First Impression: 1.5
Meh, I don't have any strong feelings, the layout seems kind of bland. Honestly, it doesn't seem to flow well together.

Organization: 1.5
The whole just looks like it was smacked together with some images found on the internet and about 15 minutes with a graphic program. Things need to be tidied on your side divs, and your main div could use some centering.

Colors: 1.5
The background is bright, your fonts are pastel and your header image dark. Not very cohesive at all. You really need to make a nice header, and pull the colors outward over the rest of your site.

Words: 1.5
There are some common spelling and grammar mistakes that need to be corrected.

Presentation: 0
It's a premade, so I can't give you any points for a layout. I suggest you check out some helpful CSS and HTML tutorial sites and learn to make your own. It's much more satisfying to build your very own layout and see it all come together nicely, than to punch in some random changes to a premade.

First Impression: 2
Very nice, I love the pop of color to emphasize the text. A nice variety of brushes and paths, used very effectively to draw attention to the image portion. Lovely way to add depth, but not overwhelm.

Organization: 1.5
Very nicely arranged, and your anchors are on point. It looks like you're having some issues with your link CSS, as they appear to have some default attributes (Times New Roman font face, and some of them are defualt blue). Also, hide the overflow in your right div, so that you don't get those scrollbars.

Colors: 2
Very nice use of gray, it's a lovely backdrop against the turqoise and white.

Words: 2
Grammar and spelling are an issue. I do have one problem, but this isn't a flaw so much as a pet peeve. You seem to overemphasize your words, read through your texts and place weight on all of the words you have italicized and bold, doesn't really flow properly, does it?

Presentation: 2 All together I think it's a very lovely site, and offers very lovely graphics.

First Impression: 1.5
Eh, it's okay. The giraffe is cute, but I don't really understand how the background plays in? I kind of get this safari feeling from the layout, but those look like mushrooms... It really looks like you went searching for cute images and just cobbled them all together to make a layout. Not very cohesive at all.

Organization: 1.5
Your naivgation links are boring, and don't make any sense. You define the hover color as "blue", yet there is no blue in your layout.

Colors: 1.5
If you had kept it neutral and realistic with the giraffe print, you really could have mixed in some great bright colors. Here are some examples:

Words: 2
No isssues I can see here.

Presentation: 2
Overall, you have really cute pixels, you just need to present them better.

First Impression: 1.5
Very nice neon colors, and great contrast between the title and the image background. Unfortunately, you've hit that snag we all hate with Firefox, web safe colors. .PNG format images are capable of retaining the 16 million color variations that come from RGB, and Internet Explorer can display them; however, Firefox falls a little short, and can only display the 216 web safe colors. A useless little throwback to when most monitor's could only display 256 colors (40 colors were reserved as system fixed colors). So, a little workaround for when you find yourself needing a background color that falls outside of Firefox's spectrum is to just take a little swatch directly from the solid color of your image, save it as .PNG and use it as a background image. Easy peasy, and your layout looks to everyone just the way you imagined it.

Organization: 1
Your "BIllboard" div needs the overflow hidden, doesn't look very nice when you navigate there and a big ugly scrollbar shows up in the middle of the page. A lot of your other divs move around when you click on the anchors. Maybe that's on purpose, but it makes the site seem very disjointed. And the fact that your "Webbie" section doesn't match the rest of the site layout wise is just a tad sloppy. A much more uniform look would really round things up and smooth it all out.

Colors: 2
A lovely selection of neon colors that compliment the darker background very well.

Words: 2
No issues with spelling or grammar.

Presentation: 2
I like the idea of this layout, I just think you need to clean a few things up to really let it shine! =3

First Impression: 2
I like the "boxiness", very modern and clean. One small point, if you're going to go with a grunge text, don't use another kind of sloppy font to couple with it. Something more smooth, definitely a sans serif, would be a a more interestin partner.

Organization: 1.5
Everything is neat and organized, and it's nice to be able to find things so easily. I understand there are problaby space constraints, but having a higher resolution makes those links rather tiny, and a little hard to read.

Colors: 2
I like the colors, the pink is an exciting choive to pair with that graphic.

Words: 2
No major issues I could find with the spelling or grammar.

Presentation: 2
I like the overall layout, but I think a few tiny tweaks would really help. Though I like the neat lines, the image could use a little pizzazz. Maybe a simple transparent gradient, or an interesting border on one side. Also, your background is erratic enough that you could really use a random swatch from your main image and tile it.

First Impression: 1
Interesting. Very blue, and bright. I have a very high resolution, but it is wide screen, so the header image being so long makes it somewhat of a pain that I have to scroll down to see the very bottom of the content.

Organization: 1.5
Your anchor links are convenient, however, the image could be more interesting. A simple rollover effect is nice, because not only is it a small thing that makes a big impact, but it also confirms to the visitor that they are over a link. Sometimes when links don't do anything, it can be confusing.

Colors: 1
Monochrome =[ You have more depth with your tertiary colors that with your actually colors. Calm that blue down a bit (an electric blue can be difficult to match) and pepper in some other colors. Blue is such a lovely, versatile color, it really does go with anything: pink, orange, green, yellow, purple, you name it! And if you're going to shake up those colors, plain old white and black won't cut it. Explore the colors of brown, navy and grey, which are also great neutrals.

Words: 1
On your "Home" page alone you have: four run on sentences; three missing apostrophes for contractions; and two syntax errors. You really need to go through and correct all of this and more. And if you read it and don't see any problems, you may want to ask some one with a keen attention to grammar to look over it.

Presentation: 1
Over all, I don't think you're doing yourself justice. Quality, not quantity. If you took the effort you put into three graphics to make one, you'd produce something of a very nice quality.

First Impression: 1.5
Serious brush overload. Flowers, dots, paint splatters, grunge, light ribbons, circles and stars? I know how tempting it is to just go brush wild, but it makes your layout very chaotic.
Organization: 2
Everything is very easy to find, but it's slightly annoying that you have such a graphic heavy layout spread out over several different pages. It's just a flicker when I click a link and it reloads the whole thing, but it still makes me think twice about coming back to your site.
Words: 2
No issues here, except one small suggestion. For things like bold, italics and links, you want them to pop. So instead of using a droll, beige sort of color, tie into those reds you used in the header.
Colors: 1.5
A little too much gray, it seems to really swallow everything. It's a nice layout, it just needs an injection of color.
Presentation: 2
Overall, I like the site. Plenty of content of a very nice quality. I would come back, because overall it's very well done.

First Impression: 2
I really like the colors, and the simplicity of it. Nice clean lines keep the attention focused where it should be, the buttons. The huge amount of space between "Sandstar" and "Directory" seems a little off to me, it just doesn't keep with the aesthetics. Just that small tweak could make a big difference.
Organization: 1.5
A place for everything, and everything in its place. Very nice. My one issue is the link navigation. It's rather boring and the link color is somewhat difficult to see on the white. Some nice image links would look very cute and pull it together.
Colors: 1.5
Just darling; however, it seems like your CSS doesn't really match up with the colors of the background. Your blue should be #96cbdf, or maybe darker, like, #26acdf. And the pink you're using has too much blue in it, where as the pink in the image is warmer, #ff666c to be exact.
Words: 2
No issues with spelling or grammar. Only the minor issue with the colors of the links that I already pointed out.
Presentation: 1.5
I like the layout, I love that it's plain. But it seems just a tad too plain. A little pizzazz here and there would really help to spice it up and keep everyone coming back for more.

First Impression: 1
Your site is not even compatible enough with Firefox for me to tell what it is, let alone review it. I shouldn't have to open Internet Explorer, you need to work on the compatibility issues your site has. Animated backgrounds are huge no no. As is music that cannot be stopped! I don't even want to leave your site open, let alone come back. And any songs with inappropriate lyrics should not be offered on Neopets, at all.
Organization: 1.5
The songs are well organized, the rest of the site... sort of.
Colors: 1
Nonexistent. Gray, black, white. Those are nuetrals, tertiary colors, meant to be in a supporting role, not dancing center stage.
Words: 2
No issues with the grammar and spelling, and all of the text is easy to read.
Presentation: 1.5
Overall, I don't like it. It's plain, and just kind of cobbled together from several elements, none of which you can claim as your own. A dedicated layout, made specifically for your site, hopefully by you, would do plenty to improve your site's appeal.

First Impression: 1
I really like the image part of the layout, even though the colors don't mesh well. You have entirely too many little boxes everywhere, makes the site look very cluttered. The text headers for the boxes is gaudy and unattractive. Why are the boxes for your blog bright pink?
Organization: 1
Anchor links only help so much. When I clicked on one, it took me a second to figure out which text box contained the content I was looking for. You really need to rethink this layout, it's simply doesn't do. It's just a giant mess, and if I were just stopping by, I certainly wouldn't stick around long enough to bother rooting around for anything.
Colors: 1.5
I have to give your credit for trying to keep things interesting and upbeat; however, the primary blue in the image really sticks out next to the warmer pinks and oranges. For a more acceptable contrast, you should have used a more mellow cool color that binds well to warm hues. The colors used on the rest of the layout are just out there, and don't seem to corelate to the image at all.
Words: .5
Several spelling and grammar mistakes were found in the first paragraph. Today, not "to day"; feel, not "fill; our not "are"; lacking commas and other pertinent punctuation. And yet again, that was in the first paragraph alone.
Presentation: 1
Overall, the whole site is lackluster and sloppy. Some of your work is very nice, others are not. You need to go through all that you have to offer and pare things down. Get rid of all of the things that are lower quality, even it means you don't have as much to offer. A site with a few pieces that are very nice is more appealing than a site with a bunch of junk.

First Impression: 1.5
I like the blue, but the blue of the background doesn't really match the header image. And some different colors would be a nice little punch.
Organization: 2
Everything is easy enough to find, but you have just enough content to warrant some anchor links so that it's easier to find exaclty what you're looking for.
Colors: 1.5
Monochromatic, ack. Let's look at some pallettes that use the same blues as your background:

Words: 1.5
No real issues, you just need to remember to capitalize.
Presentation: 2
Overall it's a very nice, clean layout and the content is arranged clearly.

First Impression: 2
So adorable! I love the layout, as soon as I open it I smile because it's so cute.
Organization: 2
Excellent. Your site is very easy to navigate and everything is grouped together very well. One issue, when you click on "FAQ" or "Past Layouts", the links for "Resources" and "Scribbles" disappears.
Colors: 2
The pinks and blues look lovely together, and I like the varying shades and the occasional pops of color.
Words: 2
All punctuation and grammar is utilized correctly and the text and links can be read clearly and easily.
Presentation: 2
It's just a pretty, well put together layout. You have immense pixeling talents, and obviously enjoy what you do. Very lovely =3.

First Impression: 2
Oh, very nice. I love the intensity. It's not overwhelming because the images are so nicely done.

Organization: 2
Excellent, the single column layout with anchor links is always so simple and classy. Love the hover effect on the links.

Colors: 2
Love the vivd oranges and yellows, and the subtle peach you stirred into the mix. I would love to see more colors in the gradient, however.

Words: 2
Grammar and spelling are in check, and everything is clear and legible.

Presentation: 2
I love it, everything is brought together so well and so easy to find.

First Impression: 1.5
When I first opened your site, some of the DIVs were off in Firefox, so to give you a fair screen shot and review I opened up IE (which I actually dislike to do greatly, but as I chose to and wasn't forced to by your site, I won't mark off on). When I viewed it with IE, however, the music codes were back in place, but your third column seems out in the middle of right field. Is that on purpose?

Organization: 2
Everything is easy to find, but that third column is looking more and more like a minor mistake that should be very easy for you to catch. So why is it still there?

Colors: 1.5
Great shade, but it's just the one! Let's spice it up! Here's a great pallette that includes your chosen colors, with some real oomph.

Words: 2
Easy on the eyes, but could be slightly larger.

Presentation: 1.5
I love the idea of your layout, the three columns descending from the top of the browser. But you really need to sort out what's going on with that third one. And Freddie the Blockian is an adorable and inventive little mascot. Kudos!

First Impression: 1
Gracious, that is a big picture of someone's face that just kind of pops out at you.

Organization: 1
Confusing? It's hard to see anything, your div boxes definitely do not fit in the areas outlined for them.

Colors: 0
It looks like you chose three different blues and threw them on top of black and gray. It doesn't match, at all.

Words: 1
Only one exclamation point is ever needed, and apostrophes should always be used for a contraction, but at least I can see it all.

Presentation: 0
As a graphics site you should definitely be making your own layout. Why would some one want graphics from a person who has a premade up?

First Impression: 2
Nice header image, very cute =D. Love the texture on the background, subdued but interesting.
Organization: 1.5
Navigation is easy to find, easy to use. Welcome and updates could be made more compact and moved to the left side under the navigation.
Colors: 2
The blues and purples play very nicely together. But you could do more and bring the browns, grays and small amounts of pink out of the image to use as accessory colors.
Words: 2
The text and links could be more exciting and original, but other than that no issues.
Presentation: 2
I like the over all layout, and the abundance of information. Your headers would look more neat if they spanned the entire text space, try using "display:block;".

First Impression: 1
Rather dark and drab. The header is overly busy and not a welcoming site upon first opening your site. Tone it down a notch.
Organization: 1
You need to do some major pruning. I can barely find your graphics, why do I have to scroll to the bottom to find what your site claims to be offering? Refocus the spotlight of your site on your graphics, because if I wasn't reviewing your site I wouldn't have made it to the end and discovered your graphics, I would have given up the hunt and just left. Take away all that extra stuff and just pare it down to the essentials, no need for a site pet, links to your other sites or a to do list that says nothing!
Colors: 1.5
I like that you've tried to incorporate different colors and jazz it up, but lets get a more soothing tempo in this riff. a thousand and one colors and none of them feel like they are connecting well. You can pull of the rainbow look, just make sure to keep all of the colors close. Make them all bright, pastels, warm or cool. Just avoid too much color disparity with darker shades, as this just looks schlumpy.
Words: 1.5
If you want to draw attention to words, do not bold, underline make bright and CAPITALIZE all at the same time. That just makes it look obnoxious and pushes the eye away.
Presentation: 1
If your really enjoy making graphics, then you need to put more effort into it.

First Impression: 1.5
Pink and white tables on a solid black bacground? Somewhat blinding at first.
Organization: 1
Eeek, more like lack there of. You need to do some major tidying. Bring your review outline down and left with your rules and other site specific information, this will help to bring the main focus of your site, your reviews, up where they belong. I do appreciate that all of the buttonage is on kept to the right bar and together. And your disclaimer is unnecessary, people understand that it's your opinion, and they're asking for it.
Colors: 1.5
It feels like you are trying to go for a edgier look, but the disparity between the pink and black is too much. You really haven't brought those colors together well. And you have two shades of pink (one cooler and the other warmer) that really aren't meshing well.
Words: 2
No spelling or grammatical issues and easy to read.
Presentation: 1.5
Making your tables as wide as you image will give a nice look of uniformity, and adding some texture to your back ground (stripes, dots, low key patterns, anything) will really help to make the content pop. That solid black is just drab.

First Impression: 0
I understand that we can't make our websites 100% compatible with all browsers, and we tend to favor the ones we use most often, but your site is a complete mess in Firefox. Really. It doesn't seem as though you put any effort into cleaning up your coding so that it could at least be accessed via Firefox. I don't like having to actually click on my Start button and scroll around my Programs. IE isn't on my quick launch or my desktop, and to even review your site I have to crank it up. That's a serious issue, and you really need to make your site more accessible.
Organization: 2
Nicely laid out and easy to find everything. Your marquees are moving too fast, I barely have enough time to click, let alone read the button.
Colors: 1.5
Pink is an absolutely great color, however, it shouldn't be the only color. As a tertiary color, it seems black is vying for space and attention, but really just gets washed out. Words: 2
The gray needs to be slightly darker, you can read it, it's just a bit of a strain on the white background.
Presentation: 2
Overall very nice, but you really need to acclimate your layouts to be more browser friendly.

First Impression: 2
Gorgeous! I love the damask bacground and the artwork. Great use of colors, so varied and lovely together.

Organization: 1
Umm... well, the introduction says it's a graphics site, but on the main page all I see is a virtual shrine to yourself. I was able to find the "content" link easily, it is at the top, but why do I have to go all the way to another page for graphics on a graphics site? I definitely think you need to split these sites, maybe move the blog and what not to its own site and move your graphics front and center. Fan mail and what not is the sort of thing that is acceptable to ask your guests to navigate away for.

Colors: 2
The colors are very nice, sedated and complex.

Words: 1.5
The italicized and underlined words are difficult to read. Grammar and spelling are fine.

Presentation: 2
Other than the issues I mentioned under organization the overall presentation is very nice. I like the thickness of the two columns and the distinct headers.

First Impression: 1.5
Oh, very nice changes. Still very gray, however.

Organization: 2
Very nice, I like that all of the buttons and award images are kept in one place to the side. The introduction is kind of lost in the fray, just kind of shoved somewhere. It would be nice if it had a little more emphasis. Move the "vote for me" buttons over to the left side bar.

Colors: 1
Monochromatic. Gray is an excellent tertiary color, and that's what it's meant to be, an accessory to brighter colors. Get some color in there. Throw up a nice background, the gray tables would look lovely overtop something playful, but sedated and not too distracting. CSS loves to shine in technicolor!

Words: 2
Nice grammar and spelling; however, double punctuation (such as in the introduction) is not correct.

Presentation: 2
Very nice, I like the general build of the layout.

First Impression: 1.5
The brown is a lovely backdrop for the pink and blue. The header image is a little to high in contrast, and the white text is hard to read. Could also use a little feathering or shaping on the edges, the way it is makes it look a little undone.

Organization: 2
It's rather easy to find everything, anchor links are a very nice thing to have. Some are a wee redundant, such as for the Updates and Affiliates, which are in plain sight.

Colors: 2
Very nice, I love the mellow brown under the soft blue and bubblegum pop of the bright pink. They are contrasting enough to be interesting, but play nicely together.

Words: 2
Nicely punctuated and correctly spelled, and the font doesn't blind me or hide from me. There is one issue you might want to address: in your grading, under "Content" you ask "Is the quality good?", when it should be phrased as "Is it of good quality?". Good is an adjective, not an adverb.

Presentation: 1.5
Overall a very nice site, the header could use some touches, as I mentioned before, and the reviews boxes could use some more space between them, just to tidy up and avoid that ugly double border look.

First Impression: 2
Nice shade of purple.

Organization: 1.5
Tidy, but instead of having the fonts in a scrolling div, I would suggest just letting them have free reign over the main table. They are the most important part of your site. Your awards should be on the side with your buttons and credits. Also, it would helpful to have images, previews, of the fonts.

Colors: 1.5
Monochromatic is the easiest way to go, but it can be very boring and drum. Look for colors to spice it up. Complementary colors, or even similar colors, would add a nice punch, throw in some tertiary colors for accents and you're all set. I've put together a few palettes, using the same purple on your layout, as examples:

Words: 1
Lolz" is not a word. You only need one punctuation mark. "I" should always be capitalized, as well as the first word in every sentence. It seems like you know how to type and spell, you just get a little lazy sometimes, and that really does show. You don't want your site looking sloppy.

Presentation: 0
Sigh, premades. It's so easy to make a great layout all by yourself. Here's a page for learning CSS, one for HTML and another teaching you all about how to make a DIV layout. Use the pallettes I suggested, make your own, or even check out Colourlovers[dot]com for some great inspiration.

Defying Gravity Reviews: 9/10
First Impression: 2
Great shade of green, love the bold borders on the tables.
Organization: 2
Anchor links at the top of the page are a very nice idea.
Colors: 1.5
I love the green, but it looks like the links are slightly more blue than the rest of the green in the layout. I like how you brought in the blue and gold colors, it's nice to see some complementary color. I would maybe use a more yellow gold, and maybe a red instead of blue, just to keep the intensity flowing with the colors.
Words: 2
Punctuation and spelling in place, font is clear and easy to read.
Presentation: 1.5
I love how dramatic the layout is, it seems a bit like organized chaos, which just seems to work with it very well!