Hi guys,
We just completed phase one of the Velvet Nightclub website.

I know there is still a lot to do, but we are now in our review phase and was wondering if anyone wanted to throw in some feedback?

Looking for feedback on usability, accessibility (I know, I know, Flash was part of the spec).

Thanks

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Nice site

One thing that strikes me is that the main navigation links (purple on black) are a little hard to read. Considering that many users wont be net-savvy I think that the nav needs to be more distinguishable from the footer text. Not a criticism, but you askekd for some feedback

Did you notice the comments I made on my blog about RFS?

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Thanks for the reply Richard.
Yea, the Nav was a bit of an issue, however we are in the process of adding screenreader tags and alternate stylesheets. We were also provided a copywriter for this project so....

I'll look into some alternatives and run it by them.

But any other feedback would be appreciated.


Regarding your comments, yea, I got them. Thank you so much. I have been run off my feet the past week. I just got back to Germany (Again) after a week of meetings back in Ireland so I have not had much time to do any personal replies. I apologize.

I wanted to have a chat with you about SES. (Waiting for Part 2!). I am so jealous you met who you did!

Just had a quick look but it looks brill, I think flash works well with club sites, bands etc. I notice that when I open it in firefox it kills my changing tabs response time. Probably the high cpu demand from the flash. All you need now are some pictures of some hot chicks on it

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Is this club open when I come down to Search Marketing World?

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Yes, it officially opens tonight. It's absolutely stunning inside. So yes, it will be open when you come down for SMW, but it's not in the city center so you'd be going out of your way to go to Velvet!

Thanks for the feedback. I don't have an issue with the switch times. The club owners and project managers use Firefox too (I know, a rare pleasure!) and they don't have any issues. What version are you using? What plugins have you installed? What OS are you using?

Is anyone else experiencing this?

It's a nice site. It represents the club well I must say. Their target market seems to be a bit upper market than other spots in swords. Why they let me in, I'll never know!! Tara has told me a few times not to be the last to leave the V bar but it seems to be 4/5am when I finally make the journey home.

I really like the site though. The nav links look fine to me. They seem more pink than purple. Did you change them?

Here's something interesting...

In Firefox, I have skype toolbar installed that changes numbers to clickable numbers on web pages. It throws out the mailing list at the bottom. Nothing you can really do about it I don't think. Also, it aligns nicely in the centre (horizontal and vertical) in FF but not in IE7 (i.e. it doesn't do the centre vertically).

http://www.davidbehan.com/stuff/velvet-ff.jpg
http://www.davidbehan.com/stuff/velvet-ie7.jpg

Good job though.

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Cheers Dave! I'll get on that straight away. IE7 will be the death of me!

I didn't know you knew Tara. And what's someone like you doing in the Vbar I have ot say, I have never worked with someone as professional as Tara and RORO consulting. They have been an absolute pleasure to work with.

I was hoping to meet up with you and Peter (Edenweb) when I was home last week but I just had too much on my plate to organize something. I'll be back for a month on the 6th of March so maybe we could organize something then?

Happy days, I'll just have to tell the wife the conference is 2 days and stay overnight.
But on a serious note, the look of the site does the club justice.