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S.S. Design

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Launch Website

A portfolio site of the Web and Graphic Designer, Shawn Semmes

Overall Review Statistics

Layout (4)

4 stars

Color Theme (2.5)

2.5 stars

Objective / Purpose (4.5)

4.5 stars

Code / Semantics (4.5)

4.5 stars

3.9

4 stars

15 Reviews

The Negative

Flash intros are a sign of an amateur. This one really does nothing for the site. The site itself looks like a split personality. It doesn't know where to go.

The Positive

It is obvious what the site is about. Unfortunately, what it is about is graphic design and this design is inferior.

By rentawebguy @ November 13, 2007 | 6:41 pm

Layout (1.0)

1 stars

Color Theme (1.0)

1 stars

Objective / Purpose (5.0)

5 stars

Code / Semantics (5.0)

5 stars

3

3 stars

The Negative

No DOCTYPE declaration; please validate using the W3C validator... The colour theme is a bit bland, but maybe that's just my personal taste.

The Positive

Clean and easy to navigate.

By esaj @ November 13, 2007 | 10:59 pm

Layout (8.0)

8 stars

Color Theme (2.0)

2 stars

Objective / Purpose (8.0)

8 stars

Code / Semantics (4.0)

4 stars

5.5

5.5 stars

The Negative

Sorry this not o good design i think. the font you use is standart? use trebuchet or some think... sorry

The Positive

you have rss itz nice...

By antidigital @ November 14, 2007 | 2:30 am

Layout (3.0)

3 stars

Color Theme (2.0)

2 stars

Objective / Purpose (2.0)

2 stars

Code / Semantics (8.0)

8 stars

3.8

4 stars

The Negative

navigation buttons are to simple, so is the color-use. Make the main content area a bit wider (give it some extra padding)

The Positive

By ackeb @ November 14, 2007 | 3:03 am

Layout (4.0)

4 stars

Color Theme (3.0)

3 stars

Objective / Purpose (6.0)

6 stars

Code / Semantics (5.0)

5 stars

4.5

4.5 stars

The Negative

Poor coding, lots of errors. Looks different in Opera, Firefox and ie7. The rounded corners are pixelated. Design not centered, if that is the meaning? No preview jpeg above on siteverdict.com ^.

The Positive

Nice simplistic design.

By Tjobbe @ November 14, 2007 | 5:49 am

Layout (2.0)

2 stars

Color Theme (2.0)

2 stars

Objective / Purpose (7.0)

7 stars

Code / Semantics (3.0)

3 stars

3.5

3.5 stars

The Negative

If they are a design company, then I am a wild boar. Every wrong cliche was followed. Is this a joke?

The Positive

The site loads

By werner @ November 14, 2007 | 6:35 am

Layout (3.0)

3 stars

Color Theme (2.0)

2 stars

Objective / Purpose (1.0)

1 stars

Code / Semantics (4.0)

4 stars

2.5

2.5 stars

The Negative

- don't use

! - I don't like these tabs - footer is a bit too big

The Positive

- easy navigation - logo

By backdraft @ November 14, 2007 | 6:48 am

Layout (6.0)

6 stars

Color Theme (4.0)

4 stars

Objective / Purpose (8.0)

8 stars

Code / Semantics (4.0)

4 stars

5.5

5.5 stars

The Negative

The layout is narrow. It can be broader

The Positive

It has nice content. Site is worth reading and accessibility is nice.

By cleverviv @ November 14, 2007 | 7:49 am

Layout (5.0)

5 stars

Color Theme (5.0)

5 stars

Objective / Purpose (5.0)

5 stars

Code / Semantics (5.0)

5 stars

5

5 stars

The Negative

Although simplistic, it's not a good simplistic. The layout is very one dimensional and doesn't cater to your site's objective. "SS Design", I'm assuming this is a site geared towards offering your own design services? It's just confusing. The "SS Design" in your logo needs to stand out, make it whtie or that pink color. The rounded edges on your content sections are pixelated.

The Positive

I see that you didn't use tables in the HTML, which is why I rated it the highest opposed to the other 4.

By dreamache @ November 14, 2007 | 12:34 pm

Layout (3.0)

3 stars

Color Theme (2.0)

2 stars

Objective / Purpose (2.0)

2 stars

Code / Semantics (4.0)

4 stars

2.8

3 stars

The Negative

A little uncertain as to what exactly this site is for like another person said. It needs some spicing up if its a site for design!

The Positive

Easy to read and not cluttered, thats a good thing :-)

By benintown @ November 14, 2007 | 1:12 pm

Layout (3.0)

3 stars

Color Theme (5.0)

5 stars

Objective / Purpose (4.0)

4 stars

Code / Semantics (5.0)

5 stars

4.3

4.5 stars

The Negative

The color theme is very uninspired and lacks contrast or balance in it. The layout is too simple. The overall design just seems to lack anything to make it interesting to look at. There are some non-semantic code inside like using

tags that is better handled in css.

The Positive

The purpose of the site seems very clear upon visiting. It gives the impression of a basic blog and portfolio website.

By risend @ November 14, 2007 | 1:13 pm

Layout (3.0)

3 stars

Color Theme (3.0)

3 stars

Objective / Purpose (8.0)

8 stars

Code / Semantics (5.0)

5 stars

4.8

5 stars

The Negative

The logo is not very visible. Consider higher contrast for the text against the pinkish background. I might go with rounded corners for the navigation buttons, or otherwise straight edge for the main text area box. I don't know why it is called "S.S. Design". Consider more space between paragraphs.

The Positive

I like the spacing of the elements.

By andersa8 @ November 14, 2007 | 1:18 pm

Layout (6.0)

6 stars

Color Theme (2.0)

2 stars

Objective / Purpose (2.0)

2 stars

Code / Semantics (5.0)

5 stars

3.8

4 stars

The Negative

Your color choice is really bad. They bore me.

The Positive

The RSS icon looks cool. Anything besides that, is not cool.

By Garcia @ November 14, 2007 | 5:21 pm

Layout (4.0)

4 stars

Color Theme (2.0)

2 stars

Objective / Purpose (7.0)

7 stars

Code / Semantics (4.0)

4 stars

4.3

4.5 stars

The Negative

Page Strength: 2 of 10 >>>"--Your website/page is a relative unknown. Search engines and humans are (for the time being) infrequent visitors. Consider the accessibility of the URL, the desirability of the content and your marketing efforts online; all can have great impact on your reach.--" This is a very afful website!DESIGN(I don;t think so!!!!)This website has a lot o errors!!! AND IT\'S VERY VERY POOR!!! Boring site!

The Positive

Nice logo!: (S S Design)

By ovysimon @ March 6, 2008 | 10:12 am

Layout (1.0)

1 stars

Color Theme (1.0)

1 stars

Objective / Purpose (1.0)

1 stars

Code / Semantics (1.0)

1 stars

1

1 stars

The Negative

HTML and CSS errors, don\'t like the color scheme, and i\'d like to have jst more content... it look really dead

The Positive

Nice use of fonts, intuitive navigation

By bloggare @ May 5, 2008 | 11:16 am

Layout (7.0)

7 stars

Color Theme (3.0)

3 stars

Objective / Purpose (3.0)

3 stars

Code / Semantics (3.0)

3 stars

4

4 stars