i stay away from companies that validate their css and html and xhtml and asdkljasdofiu
too much of that is just well, i dont know... too much for me. if ie and ff can see it, well, thats enough for me. the majority speaks, and the majority purchases and the majority does the majority of things. but i agree with most everything else you say. tw On 3/13/06, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Don't give up on it by any means. > > I do really like the "softer" feel, the rounded corners, etc. The > sharp, boxy, text based technical websites are somewhat offputting to > non-techs. It is a great approach. The colors are just a little too > soft for me, even given the goal. > > When evaluating tech companies, I advise my clients to validate the > webpage for HTML and CSS, to see if they follow standards. I tell them > to figure out when the home page was last changed (should be recent), > and when the contact us page was last changed (should not be recent). > I tell them to weigh the homepage, to see what the total file size is. > I tell them to turn off images, and see what they get. > > When evaluating designers, I advise my clients to go to their website, > and look at the design. I tell them to calculate the percentage of > image to text. I then tell them to check the filesize of each major > image, to see if any are over 10K or so in size. I tell them to check > to see if computer generated images with flat areas of the same color > are GIFs, and if larger, complex photos are JPGs. I often also then > download a few images, and resave them myself, seeing what the > filesize difference is between what they have and what I can get. Also > look at their business cards and marketing collateral, and see if they > are effective. > > Will your site be rated "good" or "move along" by my clients? > > On 3/13/06, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > some oregano, some darvocet, and the ncaa seletion special. > > > > it was a creative dump while playing pacific poker last night. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:199783 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
