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Chuck Davis · Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 5:48 am Post subject: New website on the way

Hi all,

Took all of your recommendations straight to eLance and now have a pro working up a new site for me.

Here's a mock up of the first page

http://www.userimagination.com/clients/chuckdavis

I'll post more as it becomes available.

Chuck D
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audio'connell · Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 6:19 am Post subject:

Great start, very sharp.
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allensco · Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 7:41 am Post subject:

Looks great Chuck!

Deirdre · Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:18 am Post subject:

VERY visually appealing.
(you already know what I think about mic pix so I won't belabor the point)
It's masculine and straightforward. Easy to understand and easily seen on a laptop screen.

One suggestion for your testimonials—
rather than "What clients say about me"

try "What clients are saying"

. . . . .if you must have a headline there at all.
You have a testimonial already in the center of the page; adding a headline about client feedback may not be necessary.

The layout alone sets those comments apart.

Very fine.
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Deirdre · Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:42 am Post subject:

Feedback from Dieter:

DeWitt didn't recognize the mics right away as microphones.
Granted, he's not a VO guy, but I just wanted to let you know. He was trying to interperet them as some kind of other machine, or a graphic of a robot man.

He also pointed out that the upper left overlay Chuck Davis Creative says what the site is about and the "Welcome to Chuck Davis Creative" in the middle seemed superfluous.

For those who don't know, Dieter is the online nickname for my husband, DeWitt Hardy, who is an artist and set designer. If you want to see what his work is like, take a look at his watercolor paintings.
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Bailey · Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 9:11 am Post subject:

Chuck... Very nice looking website!
I like the professional colors and the no nonsense presentation of who Chuck is... what Chuck does... client testimonials... and what Chuck can do for you. It's hard to get away from the "mic" being used in a VO website. A suggestion... use one or two mics that are highly recognizable to those not in the biz.
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Very professional appearance - I see very little I would change. Sure
shows the advantages of hiring a pro rather than trying to "do it yourself", as I am inclined to do.

Fred

Chuck Davis · Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 3:35 pm Post subject:

Thanks everyone for the critique and advice! Respected opinions for sure!

And Deeb...please pass on my thanks to Dewiit for taking the time to lend
his expertise to the site.
His pieces you sent are awesome! The colors really reach out and grab you too!

I'll post more of the site as it comes my way. Should be a complete project before the week is over.

Maybe I should post my demos now and have "the committee" give 'em a once over?
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Chuck Davis · Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:31 am Post subject:

Hi All,

The rest of the site's up now.

www.userimagination.com/clients/chuckdavis

I've already suggested some tweaks.

Looking for your opinions too!

Thanks in advance!

Chuck D
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bobsouer · Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:36 am Post subject:

Chuck,

At least on my laptop, the quote that's supposed to be in the area in the upper center of the page is off-centered to the left so the text overlaps with your buttons for demos, etc.

Aside from that and the microphone issue noted above by Deirdre, I'd say you have a great site about to be launched.
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SoundsGreat-Elaine Singer · Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:06 am Post subject:

Hi Chuck, I am having the same problem as Bob and I checked it in both Firefox and IE. Otherwise, it looks great.
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dhouston67 · Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:20 am Post subject:

The Cheryl quote is in a fixed position; the other page elements resize to fit the window. I looked at the source code to see what's up, but it looks now like it's not in the HTML; the CSS stylesheet may need to be tweaked.

Other than that, a very nice site to look at. Smile

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Chuck Davis · Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:21 am Post subject:

Elaine and Bob,

Thanks! Was that on all of the pages or just page 1? I've only noticed an overlap with the window reduced...and then the overlap was to the right of the window (quote overlaps mics).

Chuck D
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SoundsGreat-Elaine Singer · Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 9:17 am Post subject:

It looks like it's on all the pages although the only other page I can access is your Contact page because the quote is covering up all the other page links.
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bobsouer · Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:51 am Post subject:

Chuck,

I should have noted in my earlier message that I was using Firefox 1.5 on my laptop. I can access all of the other pages. They are the same. I believe David has nailed the problem. You mostly likely need to adjust the style sheet or at least set the properties of the quote to dynamically move with the rest of the site.

In other words, by resizing the windown of my browser (I don't browse full screen), I can center the quote in the box where it belongs; but what you want is for the quote to float dynamically with the page so it stays where it belongs all the time. (I hope that makes sense.)

By the way, I've tested this in both Firefox 1.5 and IE 6.x. Same behavior in both.
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