utopia.DESIGN

Nauzer · 05-13-2006

My new website was launchec, too bad for you the content is in dutch but just give me some comments on the looks, use of colors etc.

Tnx in advance for your opinion!

www.utopia-design.nl

*unleash* · 05-13-2006

how do you mean to bad(dutch one here

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i think the site looks great and everything is very neat, but because of these graphics the site is a bit slow. But the rest is terrific.

ladichannet · 05-18-2006

Well done, It's very cool. I like the way it loads although i agree with "unleash" becuase of the ghrapics makes the site slow, but other than that teriffic job!

nettle · 05-30-2006

Great colors ! I really like those flash (?) effects, but as ladichannet,it's a bit slow.

stiney51 · 05-30-2006

The colors and the design are certainly good choices, but you definitely need to do something to speed it up. I'm on a shared T-1 so it's fast enough, but not lightning fast, but I found myself ready to bolt before each page loaded. You're limiting your potential client base if they are not on a really fast connection. Maybe try reducing the page sizes or at least providing an html based alternative or quick links to see your work.

gingerbloke · 05-30-2006

Sorry....I tried to have a look but it simply wouldn't load on my PC at all. I'm using 'Mozilla Firefox' by the way. All I saw was a gradiated blue background on screen and some greyish blue panels that didn't do anythingfor a very long time. Sorry again.

Nauzer · 05-30-2006

Firstly, the speed of the site is not dependent on your connectionspeed because the file really is only less than 500 kb

no more than a HTML page

The use of filters in Flash 8 however requires your processor to have quite a bit of work so maybe that is a problem if it's a slower type of processor you have!

For gingerbroke the problem is propably that you don't have Flashplayer 8 installed or miss the latest plugin in Firefox... I never encountered this problem on any PC running Flashplayer 8 even in Opera and Safari browsers it all works well... only if the correct flashplayer is installed!

stiney51 · 05-30-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nauzer

Firstly, the speed of the site is not dependent on your connectionspeed because the file really is only less than 500 kb

no more than a HTML page

The use of filters in Flash 8 however requires your processor to have quite a bit of work so maybe that is a problem if it's a slower type of processor you have!

Fair enough. I suppose it depends on the type of clients you are looking to attract on if this will matter to them. A lot of smaller businesses and companies (at least in the US) hang on to their equipment far too long. That's one of the reasons we avoid a lot of use of flash from a retail point of view. Like I said, nice layout and design though.

Nauzer · 05-30-2006

for not so long it was the same situation here in Holland, but times have changed and companies and public seem to fancy flash

so i listen to that demand