MasterCombo

MasterCombo

New Member
hi,


this is te website I'm currently working on:
http://www.mastercombo.com/

I'd appreciate it if you would review it and get back to me with your findings about it.
If you're into artworks and videogames, and you like what I'm trying to do with this website, don't hesitate
to contact me and contribute with your artworks and gameplay footage!

Hope you'll like it ;-)

Grs,
MC
 

d a v e

New Member
ah come on best viewed with? that was buried years ago as a casualty of the browser wars.

the bottom of the letters is cut off on the right hand menu : home etc.

seems to be all flash? that's ok but your limiting your audience alittle (for some mobile devices i mean)
the slowly flashing text below the logo gets annoying

the look is simple and good

why have you put the time and date on your site?
 

Phreaddee

Super Moderator
Staff member
worth noting that at 1440x900 i get a vertical AND horizontal scrollbar. and it it therefore NOT best viewed at 1440x900 possibly more like "best viewed at 1440x900 in the browser I created it in, with no toolbars or statusbars, and most certainly not on a mac with the dock down the bottom chewing up valuable screen real estate, which essentially means it would be better to view this on something with a higher resolution that 1440x900"

all flash I agree is limiting your audience. and for what reason? rollovers?
 

Phreaddee

Super Moderator
Staff member
also the need for BACK to arrive near the header logo I dont know, and ABOUT takes you to the splashpage... and contact is just a mailto????
 

ronaldroe

Super Moderator
Staff member
Is that a splash page and a completely random clock? Seriously, though. The flash must go. You haven't done anything here that you can't do with some elementary CSS2.
 

MasterCombo

New Member
thx for the feedback, although some I don't quite understand.

> possible that all you see on my pages, could also be done with a programming language, scripts or codes (CSS, HTML, ... whatever) ... but I don't know these programming languages yet. Maybe you guys already know, but I don't yet.
Planning to start learning some HTML5 and JAVA soon...

> correct that some people are "against" Flash (still don't understand why???), but I think it's a very nice and powerfull tool that allows people who don't know to program or to code (or even don't have time to or simply don't wanna spend so much time learning to program/code), to make websites.

> correct that you loose some users (ex. some mobile ...)

> why a time and clock? just wanted to test that as3 coding, no particular reason

> screen resoltion: I haven't figured out how to make to pages auto-adapt to the resolution of the user (I'm still new in flash also). I put/suggested "best in 1440*900" beccause that the setting I use (without too much on the bars) and that gives the best (centerred) view.

> why rollovers??? by rollovers you mean the animation on the buttons? >> why not? why would this be an issue? Any clarification is welcome

> completele random clock? Don't understand what you mean with this?

> splashpage? what is this? what's wrong with this?

No comments on the the content and the other pages?

Yes, not all works quite well yet, and I must add lots of content, but I just started and I'm working on it... hope to have more in a few weeks...
 

ronaldroe

Super Moderator
Staff member
Yes, not all works quite well yet, and I must add lots of content, but I just started and I'm working on it... hope to have more in a few weeks...

And is that not why you came here? Try not to be offended. We're an honest bunch here. You'll find few designs, no matter how good, that have been posted here that don't contain some sort of criticism.

Mouseover effects are great. I use them in some form or fashion in most of my designs. However, they can usually be achieved with simple CSS hovers, and the more complicated ones with a little JavaScript.

I don't know AS personally, but I assure you, there is nothing simpler than coding HTML/CSS.

There's a lot of pushback against Flash for user experience reasons. First off, file sizes for flash are almost always considerably larger. If I'm not playing a flash-based game, I really don't want to see a loading screen, and most web users would agree. Secondly, you will run into a lot of issues with users being simply unable to view your site...at all. Not everyone keeps their flash up to date. Not everyone, particularly a large portion of your mobile market, has it. Third, search engines hate it. This means people will have a hard time finding you, which defeats the purpose of having a website.

On the splash page and resolution. These are relics of a bygone era where designers didn't know how, or were unable to include everyone in their designs. And I say good riddance. The point of good web design is to get your information in front of as many people as possible.

With that, the grunge style of your design is interesting, but the implementation of it needs some work where usability is concerned.
 

MasterCombo

New Member
maybe it came out harder then I actually intended, I'm not offended at all.
All feedback (also critcism) is welcome, that's why indeed I'm here.

Thx for the feedback! ;-)
 
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