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Site Name: Cannelle
Owner: Stef
Reviewed by: Georgina
Reviewed on: 23rd July 2008
Site Name
Your site name is very unique, nothing stupid like ‘MizzRainbowKizz’ etc. or sites like ‘kawaii lemon’ when ‘kawaii’ is seen in a lot of sites. I’d like to know how you got the name though!
Layout
Your layout is very well made. The colours work well together, and your CSS matches it too. It’s good that your layout has your site name on it – I like how your site name is done. The layers used on the layout show that you’ve really put a lot of work into this, and the use of light and shading really add to it – around the octopus is an example. Your navigation is clear and easy to find. I also like the rollovers; it kinda makes everything more alive. I like your update bubble and think it is a great idea, but don’t think it’s necessary. Noticing from your previous updates, you don’t seem to update often, therefore I don’t see much use in your update box. Just in case you were to update a little more often from now on, if you wrote a little more than usual, it would result in the need for a scrollbar in the box, which won’t look too good considering that it is a speech bubble. Another concern is that your layout is quite large and doesn’t look great in all resolutions. Mine is 1152 by 864 and it looks stunning, but I’m sure that for other people who have 800 by 600 (yes, sadly some people still use that horrid resolution) it doesn’t look that great. Also, I tested your layout in Internet Explorer but the layout cannot be scrolled to see your counter and visitors online, which can also prove inconvenient for people with smaller resolution screens who may not be able to see your entire layout.
Content
GIRL:
I’m glad you provided a little info about yourself and your likes/dislikes. Many sites don’t provide much information, or just write ‘My name is Misty and I’m 18, I like webdesign’. I love getting to know more about the webmisstresses/masters of websites. I like what you have included, there isn’t really much more to say about this section. I like how you set out your pocket town but the iframe doesn’t look quite right in Firefox; it needs some scrolling.
YOU:
Your visitor section is really very appealing. I love how you set out a special place for the web material. It makes it seem like that is a highlight of your site, and it is! There’s so much stuff for visitors and your graphics are really good. Your adoptions are also really good, and very unique, especially those like the condoms and vibrators. While you already have a warning, I think you should put those adoptions in a separate area (for 16+ or something), along with your articles such as your sex facts, because I personally don’t think your warning is big enough, and people are bound to scroll quickly until they find something appealing to the eye if they don’t see what they think is eye candy straight away. You placed your old adoptions in a separate section so I don’t think it would hurt to place these more M-X rated parts in their own section too.
I loved your entertainment section even though there was nothing much, I loved looking around for the paintbrushes and thinking ‘OMG I KNOW THAT SONG’.
You should also make more special adoptions! Many of the adopted people’s sites come up with a dead link – so I think you should put them up for adoption again so other people can love them =).
WEB:
This section is rather small. I love how you displayed all the screenshots of your old layouts but I was a little disappointed that you didn’t have anything about your site name and history. I usually like to know how people started their sites, and I really wanted to know where you got ‘Cannelle’ from! Also I think you should put in a contact form like on your special adoptions page (people get lazy unfortunately) – that also needs to be fixed up. You can go to http://allforms.mailjol.net. It’s the form service I use and I would recommend it – you just specify email, field names, it’s pretty simple and free, unless you upgrade.
Originality
Never seen anything like your site! The adoptions just blow me away. Your layouts, and I’ve seen some of your previous ones, are just spectacular.
Errors
I think you should fix up the contact form. You also have a dead image on your affiliates page, and a few dead links – sites that no longer exist, etc. Also in future try to make your site a little more user friendly in terms of resolution etc – remember some people still use the crappy small resolutions!
