crowchick Posted September 25, 2005 Posted September 25, 2005 Here is my shop: Subculture Shock I would like to add a box in the colum onthe right, but I don't know how to add a simple box (I don't use the languages feature, so I have no problem of hard-coding the words in English). I want to show the payment types I accept and mention that my shipping is rock-bottom (a typical order costs only one or three dollars to ship). Any tips on how to do that?
FalseDawn Posted September 25, 2005 Posted September 25, 2005 Please please please reconsider the red on black colorscheme - my eyes are watering after only a few minutes browsing. You can create the gothic/punk/death or whatever it's called look without the use of such a difficult to read choice of colors.
crowchick Posted September 25, 2005 Author Posted September 25, 2005 Please please please reconsider the red on black colorscheme - my eyes are watering after only a few minutes browsing.You can create the gothic/punk/death or whatever it's called look without the use of such a difficult to read choice of colors. It's more of a "black and white and read all over" thing I'm going for (if I wanted to be gothic, I'd have hauled out the chains and purple!). Can you suggest a scheme that will keep the feel but improve legibility?
FalseDawn Posted September 25, 2005 Posted September 25, 2005 well, black and white is too stark a contrast. Look at something like hr giger's site (type it into google) for an idea of text coloring that works on black.
crowchick Posted September 25, 2005 Author Posted September 25, 2005 well, black and white is too stark a contrast. Look at something like hr giger's site (type it into google) for an idea of text coloring that works on black. I thought contrast was a good thing, though.
crowchick Posted September 25, 2005 Author Posted September 25, 2005 Okay, I toned down the white a bit. How's she looking now?
FalseDawn Posted September 26, 2005 Posted September 26, 2005 Better. :-) Still not too keen on the red, but that's your choice. Your site actually has quite a lot of interesting content, although some areas clearly veer more towards "about me/chat/etc", which is unusual to find on an e-commerce store, but it might work well for your intended audience. How about putting some of your images on the home page - they are really good, and it seems a shame to bury them in your "gallery" links. I think a little more organization of the layout would help, too. It does seem a bit haphazzard at the moment, especially all those links in the header. Hey - if you sorted proper security for my personal information, I might even buy something! :-)
crowchick Posted September 26, 2005 Author Posted September 26, 2005 Hey - if you sorted proper security for my personal information, I might even buy something! :-) You can always just email an order and mail a check. No https. I tried it, but I couldn't get it to work right on the server. Yeah, the navibar needs work. I have a plan for what I need to do (it involves a special "me" page with its own navigation bar for all the crap about me), and I would like to put something on the main page. You've donfrimed what I was already plotting, so it's good to know I'm on the right track.
chooch Posted October 2, 2005 Posted October 2, 2005 nice one.... its unusual to have a site that looks 'stock' and 'different' at the same time. i think the black colour is too strong for the site yet understand it is essential to the foundation of what you represent i reckon a liitle more work (use your imagination) and you'll be there Upon receiving fixes and advice, too many people don't bother to post updates informing the forum of how it went. Until of course they need help again on other issues and they come running back! Why receive the information you require in good faith for free, only to then have the attitude to ignore the people who gave it to you? There's no harm in saying, 'Thanks, it worked'. On the contrary, it creates a better atmosphere. CHOOCH
crowchick Posted October 2, 2005 Author Posted October 2, 2005 its unusual to have a site that looks 'stock' and 'different' at the same time. I think the original layout of the osCommerce package is fine, but sometimes it can be a little much (if you have too many thing on the side bars) and the color scheme (pardon me) is too reminiscent of IBM. But, yah, I like how it organizes on a page, although I might find reason to change it in the future.
parsnipsius Posted October 2, 2005 Posted October 2, 2005 I think this site is great! I think my favourite part was your "Privacy" page, you managed to bring your own touch to it! Only thing I wasn't keen on was the "busy" heading top thingy-majig but I think you said you were going to change that (cant remember!) Btw those drawings are REALLY good!!! Lots of great content. Keep up the good work!
julianpuje Posted October 2, 2005 Posted October 2, 2005 Love the site and all it's pages and features, but only because it's on here for review did i stay around. As soon as it opened up i though my eyes were bleeding and wanted to close it. It just all merged into a blur after a bit and distracted me from your products and content. The colours seem to work well with what you do and sell but i would try and tone something down a little. Maybe a couple of notches down on the black or the red or both just to kill the harshness but keep the colours. Only an opinion, but i definitely would have left straight away. HTH Julian A little knowledge is dangerous, I SHOULD KNOW. If Life Begins At 40, What ends????
Chance Posted October 3, 2005 Posted October 3, 2005 I can count the eCommerce sites I have seen that look good with a black background on one hand. http://www.tshirthell.com/ (Quasi-NSFW products) is a good example of a site that knows how to use a black background. Their products are some of the scant few that actually "work" on a dark background. I don't know if your products will sell on a black background- thats up to you to make the distinction. However, I do know if you are going to go with the black background you should at least photoshop your images to match your background and make them pop against something so dark. You need complimetary dark tone colors, not the stark contrast that white gives. I am not sure what look you are going for- Dark and forbiding. Alternative and goth, whatever. However, the look you are achieving is "Hurt the customers eyes." Good luck. My advice comes in two flavors- Pick the one that won't offend you. Hard and Cynical: How to Make a Horrible osCommerce Site Warm and Fuzzy: How to Make an Awesome osCommerce Site
crowchick Posted October 20, 2005 Author Posted October 20, 2005 I've made a few long-planned changes in the site's general design (mainly in the navigation bar). Like I said, it's not a gothic site. It's a comics/gallery site, hence the black background. I chose black originally because it made the pages of the comics stand out and set off the art. I couldn't make the store look different from the rest of it. Remember, the girls who shop at my site also shop at Hottopic.com. They are not afraid of black backgrounds. That's a good tip about using a black baground for some of the buttons. I will consider it. (But what if the buttons themselves are mainly black?)
janice171 Posted October 20, 2005 Posted October 20, 2005 Hi, i agree with most of what's already been said. it's very hard on the eyes, white on black does not help and neither does the polka dot background. the content actually looked quite interesting but the scheme hurt my eyes too much to spend any time on there. i would seriously consider toning down that background and having black text on a white background. will check out the site at a later date, 'cos the content looked right up my street. good luck
radders Posted October 20, 2005 Posted October 20, 2005 A couple my things I noticed: Most of the text on the home page is way off to the right of my screen. There is a picture entitles I less than 3 my pussy. Somehow the contrast didn't seem as much today. Perhaps it was the missing text that helped.
crowchick Posted October 20, 2005 Author Posted October 20, 2005 Most of the text on the home page is way off to the right of my screen. What system, browser, and resolution are you using? Anybody else having this problem?
janice171 Posted October 21, 2005 Posted October 21, 2005 yep...me too, only seems to be happening in firefox (pc)..haven't tried on a mac.
dynamoeffects Posted October 21, 2005 Posted October 21, 2005 I made a osc-based site for my friend to sell his paintings and zines. It might give you some ideas on your design: willardcomics.com Some have said it's too busy, but it's one of my favorite sites I've done. Please use the forums for support! I am happy to help you here, but I am unable to offer free technical support over instant messenger or e-mail.
crowchick Posted October 22, 2005 Author Posted October 22, 2005 What system, browser, and resolution are you using? Anybody else having this problem? Bum bum bum... so it is. Huh. The rest of the site is doing fine. Not getting that problem in Explorer. I hate browsers. I hate Firefox. Back to the CSS mines.
crowchick Posted October 22, 2005 Author Posted October 22, 2005 One <br clear="all" /> tag after the navigation bar script did the trick. I have no idea what Firefox was doing, but this looks good in both browsers.
Rumgolio Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 REALLY like your site! great colour scheme looks good; love the blackwhitenred. Lots of personality, seldom have i been to such a friendly site. The graphical style of the whole site is really cool (esp that cat pic in the header) - you should draw yourself an avatar for this forum. It's the only osCommerce shop i've seen so far that manages to not look like an overwhelming jumble of boxes and has some order and style to it. i'll read more of your comics when i've got time btw - the link to 18 revs on the resume page is broken RF
crowchick Posted October 28, 2005 Author Posted October 28, 2005 btw - the link to 18 revs on the resume page is broken Fixed it >^.^<
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