Critique my template?

[Precyse]

Hey all. I'm still new to the site so I'm not sure if this is the place to post this. So move it if necessary.

Well, I'm still a little new to website design as well, so dont expect a whole lot! I'm not even sure if I've designed this so it is able to be coded without a huge hassle, because I havnt learned to code just yet! Here it is!

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/co2alert.png

Thanks,

- Austin

[Monie]

Your design looks nice and I think it can easily be coded, but where is your Menu button?

[Precyse]

I am going to use the left side as the buttons, I just can't think of ANY way to work the text into the buttons. I might just use icons. Like home, contact, etc.

[Monie]

You could use CSS Vertical menu. There is a lot of example on here that you might want to check out:

• Vertical CSS Menu
• Example

With a bit of trick on the image, you can achieve what you want

[JustinStudios]

I really don't like that green you have for the text it stands out too much. Try playing around with some other shades of green for that.

Also, I like the colors for everything else, and I think the left menu would be fine.. but as Monie mentioned your gonna need to make a Vertical CSS Menu and probably make the text vertical as well.

[Precyse]

Would it be possible to use that suckertree vertical menu (off the first link Monie gave me) with the main hover as my tabs and the sub-menu, i guess you could say, with the CSS vertical menu?

I dunno if any of that made sense, haha.

@ JustinStudios
I'll try and tone it down with the content text

Thanks for all of the help so far everyone!!!

- Austin

EDIT: Anyone know whwre I may be able to get those home, contact, and other images?

[Precyse]

I thought maybe if I threw in my update I could get more comments, so here it is! Tell me what you like, don't like, and what I should remove or add I guess. Just criticize as best you can.

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z.../co2alert3.png

[sekuchi]

Like the new version...nice design.

[Precyse]

Thanks. I'm not sure I ade it wide enough though, seeing as most people seem to have atleast 1024x768 nowadays. Anyone else feel the same?

[Monie]

Ok, that was really good! I'll stick with 1024x768 if I am designing my sites

[Precyse]

So do you think that the template is too small, Monie?

[Monie]

I am looking at the .png file. How wide is it? I am not sure
Do you mean the container div or the whole thing?

[Precyse]

I don't know coding lingo yet , so if you mean the table that is inside the two border pieces when you say "container div" then yes, is that too small?

[Monie]

Please see my attachment
I think the size is just fine.. I like your menu by the way..

[Precyse]

So the borders I used are div containers?

But the table inside the div containers (hope I used the right terminology) is 900 pixels in width.

And I've created a small update, I hope to finish this template off. This is the fiorst template I've created that I actually like. So now I'm going to try and learn how I'm suppose to slice this so the nav buttons, images, and tables all work right!

Oh yeah... I like my nav too Thanks.

[Monie]

DIV Container (in my personal definition) is where you put all your content! Form your banner, navigation and content area...

900px should be OK.
Regarding the "SLICING" thing.. it is not a good/recommended idea.
You could use CSS to achieve the same result tho...

[Precyse]

Well, don't I still need to cut this template up in order to code in any way?

BTW, thanks for all the help Monie!!!

All you others ARE allowed to comment as well I won't be mad.

[Precyse]

Well, I've tried giving the site a softer more serious look. I felt that the colors didnt really match what the site was about. I also tried to make it easier to code since I've NEVER coded before.

C&C Please

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z...aphics/CO2.png

[JustinStudios]

Go back to the original design. The new design looks like a spam site. Don't do it!

[Monie]

Yeah, I don't like the new blue theme neither! You better stick to your original design and work on improving it! They look's more PERSONAL