LiveLongbenton.info - a community based website.

[andi]

Hi,

i have created a website for my local community.

the images at the top will change after each refresh.

could you give me ideas on how to maybes make it more excitiing and also feedback on the points you like also...

[andi]

the link is livelongbenton.info

[CloudedVision]

not bad, not a big fan of the black background. i would also get rid of the annoying javascript right click prevention. That won't stop people from copying, and it just gets on people's nerves.

Also, it looks as if most of this was done with dreamweaver. and with tables. Look into XHTML and CSS, CSS is much much better than tables.

[Aso]

Probably the best improvement you could do (besides going table-less ) is get a banner on there!

I guess it's simply expected these days, but the site just feels lacking without one.

Don’t make users think - (10 principles of effective web design)

Users need to know NOW! They're lazy and they're hungry for information, so give it to them - tell them what your site is about in a big bold sentence or logo that'll be the first thing they see

One other adjustment I'd make would be to better define your navigation. Even if it's just making the font larger, it really needs to stand out from the content.

Otherwise you can try out some tabbed navigation

[andi]

Thanks for the info... i am planning to redesign the site.

i will be adding a new navigation and also a new banner...

thanks for the info...