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First Impression: (3/5) Anime-esque. Not my thing—but ok. I can learn to deal, right? The little flower things in the background mystified me a bit, but I loved the links (hover small, go big, hover, big, small, big, small, big) I honestly played with them for a good 20 seconds.
Contact: (4/5) Guestbook, email, notes. Only reason there’s a point off is because in my opinion you should either take the background from your new layout and match your guestbook to it, or match the exact Hex color and just use those on your guestbook template, much easier, much nicer on the eyes. Close, but no cigar.
Errors: (1/5) I only take this many off because you need to watch your rings, quizzes, and links sections. The LOTR sisters link is busted (the picture), as well as the fact that Beautify has changed all their buttons, keep up with the times! The last thing was the quiz page, the fruit quiz has moved their home, there’s tons of images missing, and unless you want to go search them down and host them yourself, I’d suggest they leave.
Navigation: (5/5) On the top and the bottom. And honestly for how many links you have you’ve pulled it out well.
Layout: (45/50) Credit goes to D8zeDezines for this custom template of…interesting quality. Though, they took your image and worked with it, so I guess that’s not so much their choice. The colors match, yay, but…ugh. Here’s my problem: Your font could be notched down a size, honestly, because your links almost look smaller than your text, but some of your entries are so small that’d make them look tiny. It’s up to you there, I’m not taking off points, just making suggestions. I can’t take off for it being Anime and that not being my thing, but, ugh. So I’ll leave this score be, you like your layout? Keep it. It functions and does it well.
Content: (22/25) I think I understand you. At the very least you get that across. But this seems like such a stress reducer, not so much a work of art. And that’s what I think we as reviewers want to see, more emotion, more truly good writing. Now I’m not here to say that you don’t have that artistic style—it just seems like you focus on the fact that this is for you to get out your angst, not for you to write art. I’m not downgrading, because I honestly can’t make any true suggestions that I feel would be able to increase your score, and if I can’t do that, you don’t deserve to suffer.
Extras: (5/5) Rings, links, quizzes, etc etc etc.
Final Score: (85/100) I think the score is fitting.
Favorite Quote: “I can't just be content with what I have, and try to just enjoy life, can I? No. I have to be an angsty teenager, though I'm supposed to be past that phase, and demand immediate gratification. Then, when I don't get it, I believe that everything is wrong and nothing will be right again and make bad decisions about things that could affect (effect, whatever the fuck) the rest of my life.”
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