Date: May 21st, 2011
Review Type: The Standard Review
Total Score: 79.5/100
Deemed: Recommended
Content - 23/30
Overall, the content of Envision is impressive. You are clearly a reviewer at heart and are quite knowledgeable in terms of the aspects of site owning. Throughout this section, I will be highlighting both areas of excellence and areas that need improvement. Anything that is not mentioned is fine in its current state.
Your rules are well written and concise. They clearly indicate what requesters are to do in order to have their sites reviewed. I especially like that you have highlighted the important words in italics. This catches the reader's eye and helps to emphasize the importance of these words. I had no trouble navigating through the requesting page and process. Good job here!
Under First Impressions for the thorough review type rubric, you mention that you look for site's genre, opening date, link to userlookup, and aspect to the site that makes it unique. However, your site does not contain any of these points. May I suggest that you remove the last point as this is not entirely necessary in a site's introduction? As well, I suggest that you make sure that your introduction contains these points as well. The link to page two is slightly difficult to read and to spot! I actually did not notice it until I read your rules and realized that reviews for guilds were available. I would recommend either using a pixel sign or making your link decoration more noticeable.
** For your reviews, I will be using the reviews currently featured on your site for assessment, namely the A La Mode review.
The suggestions that you have provided for Fyora at A La Mode are truly abundant and helpful. You are quite capable of highlighting the pros and mentioning the parts that need improvement, within few words! It is great that you nearly always include reasons with your suggestions, as it makes your suggestions seem more logical and appropriate for the reviewee. I only suggest that you go more in-depth with some sections, particularly Layout and Content, as your rubrics allocate most of the points toward these two sitely aspects. These two sections are very important and site owners should be given more detail about these two aspects.
In the review, there are several common grammatical errors that should be avoided. Under First Impression, you have written Upon entering your site, the color scheme is pleasant (…). The fragment used before the comma should directly describe the noun following the comma. In this case, the current sentence indicates that the colour scheme entered your site. The word I should immediately follow the comma. The new sentence should read Upon entering your site, I immediately noticed the pleasant color scheme (…). If this is still unclear, please do neomail me and I will further elaborate!
Instead of using the phrase you need…, I suggest that you write you should. Although reviews are intended to be objective, they are still based off of opinions. Thus any corrections made are merely suggestions and not compulsory. The word need should only be used when the following piece of advice is absolutely essential for the functioning of the site.
I encourage you to include praise deserved by the respective reviewee, as these site owners should know exactly what they are doing right, as well as wrong. For example, under Organization, you have mentioned that the site is well organized but haven't mentioned any specifics. I suggest that you begin to include short blurbs of what the owner is doing well under each category. This description may be short such as Back buttons are included on every necessary page and the site is easy to navigate through. I especially like the logical order of the requests page. This encourages the reviewee to continue to be excellent in what they have already excelled in.
I have several issues with the following sentence under Content: Your icons are nice, but adding something interesting would make them more… interesting. Try to avoid using ellipses (…) in your reviews, unless you are implying that a sentence is unfinished. The repetition of the word interesting in this sentence also renders it redundant because something interesting would quite obviously make the icons more interesting! As well, though you have stated that the icons available on the site are nice, you also label them as bland under the point deduction description. Consistency is key to sending a point to your reader. I suggest that you clearly state the problem instead of trying to soften the criticism. For example, the sentences can be rewritten to be the following: Your icons are nice but somewhat uninteresting. Try using a unique border or text decoration to add some spark to your icons. Though this may have been a lot of criticism for merely one or two sentences, keep in mind that all of the mentioned suggestions and criticism can be applied in other areas as well.
When displaying images of examples of present issues, I suggest that you include an extra break tag (br) so that the graphic does not appear "attached" to the paragraph above. This applies especially in the A La Mode review, since the paragraphs that directly describe the graphic are actually below the given graphics. By including this space, you can ensure that your reviews appear more organized and clean.
Onto the extras that your site offers! I'm not quite sure that the term services is appropriate for your extras page, as Achievements and Site Rankings are not services offered to the visitor. As well, the reviews at your site are also considered services so this title may be rather confusing.
Nonetheless, your extras are quite interesting and unique, especially in regards to the Selecting a Rubric and What Type of Site Should You Own? - Fun Quiz extras. The quiz was extremely well written and the other is quite useful for site owners alike. For the Selecting A Rubric extra, I suggest that you include a blurb beneath the title to explain the function of this extra. At first I was inclined to believe that this extra was designed to help visitors choose a rubric from your site alone but it seems to encompass all other review sites as well. Being specific never hurts! Perhaps number 2 and number 3 should be switched in the Selecting A Rubric extra, as site owners should be somewhat aware of what kind of review they need before looking at the various options available.
7 points were deducted for grammatical errors and word choice (-1), issues with rubric (-1), lack of depth for some sections of reviews (-2), lack of praise (-1), lack of consistency (-1), and issues with extras (-1).
Layout - 17.5/20
Your layout is an excellent example of the many templates offered at That Kills Me. The premade template is an appropriate choice for the site type and provides a large enough main text box for the amount of text used around the site. The created banner and colour scheme have been wonderfully implemented into the site, giving it a unique but aesthetically pleasing colour scheme. My only issue with the template is that the content box is rather wide, making the text slightly difficult to read. The eye is not trained to read long lengths of text - which is why newspapers are written in columns! I suggest that you decrease the size of your content box a little, especially in terms of its width to allow for easier reading.
The header used for your site is quite well edited and chosen. I like how it relates directly with the bridge described in your introduction! However, I do find that the drop shadow is a little too opaque. I recommend decreasing the opacity a little bit. As well, the drop shadow is a bit too far from the text, giving the text a 3D illusion. Although this effect may be effective at times, in this case it detaches the text from the rest of the calm and smooth image. I recommend decreasing this space. Otherwise, the banner is quite appropriate for your site and I applaud you on managing to create an interesting image while keeping textures to a minimum.
I find that the text decoration of your links does not emphasize them enough. I suggest that you perhaps use a darker gray or bold the font-face. As well, your reviews are slightly difficult to read because of the width of the div box that they are placed in. May I suggest that you decrease the width so that visitors can read your reviews with ease?
2.5 points were deducted for wide main text box (-1), banner issues (-1), and link text decoration (-0.5).
Organization and Visitor Experience - 12/15
The excellent organization of Envision allows for easy navigation of the visitor. All headers are in place and separate sections quite well because of the clear underline. The main page is cleverly divided into three separate rectangular text boxes, all which complement one another appropriately and appear quite organized. The many types of reviews are also organized well and are divided appropriately. My only suggestion with the rubrics is that you bold the review style name so it is easier for visitors to spy the name of the review they wish to request for. The lacklustre of the page two link at the bottom of the page was previously mentioned and thus will not be discussed again here.
Though your site is well organized, it lacks one major organizational element; the back button! Here is a list of pages that require them:
- From page two of detectives back to page 1
- From Selecting a Rubric to the main extras page
- From Site Rankings to the main extras page
- From An Interview with a Sitemaker to the main extras page
- From Directory of Site Guides to the main extras page
- From What Type of Site Should You Own? - Fun Quiz to the main extras page
- From All the Small Things - A Guide to Site Details to the main extras page
- From Achievements to the main extras page
As well, your site currently lacks a waiting list! This is necessary, even when empty, to notify visitors as to how long they will need to wait for their request to be completed. I recommend that you include one on the request/form page, perhaps in a table next to the form.
You proved your site's high quality service with the mock request neomail. Everything was clearly stated concisely and in a professional manner. The link back to your site was an excellent addition to the neomail. I had no problems here!
3 points were deducted for lack of back buttons (-2) and lack of waiting list (-1).
Basics - 10.5/15
You introduction is extremely well written and flows well. The narrative is believable and conjures a clear image in the mind. There are a few minor changes that should be considered. The sentences immediately preceding and following the first line of dialogue both include the description of the girl with long black hair. This repetition of words detaches the flow of the narrative. By repeating the description, the "second girl" mentioned seems to be a new character. I suggest that the latter sentence is revised to read "She" instead of "A girl with long black hair". To include the description of the striking blue eyes, I suggest writing it in the initial description of the girl. The sentence may be rewritten as so: A young girl with long black hair and striking blue eyes answers the door. As well, you should give the character a name (possibly your own?) so that the visitor is able to connect with the character on a personal level. You should also consider adding a link to your userlookup, as well as your own name and username within the introduction.
Your site's link back buttons are all of excellent quality. When used, they will represent the quality of your site well. My only concern is that the second button may have an overly harsh pixellated border around its text. As well, the third button - though lovely - is slightly difficult to read. However, they are both still of great quality so bravo with this! You have a good number of link back buttons as well, giving visitors, listers, and affiliates a variety to choose from.
You have a decent amount of affiliates, most of which are related to your site in terms of type and function. I would like to bring to your attention that Poise is on a hiatus and Lasting Impressions has not updated for more than a month. It is up to you whether or not these sites should be removed as affiliates. I suggest that for convenience, you include a form and requirements for any potential affiliate requesters to use. Be sure to have a neomail link here as well! Also, perhaps you should limit the amount of affiliates that you will accept with a #/# sign.
The number of listers that your site has is great! I would just like to point out that The Corner is closed. Otherwise, your site is quite qualified with its listers, giving it more publicity and visitors.
Extras: Le Critique, Effervescent, Imperfect Perfection and Dreams are Reality are closed. Box is currently quite inactive.
Sitely: Poise is on a hiatus, Lasting Review's last update was April 11th, the first link back button should link to /~Pipsapher and the third link back button should link to /~iujin. Imperfect Perfection, Eccentric, Perspective, The Corner and Carila is closed,
4.5 points were deducted for repetition and lack of host's information in introduction (-1), lack of form in affiliates section (-1), and inactive/closed links (-2.5 = - 0.25 x 11).
Spelling, Grammar and Professionalism - 11.5/15
** Each page will be evaluated separately. Updates will not be assessed and 0.1 points will be deducted per spelling/grammar error. Items with a - as a bullet will affect your score, while items with a * as a bullet will not. As well, grammatical mistakes in reviews will be addressed under content.
Main:
- You cross the clear, shimmering pond… should be You cross a clear and shimmering pond….
* At the end of the introduction, I suggest that you write where the detective disappears to, as it will help to develop the narrative.
- Under newest investigation, grammatically common should be commonly. However, I suggest that you use well-known instead, as it works better in this situation.
- Completed should be complete under newest investigation.
Detectives:
The Thorough Review:
- Under layout, the word navigable actually describes the ability to steer a ship. I suggest using the phrase Is your layout easy to navigate through? instead.
- You tend to use commas to separate two adjectives instead of the word "and". Try to avoid this. This appears under layout. The sentence is: This includes easy-to-read, noticeable headers and navigation. The correct phrase is: This includes easy-to-read and noticeable headers and navigation.
- The above error also appears in the next sentence. The comma between nice and professional should be replaced with the word and.
* Perhaps instead of using the word readable under organization, use the word legible.
- Under organization, the phrase site visitors in the last sentence should be site's visitors.
- Under sitely, whether they are requested or owner-created should be either requested or owner-created.
- Insert the word amount after listed at an appropriate in the sitely section.
- Insert the word that between the phrase Does it boast something and no other site can?.
- Under additional, try not to use the word review repetitively.
The General Review:
- The first sentence should be This review is very short and is recommended for site makers who want something quick and brief.
- Delete the word over after "I will review".
The Visual Review:
- The first sentence should be This review is short and focuses entirely on the visual aspects of your site.
The Checklist Review:
- Remove the comma between unique and check-list.
- Add an s after the word site in the phrase "a good start to their site".
The Guild Review:
- In the second sentence, the comma between review and your guild should be replaced with a period and the y in your guild should be capitalized.
- Your guild is simply labeled highly recommended, recommended, or unrecommended should be changed to Your guild will be labeled highly recommended, recommended or not recommended.
Form:
- The words at all at the end of rule 5 are redundant. I suggest that you remove them.
- The comma in rule 7 should be replaced with a semi-colon.
- The word their in the 8th rule should be replaced with his or her.
- Move the username of your side account beside the words my side account and put it in parenthesis like so: my side account (heavywords).
Services:
- The three commas in the third sentence under Extra Services should all be deleted. The new sentence should read: You curiously take a peek and find before you a wide array of extra services offered by the agency.
- Siteguides should be Site Guides.
Selecting A Rubric:
- Look through the different review styles offered, and read the entire rubric, being attentive to the point distribution to the aspect of your site you're looking to improve should be Look through the different review styles offered and read the entire rubric while paying close attention to the point distribution to the aspect of your site that you're looking to improve upon.
- Remove the comma in the sentence: Narrow your search, but stay open-minded.
- Remove the comma after Or in the third step.
- Replace the comma between top-notch and high quality with the word and. Do the same with the comma between low-quality and lousy.
- Remove the comma between Make sure and that when you do request.
Helpful Site Rankings:
- If you were ranked should be If you are ranked.
Directory of Site Guides:
- The first sentence under the Apartment Nine button should be Apartment Nine is a well-known and high-quality site guide that offers review site and directory mini-guides….
- The first sentence under the Eccentric button should be Eccentric is a fairly new site but has stormed into the site-making scene while sporting two in-depth and helpful guides!
- The second sentence under the Eccentric button should be One guide is a six-step site-creating guide that offers….
- The third sentence under the Eccentric button should be The second guide is a review site guide (currently under construction) that offers advice…
* Le Critique is on hiatus and the guide is no longer available so I will not be correcting any grammatical errors in its blurb.
What Type of Site Should You Own? - Fun* Quiz:
- Instead of writing E's for the fifth option of every question, you wrote F's! This should be altered immediately.
Envision is certainly a site to marvel at in terms of its professionalism. Every sentence is phrased articulately and politely and its service is of top notch quality. I have nothing much to say here except bravo for excellent professionalism, Apple!
3.5 points were deducted for 34 grammatical/spelling errors. (35 x 0.1 = 3.5)
Originality - 5/5
In terms of originality, Envision excels above the majority of review sites - especially in terms of its theme, review style, and various extras. Some of the ideas are new and fresh, not previously seen in the site community! I have not much to say except that I encourage you to continue to develop these original aspects of your site. Excellent job, Apple!
No points were deducted from this section.
Overall: Apple, Envision is a site to be proud of. You certainly prove that you are capable of reviewing and delivering quality reviews in a professional manner. As well, the originality present in your site is astounding! I merely recommend that you elaborate a little more in your reviews, give praise when you can, and check over the basics of your site every once in a while. Bravo again, Apple, for owning such a marvalous site!
Date: May 2nd, 2011
Review Type: The Basic Review
Total Score: 71/100
Deemed: Recommended
Does your site have the basics?
- Your site scored
31/50 for the basics. Although your site has great content, it must also have the necessary mechanics for it to be truly successful. I am aware that Uniocto is an older site but it is essential to be up-to-date with your affiliates, listers, and also quality of link back buttons. Perform frequent link sweeps of your site! I ask you to also check your grammar through MS Word as you are writing text for your site, as there were many errors in the current blurbs. Keep on working at it - I'm sure you'll succeed!
Introduction - 3/5
- Your introduction is simple yet effective. You included the necessary link to your userlookup, as well as a link for the visitor if he or she wishes to neomail you. As well, you have included a general summary of your site's content.
- I recommend that you include your username in brackets next to the link to your userlookup, as it will allow visitors to become familiar with it.
- There are several grammatical errors within your introduction. For one, some sentences are fragments and are not complete. This will be further addressed and fixed under
Spelling and Grammar. However, because these errors do greatly affect the introduction, marks will be deducted from this section as well.
2 points deducted for grammatical errors (-2).
Link back buttons - 2.5/5
- You have a decent amount of link back buttons for your site's age. However, many of them are not of the best quality. This includes the 1st, 3rd, and 4th buttons in the first row, and the 1st and 2nd in the second row. I recommend that you request for more buttons. Check The Status Centre for recommended sites with open buttons requests! People are far more likely to click high quality link buttons than those that are low quality. You will want to make a good impression to the community even when they are not visiting your site. I'll critique each one and point out their flaws below.
- First row, first and third buttons: Their animations are choppy, as in they do not flow very well. The images have not been enhanced and edited in a way that catches a viewer's attention. Particularly in the third button, the animation touches the white part of the border - disrupting the space element of the button.
- First row, fourth button: The colour scheme of this button is fairly dull. Although neutral colour schemes do work for some buttons, this is usually when the background or image used is dark and the text is light. However, the exact opposite is present in this button. As well, the font is slightly difficult to read.
- Second row, first and second buttons: These two buttons are quite similar, in terms of image cropping and even font face! I recommend that if you do decide to keep some of your lower quality buttons, that you at least remove one of these buttons - preferably the second. The similarities of the two make them redundant. The font face is also quite difficult to read in both.
2.5 points deducted for low quality link back buttons (-2.5).
Organization - 7.5/10
- The organization at Uniocto is decent. The SOTM page is organized well; the spacing of the sites' buttons and votes is excellent. The Rankings page is also well organized; the headers separate and define each category well. I have just a few suggestions for certain areas of the site.
- Because Uniocto's SOTM odes not have very many rules, I recommend not putting them within a div box. The scroll bar makes them difficult to read, and you definitely want your visitors and participants to be reading your rules.
- The blurb under My Pick should be aligned to the left, as this will make it easier to read.
- You have past layouts listed twice, under Achievements & Past Layouts.
- Include the header for Achievements & Past Layouts on the respective page. This will help visitors remember which page that they are on.
- Back buttons are required in the sitely section and extras section. It is quite inconvenient to navigate through a site if back buttons are not present.
- The awards in the Remembranced section should be centered. The voting sign under SOTM should also be centered.
2.5 points deducted for lack of back buttons (-1), issues with rules (-0.5), items listed twice (-0.5), and alignment issues (-0.5).
Listers - 3/5
- You are listed at a great amount of directories for your site's age. However, I'd like to point out that Meepits Are Love, Dark As Day, The Corner, Fleur, The Croaker and Cubicle have closed. This reduces the amount of listers that you have to six, which is still acceptable. However, these inactive links should be deleted. Remember to do weekly link sweeps to ensure that your site is dead-link-free.
- The links at Angel's Directory to the SOTM section do not seem to be working. This means that your site is not actually listed at this directory.
2 points deducted for many dead links.
Affiliates - 3/5
- You have a decent amount of affiliates for your site's age.
- I recommend that you include a form for potential affiliates to apply with. This is more convenient for appliers and will let them know what to include in their applications.
- I suggest that instead of writing "affies" in your header, write the full word "affiliates" instead. Using full words instead of acronyms or short-forms is much more professional.
- You also have several inactive or closed affiliates. These will be listed under Link Sweep.
2 points deducted for lack of form (-1), use of short-form (-0.5) and inactive affiliates (-0.5)
Spelling and Grammar - 5/10
Note: Items with a - next to them affect your score, while items with * next to them do not affect your score.
Home:
- The first two sentences should be connected by a comma. It should read as "Welcome to Uniocto, a contest site that is run by the talented and crazy Joaquin (trophy99)!
- The third sentence should be "This site allows people to enjoy competitions and participate in Uniocto's Island Getaway!".
- The fourth sentence should be "The Pirates are currently taking a break from their underwater dive.
- The fifth and sixth sentences should be connected. They should read as "This site has everything you need: SOTM contests, rankings, and more."
* The last sentence should be "Feel free to send me a neomail with comments!"
SOTM:
* The rules are currently written rather casually. I recommend changing them to the following: 1) You must vote for three sites, no more or less. 2) You cannot vote for your own site. 3) You may ask people to vote for your site. However, please do not force them to or go overboard with it.
- "Voting ends in April 30!" should beVoting ends on April 30th!
- Under My Pick, the words "ever" and "directories" should be switched.
- Under My Pick, "the faerie compass" should be have capitals for their first letters.
- In the participant award, "@" should be replaced with "in".
Extras:
- The blurb under Remembranced should be "Do you remember all the old sites that have closed? Here, you can read about their stories and deepest secrets.
- The link to Achievements & Past Layouts should not have two & signs.
- The blurb under Achievements & Past Layouts should be "Here you can view all the achievements that Uniocto has gained, as well as the past layouts that helped the site to be what it is now."
Remembranced:
- The second sentence should be written to be "This is where great closed sites are remembered.
- The third sentence should be "We will get to hear an inside story from the closed site's owners.
- The green text should read "This section will be updated whenever a worthy site is closed.
- Under Why?, it should read "So NAME, why did you close SITE NAME and is there one secret about the site that no one knows?"
Sitely:
* I'm not sure that you need the blurbs beneath each section in Sitely, as each link is rather self-explanatory.
- Under Link Back Buttons, the blurb should be "Here you can find link back buttons that can be used to link back to the site.
- Under Relatives, it should read "Here you can find links to my relative sites, who are also running SOTM sites.
- Affies should read Affiliates.
- Under Affies, the blurb should be "Here you can find other great sites that are worth visiting!
- Under Listers, it should read "Here you can find where Uniocto is listed!
- Under Reviews, it should read "Here you can find the reviews of Uniocto, links to these review sites, and the score that my site received.
- Under Credits, the blurb should be "Uniocto would not be here without the help of these listed people and sites."
Affies:
- The blurb should read "Inactive affiliates will be removed without notice. However, if your site is on a hiatus, (explain what will happen)."
Credits:
- The header should read "credits", not "credit".
- The first credit should read "Coding and layout all credited to LIly at The Gazebo.
- "Button here's" should be "Button here resources".
* I'm not sure what mascot you are referring to in your credits.
5 points deducted for 26 spelling and grammatical errors (- 0.2 x 26)
Readability - 3/5
- The colours chosen for headers, body text, and text decoration are dark enough to read. As well, the line spacing of your text is excellent.
- Your body text is quite small. For screens with large resolutions, it may be difficult to read your content. I suggest increasing its size to around 8pt.
2 points deducted for small body text.
Link Sweep - 4/5
- Credits: Beautiful Rescue and Paper Doll are closed.
- Rankings: Fontosis is closed.
- Rankings: Teams and Predictions; Altador Cup is closed/broken.
- Affiliates: Amore, Vertigo, and Vogue are inactive.
1 point deducted for some inactive and broken links. (-0.25 x 4)
Does your site have potential?
- Your site scored a
40/50 in terms of its potential. Joaquin, it is clear that Uniocto is an excellent SOTM site that is capable of attracting participants and voters alike. I made a few comments and suggestions below, the most important regarding the
revisit factor. Because your site is already quite excellent in terms of potential, I recommend that you take it to the
next step and invest in a few more original ideas. Keep up the great work, Joaquin!
Quality of Content and Service - 24/30
- Your competition site hosts a fairly simple and straightforward SOTM contest. By looking at your most recent competition stats, you are quite capable of attracting votes and participants alike; bravo! I would recommend that the winners are listed in a bolder font face, to emphasize that the competition is over and the winners have been deduced.
- Though your SOTM contest is straightforward, it does not possess a revisit factor; there is a lack of reason for a visitor to revisit the site after voting in the competition. I recommend that you strive to add a creative aspect to your site to garner more views and participation. Some competitions sites such as
The Scrapbook (now closed) have allowed visitors to vote everyday - a tactic that definitely holds a revisit factor. Other sites have held Button Of The Month or Graphic Of The Month contests that have attracted visitors with different strengths. Perhaps you can even host a unique "extra" that is useful and changes often! It is truly up to you as to what should be added to your site to score more revisits.
- In terms of visitor convenience and service, Uniocto is off to a great start. The SOTM page is quite clean and organized, and it is easy to see which votes belong to which sites. One thing I would recommend is making your rules more specific. What exactly entails "going overboard with asking for votes"? Being specific will help your visitors and future participants. The rules, as mentioned under
Spelling and Grammar are written quite colloquially. Also, because the rules are extremely short imperative phrases, you come across as slightly blunt. I would recommend revising them as suggested under
Spelling and Grammar. As well, perhaps you should indicate what the title of the voting neomails should be. The title "SOTM Vote" or "Uniocto Vote" are both simple and realistic.
6 points deducted for no revisit factor (-3), lack of emphasis for winners (-1), and several service issues (-2).
Layout - 16/20
- Overall, your site's layout is quite interesting. Lily at The Gazebo has done a marvalous job with editing the images and organizing them in an interesting way. The asymmetry created by the shapes of the images on either side of the content box prove for an intriguing layout.
- There are a few issues regarding spacing in terms of the layout. For one, the navigation appears to be much too small. This is a little inconvenient for visitors to navigate through your site. I recommend enlarging it several font sizes to make it easier on your visitors. Your layout is also spaced quite fat from the left edge of the screen. Although it may fit in your current screen's resolution, it may not for visitors with screens of lower resolution. I recommend shifting it to the left and up as well to give these visitors an easier time.
- As well, your site's background does not fit well with the layout. This is because of the unfitting white background of the layout's main image. Because you did not create your layout, I recommend that you notify the layout creator and ask for them to change the background of your main image to transparent. This will allow for the actual site's background to become more coherent with the rest of the layout. If the layout creator does not have the original file with the layers, I suggest that you change your background tiles to a mere block of white. It may be slightly boring, but it is better than the current situation.
- I noticed that the main text box overlaps parts of the circle images on the right. When this section of the main text box contains text, it can be very difficult to read. Normally, I would suggest that you make your main content text box smaller to accommodate the intruding image; however, your main content box is already quite small. In this case, there is not much you can do besides request for a larger space for content in your next layout. However, this is not a very big issue so I wouldn't worry about it too much.
- The headers present in your layout are slightly uninteresting. The white background bar of the header 1 does not quite fit your layout and clashes with the background gray colour. The colour of the font of this header also is dull and almost black! There are many beautiful and lush colours present in your layout and I highly recommend that you use these to your advantage. Bright colours will help to create unity in your layout, as well as attract a visitor's eyes.
- On the main page, part of the SOTM section can be seen in Safari. Perhaps you should add a few break tags between each anchored page to fix this problem. If you would like a screenshot of this, do notify me.
4 points deducted for transparency and background issues (-1), coding and spacing issues (-2), and uninteresting headers (-1).
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