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1. nzk
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   GFXFOR.US

   Can someone review it? I can take any critique, and I am pretty good with coding so I can fix alot of things if need be.

2. moshu
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Oh, my...
   Images between 250 and over 1,000KB on the main page - that's not what I'd call "user-friendly"!

3. nzk
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   How would I fix that?

4. moshu
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Reduce the file size(s) before you upload the pictures. That will be a nice manual work :)

5. nzk
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Alright I cut the sizes into half or third by reducing the image resolution and changing them to .gifs

   What else?

6. SavoryMedia
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   I use Iimage Browser. http://www.fredfred.net/skriker/index.php/iimage-browser

   It allows you to do a "thumbnail" image (to go on your front page) while uploading the original. Take a lot of hassle out of the manual work.

7. nzk
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Thanks SavoryMedia!

   So is there anything else I can do to make my blog better/ more user friendly?

8. vkaryl
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Well, love the header, otherwise it's a generic kubrick version. The graphics other than the header still load like molasses running uphill in January on Alaska's North Slope, and gif is not the best compression algorithm.... try jpg, get a decent graphics program. If you can't afford to buy PSP, download the GIMP.

9. nzk
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Lol. I used jpeg right before. I use GIMP right now, and to tell you the truth I prefer Photoshop over anything. And what do you mean by "generic kubrick version?" How do I fix that?

10. nzk
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    Wow! Thanks for the tip! I cut my sizes in half.

11. nzk
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    Alright now that the images have been fixed, whats next?

    Also whats wrong with a default Kubrick?

    And lastly, are there any plugins anyone can recommend?

12. vkaryl
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    If you're touting a design group/site, it seems to me the last thing you want is to use a thinly disguised vanilla/no character theme like the default.

    JMO.

13. hbalagh
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    i agree with vkaryl

14. nzk
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    So what can I do to fix that?

15. vkaryl
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    Develop your own vision, and plug wordpress into it.

16. nzk
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    What do you mean by "vision"?

17. vkaryl
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    Ah.... you're a web-design group or whatever and you don't have a vision? A look for your own site (other than the crap kubrick default)? An attitude toward your design work?

    In my view I don't see how, if you don't have a design vision, you're going to sell webdesign to anyone. But good luck with it.

18. nzk
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    Sell web design? No no no you got me all wrong. I am a graphic designer that does this because I love it, not for money. And the blog is just a showcase of mine and other people's work, not to mention tips and things I picked up along the way.

    The gfx community has given me so much, and I wanted to give something back.

    So thats why I made this.

19. vkaryl
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    And that makes my point LESS valid? Eh, whatever.

20. TonyGeer
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    Actually yes I it makes your point less valid.

    You don't have to be the greatest author in the world, or even a mediocre author, to review books.

    You don't have to be a skilled graphic designer to appreciate good graphic design and showcase it, which is what I think nzk is doing.

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