Sterling Prod. is back up with new features!!!

[Sterling]

Finnaly I got it refurbished with a new theme, style, everything is new on it. please check it out. Anime Music Video lovers: I make AMV's!

www.SterlingProd.tk

can I have my link affiliated with OUS?

[Almasy Marquis]

Your honesty about the content within the site is refreshing. However, some tips.

The binary theme is nice, but you should be consistent with it. What're those big spikey crystals up at the top? Why don't they match the color scheme? Why do they still have the gradient white surrounding them?

What does 'Sterling Prod.' mean? Does Prod. stand for productions, and if it does, why don't you ever call it that? Using Sterling Prod. since that's what your redirection URL is makes a moderate amount of sense, but that's no reason to use it consistently, especially with things like text-area headers where abbreviation is frowned upon.

The quicklinks and the e-mail information at the bottom of each page should be centered like all the other material. Everything in general could use it bit more streamlining - less is more when it comes to the Internet.

The image next to the Kin Slayer link is broken. The image you offer up as a link banner back to your website looks really cool; why aren't you incorporating it into the rest of your own site?

Using a whole page to link to subsections in the 'Misc.' and 'Videos' sections seem unnecessary especially in the latter example; there's only one subsection in Videos! Make buttons for the subsections that match the top ones and just link to them from there.

The design is a solid foundation; with just a few more aesthetic changes and better management, it'll look a world better.

Hope that helps.

[Sterling]

The binary theme is nice, but you should be consistent with it. What're those big spikey crystals up at the top? Why don't they match the color scheme? Why do they still have the gradient white surrounding them?

Oh-yeah, I forgot about that.

What does 'Sterling Prod.' mean? Does Prod. stand for productions, and if it does, why don't you ever call it that? Using Sterling Prod. since that's what your redirection URL is makes a moderate amount of sense, but that's no reason to use it consistently, especially with things like text-area headers where abbreviation is frowned upon.
You really didn't read much did you? It's on the front page dipshit.

The quicklinks and the e-mail information at the bottom of each page should be centered like all the other material. Everything in general could use it bit more streamlining - less is more when it comes to the Internet.
less is more? You would have loved the last site... bland. anyway, I'll change that.

The image next to the Kin Slayer link is broken. The image you offer up as a link banner back to your website looks really cool; why aren't you incorporating it into the rest of your own site?

I noted that, sometimes the file transfer goofs up. I did try the banner in my original site, but it looked horrible. I'm currently experimenting with that idea and the theme. but I'm sure it won't be up anytime soon.

Using a whole page to link to subsections in the 'Misc.' and 'Videos' sections seem unnecessary especially in the latter example; there's only one subsection in Videos! Make buttons for the subsections that match the top ones and just link to them from there.
Noted. That was a big mistake on my part. I left it open for future videos. although I rushed at the last minuet with that. The Misc. section had 5 sub catigories, but they didn't make it to the site.

The design is a solid foundation; with just a few more aesthetic changes and better management, it'll look a world better.

Hope that helps.
Yes, even though it was a negitive responce. It helped greatly.

[Almasy Marquis]

The front page reads:


Hello,
Welcome and Thank you for coming to Sterling Prod. What is Sterling Prod.? It's a site about Japanese Anime Music Videos (AMV), Funny stuff, and just some things that'll make you wonder out my I.Q. level, and hopefully lower yours. Hope you enjoy.








About Sterling Prod.
Sterling Prod. began in November of 2003, when I made my first AMV ever, "Butterfly for Tenchi". It's not really a production, company, corporation, or a studio at that fact. It's just a name for me and what I use in my AMV's to let people know who did the video. So far, I only have a few, but I'm planning to do a lot more.











Contact Information
Only one person here... ME!

Name: David Birch
E-Mail: SPF45@alltel.net
AOL IM: SPF 45 Sunblock
Yahoo IM: zooper_dasher

Don't ask how I came up with those names.

You talk about what the site contains but at no point do you explain why you have a word that clearly looks like an abbreviation in the title rather than an actual word.

You can think of me as a dipshit if you want, but I'm still right.

The negative response was mostly reacting to your content. I don't really like your videos or the conversations or life excerpts.

[Sterling]

It's not really a production, company, corporation, or a studio at that fact. It's just a name for me and what I use in my AMV's

[Almasy Marquis]

I get that part of it. I just don't get really why 'Prod.' instead of productions, if that's what it was supposed to stand for originally, and if not, what it stood for originally. It's a loose thread, it's unresolved.

[Sterling]

it's unresolved.
exactly

[ktriton]

Microsoft Frontpage?

EDIT: Good job. My only suggestion is to make the borders and the header clearer. I didn't even know the borders were there until I highlighted over them and you can't see most of the header until you highlight it. If you are using Frontpage, try turning on the 'vivid colors' option.

[Sterling]

Borders?

[ktriton]

Err, my mistake. I meant horizontal rules (i.e. the dividers you put between updates).

[Sterling]

I didn't want them to stand out too much, but I didn't realise they wern't noticable
I looked at other computers with it and it seemed fine to me. and the Vivid colors are on. I guess I'll have to manually brighten it.

[Jessperk]

I like it a lot actually. Cool binary theme, good purpose.

The name is kinda odd though. It seriously makes me think of a sterling silver cow prod. I think you're better off finishing the word or leaving off the period.

[Sterling]

The name is kinda odd though. It seriously makes me think of a sterling silver cow prod. I think you're better off finishing the word or leaving off the period.
Mind if I put that quote on the site? :lol:

[cadjin.]

good concept and layout. i would just do a few touch up things like match the colours a little bit better with the header and the diamond graphics. and maybe some centering stuff. i dunno just play around with it a little more and see what comes up. maybe something unexpected will happen and will turn out pretty cool.

[mp]

i'll be the voice of dissent, i suppose, and say that the binary theme is pretty overused everywhere these days. it also doesn't really seem to be contextually appropriate, since the site seems to be dedicated to anime music videos and not computer programming or technical hoopla.

[Iskandar]

I'll be another voice of dissent and say the "prod." was a non-issue for me.

[Sterling]

Just FYI, I only have FP2000. The theme lists are very cheesy and limited. I'm trying my best with the themes. If you have any themes in mind, Please tell me.


the "prod." was a non-issue for me.
What?

[Greg Kennedy]

Uh... do something to spamproof your email so your inbox doesn't fill with junk.

In fact, install wpoison just for fun: www.monkeys.com/wpoison

[Jessperk]

If you want the binary theme to be less gaudy, just go with a black background. You might want to take the binary spacers out, since the blue titles already act as the spacers.