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Site Name: xdinna
Owner: Cristina
Reviewed by: Georgina
Reviewed on: 27th May 2009
Site Name
I like it – it’s easy to remember and I have no problems!
Coding and Validation
Your coding is valid. Good stuff Cristina!
Your CSS has 1 error.
color : 000; in your table selector should have # for the colour code.
Browser Compatibility & Usability
Browsershots.org tells me your site is fine in most browsers.
The layout is centered which is good. The font size is comfortable.
The navigation is clear, but it’s also small at the top of the page. Consider making it a bit bigger!
Layout
It’s a very funky simple layout. What really grabs me is the nice soft colours and vibrant colours used together. You have a pale purple, but a nice vibrant pink.
The header image is creative; breaking your site name unto funky colours with text with a striped face. It matches the background really well. Of course I’m assuming the textured background is your own; which is a good sign of orignality.
I really like the colours used because it’s rare that green and purple, not to mention pink, are used. The grey stripy background really balances everything out so it looks fantastic, even though it’s very simple.
I personally would have preferred your site name to be written straight out rather than being broken up into “xd”, “inna”, and “.info”. The colour changes are just perfect, but I thought you could have the text all on the same line, that’s all.
Content
About
I think you should call this section ‘site’. This is because you have site advertising here as well, not just information. Also, “Informations” should be “Information”.
On all your advertising pages, since they are based on the same template, you have a few errors:
xdinna advertising should be xdinna’s advertising
guaranty should be guarantee
no morn should be no porn.
Also, you should state whether payment is required before applying – or after. Just so people are sure.
On the donate page:
for ever should be forever.
On your page about yourself:
she dead should be she died
in present should be currently
that are true should be that they are true
life Catalin should be life, Catalin
nothing for should be nothing to
can stay more should be can’t stay more
I’ll can stay should be I can stay
I’m smoking from should be I’ve been smoking for
go at University should be go to University
and I hate Romanian should be but I hate Romanian
because isn’t should be because it isn’t
use to straight it and it’s should be used to straighten it and it
listen artists should be listen to artists
always make me should be always makes me.
Some people could be offended by this:
When I see people who listen rock or are EMO that injure the people who sing this kind of music I want to let them die because they are some fucking retards that don’t know the mean of the words “live your life”.
I mean, I listen to rock music, and it’s NOT always ‘emo’ or angry and ‘life sucks’! So I suggest you change it to something like:
I don’t really like rock or emo music. Sometimes it can be very depressing and upsetting and they don’t really show that you should “live your life”, and that’s what I believe in.
Further errors on this page:
that mean should be like
dead should be death
and they doesn’t look what they are should be by how they look
in this word should be in this world
doesn’t care should be don’t care
their self should be themselves
finish it should be finish
waiting you should be I’ll be waiting!
On the affiliates page:
anyway I’m going to accept you should be I’ll accept you anyway
also I’m not should be but I am not
to have what should be to have something.
On your contact page:
everyday should be every day.
Credits and link back are fine.
The site story could be a bit more spread out – maybe write them into more paragraphs; that way it is easier to read.
it’s great that I can should be it was great that I could
i-frame should be i-frames
in every should be on every
he will host me should be he would host me
stable domain should be stable subdomain
a little time should be quite some time
pay me it should be pay for me
best thing it should be best thing that
PNGs hundreds should be PNGs, hundreds
didn’t used containers should be didn’t use containers
hadn’t my should be hadn’t got
advices should be advice
fan update should be FanUpdate
made them works should be made them work
content,but should be content, but
in march should be in March
So born xdinna should be So xdinna was born
will be always should be will always be.
Fun/contests
I don’t know why you have contests, then “Informations” (that should be “Information”). Aren’t all of these contests? 
The “win a domain” page has the title “Button Bases” – oops, better fix that. You also have an unknown symbol in the word “it’s”.
New Yourk should be New York.
You can make this page a bit more organised. Don’t have the headings, like “Prizes”, “Rules”, etc, so close to the text before it.
I was just playing your reflex game, and I got an error when I sent the form.
Reviews
Good to see you brought them back!
about site should be about your site
shorter, longer should be short, long
most used should be commonly used
comment your layout should be comment on your layout
if I’ll see should be if I see
some advices should be some advice
and a half of a bear should be half of a bear
make another thing should be do something other
gooder should be better
deffinetely should be definitely.
On the queue page, don’t should be didn’t.
Resources
On this page, you don’t need to capitalise “Resource”.
All the downloads are excellent! I really love the blog smilies. The layouts are excellent; I might even use one when I’m too lazy to make my own haha.
The backgrounds are simple but nice. You should use <code> to display the code, not <textarea>. Textarea is intended for forms and user input, not for displaying code.
It took me a while to notice the other sizes of buttons. Maybe you should put them all on the same page under different headings.
The icons are beautiful; I love the cakes and fireworks. Adding text on some of them would make some of them look more interesting though.
On the photography page, take should be taken.
The sky ones here are the best. You should improve on the flowers and plants though, because they have too much flash (try not to take them in the dark), and I do like the little yellow and white flowers but they don’t stand out much. Work on improving these!
Not many people use pixel texts but I love these! They’re very neat and well made.
The textures are very nice, very pretty. They’re also quite large, which is good for flexible use.
The glitter generator is fun. But did you make all these glittery letters yourself? If not, you should credit, and make sure you are allowed to distribute. I don’t really like glitter text – it is annoying and distracting.
Also credit for the MySpace layout generator if you did not make it.
Tutorials
The advanced picture one is fine! Even though I don’t like the result, the tutorial is easy to understand and you’ve got all the screenshots there – good stuff.
I’m quite impressed by your CSS tutorial. I don’t usually see you writing coding tutorials and this one is good.
to left and one to right should be to the left and one to the right
to define style should be to define a style
specific the ids should be specify the ids
will looks should be will look.
On layout tutorial 1:
oine should be one
is a nice colors should be is a nice color
layout simpel to do should be layout that is simple to make
hope now I helped you if you should be hope I helped you if you were
with making should be by making
Poligonal should be Polygonal
start cut parts should be start cutting parts
start ad should be start adding
Add some texts should be Add some text.
I like this layout – very creative and works great. I am not a big fan of the green though, and I don’t really like the cloudy result. It makes it look a bit dark.
On your second layout tutorial:
now I should be Now I
black bacground should be a black background
buble should be bubble
checked simulate pelasure should be check simulate pleasure
No we should be Now we
optain should be obtain
hte layer style froma should be the layer style from a.
The final result is great. However, the PNG link is a 404.
On your texture tutorial:
heardness should be hardness
later should be layer
in following should be in the following
optain should be obtain
another lines should be another line
new later should be new layer.
I really like this tutorial. I don’t see many texture tutorials and I’m not very good at making them myself, so this is nice to see.
Originality & Creativity
You’re definitely still original and creative. Don’t forget that you must credit everything; in particular the generators.
You have a lot of resources, keep this up, and keep making your own original resources.
Organisation & Errors
Your site is still very organised. I really like the breadcrumbs at the top of each page.
Some pages, like your site history, could be spaced out a bit more neatly.
Overall Comment
I think your site is still original and creative, Cristina. All that I’m concerned about are grammar and spelling mistakes. You have a lot more than last time, which is understandable because you have more pages.
However, I think that to prevent the number of errors, you should check your pages before you upload them and make them available to the public. You can check it through a spell checker, or, you know that I can always help you. Checking your pages (because you do have a lot of typing mistakes as well) before uploading them will make sure that you have less errors, because as you know, it takes me a while to go through them.
This layout is creative and very nice but I think you could do better. Your other layouts featuring models were excellent. This one is great; but just one of the less better ones.
I also think you can add more content. Have more original things. Your layouts are excellent; those are what I think you could add more of this time around.
