I built a shitty website (tell me how shitty it is)

[xTomx]

www.tomrichfield.com

I didn't even know what XHTML, CSS or Javascript were until 2 days ago so I really could use some feedback on this one!

Don't be polite - if any of the text makes me sounds like a prick or any elements are ugly call me on it!

 

[AllanD]

It's not bad, the only thing I don't like are the links, the number in front of them is weird.

 

[hurdy]

Yea get rid of those numbers next to the links
The background is kinda trippy, feels like im on magic mushrooms or sumthin lolz
Not bad tho

 

[mva801]

Choose a cooler background and get rid of those numbers, and I'd say that's a pretty decent first site man...

 

[Morgan C]

Yeah well done. The only thing I'd say that noone else has is that there's no 'homepage'. You should be able to click on the logo/text in the top right to go home.

 

[StefTD]

the logo looks "wrong" like, sorry, can't remember the correct term, but it needs more height if you get what I mean (just woke up )
Get rid of the numbers, a smaller font for the menue could help imho, change the background and I would get rid of the shadows and
so on, at least use less.
But for your first website, it's pretty good!

 

[Keregioz]

I guess I'm the only one who didn't really mind the numbers in front of the links.

Definitely change the background though. Also +1 on the logo, I don't know if it was intentional to seem like the texts are on top of each other but it looks wrong.

 

[atoragon]

the best improvement you could do: get rid of the behringer logo on the "equipment" section!

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

- The background is really, really distracting and it doesn't tile properly. Away with it, yarr.
- You can keep the numbers in front of the links if you want, but at least get rid of the different colors on the numbers. You could make them all gray, for example.
- The header font for individual pages is too large.
- The gallery definitely needs to be remade from scratch. Look for simple, clean, gallery templates with thumbnails instead of a single page with lots of full-size images.
- The "logo" is a bit goofy. At least get rid of the underlining.
- If you're honestly going to charge 550 pounds for the pre-production, recording, editing, mixing AND mastering of a full-length album, you might want to ditch your prices from the website. I've been through the whole low-rate debate so many times I don't even give a shit about it anymore, but you might avoid a lot of cheapskates who don't have their shit together if you just mention you're affordable instead of showing all your cards from the get go.

Anyway, it's a good effort, and you're definitely on the right track there.

 

[Melb_shredder]

- The background is really, really distracting and it doesn't tile properly. Away with it, yarr.
- You can keep the numbers in front of the links if you want, but at least get rid of the different colors on the numbers. You could make them all gray, for example.
- The header font for individual pages is too large.
- The gallery definitely needs to be remade from scratch. Look for simple, clean, gallery templates with thumbnails instead of a single page with lots of full-size images.
- The "logo" is a bit goofy. At least get rid of the underlining.
- If you're honestly going to charge 550 pounds for the pre-production, recording, editing, mixing AND mastering of a full-length album, you might want to ditch your prices from the website. I've been through the whole low-rate debate so many times I don't even give a shit about it anymore, but you might avoid a lot of cheapskates who don't have their shit together if you just mention you're affordable instead of showing all your cards from the get go.

Anyway, it's a good effort, and you're definitely on the right track there.

Totally agree with all that. Maybe even try Lightbox. That's a really easy one to get the knack of if you're not using a full CMS website
The background is super distracting

 

[xTomx]

the best improvement you could do: get rid of the behringer logo on the "equipment" section!

Hahah, no shame!


Thanks a lot guys, seriously useful feedback here.

I'll try and fix all that when I get back tonight and I'll post the revisions.

 

[Siguros]

It looks gooooood, i was expecting proper shit mate haha.

 

[mva801]

Yeah Jarkko nailed it.... Man I need to get me a website...

 

[arv_foh]

I love simple websites, I think it's fine man, just change the background to something less obtrusive

 

[Sloan]

PUT AUDIO CLIPS ON FRONT PAGE

 

[AllanD]

I liked the tweed background better

 

[LeSedna]

Not bad at all for a first website, I don't even know how to do all of that myself ! I thought it would take forever to learn javascript or CSS enough to do that.

Some nitpicking : I think the top links don't look like a menu, intuitively, I would give them a grey horizontal background (or whatever), a line below them, just something so that it sticks out from the page below them.

 

[xTomx]

I did plenty of revisions thanks to everybody's feedback (seriously appreciated - I don't have any taste in web design).

Let me know what you think if you get a chance

Edit:

Link is http://www.tomrichfield.com for anybody too lazy to scroll up.

 

[MatrixClaw]

Wow, for a first website, this is really great.

Honestly though, if you just installed Wordpress on your site, you could've created something similar in a few hours, and have a super easy Content Management System. FWIW though, I think the site looks really good - Only complaint is that when you switch between pages, the content frame isn't in the same position for the Home page, as it is for the rest, so it shifts left a bit when you click to a different page.

 

[xTomx]

I know, I know - somebody at work showed it to me and I could have cried.

Still, learning it was pretty satisfying.

I'm not sure what you mean about the content frame though but I'll try and view it on some different browsers, devices etc - thanks for the help all the same.