen (mostly 2 colors)
http://www.conspi.com/ <-- cool photography
http://www.halfproject.com/covers/ar...galz/index.htm <-- VERY COOL image
http://www.halfproject.com/covers/index.htm <-- cool wallpapers and images
http://www.phirebrush.com/issue02/gallery.html <-- cool wallpapers and images, submission location
http://www.inclosure.com/index.jsp?id=168 <-- cool design image (other images when you hit previous)
http://members.tripod.com/thye7777/lab.html <-- GREAT 3d ship images made from abstract shape
http://www.gearworx.com/style/exp/exp.html <-- really cool design + a cool wallpaper and stuff
http://www.stoav.be/ <-- good 3d again
http://www.colectivo.co.uk/chamira/index_frame.htm <-- cool flash site for information
http://wallsite.com/splashchallenge/ <-- SWEET site for photoshop tuts, downloads and images
http://www.onar.gr/reactor/ <-- another good photoshop site only shows images
http://www.psdesign.com.ar/INDEX.HTM <-- 3D city at the beginning (after a few clicks)
http://www.deviantstudios.com/index.html <-- some nice print work
http://207.120.29.108/thedesigner/one_two.pdf <-- just some insparational work, melow and nice to look through
http://www.wide-open.co.uk/ <-- sweet work with circles going from circle to cube to line
http://www.cyberandy.it/ <-- pretty tight layout design with pics mixed with shapes (shapes move with music)
http://www.grafikas.com/commercial/index.htm <-- good imagery
http://www.xtrapop.com/ <-- some sweet extraneous graphics
http://www.vectorize.de/ <-- great spot for links (also good design in itself)
http://www.substrukt.tk/ <-- some very nice work (photoshop imagery)
http://www.ngenlabs.com <-- some of the sweetest work I have ever seen
http://www.derbau.com/default1.html <-- nice colors, but that's about it
http://www.d-caf.ca/ <-- very very cool front page (actionscripted!)
http://www.konspiracy.co.uk/ <-- bunch o music
http://www.cheesewhisk.com/ <-- cool image (3d,2d,picture all in one)
http://www.propaganda-pixel.de/ <-- sweet imagery (photoshop, 3d,2d)
http://www.neuromodule.com/aerosole/main.htm <-- pretty sweet site (similar to 2Advanced) w/ really good photoshop 3d stuff
http://www.eightbysix.com/ <-- beautiful design + design book
http://www.webagent007.com/entry.htm <-- cool loading style
http://www.eightyminusthree.net/ <-- sweet 3d stuff
http://positivedirection.org/main.html <-- cool intro with little moving square
http://www.deaf-lights.com/mainsite.html <-- cool 3d images and 2d work
http://www.chkout.cjb.net/ <-- cool graphic works
http://www.secretprogress.com/ <-- sweet 3d city
http://www.pixelskin.com/pixelskin.asp <-- cool front image (rest of site SUCKS!)
http://stock.d2.hu/ <-- cool free stock photography
http://www.2ndfunction.com/cal.php <-- some cool imagery again
http://www.fewnorms.com/ <-- cool photos
http://www.teamphotoshop.com/index.php <-- photoshop tutorials
http://www.wastedyouth.org/ <-- photoshop tutorials
http://www.spoono.com/ <-- photoshop tutorials
http://www.digital-conception.net/ <-- desktop images, and tutorials
http://netbooi.com/ <-- could be good when it comes out?
http://www.toxic16.com/ <-- one of the best darn sites ever
http://www.minutiae.net/heaven/index...x_desk_01.html <-- some good desktops (showing good design with pics.. etc)
http://www.thebestdesigns.com/ <-- sweet center of design
http://www.onenine.com/flash.html <-- again, cool design
http://www.urbanlove.org/ <-- all around groovy (nice photowork, especially cover 2)

hope these help

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rush!
www.mirage-studios.com
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[tronstad]

Thank you for your response on my design ...
I will get a lot longer with the addresses you passed.
You noticed that there are several types of scrollbars, but there will at last be only one look at these. Using only one color at the tracks of the scrollbar seems to be the rigth to do. Otherwise they might distract the visitors too much.
I will take a look at the possibility to fresh up the design using some images, but first i must find some good images that suits to my design and the message that i want to give with my site.
I feels that my colorscheme works good, and will still work out from the same.

Thank you VERY much for your comments, and have a nice Christmas.
Regards from Norway.