Posted by Chaddy2222 on 06/27/07 07:20

On Jun 27, 4:41 pm, "b...@motivateddesign.co.uk"
<b...@motivateddesign.co.uk> wrote:
> On Jun 27, 2:04 am, Jim Moe <jmm-list.AXSPA...@sohnen-moe.com> wrote:
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> > b...@motivateddesign.co.uk wrote:
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> > > putting myself out on a limb.
> > > i am just starting life as a freelance web designer, and would value
> > > any (nice) feedback on my site
> > >www.motivateddesign.co.uk
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> > Your graphics design and color scheme is quite nice, appealing. (That
> > was nice.)
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> > Your page markup is not so good.
> > - Use of XHTML, and why Transitional?
> > Are you generating the Web pages from an XML source with XSLT? And is
> > that same XML source generating print output or PDF? If not, there is no
> > reason to use XHTML. Use HTML Strict instead.
> > - The body text size is 12 px, 75% of my preferred size, and too damn
> > small to read.
> > - Fixed width design.
> > - The layout degrades to unreadability in places when to font size is
> > increased even by 120%. Particularly noticeable on the Services page.
> > - Div-itis: Replacing standard markup elements with CSS-defined classes
> > that do the same thing. E.g.: .h1, .h2., .h3. There is a net loss of
> > information since HTML, the HyperText MARKUP Language, is not being used
> > to mark up much.
> > - Replacing block elements (h1, h2, p) with a <span>, in inline element.
> > What's with that?
> > - The W3C logos mean nothing to most people, and is simply expected by
> > those who do know what they represent.
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> > --
> > jmm (hyphen) list (at) sohnen-moe (dot) com
> > (Remove .AXSPAMGN for email)
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> Thanks everyone for your advice,
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> I have spent the last 5 years teaching computer science in school, and
> have had enough.
> Then had a bright idea, you used to be a web designer, may be I should
> do that again.
> But that was in the days of the good old table and I am learning CSS
> stuff as a go along.
> Teaching does not (in my experience) allow time to learn interesting
> new stuff.
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> I will try to make all of the recommended changes and if I feel brave
> post the site again for another going over.
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> Regards and thanks again
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> Barry.
You should also read, http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/full-checklist.html
web accessibility is now law in the UK as well as other countries.
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Regards Chad. http://freewebdesign.awardspace.biz

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