Okay. Today we'll be reviewing
Underling. Hold on tight and lets dig in!
There's not much to really say here, so this will be a very short review. It's a decent site compared to most. Certainly usable. Not much to look at though. It suffers from mediocrity. Lets see what we can do about this.
ABOVE THE FOLD - 4/5
About average here. The site is fairly compact, so it scores well. Not much to say on this.
USE OF COLOUR - 1/5
This is really one of your biggest issues. The shades of red on black do little to control the eye. While the shades aren't overly bright or painful, they are everywhere. The site is usable, but nothing really grabs the eye. It takes a bit of visual searching to register the important areas. This colour scheme needs to be drastically broadened.
You might try looking here (
http://www.colorcombos.com/black-color-schemes.html) for inspiration.
BANNER - 1/5
There's not much to say here either. Once again, the banner works in theory, but the dull colour scheme really kills it. It also doesn't really tell us much, or set a mood. It's a good concept that just fails in execution.
NAVIGATION & LAYOUT - 3/5
The site navigates well, and the layout works. It's a simple standard design, executed well.
SOCIAL TOOLS - 1/5
Well, You link your twitter which is good. And It's very visible. Unfortunately, there's no link to any other social tools. Once again, these can make a huge difference for any comic. Use them!
SECONDARY CONTENT - 3/5
The secondary content is nicely done. It's the standard affair once again, but it's executed very well.
TOTAL - 2 out of 5
Over all this isn't a terrible site. It certainly shows potential, and effort. It really suffers from it's colour scheme for the most part. It's just too much red and black. It's boring to look at. If that where fixed, it would pull your score up a great deal. Beyond that, the website does nothing WRONG, but at the same time, it doesn't really stand out in any way. It's design and execution are firmly in the realm of mediocrity. That's not a bad thing per say. As I said, I see the effort, and potential. But it still needs to be coaxed out a little more.
NEXT WEEK: We review
Estrangel! To Infinity and BEYOND!