Background image texture
Hi EE,
I am creating a website for my church , the website is :
site.ministeriosrayosdeluz
I am not really a designer, but a programmer, but I am trying to know how can I create a nice looking texture on the background to make it stand out more, I was thinking meabe a different color on the background or a texture and effects to it, also I had to create a very tall image since the scrollling once it grows , repeats the image vertically
Can you guys please suggest changesand or/ modify my background ? I'd appreciate your help a lot.
Tony
backgroundFull.jpg
I am creating a website for my church , the website is :
site.ministeriosrayosdeluz
I am not really a designer, but a programmer, but I am trying to know how can I create a nice looking texture on the background to make it stand out more, I was thinking meabe a different color on the background or a texture and effects to it, also I had to create a very tall image since the scrollling once it grows , repeats the image vertically
Can you guys please suggest changesand or/ modify my background ? I'd appreciate your help a lot.
Tony
backgroundFull.jpg
ASKER
thanks , actually I was thinking to edit the original source file, of the one I am using , I had to enlarge it and lost a little resolution, I liked the one you suggested but without cross. Would you able to change it?>
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@D_Brugge
Very nicely done. However I would offer a suggestion that in the menu bar you use a more distinct color scheme for those with "color blindness". I never cared much for that term since true color blindness is so very rare. Most just have trouble distinguishing between certain colors/shades.
Anyway, back to the menu bar. The color of the words, other than the selected item (Home) are visible yet tend to "blur" into the bar making it difficult for me to read.
The gradient is very well done and I like how you brought it into the title bar. Very professional looking. Nice use of white space to bring the attention to the center.
Back to the color issue though. The color of the top two items in the right pane are also difficult to see, at least for me.
I know that there are many variations of color blindness however the Red/Green is the most common and as one afflicted with it I like to help bring more awareness to web developers as there are so many pages out there that I simply close without actually checking them out simply because they are too difficult for me to navigate.
Just some minor suggestions to the great sample you have posted. And I agree that the yellow bar is a little hard on the eyes and also draws your attention away from the content.
Very nicely done. However I would offer a suggestion that in the menu bar you use a more distinct color scheme for those with "color blindness". I never cared much for that term since true color blindness is so very rare. Most just have trouble distinguishing between certain colors/shades.
Anyway, back to the menu bar. The color of the words, other than the selected item (Home) are visible yet tend to "blur" into the bar making it difficult for me to read.
The gradient is very well done and I like how you brought it into the title bar. Very professional looking. Nice use of white space to bring the attention to the center.
Back to the color issue though. The color of the top two items in the right pane are also difficult to see, at least for me.
I know that there are many variations of color blindness however the Red/Green is the most common and as one afflicted with it I like to help bring more awareness to web developers as there are so many pages out there that I simply close without actually checking them out simply because they are too difficult for me to navigate.
Just some minor suggestions to the great sample you have posted. And I agree that the yellow bar is a little hard on the eyes and also draws your attention away from the content.
ASKER
I am thinking an even a different color on the background, you guys are the experts, ?> what color would be the best choice , probably a a gradient, lilish gray, ??
@pony10us
Excellent points all around. In fact, I generally check sites I design for contrast and "color blindness," as well as accessibility for visually impaired. Turns out that a significant number of my viewers fall into these categories and I urge every designer to heed your sage advice and design with these needs in mind.
In this case, my mind was somewhere else and I was in a rush to get an answer up and move on to paying tasks.
Excellent points all around. In fact, I generally check sites I design for contrast and "color blindness," as well as accessibility for visually impaired. Turns out that a significant number of my viewers fall into these categories and I urge every designer to heed your sage advice and design with these needs in mind.
In this case, my mind was somewhere else and I was in a rush to get an answer up and move on to paying tasks.
@TonyReba
I like the "blue" that D_Brugge used however I can see where a grey might work as well. I would think that you would want to use a rather light to lighter grey if you chose to go that way. Perhaps create a copy both ways and test it out.
@D_Brugge
I appreciate individuals like you that take the time to test out with others. Thank you and if that is just a sample of what your are capable of then I am impressed. :)
I like the "blue" that D_Brugge used however I can see where a grey might work as well. I would think that you would want to use a rather light to lighter grey if you chose to go that way. Perhaps create a copy both ways and test it out.
@D_Brugge
I appreciate individuals like you that take the time to test out with others. Thank you and if that is just a sample of what your are capable of then I am impressed. :)
ASKER
I made a change on the background , can you please give me your opinion? and regards the menu item colors can you guys think on a better color??
On my system, at least to my eyes there appears to be a white background with either 3 or 5 (depends on how I look it) bars under the title bar. I can't tell what color they are however since they look like less white as they go up I am guessing they are the grey you were asking about.
I would comment on the choppy graphics however for that I am pretty sure it is due to the way I am connected. (RDP to server and then out the net so I only get screen updates to my system) so I imagine that it might be much cleaner for most others.
.As D_Brugge mentioned, with that much movement/animation it is a little distracting to focus on the content. Especially having it both at the top and the right.
I didn't see any real change in the colors for the links on the right so they are still a bit hard to read. I would maybe stick with the standard Blue/Grey here so that it ties in with the rest of the theme and is easier to see.
I like that you are using the lighthouse theme throughout however I would use the same lighthouse (not moving if possible) for the locations in the right side menu that you have at the top.
I would comment on the choppy graphics however for that I am pretty sure it is due to the way I am connected. (RDP to server and then out the net so I only get screen updates to my system) so I imagine that it might be much cleaner for most others.
.As D_Brugge mentioned, with that much movement/animation it is a little distracting to focus on the content. Especially having it both at the top and the right.
I didn't see any real change in the colors for the links on the right so they are still a bit hard to read. I would maybe stick with the standard Blue/Grey here so that it ties in with the rest of the theme and is easier to see.
I like that you are using the lighthouse theme throughout however I would use the same lighthouse (not moving if possible) for the locations in the right side menu that you have at the top.
Place this between your <HEAD> and </HEAD> tags to keep it from scrolling
<STYLE>
<!--
BODY {background-attachment: fixed;}
//-->
</STYLE>
As for the background, perhaps take a look here: http://www.dazzlejunction.com/tumblr/christian/cross_1.jpg.html