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Hello, guys! I would like to show you my work. This is my third website and first website I got money for. First two were created for free for my for friends.
The most exciting things about this site:
1. I created cool slider using just Xara animation feature. It fills like java script, but it pure Xara swf
2. I found out how to create tiling background using css
3. My customer gave me $100 tips!!! I was overwhelmed!!!
Here it is Royal Plumbing http://theroyalplumbing.com
very nice and clean looking easy to navigate. the only niggle i have is on services the bullet points uses a 'left handed tick' to me it looks a little umweildy but may be i am left predjudice :)..perhaps use one of your drop graphics or a small tap....speaking of which like the crown on the top
scruffy
=D> Well Done!!! I bookmarked the site for future design inspiration!
One of the best designs I have seen - well deserved success.
Well done.
Welcome to TalkGraphics sanof3322
Can't beat that! :) With a classy site like this the plumber can charge more money.
This is really good, good use of colours and graphics and well laid out. Well done
Very nice. Did you do the banner using only Xara Animation?
Thank you very much, guys for encouraging me.
for V12CatMan
If you mean slider on the home page, yes I used Xara Animation.
If you are interested, I've attached source xar file for you to look up. Attachment 78381
I think you're right about the bullet points. The thing is, my customer wanted ticks and I haven't tried to change his mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by scruffy.thedog
Yes, the ticks look as though they are reversed. The long edge should be on the right. Perhaps a ticked box would even be better?
Really Great Work.. I'm going to have to start using the animation alot more often..
Graphically elegant design, an attractive website. However, the text is horrible. I assume this was provided by the client. Take this quote for instance :
The following quote is especially humorous :Quote:
Royal Plumbing has being the name to trust for quality service in Sacramento area and all of its surrounding suburbs. With superior knowledge and well-trained by the best companies in Sacramento; Royal Plumbing Company is entirely committed, to provide timely and unrivaled service, that will meet and exceed your expectations. We keep an up-front, clear and fair pricing policy, on most of our work. If plumbing permit is needed, we obtain it for the customers
This suggests that some of his quotes are outrageously unfair and extortionate!Quote:
We keep an up-front, clear and fair pricing policy, on most of our work
The site needs to be completely proof-read by a native English speaker to correct all of its many grammatical and spelling errors. And some sentences simply don't make sense. Remember, a nice site to look at is not enough. If the content contains glaring errors, it is a subliminal message to the potential customer that his work may be nice to look at but will contain the same glaring errors. Tidy that up and you have yourself a good, competent site.
What I think is cool about this site is that it's called Royal Plumbing. As far as I am aware, if you were in the UK you would not be allowed to register and use that domain name. That's the benefit of living in a republic! :)
Hi,
Thumbs up for you work !
Does the background autostrech ? Depending on the pixels or resolution ? How did you manage to do that. Look great !
Kind regards,
Ben
The background uses a repeated image that will always fill the browser window, the main content is centred.Quote:
Originally Posted by floater
Look at the page source - you can see the CSS style used.
Paul
beretgascon,
I think you are entirely correct. Simple errors left in a website gives a subliminal that some errors (in the work being done) are also to be expected.
Additionally, there are common grammar errors. "...Royal Plumbing Company is entirely committed, to provide timely and unrivaled service, that will meet and exceed your expectations." (It should not have commas as it is a phrase with no pauses or structural need for any.) "...Royal Plumbing Company is entirely committed to provide timely and unriveled service that will meet and exceed your expectations."
That being said, I often notice grammatical or usage errors even on sites like CNN. One would expect the news to be proofread and corrected.
Peace
James
You would, but we're all human and they have a lot of changing content, so the pressure is on.Quote:
Originally Posted by ODdOnLifeItself
sanoff,
Like the site mate. Quick question though how did you make that scroller at the top, where the user has control? and is there a way to do that automatically?
I would think it looked more professional, as I want to apply this technique to my 1st business website (starting June 2011)
Cheers
Quote:
Originally Posted by floater
Ben, I think you can get the autostretch as a tweak. I downloaded the tweak set from covoxar for DP6 and one of the things which came with it is an auto-stretch which alters the site size to suit the viewers screen. Very useful tool and will maintain a professionalism about your site.
Hope this helps :)
wowwwwwwwwwwww very nice
pls tell me or send me Fade Effect Slideshow
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Nice. I have a question. What is all these numbers in your meta tags???
95812, 95813, 95814, 95815, 95816, 95817, 95818, 95819, 95820, 95821, 95822, 95823, 95824, 95825, 95826, 95827, 95828, 95829, 95830, 95831, 95832, 95833, 95834, 95835, 95836, 95837, 95838, 95840, 95841, 95842, 95843, 95851, 95852, 95853, 95857, 95860, 95864, 95865, 95866, 95867, 95873, 95887, 95894, 95899, 94203, 94204, 94205, 94206, 94207, 94208, 94209, 94211, 94229, 94230, 94232, 94234, 94235, 94236, 94237, 94239, 94240, 94243, 94244, 94245, 94246, 94247, 94248, 94249, 94250, 94252, 94253, 94254, 94256, 94257, 94258, 94259, 94261, 94262, 94263, 94267, 94268, 94269, 94271, 94273, 94274, 94277, 94278, 94279, 94280, 94282, 94283, 94284, 94285, 94286, 94287, 94288, 94289, 94290, 94291, 94293, 94294, 94295, 94296, 94297, 94298, 94299 Plumbing, Antelope 95843 Plumbing, Auburn 95603 95602 95604 Plumbing,
My guess is that they are zip codes of the areas in which the company operates.
Nice can something like this be done with WD7 premium?
Very nicely done. I'm impressed with the clean look and feel, and the easy navigation. Should make it easier for the clients to find what they are looking for. Congrats on the tip as well.
Wow, this is really a great website ... well-structured and nice color choice!
I have a project in a similar branch and cerntainly will use your page for inspiration!
@sanof3322:
How did you create the background on your page? I'm playing around with the Tiling background tweak set for some hours now but I can't get it done!
I see you used the file http://theroyalplumbing.com/bk_home.jpg to create the flexible background
Can you give me a hint how to do that (or send me the source file - if that is not too much asked for) ... I desperately need help here - thanks a lot
how did you get the graphics to go right across the whole web page based on the resolution of your screen? I didn't think it was possible to do this with WDP7
Nice job designing it! I do some handyman work on the side and it has given me some great ideas, thanks!
Great job. did bookmark it for future idea
Well done... I am in the same boat sanof3322.... but mine is still WIP! Question ... your fading banner which changes images - where can I find out how to do that?
Chers