I'm a novice webmaster for a small non-profit HIV/AIDS coalition. I originally created our website several years ago using FrontPage and I was never completely satisfied with it. I recently completed a few HTML and XHTML classes and have redone the web site from scratch writing all my own code. The link to the revamped pages is http://www.aidsnetpa.org/new web site/default.htm.

According to the statistics on our current FrontPage site, visitors come to our site mainly to find places to get tested for HIV and where to get care services. So I have simplified the site to make it more user friendly for that audience.

I'm looking for feedback on the color scheme, the layout, how the information is presented, etc. I created a slideshow .swf file with Flash Slideshow Generator software which appears on the home page; however, it loads very slowly. Any suggestions on how I can tweek the slideshow so that it loads faster would be appreciated.

I ran my files through the W3C Markup Validation Service and they were all compliant. I viewed the site in IE, Netscape, Mozilla and Opera and it appears okay in each browser, other than the slideshow taking way too long to load.

Thank you.

Cindy

I am not getting anything from the url you gave?

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When I made the post, it lost the rest of the address after the space after "new." I've added underlines to the name of the subfolder on the server to eliminate the spaces. It should work now.

AIDSNET HIV/AIDS Coalition

1. There is a white space about 1-2 pixels high underneath the movie. Firefox under Mac OS 10.5.1.

2. You need to resave the logo using a blue (and not white) background (or matte as Photoshop calls it). That will remove the white fuzzies in the logo.

3. San-serif fonts are much better for screens than serif fonts which are better for print.

4. The design is very plain. See if you can find a graphic artist to volunteer a new look.

5. Only links should be underlined. Text should be bolded or italicized (rarely) for emphasis.

6. Be more aggressive about asking for money. For example, Safe Harbor Lab Rescue and make it easy by using PayPal.

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Dave Barnes
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Dave,

Thank you for your suggestions. I will address all the issues you have raised. We've attempted several times to find a talented volunteer to help in the design of the site and no takers but will put a request out again.

Cindy