Immortalised.net // Site Review #3

Site Review #3

Score: 80%
Reviewed by: Four Seasons Reviews
Reviewing: Version 2
Recieved on: November 2002
My Comments: Relatively fast reviewing, great how it is done by three reviewers. Now that this site is in a collective form, I was expecting content to suffer in terms of scoring. I did pretty well overall I guess.

By Shoka

Splash: [7.5 out of 10]
Very nice, but it has no requirements. Perhaps place the requirements on the splash page so the visitors know which is best to view your site in.

Basics: [8.9 out of 10]
So the requirements are on the index page, ok. The layout is very stunning, and it's good you had an excuse for why it loaded a bit longer then other layouts. Did I say the layout is stunning? The information is organized with originality, and the color scheme matches the layout very nicely. One thing: though the layout is to be viewed in 800 x 600, 1024 x 768 users see a little extra graphics (the IMMORTALISED.NET colored graphic) I was a bit confused on why it was put there...

Spring/About: [8.75 out of 10]
You explained how to view the site, very nice. If you want your links to open in a new window, put the " " around the blank part. (So it would be target="_blank") There is also no need for the Past Layouts part, since you have a layout archive.

Summer/Network: [8.8 out of 10]
Sites are nicely organized, very well done. However, in your hosting section, your hostee's link is www.immortalised.net/babylon.immortalised.net. It's a small spelling mistake, but is sure to cause frustration in whoever would like to view Project Sakurazukamori.

Autumn/Misc: [9 out of 10]
Again, very organized (and very amusing I might add)

Winter/Exit: [8.9 out of 10]
I noticed that in the other sections, there was a graphic that would hover over the text, but there isn't one here. Anyways, it's organized nicely. Nice job.

Final: [8.9 out of 10]
A very, very nice job, yet a few small things here and there. Continue to put even the best designed sites to pitiful shame ^^;

By Natsu

Basics: [8.8 out of 10]
Splash page/image has soothing colors, but I don't see any requirements or such, but the image is really cute! Loading of the layout didn't take all that long on my computer, as I had cable. I see the requirements on the top left hand corner when I entered your site, but shouldn't that go on the actual splash page to warn visitors before they enter? 800x600+? I looked at your site with that resolution and the "Immortalised.Net" text was covered halfway because it didn't fit. It would fit if was in full screen, is that what you meant? But it looks great on 1024x768 though. The layout is really something! Not only does the colors change to fit the seasons, but they also blend in with each other nicely and the color of the links changes with each season. I must commend you on your great webdesigning skills! DHTML scrolling can get annoying, especially with long pages, but since it scrolls rather fast and the pages aren't all that long most of the time, I guess it's ok.

Spring/About: [9.7 out of 10]
Clearly stated how to navigate the site and other such vital information, which is good! The update log is missing its back link at the bottom. The domain information is good, with how the site started and how it was named and such. I remember Telomerase! I loved that site and still do! Information about how the layout was made was interesting, but when you mention Photoshop, how about linking to Adobe?

Summer/Network: [9.2 out of 10]
Basic section of a collective. You have your sites and descriptions of it, your projects, and your hostee[s]. Under sites, I would suggest putting things like when you started it. You don't have to, just thought you might want to. The alt tags on the buttons help people who are potentially blind of reading the words on the buttons, so that's a plus. But other than that, I don't see much else that I can comment on or that you should change.

Autumn/Misc.: [8.5 out of 10]
Too bad most of the visitor stuff isn't online anymore. I liked those. FAQ was interesting to read. How about how to questions? Like "Will you help me with HTML?" or "Will you show me how to do [insert effect name] on my graphic editor?" There's many questions, so I would suggest using name tag anchors to lessen the scrolling time. Gifts loaded fast for me and you gave credits to who made them. Under the Contact section, the default colors for the textarea doesn't match your layout. For a visitor section, it didn't have all that much to do, even though there's other miscellaneous things on there and you said you got rid of most of the visitor stuff.

Winter/Exit: [8.6 out of 10]
You should warn people that the Linkage page opens in a new window on like the first page you see when you scroll over to the Exit section. The layout for it isn't all that interesting, but effective and gives the attention to the buttons instead of the layout. You gave credit to the people who made some of the buttons for you, good, good. I'm sure that all the links are up and working, but on the ones that I did randomly clicked on, they all worked. Cliques, there was plenty of them. What else can I say? Which ones you join is your choice. Guestbook layout is nice, but you should warn people that the link opens in a new window like for the Linkage section.

Final: [8.96 out of 10]
Overall, you have a lovely domain with a lovely layout. Although you don't have all that many visitor things to do anymore, I still enjoyed going through your site and reading the content, which is packed with information. I didn't catch any spelling or grammar errors, and yes, I did read that you spell with "s" rather than "z." What else is there to say? I really liked your site, especially the layout [doesn't everybody?], so keep up the wonderful work, because I know I'm not the only one that enjoyed your site.

By Shotou

Basics: [9 out of 10]
Beautiful splash! The use of fading and colors is very nice! The only problem I see is the large tracker image... it really takes away the beauty. Perhaps a smaller image or an invisible tracker would be more appropriate. Where's my allergy-relief medicine; the layout is so vivid, I feel like I'm out in the park scaring the local kids in the fresh crisp air. The side-scrolling is very creative and the four seasons blended together is marvelous. Very organized and interesting. I'm definatly hooked. Navigation is quite easy, though I prefer scroll bars than auto-scrollers (I prefer control). Does the first blue "screen" represent a season? Maybe, like the splash, it should be mixed. Besides that, wonderful job.

About: [9 out of 10]
To be honest, the titles (such as "updates" and "domain") seem kind of... boring. Maybe a different font or design. Credits are well done in the "layout" section. The "back to previous site" is a must. I don't see anything else wrong.

Network: [7 out of 10]
I like how the sites are descriptive. Buttons are cute, by the way. I noticed how the titles in this section have an exclemation mark at the end. About didn't have one. They should be one or the other.

Misc: [7 out of 10]
About the visitor pages being removed : how can one be sure they weren't read or used? I like the FAQ, it has the usual information and then some interesting facts. In "contact", the link for "FAQ" isn't underline-overlined when hovered. I do think that the form could have had a little more customization to it. "Submit" should be centered.

Goodbyes: [6 out of 10]
"Alliance" is so nifty! It's original compared to the usual "affiliates" section. I was kind of dissapointed in the linkage section. Such a lovely layout on the main page, yet so plain here. I do think the guestbook is quite nice.

Final: [7.6 out of 10]
Very lovely site and few mistakes. Good job. I do recomend doing something about the linkage page. It does ruin the overall beauty of the domain. Splash was very eye-catching, and it is important to catch a visitor's attention as soon as possible. A few things should be changed here and there. The site can be improved, but overall, it's very nice and well done. Congratulations! Your hard work has certainly paid-off.