welcome
To Eclipsed, a review site.
Well, I've always liked critiquing things, and I'm on those "rate my lookup" boards all the time, so I thought a review site would be fun.
Numbers are lame. Stars are cooler. So I'll give you stars instead of numbers. / shot
It goes with the "eclipsed" theme, too. I know. I'm so clever. / shot..... again.
Anyway, I'm Corrine, and I'll be reviewing your wonderful layout & graphic sites!
UPDATES
Oct. 28, 09.
Redid my criteria a bit. I also got a new affiliate and got listed in Landslide! : D
Oct. 25, 09.
Today I applied for a couple affiliates, and to be listed in some directories. o:
I also made a couple of shouts on
ConnXions! ;D
Not much else to report, though. ):
Oct. 24, 09.
The site is FINALLY back up and running! I am so, so sorry I took so long. I was really hoping TNT would fix the filters, as I seemed to be having difficulties differentiating between the different filter fixes, and I was under the impression that certain fixes only worked with certain browsers. :| Such a pain. So eventually I just gave up and used a premade. Though I do so adore Deux's designs! Thankfully I understand the fixes now, though. But I still like this layout. It's simple and clean. P:
Unforunately, however, when I was unexpectedly ( and unfairly ;o ) frozen, I lost my coding and all but one of the reviews I had done. I still have the review for Irrevocably Twilight, but nothing else. And I don't have a screenshot of the site when I reviewed it either, so the review may not make a whole lot of sense. Thus, IT is eligible for a re-review. (:
And my apologies to the owner of
Vampire With Fangs for keeping her waiting so long. ): Hers will be the very next review I do. ;D
In other news, Apple really needs to give you a warning or something before you sync to a new computer. I had, like, $200 worth of songs on there and they're all gone. ;___; But apparently once you register and everything you can easily get them back, so that's a relief.
criteria
first impression :: 10 points.
Do I immediately want to close the window, do my eyes want to bleed, or do I want to see more?
Basically, how does your site appear to me? What kind of impression does it leave?
Name :: 10 points.
Do you have a unique, creative name, or does it just sound cheesy? Do other sites have the same name?
Creative; x / 5
Unique; x / 5
Layout :: 15 points.
Did you make it, or at least edit it? Is it unique? Does it hurt my eyes? Do the colors match?
Made by you; x / 4
Unique; x / 5
Neatness / legibility; x / 1
Design; x / 5
Organization :: 15 points.
Is it easy to navigate, or confusing?
Content :: 30 points.
What do have to offer the public?
Not stolen; x / 5
Quality; x / 10
Variety / amount; x / 10
Originality; x / 5
Miscellaneous :: 15 points.
Updated; x / 5
Spelling / grammar; x / 10
Browser Compatibility; x / 5
Irrevocably Twilight
can be found here.
First Impression :: 10 points.
Amaaaazing, dahling ~
The layout looks spectacular, and I especially love the link rollovers. The only thing I don't like is Kristen; her hair isn't cut out so well and the edges are a bit rough. Though it
is incredibly difficult and frustrating to get a good cut-out in Gimp, so I'll let that slide. Maybe go over her with a brush set to hue so she fits into the layout a little better, too? And perhaps blur the egdes a tad. Also, if you're going to use a font like Jane Austen that most people don't have, ( unless they've downloaded it, ) it's better to just use image headers with the text already on them.
But like I said, the layout is fantastic. Definitely makes me want to see more.
Layout :: 18 points.
It's beautiful. What I said before, and perhaps even add a subtle complementary color to her using a brush to provide a nice contrast, but not one that's too apparent.
If I'm making any snse here...which I may not be, since I'm reviewing this at two in the morning. |D
As for uniqueness, the layout style is very unique, though Twilight...not so much. xD
Made by you; 5 / 5
Unique; 4 / 5
Neatness / legibility; 5 / 5
Design; 4 / 5
Organization :: 14 points.
Very well organized. You've got a navigation to go to each page, as well as a sub-navigation for navigate throughout the current one. The only thing is that the affies are messed up because one of the images is broken. Setting the width and height of every image will solve this problem. (: You've also got a link that you left open somewhere, probably on the sub-nav, so whenever you hover over the Notepad text it acts a link.
Content :: 27 points.
IT offers a lot, and is definitely a must for a Twilighter. Though there were a few little things I came across when testing out your layouts:
- Some layouts are not compatible with all resolutions and / browsers. ( style 2 , style 1 )
- Some codes are broken / do not work. ( style 2 )
- Some of the link backs haven't been updated. ( style 1 , style 2 )
- Some of the fonts used in headers aren't fonts that people typically have, such as zephyr.
- I didn't really know why there were roses over things? Perhaps you should mention something about those.
- Some of your screenshots really need to be updated, as they still say "Cloudy Day Layouts" and "Twilight-Mania," which gives the impression that you didn't make the content. ( I know you did, so don't take that the wrong way. :P )
- Some parts of the codes didn't work as they should. ( style 5 links because the active pseudo class wasn't in the code ; style 2 petpage [ charlie swan ] because there was a "# in front of "red." )
- Laur's style 2 layouts were not compatible with Firefox at all. Nothing showed up when I tested the code. ):
Also, for style three of the petpages, adding display:block into the CSS for the nav ID will fix your navigation problems. Also, some of te text is cut off on the Rosalie & Emmett one. I really like this style, though! And stlye 4. So cute. cx
The neo green in the Kristen Stewart petpage ( style seven ) hurt my eyes a bit, too, but it's still really cute. ;P
I was also wondering why there was a Lost icon on a Twilight site? .__. I really liked your icons, though. And I lol'd at the one from that parody video. The animation is pretty cool, too.
Not stolen / it was made by you; 5 / 5
Quality; 8 / 10
Variety / amount; 10 / 10
Originality; 4 / 5
Code :: 10 points.
As far as I can tell, it's pretty well organized. And it's yours.
Miscellaneous :: 15 points.
Updated; 5 / 5
Spelling / grammar; 5 / 5
Everything else; 5 / 5
Wow, I can really see the difference between your old stuff and the new! You've gotten so much better. One thing that really irked me was the "&&" everywhere, but I'll let that slide since...I just have issues with that for no particular reason. :D I just might use that music code for Never Think on one of my lookups... I love that song. AAAAAND. One last thing. You can make stamps of your brushes so people can use them for any editor, and you'll be able to put them on Neo.
