ZoomConcept Reviews
Minor Problem on 1.jpg 1 I'm not crazy about the block lettering here with the "H". 2 I would push the arrows out just a tad more 3 too much spacing between words Minor Problem on 2.jpg 1 the 2 different bullet styles isn't consistent. I would pick just one 2 the points you mention as work principles are a given with any designer. So mentioning them as principles seems a little odd to me. Minor Problem on 4.jpg 1 all of these are a little small, maybe enlarge the thumbnails Minor Problem on 5.jpg 1 if you're going to have an address field, I would align it with the Name label. Positive Feature on 3.jpg 1 nice accordion Summary:
Hi Ercan - The first thing I did was test your site in all the major browsers.
- It doesn't render correctly in Firefox 7.0 on Windows
- Chrome 13 on Windows the fonts are pixelated
- IE7 it doesn't render correctly
I have never submitted to Themeforest, but I'm pretty sure they want their sites to be cross-browser compatible.
As far as your design goes, I like it, I think its clean and the colors work well together. The page transitions are also nice. But overall it doesn't have "wow" factor.
please see my notes...
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Rebecca Perry commented:Thanks Ercan...and I won't even ask for a donation!! LOL...
looking forward to seeing next version :-)
Minor Problem on 1.jpg 1 Vertical navigation not so good in terms of usability as horizontal navigation. Here is a link to an article on Smashing Magazine: The Case Against Vertical Navigation: http://linkd.in/sdDLj6 2 Your social links don't align on the left to the navigation. Obviously if this moves it isn't an issue but for future themes, you need to be really spot on on your alignments of everything 3 padding above social icons is smaller than padding below - this all needs to be consistent 4 If this is a twitter feed then it needs a header or something to make it more clear. 5 again the alignment of the logo to the strapline going across the site isn't quite spot on - the logo is a little too low 6 The justified text looks a bit ugly - the spaces between the words are too large. This would be better left aligned. Also if using a drop cap then the baseline of the cap needs to align to the baseline of the text Minor Problem on 2.jpg 1 This single line of text here isn't attractive - better as a single block to the left or you need more text to wrap around the picture. I wouldn't recommend this though as you get a very long line length to read. Again the justified text I'm not a fan of - would left align it personally Minor Problem on 3.jpg 1 Are these going to open up to show more information on each service offered? Minor Problem on 4.jpg 1 This is nice but each thumbnail could be larger - maybe just have 3, 4 or 5 across in each row so you can get the images a bit larger. Look at the Dribbble website (www.dribbble.com) for a great way of showing thumbnail images - they're a nice size. Minor Problem on 5.jpg 1 Nice page but it seems weird to have the heading on the right after the address has already been put up on the left. I can see that it's above the contact form but it's such a large heading it feels like it should be the heading for the whole page. You don't really need another heading - you have contact on the right already and then a head above and then this third head feels too much and unnecessary. Critical Problem on 1.jpg 1 No footer. Footer information is vital for SEO purposes and also vital because you need somewhere for your privacy, copyright etc and quicklinks are good at the bottom for better navigation too Summary:
Hi Ercan.
Will put some notes direct on your images to highlight the things I can see being an issue.
It may be worth doing a theme directed at a particular subject area rather than a generic theme since there are so many already and a more targeted theme will be more likely to get accepted.
Also you need to look more at usability and SEO - there is no footer in this site and horizontal navigation is better - link to Smashing Magazine on the Case Against Vertical Navigation
I hope this helps a bit.
It's hard with themes as you want them generic enough to appeal to a wide range of users but also with enough personality and uniqueness to make them stand out and look different to everything else on offer. It's a tough line to balance on.
Other than that it's mostly things like looking at alignments and typographical issues.
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Hi Ercan, In first, I like it very much, it's nice to navigate in your website, there is a lot of javascript effect very smart which give to your template a good innovative impression.
But I have some troubles ... - the font : I like the font of your title. The font of the content looks well in first, but in second, I found it too big, or too special ... Maybe too round ... ? - On IE 8 : the navigation moving with scroll doesn't work. A background under the logo appears and doesn't look good. - On firefox 8.0 : the video doesn't appears and i asked me why there was a big blank space ... So Check the display of your elements in all browsers - For some patterns: the dividing lines of the menu and inserts on the left does not look neatly
After overall impression, specialy on the styles pages, I think it's not well organised. You have the content text, inside the presentation of H tags, after the tables, after the video ... Really, I don't understand the logic of this topic. Better prioritize your information.
Other little thing : everyone does not understand the language twitter: you could put a title to your left window "recent comments on twitter" or something like that !
Pay attention to the cleanliness of your code, the hierarchy of elements - Typical feebacks of themeforest : "We’ve increased our approval standards in aspects such as graphics and overall aesthetics as well as code quality"
Hoping this helps, good luck !
Minor Problem on 1.jpg 1 I was looking at live preview of your template, the round corners are not clean and smooth. 2 give some spacing between your navigation buttons and left dividing line of your side bar Minor Problem on 4.jpg 1 This section can be easily improved by using some back ground for images. There is a subtle difference between gallery and portfolio, the later is more descriptive then the former but in your case only a title in tooltip can be seen. Minor Problem on 5.jpg 1 No need to mention it, already you have a Contact heading. If you wan't to keep it then ensure the font size and style are same as address and telephone headings Serious Problem on 1.jpg 1 My laptop resolution is 1366 X 768 (mobile p.c display) and I can't see this part of your template, may be you are using fixed height. This problem becomes serious because the left sidebar is fixed and no way it can be scrolled down. New Idea on 1.jpg 1 Don't use samples from themeforest, as they are really pathetic. You can search flickr and other resources for appropriate sample pics so that it looks good with your design Summary:
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Ercan Kisaca commented:
very helpful comments.. thank you so much. i plan to work some typography tutorials and than correct all the problems pointed here on conceptfeedback. Thanks again..
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Great start! Try to use a little bit smaller font sizes. The grey tints looks not very good. Good luck!
Minor Problem The spacing between lines can be smaller. Positive Feature nice color combination Positive Feature usefull and nice
like that theme. work on the problems and it will be a very nice work
Hi Rebecca..
Very very very very helpful post for me.This really hit the target.. Thank you so much. I will work all the points. You are Awesome!!