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Name: Shalla
Site Name: Like Mother, Like Daughter
URL: http://www.padmeandleia.com
Layout at time of review:
Graphics - 1/2 star: Graphics are decent. Not messy or low-quality. Great blend, no cut-off images. However, be careful of image affects used so that images have an "affect" look, rather than making them look possibly like they where of lower quality which it sort of does with the 800x600 resolution. Also, when pixel fonts are used, you may want to try taking off the antialias option so the font looks smoother and not as blurry. Nice usage of color, very easy on the eyes. No clashing, very good.
Content - 1 star: Amazing information! And you stray away from the VERY typical copy-and-paste content that many, MANY fansites have. Very, VERY excellent! You seem to have such high knowlege of every subject listed and you get to a point. You don't drone on repeatedly just to fill up space.Also, you don't have tons and tons of "Coming Soon!" messages all over. Good original content too--I love the similar moments. =)
Navigation - 1 star: Everything is very, very easy to read and very clearly set. Getting to and from the navation isn't diffacult, either. Excellent job. =)
Presentation - 1 star: All in all, your site is an absolutely fabulous fansite. It's obvious that you care and take pride in your work and you love what you're subject is. And although you don't update every day, you do update very frequently and you add tons of stuff each update. It's a very rare find to see someone so dedicated to their work and to keep originality flowing and not copy-and-paste all of their information, but have a genuine knowlege on their subject. You have an amazing site and I sincerely hope that you continue with it. Also, I'm not even a fan of Padmé and Leia (not that I dislike them, it's just neutral territory ;)) and you make me want to come back and read more about them. And I guess what it all basically boils down to is, even though your layout may not be completely outstanding (although it's not bad at all), your content is so amazing that you could have the most horrid layout I've ever seen and I would still give you excellent marks.
Last Comments - Just a few minor errors I found while browsing...
Graphics Contest>>Lydia's entry opens in the Iframe.
Padmé>>Wardrobe>>First fanlisting button is a broken image.
Leia>>Wardrobe>>Second two, two buttons in, there's a broken image.
A Good tip to give anyone really, is just to go back and look at your page immediately after you've updated it. I know I personally have both caught and missed errors depending on whether I took a moment to look at a page once it's been updated. Also, breathe easy. Your review is over! =D
Hugs,
Rachel
Reviewed by:
Site name: Like Mother, Like Daughter
URL: http://www.padmeandleia.com/
Webmaster: Shalla, 21
Reviewed by: Sandra
Layout at time of review:
First impression:
Splash/index page [3/5p]:The splash page is a little plain, but well organized. I feel you could've added something more on the splash image, but it's not bad. :)
First impression of graphical skills [6/10p]: The images are rather blurry and they don't really have much "effects" on them. But the blend is pretty good! :)
First impression on content [10/10p]: *Well, by my first impression you seem to have a whole lot of content, which is always more important than the graphics. ;)
Content:
Originality [5/5p]: I loved your content, especially the comparisons! It's good that you've come up with new ideas on how to improve your content, like for example the comparison I was talking about.
Spelling mistakes[5/5p]: None, yay!
Broken links/images [2/5p]: I found one broken image in "Leia", three broken images in Comparison/"Strange Love", one in "Joined" and the "Webring" was nothing but broken images. :(
The Linkage [5/5p]: Yup, there it is, on the splash page!
Content in general [13/15p]: Well, despite the large amount of broken images I loved your content! I am a Star Wars fan myself and therefore I'm definitely going to be revisiting your site! ;D
Graphics:
Originality [4/5p]: Well, to be honest, I haven't seen layouts similar to
this so what more can I give for the originality? :P
Setup/ease of use/navigation [5/5p]: The navigation is easy to use and the setup was also good, I'm pretty sure it fits even an 800x600 resolution. :)
Loading time [5/5p]: Fast!
Image quality[4/5p]: Well, I thought the images in the blend was rather blurry, but it wasn't that bad...
Information/Credits/Past layouts [5/5p]: I found all of it! Yay! You are one of the few people that realize that putting up credits, info on how you make your site and past layouts are a very important part of your site! Well done!
Graphics in general [10/15p]: I think your graphical skills need a little work, but you are better than the average webdesigner, so you have nothing to worry about. :)
Total points: 82/100 points!
Overall impression: Like I said, I'm a sworn Star Wars fan and therefore I absolutely loved your site. The content is really great, although you should really fix the broken images, and your graphical skills were okay. Keep up the great work! :) I'm definitely revisiting your site! :)