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Got a new'n to review www.indigenousdesigns.com
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 4:10 pm
by Luke
We just wrapped up
www.indigenousdesigns.com. There will be a store to follow. For now, please nitpick and let me know every little detail you don't or do like about it.
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 4:43 pm
by nickvd
The first thing that I noticed was the sub navigation not appearing when javascript is turned off. Then I noticed on each main page a duplication of those subnav items, meaning that I can still get to those deeper pages even though the main navigation "widget" is "broken"...
That gets one big THUMBS UP from me...
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 4:53 pm
by Luke
Well thanks

Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 4:31 pm
by RobertGonzalez
Dude, I am stealing that nav.
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 4:44 pm
by Luke
It was actually surprisingly easy to make, Everah! Of course, I used jQuery because I am crippled without it, LOL. It could use a little clean-up, because admittedly it took some trial and error to get it working properly, but here's the code so you don't have to try and extract it yourself:
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//<![CDATA[
function findPos(obj) {
var curleft = curtop = 0;
if (obj.offsetParent) {
curleft = obj.offsetLeft
curtop = obj.offsetTop
while (obj = obj.offsetParent) {
curleft += obj.offsetLeft
curtop += obj.offsetTop
}
}
return [curleft,curtop];
}
$(function(){
$('#menu li.outer').hover(
function() {
pos = findPos(this.childNodes[0]);
$(this).find('ul.flyout').css('left', pos[0]).show();
},
function() {
$(this).find('ul.flyout').hide();
}
);
})
//]]>
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.flyout {
display: none;
position: absolute;
top: 73px;
height: 30px;
list-style-type: none;
}
.flyout li {
display: inline !important;
padding: 0 !important;
}
.flyout li a {
padding-right: 1.25em;
color: #000 !important;
}
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<ul id="main-menu">
<li class="outer"><a href="http://www.indigenousdesigns.com/" class="first" id="main-link-home"><span>Home</span></a></li>
<li class="outer"><a href="company/" id="main-link-company"><span>Company</span></a>
<ul class="flyout">
<li><a href="company/index.php"><span>Our Story</span></a></li>
<li><a href="company/philosophy.php"><span>Philosophy</span></a></li>
<li><a href="company/invest.php"><span>Invest in us</span></a></li>
<li><a href="company/contact.php"><span>Contact Us</span></a></li>
<li class="last"><a href="company/sitemap.php"><span>Site map</span></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="outer"><a href="garment/" id="main-link-garment"><span>Garment Info</span></a>
<ul class="flyout">
<li class="first"><a href="garment/index.php"><span>Fibers</span></a></li>
<li><a href="garment/handmade.php"><span>Handmade</span></a></li>
<li><a href="garment/artisans.php"><span>Artisans</span></a></li>
<!--<li class="last"><a href="garment/product-care.php"><span>Product Care</span></a></li>-->
</ul>
</li>
<li class="outer"><a href="shop/" id="main-link-shop"><span>Shop</span></a>
<ul class="flyout">
<li class="last"><a href="shop/finder.php"><span>Find a store</span></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="outer"><a href="wholesale/" id="main-link-wholesale"><span>Wholesale</span></a></li>
<li class="outer"><a href="news/" class="last" id="main-link-news"><span>News</span></a></li>
</ul>
<!--/main-menu-->
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:07 pm
by RobertGonzalez
Thanks dude. I will be playing with this a little later today or tomorrow.
And crap, don't you ever stop putting out web sites?
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:11 pm
by Luke
LOL nope... I guess I don't.
Anyway... it seems that there aren't many gripes with this one? I have one... I
HATE that I had to use images for text on a few of the pages, but that's what the client insisted on. Oh well... at least it looks nice

Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:36 pm
by superdezign
I used to hate picky clients. Now, I miss having clients.

I need a new marketing campaign or something...
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:15 am
by pickle
+- The colour scheme
- The top menu functionality - it's simple, straightforward, unobtrusive & easy to navigate
- The site layout & theme & everything really lend themselves well to the company & the type of of business it is - it fits right in
-- The fact that the content isn't centered bothers me - it has no effect on the navigability or any other measurable metric of site navigation, just a personal thing.
- The appearance of the navigation: I don't like the way bolded Verdana looks. Also, the buttons have a 3D look, but everything else in the site is flat. I'd suggest getting rid of the bevel & change the font to the same size & style as the nav on the bottom.
- The navigation on the sub pages would look better if it was in a bit - not flush to the side of the window. There's too much whitespace between the side navigation & the page content.
- Have the border around the header words & image wrap around the photo too.
- I'm not really liking the rounded navigation title on the subpages - maybe it's too short, or maybe (read: more than likely) I'm just being picky.
Overall a really well designed site - the things I noticed were mostly just personal preference stuff - not an indication of anything particularly lacking.
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:45 am
by Luke
LOL everything on your negative list has been addressed... and were all insisted on by the client (the reason I chuckle is because that was like MY EXACT LIST of things I didn't like about it, but the client insisted on)
EDIT: Oh... and thanks for the kind words as well as the negative. You guys are great.
EDIT AGAIN: Oh and I can't take credit for the design... it was actually designed by somebody else.

Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:50 am
by pickle
Frick - working for people would be so much easier if they didn't have opinions.
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:52 am
by Luke
I know!! These people and their damn opinions... it's not like they own the business or anything...
