flash website

hawken · on 08-11-2007 09:36 PM

my latest project!

[link removed]
http://www.salonbtq.com/index_070812.html

They get me to do a website every season, kind troublesome client, but enjoy making strange stuff for them

Snowfly · on 08-12-2007 06:57 AM

love the animated models page, that's fresh or i haven't seen anything like it before. attractive yet creepy.

the site looks nice, i like the general pastel scheme and tight color scheme you went with. it looks great on my mac of course.

rooster · on 08-12-2007 07:59 AM

i was dissapointed when I clicked on 'BOOTIE Whirlwind!' but I guess thats not your fault [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

hawken · on 08-12-2007 09:34 PM

ah sorry the link changed because the client isn't yet ready to go live... that blog page is not made by me, the animated models one is, but about 6 months ago.

above is not what I intended to show, sorry.

Here is the correct link!!

http://www.salonbtq.com/index_070812.html

notman · on 08-13-2007 05:13 AM

Thank god... I thought you had higher standards than that Blog design [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Several thoughts/complaints though. Everything is off center for me. The page was bigger than my resolution (1280x1024). So, I had to scroll over to see the site.
Second, when viewing a collection, it was hard to see the symbol to return to the menu... at least for the few I viewed.
The final thing was when viewing the collections with the pushpins. When I take a picture off, it falls to the ground (by design), but there was no way to get it back other than to the menu and return.

tremulant · on 08-13-2007 07:57 AM

pretty sweet, I like

rube · on 08-13-2007 01:44 PM

the site looks cool but why is it way over on the right?

notman · on 08-13-2007 02:07 PM

*See my comment about centering [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

hawken · on 08-13-2007 08:36 PM

can you guys let me know what browsers you're using?

I'm centering with CSS

The flash movie is 990*600 so should be visible.

John Warner · on 08-13-2007 10:08 PM

gorgeous. you have great taste, as always. awesome stuff Hawken!

i'm using firefox (latest version) and it looks fine.

coldwolf · on 08-13-2007 11:09 PM

Neat effects [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] As the pictures are sprayed across, they kind of linger too long. Do I really have to wait to click on them until they've come to a COMPLETE stop? [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] Perhaps just make them stop faster?

I also disagree with your "return" button, it's especially difficult to see in photo #1, the leaf kind of hides it. Before I found it I fumbled around till my mouse detected a link, which is bad. It's also not obvious that I have to click it to return. A dropshadow or glow to highlight/contrast it would be ideal.

Everything else is great! Keep it up [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

notman · on 08-14-2007 05:52 AM

I'm viewing in IE7. I know IE is a bit more pissy about CSS, but unfortunately they still dominate most of the market [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

btw, I forgot to add that I do like what you've done. It looks good overall, minus the minor things I referenced earlier. I'd also agree to the slow slide in of the images.

hawken · on 08-14-2007 06:59 AM

ah might be the doc type... will see to it tomorrow. thanks!

hawken · on 08-14-2007 07:04 AM

[ QUOTE ]
Neat effects [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] As the pictures are sprayed across, they kind of linger too long. Do I really have to wait to click on them until they've come to a COMPLETE stop? [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] Perhaps just make them stop faster?

I also disagree with your "return" button, it's especially difficult to see in photo #1, the leaf kind of hides it. Before I found it I fumbled around till my mouse detected a link, which is bad. It's also not obvious that I have to click it to return. A dropshadow or glow to highlight/contrast it would be ideal.

Everything else is great! Keep it up [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[/ QUOTE ]

thanks for the feedback.

I must say that at this point I understand there are a few user interface problems. However, initially I gave the client a more logical website and they rejected it. They seem to love quirkiness, and wanted something unique. You can see the other one for yourself here: http://www.hawkenking.com/client/salon/

As it stands I won't be making it any more friendly to use, although I do understand where you are coming from. The back button glows a bit. The back button is in a logical place and people go for it instinctively. The main menu is something else entirely. I am controlling everything by code, there is no timeline... so I have to wait for the photos to slide into place with a bit of code checking them, once they stop moving it applies the buttons to be clicked on. Having the buttons live while they were moving caused all sorts of nightmares, way above my actionscript knowledge. I'm surprised I got it this far.

notman · on 08-14-2007 09:06 AM

Damn, I like your original design better. I feel for ya though... I've had a client like that also. BTW, that link shows up centered/correct in IE [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

coldwolf · on 08-14-2007 04:09 PM

hawken, I really like your first shot at the design, but sadly I understand the process. Considering the reqs, well done [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Quick note though: I don't think of using the back button on flash sites because they usually send me back to the beginning of the animation (ie home page of the site). Then again, I only do html/css mostly, I'm just running off of old experiences. Too old I guess [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

Cheers