TheFieryScythe Mk2 - Portfolio Website

FireScythe · Apr 26th, 2008, 13:45

Hello, this is my new portfolio website to replace a dire one I had previously.

http://www.thefieryscythe.co.uk/

I made it from scratch, teaching myself CSS and javascript so its nothing particularly fancy, but any feedback good or bad is welcome.

Thanks.

nuideas · Apr 28th, 2008, 12:59

not a bad effort - colourwise the black on dark blue is quite hard to read (looking on the links page the main content and the Links fade title.

might want to check this out on the homepage too

FireScythe · Apr 28th, 2008, 17:12

Hey, thanks for the feeback. I'll have a look at the text.

The empty image in the header is used by a random image script to change the top right image when you open/refresh the page.

aso186 · Apr 28th, 2008, 17:21

I really think you need to give the colour scheme a makeover. Check out this list of colour schemer tools to get some ideas.

Also consider using stripes and background patterns to help tone-down solid colours.

welshstew · Apr 28th, 2008, 18:36

it's a nice start, but I don't see the need for all that space at the bottom of your home page.

why is it there?

there are a numebr of things you can do to improve the site, and after 2 mins of playing in firebug i came up with the attached, which shows that it only takes a few tweaks to come up with a slightly different feel.

it's a great start, and hope to see the improvements that you make

welshstew · Apr 28th, 2008, 18:36

p.s. get rid of those dam giant buttons at the bottom. if you must have them simple text links are best

FireScythe · Apr 28th, 2008, 20:09

I like how some of your changes look, particularly with the title bar, solves the legibility problem mentioned above

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I put the space in because without it, navigating to a taller page that needs the scroll bar made everything shift across and I was concerned that might be off-putting.

aso186: What is it you dislike about the colour scheme? Just wondering so I know what to avoid.

Thanks for the input!

aso186 · Apr 28th, 2008, 21:55

IMO it just doesn't fit. The two colours really don't work together as a scheme and I think you need to throw in a few more.

Take a look at Adobe's kuler and you'll see how certain colours are just really good together

But either way, it is just my opinion - see what other people think of the colours.

welshstew · Apr 29th, 2008, 07:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by FireScythe

I put the space in because without it, navigating to a taller page that needs the scroll bar made everything shift across and I was concerned that might be off-putting.

you can solve this by putting the following in your css:

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html, body{
    height:100%;
    padding-bottom:2px;
}

this forces the page to always show a scroll bar within FF (you don't need this for IE as the scroll bar is always present)

I agree with Alex around the colours, it needs a better blend. my example above was just to show you how quicly and easily you can make changes and tighten it up a bit.

FireScythe · May 3rd, 2008, 22:37

Hey, thanks for the help. I've made changes to my website in layout and colour scheme (gone the complete opposite, light to dark), a beta of which can be found here:

http://beta.thefieryscythe.co.uk/