Moon Central:
Amphrite's Moon Central is a rather new Sailor Moon site which seems to focus on getting people acquainted with the dub series. It is a nice page, but a work in progress... Let's start with the positives. The overall graphics layout is nice, and the page, although it is a frame layout, is not too obnoxious. The frame menu is actually quite nice. The sounds page is both informative and extensive. The site master had some help with the graphics layout and possibly a few other things, and gave an entire page to giving credit where it is due. That deserves recognition. There are some problems with the page. First off, and I don't harp on this often, but be prepared to be attacked by Javascript errors. The site is not on Geocities, so it is not a fault with popups, but it is annoying to have to halt javascript operations when they crash. The site master often sprinkles his information with opinions. The entire "facts" page is full of rants about how this and that should have been done. In the information itself, there are lines such as these: "Jedite is soon locked in an eternal sleep by Beryl (so I guess he died)" and others which suggest that the site master may not have all the information straight. Like I said before, this is a site with potential. It will be interesting to see how the site evolves. Artemis' Score: 6
A small page, but from humble beginnings there is always the spark of potential. This page is no exception. It's a page based on the American version, and it has some info on the show, facts, images, audio and links. Derrian should be spelt Darien, but other than that there's no misinformation apparent. Some of the things in the facts section were very interesting... I'd certainly not known most of them. The audio section is mostly comprised of music pieces in .mid format, and the gallery is a little disorganised (all pics are slapped on the same page at full size). There's room for improvement, but mostly I'd just like to see more on the page. ^_^ Luna's Score: 5
Artemis may have not minded the use of frames, but this is one of my pet peeves. Not every page needs frames and the majority of these people use them just because they make your site look more complex. This layout would also work with a site map on the side. At least the author has learned how to code so we aren't stuck in the frames when we leave the site. On a positive note, I like the colors that the author put into designing the buttons and banners. The banner in the top frame repeats itself and looks odd on my resolution. The gallery page is really slow loading. Try cutting back on excess graphics on pages like this. Definately look into using thumbnails with your images...your viewers will thank you! =) The "About" page gives a summary of the Dic show, but I see some misspellings. Darien not Darrien. This section has not been finished. The author gets tired of telling about the first season and then just jumps into the second season. Take a few minutes and finish the first season so the summary will finish the timeline. The fact section is quite informative! At least the author won't be labeled a mindless dubbie. Check your spellings (Artemis.) This is my favorite section so far... Nice midi collection...lots of research has gone into finding them on the net. Author notes that he is currently looking for more. Why not put links to other sites with midis at the bottom? A little more organization wouldn't hurt either. Overall this page is a nice start. Layout will improve as the page progresses. Try looking around at pages that are similar to see how they approached their layout. Web design is a creative, learning process that is always evolving. Diana's Score: 6 Overall Score: 5.7 |
