Welcome to the Treehouse Community
Want to collaborate on code errors? Have bugs you need feedback on? Looking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project? Get support with fellow developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels here with the Treehouse Community! While you're at it, check out some resources Treehouse students have shared here.
Looking to learn something new?
Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today.
Start your free trial
Michael Means
6,078 PointsSite Feedback Request
I finished up Randy's PHP course last week, and I'm 90% through the css course this week.
I implemented everything I could from the videos into my site so far, and I'm hoping for some feedback from you guys. I've altered site templates before, but this is the first site I've tried to build from scratch.
Here it is: http://simplemortgagepro.com/
Any suggestions?
8 Answers
Chad Shores
Courses Plus Student 8,868 PointsNice job so far, I can tell a lot of work has gone into that site!
I would try to implement some responsive design. Tons of people are (hopefully) going to be viewing this website on a screen smaller than a normal desktop or laptop, so make sure your content is easily accessible on those smaller screens too.
Keep up the good work.
Michael Means
6,078 PointsI've been eyeballing that responsive website course. I'm all over it once I finish CSS. Thanks for the advice!
James Barnett
39,199 Points3 suggestions:
- Bigger font-size for your horizontal nav
- More whitespace between your 4 main buttons
- A better background, maybe something from http://subtlepatterns.com/
Overall I'd say the number one area I'd spend time tweaking would be typography/use of whitespace.
Michael Means
6,078 PointsAwesome, thanks for the suggestions. I'm actually watching the typography course right now. I added the baseline overlay 2 minutes ago, and you're right, it looks like a mess.
I can't say I was thrilled when I read the title "typography" in the css section, but it seems to be pretty crucial.
Thanks again
Phil Rice
5,536 PointsJames Barnett mentioned the first thing I thought - the background. I actually find it is uncomfortable to look our and strains my eyes. I also find the mix of green with the blue background feels off.
The overall work and layout of the site is nice and clean though. good job . Just needs a bit of polishing on the design side I feel. Also the globe logo just seems like something your downloaded from somewhere rather than an actual logo that identifies you company.
Matt Campbell
9,767 PointsCentre everything. There's more right margin then left. On something like this, I feel it imperative it is centred.
Michael Means
6,078 PointsThanks for the input! I didn't even notice it. I'm still learning margins and padding, so I'll have to see if I have some overlapping formatting that's causing it to move off center.
Anything else?
Michael Means
6,078 PointsThank you guys so much for the feedback. I made almost all of the changes, and I think it looks substantially better.
Changing the background made a huge difference, as did changing up the fonts, line heights, and letter spacing.
You were all a huge help. Thanks again.