09.04.03: Daryn Draven
. : blue : : moon : .
15/30 - Overall Design:
I probably just don't "get" the idea behind this design, but it just seems... sloppy. The poem on the left seems completely out of place, and the navigation is ridiculous. Every link is separated by || making them difficult to read. Half of it is on the right, and the other half is at the bottom of each entry.
15/20 - Functional:
Not.. really. There's too much going on, and it's hard to figure out just where you are. Everything seems scattered -- which may be an accurate reflection of who you are, or how you feel. However, I have no idea, because I have no desire to read your diary. This is not to imply, by the way, that I don't want to read your diary because of your layout, but rather that I don't really like reading people's diaries at all.
5/10 - Aesthetic:
It's okay. The ghostly image that floats behind your navigation just looks... strange. Again, this is my "hey, someone explain this to me, because I don't get it" simplicity coming out. I just don't get it. Beyond that, the resolution is weird. I couldn't find your navigation (to the right) at first, because I had to maximize my browser. I'm already on 1024x768, man, what more do you want?
15/20 - Navigation:
Everything seems to work, it's just difficult to read what everything says, and it's tiresome to try and figure it out.
10/10 - Originality:
Oh, very original.
5/10 - Browser Compatible:
It looks like absolute shit in some versions of I.E.
Total: 75/100
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