I agree with everything with one issue: using a mailto: link is probably not a good idea for a site that may receive a fair bit of exposure...That is a spam attack waiting to happen (unless encoded in some way of course...)...
Id recommend setting the global font size to 16px instead of 14px...and the menu font-size to 14px (you will have to make the search region a hair smaller) but, as far as accessibility you'd gain a few points in my book.
I would also increase the line height...it is often something that is overlooked but increasing it can really improve readability.
edit: one more thing - the scroll up arrow; i think it should be the dark blue, not a black...it doesn't fit the UI...
Excellent work though...the initial site was rough.
I think the website it dramatically better, gives it a more contemporary look rather than a early 2000's or 90's approach.
To embelish on what @kgscott284 said in regards or using the mailto:. If it's really necessary to use it than you can incorporate something like this to protect against spam.
Hello,
I am redesigning a charity website and would appreciate some feedback or any suggestions for improvement.
This is the original website - http://rasa-advocacy.org.uk/
This is the redesign - http://rasa-wakefield.org.uk/wp/
Thanks
A couple of quick thoughts...
First of all, it looks a lot nicer than the original, more immediate eye-appeal, IMO, more inviting for the visitor.
What I like (mostly macro-level stuff):
What I'm not crazy about:
And a general pet peeve: the contact page. For basic messages, wouldn't linking the "contact" menu item to a basic mailto link be better?
Sorry for the funky formatting! I'm not having much success using markdown here...
I agree with everything with one issue: using a mailto: link is probably not a good idea for a site that may receive a fair bit of exposure...That is a spam attack waiting to happen (unless encoded in some way of course...)...
Id recommend setting the global font size to 16px instead of 14px...and the menu font-size to 14px (you will have to make the search region a hair smaller) but, as far as accessibility you'd gain a few points in my book.
I would also increase the line height...it is often something that is overlooked but increasing it can really improve readability.
edit: one more thing - the scroll up arrow; i think it should be the dark blue, not a black...it doesn't fit the UI...
Excellent work though...the initial site was rough.
@jshjohnson,
I think the website it dramatically better, gives it a more contemporary look rather than a early 2000's or 90's approach.
To embelish on what @kgscott284 said in regards or using the
mailto:. If it's really necessary to use it than you can incorporate something like this to protect against spam.html
jQuery
$(function() { $('.email').each(function() { var $email = $(this); var address = $email.text() .replace(/\s*\[at\]\s*/, '@') .replace(/\s*\[dot\]\s*/g, '.'); $email.html(''+ address +''); }); });or use php if so choose, just my two cents..
I've been using http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/si-contact-form/ for awhile mow with no problems.
You spelled Seekers as Seeksers on the top right.
Thanks for the feedback guys - I appreciate it.