Website design review

[DontCare4Free]

Could you please take a look at my site and give me your two cents about the design?

[Ad Bot]

[Kobewarrior]

The design seems pretty plain.

[Dread]

The design seems pretty

[Anti-Block]

The white is a bit bland(y'think?), and it could do with some more icons.

[Night Fox]

It's bland.
But I do like the white and grey sorta thing.

[otto-san]

what are you using as a host

[DontCare4Free]

what are you using as a host

My little brothers (can't do that quote mark on phone, except for when it's in the dictionary) old gaming computer, which I've upgraded quite a bit.

[otto-san]

My little brothers (can't do that quote mark on phone, except for when it's in the dictionary) old gaming computer, which I've upgraded quite a bit.

ok

[DontCare4Free]

The white is a bit bland(y'think?), and it could do with some more icons.

Firstly, I'm trying to keep the page size down, and secondly, I'm really awful at pretty much anything involving a picture editor.

[Night Fox]

I would try to make something for you if I wasn't on my laptop

[Sheath]

I've done some paid freelance webdesign before so I have some minor experience.

The design isn't bland; its blank. There isn't design. Just a page full of text, positioned a bit with a few lines to visually separate the content. There isn't much to say on the matter. Even the hyperlinks are formatted with the default blue underline, so it feels extra unpolished. The thing that stands out the most is the grey behind the blog posts which is practical at best.

The layout is fine. Classic header with horizontal navigation, then a sidebar below to the left with the main content to the right. Perfect. However, the header itself needs work. Its cramped badly, you need some spacing there to make the elements more centered to the page.

The source looks pretty clean. Liquid repositioning is standard but nice to see nonetheless.

You really need to work on the visuals. I think you were trying to go for the minimal white design, but it looks more unfinished rather than considered.

[QuantumEagle]

Like Sheath said, the layout is fine.

To me, a couple of interesting colour schemes come to mind here:

Darker (70%-ish) gray background
White text
Pale green/cyan or orange for smaller graphics
This font for large image headings
Something else for site text

White background
Gray (50%-ish) for headings
This font for large image headings
Something else for site text

[DontCare4Free]

Even the hyperlinks are formatted with the default blue underline, so it feels extra unpolished.

That is intentional, to make it obvious that it is a link. Besides, it isn't exactly the default.

Like Sheath said, the layout is fine.

To me, a couple of interesting colour schemes come to mind here:

Darker (70%-ish) gray background
White text
Pale green/cyan or orange for smaller graphics
This font for large image headings
Something else for site text

White background
Gray (50%-ish) for headings
This font for large image headings
Something else for site text

I'll have a look at it ASAP.

I remember the old version was black background where the content divs were white.

[Sheath]

That is intentional, to make it obvious that it is a link.

Your average end-user isn't familiar with the default representation of a hyperlink. Most people are intelligent enough to know what a navigation bar is and how to use it. A well designed navigation bar doesn't need to scream out what it is anyway.

[Night Fox]

The design isn't bland; its blank. There isn't design. Just a page full of text, positioned a bit with a few lines to visually separate the content.

That means it's bland...