steve Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Hi all, I am midway through a college course in web design for beginners and as part of the course I had to design a web site. I used the opportunity to collate some material about my trials riding. The site was built using basic html so don't expect too much. Let me know what you think, I am gratefull for any constructive comments. I don't have a domain name and it's only hosted on the college server so I hope they won't mind a few hits! Here's the link. http://212.219.116.40/~sbird/index.html Thanks, Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 It's a helluva lot better than my first effort! That was www.sixday.freeserve.co.uk - The first ever SSDT website that went on to become www.ssdt.org. God, it was bloody awful. Granted it was 6 years ago and things have moved on a lot since then, but I remember exactly what it looked like and it was terrible! I regret not saving a copy just so I could look back and laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beta_basher Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 just read it all lol i love your go-cart andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw dave Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Just finished reading - I thought it was well put together and I enjoyed the minder's stories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taff Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Nice Website Steve. Really enjoyed reading your History. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewis_gasgas Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Nice site kept me busy for a bit reading it so thats a good sign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copemech Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Steve, How do you remember all that stuff when you get old? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomant Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 For a first attempt, thats a real good effort and well done The content is excellent and a real good read. The layout is fine. Clean and simple. A good design for heavy editorial content. On the website design front, I would suggest you check for cross browser compliance. Test it in firefox,opera and internet Explorer as IE is sooooo outdated now, the modern browsers coding requirements are a little different. Use this http://validator.w3.org/ to test if you have any mistakes and if its compliant with the coding you specified. Good luck ! Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blocky Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Good site and an excellent read. I always find it interesting to hear about local riders and their history. I wish a few others would do the same. There are some great stories out there. Let me know when you've got a permenant host and i'll add a link from the http://www.cambridgematchless.co.uk' target='_blank'>Cambridge Matchless website to yours. On the design front... The graphics for the menu are a little blocky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikespace Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Real good read - I'm easily bored, but read the whole thing! I won't comment on the web design as I'm terrible so it would mean nothing Video's didn't work for me in Firefox ??? but do in IE, that may be a plug in I've not got, but usually OK. One thing that I thought would be good - I was tempted to click on all your photo's to enlarge them - an option maybe???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 (edited) Nice site. What i like most about it is the layout (very reader friendly and uncluttered). It loads quickly which is a Big plus and the colour scheme is easy on the eye. Agree with the above comments, but for a first attempt ten-out-ten. Edited October 27, 2005 by spud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted October 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Use this http://validator.w3.org/ to test if you have any mistakes and if its compliant with the coding you specified. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks for that Ian. I am supprised about IE browser being outdated. I asked around at work and every one I asked uses IE. I suppose it's pre installed and unless you are tech minded why should you change something that works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted October 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Real good read - I'm easily bored, but read the whole thing!I won't comment on the web design as I'm terrible so it would mean nothing Video's didn't work for me in Firefox ??? but do in IE, that may be a plug in I've not got, but usually OK. One thing that I thought would be good - I was tempted to click on all your photo's to enlarge them - an option maybe???? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The vids are wmv format - My tutor wanted us to use that. If I get my own server then I'll perhaps use a different format, mpeg perhaps? Not sure what you meant by the comment on the photo's, they can all be enlarged by clicking on the tuhmbnails to the right. Did you mean you wanted to select all of them in one click and then scroll through? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pa. Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Andy if you want to see your old work use Way Back When Machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomant Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 I suppose it's pre installed and unless you are tech minded why should you change something that works. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Because Internet Explorer is a security risk. Its well documented with respect to its vunerablities. Particular problems arise in the way it controls the application of ActiveX scripts. Firefox on the other hand is well know for its security features and is therefore first choice for the business world and for most other people who keep up with the times. It has a variety of plug-ins providing enhanced features. A myriad of different themes and also has the feature of Tabbed Browsing. And all this for free ( that made you lot sit up !!! ) GET IT BELOW AND RID THE WORLD OF MICROSOFT PHISH CODING http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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