Posted by Nik Coughlin on 10/24/07 22:29

"AGw. (Usenet)" <frederick@southernskies.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Oct 24, 3:18 am, "Nik Coughlin" <nrkn....@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> http://devallenger.co.nz/
>
> The grey text in the bottom black box has very poor contrast against
> the background, making it somewhat difficult to read.

OK, will alter, thanks.

> You seem to have quite a number of empty or redundant divs on each
> page.

Looks like it, but they are actually used to position corners (needed for
drop shadow effect) and other background images -- variation on sliding
doors technique.

> The four women on the left are nice enough to look at, but why are
> they there? Who are they? My first response was that they were
> models used by whoever this company is, but since the first lady is
> apparently the boss I'm left wondering if the others are staff
> members. Confusing!

Yeah, they are staff. I will clarify that, maybe a caption "Our team".
Thanks for pointing that out.

> When I load the "Personal Image" page in Firefox I get an intermittent
> problem with the diverseConsulting.png image: sometimes the text flows
> round it, and sometimes the text treats it as background and creates a
> confusing mess.

You mean, for a short time while the page loads? Or does it "stick" like
that?

> If "Personal Image" is your default index page for the domain name it
> shouldn't be the second item in the menu at top, and shouldn't be
> available as a menu option when it's the page being displayed.

Agreed, the client is thinking about what they actually want on the home
page (I suggest summaries of the other pages), so that is placeholding for
now.

> "Landscape design" is hardly part of "interior design"! I'd also lose
> the photo with the bright red toilet; it'll appeal to some but make
> others think your client has absolutely no sense of taste!

I will mention those points to her, thank you. I personally think that the
copy and photos need work but that's not my job (thankfully!) and she is in
the process of reviewing the content at the moment.

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