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version 15

version: 16
feturing: Avenged Sevenfold
lyrics: Betrayed by Avenged Sevenfold
fonts: Helena, Times New Roman, Rockwell, Rockwell Bold
time: about 8 hours
issued: January 1st, 2010

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xXBlackXDiamondXx Layouts

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site: xXBlackXDiamondXx Layouts
owner: Madison
reviewed: February 13th, 2009

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first impression

Honestly now? I wasn't aware the Xs were still present in the site name, since they're not in the URL. Madison, it's not a piczo site!

xXBlaackXDiamondXx Layouts was written as the site name on the review form, "blackdiamond" is written on the graphic.

For the blog - they were affected, not effected. Affect = verb; effect = noun.

graphic

The avatars don't flow nicely, or relate to each other, which is the main thing I don't like. The fonts used, besides the one that was used for "blackdiamond."

The flower brushes are nice, but because they have a sketched effect, there are a few too many overlapping.

I like the background texture, though I hate how the paper backgroud for the div repeats on the right. It takes up 1/5 of the screen on my computer.

What's up with the random washed out lightning bolt? It's out of place and the color doesn't go nicely.

coding

The CSS is nice. Everytihng is readable, different fonts are used, colors from the graphic are used... good job, for realz.

I don't like how the headers' letters are cut off.

content

Time for the visitors' area! Content includes homepage layouts, banners, icons, and pixels.

homepage layouts;
Sub categories include anime, celebrities, lyrics, models, movies, and other.

Sorry, I'm just not going to look at the anime ones. I hate anime.

Avril Lavigne layout is very well done. Jessica Alba layout is a little crowded, but overall, it's nice and pleasing.

Some are just too crowded: Audrey Kitching, Don't Be Afraid, and Hannah Beth 2.

"Rapture" is just... not well made at all. It shows no graphic talent at all!

"Twilight" is her site layout, just slightly rearranged and with "Twilight" and that stupid line on it: and so the lion fell in love with the lamb.

banners;
Sub categories include anime, bands, celebrities, lyris, models, movies, and other.

For real? The Avenged Sevenfold banner just has a texture over it! That's not talent.

"Voice Your Prophecy" looks like something that should be on piczo. It's crowded, neon colored, and has a cluster of brushes that don't go well together, along with a choppy outline.

Paramore is cute, fun and silly.

icons;
Sub categories include anime, celebrities, and movies.

The celebrity icons (except for the last one) and the only "movies" one are nice, well made, and just plain cool.

pixels;
Sub categories include pepole, smilies, and buttons.

Though the people are well made, what would anyone use them for? The smilies are adorable and very well made. The butons are a little plain, I guess.

navigation

Rollovers are used for navigating the site. Site, owner, visitor, and home. I don't like the rollover effects. They don't coincide with one another; it's random each time and it doesn't look nice.

A nice list of credits can be found off of the site page.

overall

Black Diamond - as I would prefer to call this site - is an organized site with CSS knowledge and graphic knowledge.

I think some of the older content is still being displayed, which should be disposed of and replaced.

The content all seems fairly usable for the most part. Cutting down on cluster in layouts would be a good idea for Madison, but also making sure that some aren't too plain and boring. A layout can be simple without being boring.

XXXXXXXXXXXXBLACK DIAMOND? Black Diamond, preferably.

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This cbox is for visitors to comment about the sites that have been reviewed. It is not for visitors' complaints, defending of friends, telling me how to review sites, or for juding my site. If you want to do one of those listed above, feel free to e-mail me at skylineillusions@yahoo.com which is the site e-mail that I check frequently; I don't feel as if there is a need for any one to e-mail me over these reviews, though. I check this cbox about once every two weeks, usually only if one of my friends says "Go look at that cbox!"



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