The Spiffy Sailormoon Page!: http://www2.crosswinds.net/japan/~immora/main.html
The Spiffy Sailor Moon Page is a site that seems to have *just* the right amount of everything. The graphics are attractive, but neither too sparse nor overburdening. While there is a lot of information, Immora chops it up into smaller, bite-sized chunks and intersperses it with pics. When I first loaded the page, I thought: "Oh no...simple graphics!" That thought was almost immediately banished when I saw the page. There is something to be said for a page like the Millennium series, which likes to push the edge of graphics wizardry. On the other hand, pages like The Spiffy Sailor Moon Page prove that you don't need to be a graphics guru to put up an attractive page. Like I said earlier, there is a TON of information on this site. The information page is possibly the best-built area on the site, and it shows. The series information is in-depth and informative. Immora uses the original version names, a relief for those of you who feel you are inundated by DiC. I was especially impressed by the information on the Sailors themselves...there were several things I discovered that I did not know before, so I was impressed. :) Immora even designed a 404 error page if you hit an area of the site that is not available. Most people leave this sort of thing to the ISP. There are a few minor negatives on this page. First, although it is a nice touch, Immora needs to complete the site and retire the 404 page. There are a couple areas where I was thinking: "This will be cool!" only to be greeted by: "Oops! You've selected something that doesn't exist..." Also, there was a slight problem with load time in a couple of the information areas and a few broken pics. While these were not overly annoying, it is something that can be looked at. Immora was right though. TSSMP *is* "spiffy". Artemis' Score: 9
Cute page, good and colorful. Simple designs are nice. Immora shows good understanding of the characters in the profiles, the background page is also very good. Information is not long and rambling and it covers all important points well. I do like the way these pages are all full of the webmistress' opinions. It's refreshing. Nice fanfics. That Outer Senshi commercial in the Pathetic Soldier Sailormoon one... just read it. ^_^ My suggestions are few... I would just recommend finishing and putting online the sections that aren't up yet, but I'm sure the page owner is probably working on that already. I'd be quite interested to see episode reviews especially, and the villians profiles... villians are the best characters! ^_^ Also, the page takes quite a while to load, but I have a strong suspicion that Crosswinds is to blame. Something I usually say as a 'tip' is to build the site up more and add more sections, but I can't say that here because the site somehow gives a feeling of completeness; it's not a huge site but I think it's fine that way. Concluding, I'd say this page definately is spiffy. ^_^ Luna's Score: 8.5
First Impressions: Like Luna, I like the simplistic feel that this page has. So many people think that more is better, when I prefer quality over quantity. I like the consistant color scheme. Everything is easy to read since she was kind enough to use contrasting colors on a white background. The picture of Usagi is cute and appropriate in expressing the feel of the page. I decided to check out the "What's New" page first and was pleased to see that she has stuck with the same approach as her index page. I love pages that have a consistant feel. She has detailed note on her updates page, very thorough. The information page carries on the feel and offers background information, a section for senshi and villians, and season (summaries?) A few of the sections have not been completed. The entertainment page offers fanfiction, and outer senshi shrine (currently being rennovated,) and a "You Know You Worship The Senshi Too Much When..." section (heh funny!.) She has lots of originality (which too is rare in pages these days.) Miscellaneous section contains various reviews and other "stuff." The center alignment on the CD Reviews and Song Reviews pages look odd and is hard to follow. I would avoid using center alignment in lists because the lines look choppy under different resolutions. You might want to go in and put some breaks in the coding so it isn't so hard to read. The "Stuff" page and Episode Reviews page are not available. The only think I can think to improve upon is to get those missing pages up and work on alignment. I really enjoyed my visit to this page and hope others will check it out for design style and content. Diana's Score: 8.5 Overall Score: 8.7 |
