MyCollegeRoad.net --Please critique

[bngarren]

Please critique my overall design, accessibility, and functionality. The website is still very much in the developmental phase, however, I need to some mid-way criticism before I put too much time into things that aren't worth it.

website for review: My College Road.net (http://www.mycollegeroad.net)

Thank you.

[BrandiDup]

I think it looks nice and I think the colors are a great choice.

I am not personally a fan of the narrow fixed width, however I see lots of forums that use the narrow fixed width so apparently this is just a really personal preference that many will disagree with :p I just personally think you could be wasting space for useful information or maybe even ways to monetize, eventually. Have you thought about possibly adding a side bar to either side?

Aside from that, I really love the idea and the design (colors, layout, etc). Good job!

[aeturner89]

Looks really good and a lot of effort put into it. I love the design. Usually what turns me off right away about a site is a bad design but that isn't the case. Great colors and nothing is cluttered.

One minor thing that sort of diminishes the design a bit is that some of the icons are vB default and don't match, such as:

http://www.mycollegeroad.net/forums/images/buttons/lastpost.gif and the quote, multi quote, online/offline, etc. Not a big deal but it would look much nicer with matching buttons.

There are some things wrong with your style like quick reply missing editor buttons and when I click on thread tools, search this thread, etc, the drop down menu goes out of alignment like:

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/9099/greetingsimtheadminmycoqm2.png

Overall though you've done a great job so far.

[vertigo jones]

Looks very nice.

The biggest suggestion I have is to change the "Register Today, Free!" image. Something about it - perhaps the size, the position, or how it blended with the rest of the page - made me go think it was an advertisement and my ad-blindness kicked in making me miss it entirely.

It would probably be more effective if it came right below your introductory text.

Overall a great job.

[iogames]

Good job! :up:

http://www.arcadia.progvisual.com/zzz.gif