Mar 05 2008

Glass tiles

Tag: Web developmentBogdan @ 2:13 am

I remember this from Spain last September, when I was a bit astonished of how much tiles Spanish people use in their decorating. Today, I have stumbled upon a glass tiles website. It is available in English, and yes, you guessed well, Spanish.Giorbello

First of all, the website has that black background, which is like hovering above the browser, if you take a peek into its borders. I don’t think that background is such a good idea. I know, they probably thought that the tiles will be a bit more expressive and easier to see, but it looks so ugly up to the point to which it turns the website into a turn off.

Such a presentation website, especially when it comes to interior/exterior design (using the glass tiles). Also, the header, with logo and slogan (which is missing) is not very good, as if you’re coming by mistake over there, you can think this is a website with textures web designers may download and use, as opposed to tiles.

Also, it would have been wonderful if they had also some portfolio of where their tiles have been used, but that is missing. Seeing all those tiles next to each other can’t make you imagine the big picture, the whole design, so these portfolios, or examples, would be very much appreciated.

Now, the source… Oh yes, the source. The good thing is that they have a doctype. I am funy, aren’t I? Well, yes, they have a doctype, and that’s when I see how things go wrong. HTML, table based layout, missing alt tags and the list goes on. The bottom line is that the source emphasizes the poor design, which is definitely very old and outdated.

Conclusion: Great tiles, would love to see them on actual sites (houses, hotels etc), poor website.

Cheers!


Mar 01 2008

Online casinos, 360 degrees

Tag: Web developmentBogdan @ 12:00 am

Well, it is a funny title for yet another online casino reviews. I have posted several days ago about a website that deals with reviewing online casinos, for those of you who are into online gambling. I did it the first time, because I know a couple of people that come here from time to time and are into gambling. Chris, while commenting my last post, was one of them. Since then, I have received many many emails about other websites similar to the first I have talked about. The above I mention now, is I think, the best out of the series of online casino reviews sites I brought to your attention.

Let me explain, briefly, why I think that. First of all, by far, it has the best design (although on my mac it has some visual artifacts). Than why can I say it has the best design? Because the user interface comes first on this website, and that is what matters! The previous websites in this niche had the home page a bit cluttered, and no link to the home page (or at least I didn’t find any).

Unlike others, this gambling information website has better and more suggestive navigation, where links are text, associated with fancy icons.

Bottom line, the best direction on the web for your gambling passion is the Best online casinos category of pro360.com . Good luck, and cheers!


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