amanda's review

first impression

mark: 17/20

It's great to see auch a different and unique layout like yours. I love the images and brushes you've used. Some of the colours you've used in the CSS are slightly random and you could have used some from the main image but that doesn't matter very much. The CSS overall is very nice, I like how the navigation is big and clear and easy to access. I think it would be nice to have images on the rollovers? Just a little touch and to help distinguish them as links a little better. The pop-up sidebar is interesting but I like it. I think if the font were a bit bigger and the window the actual length of the sidebar so you don't have to scroll down then it would work really well. But this is definitely a front page which makes me want to check out the rest of the site, great job.

content

mark: 33/40

I like the banner you've made, it's very original and different and i'd like to see more - you've obviously spent a lot of time on it. All of your blends are made very well though they are a bit plain and having no credit may encourage stealers. I suggest adding some brushes, textures and text and perhaps putting the blends you have now in a different section, perhaps banner/blend bases? I'd like to see a preview of the CSS you offer, a screenshot or just a page with it on. I love the icons, you've used brushes and text very well. I would suggest perhaps seperating them into sections to make it easier & cleaner. The wallpapers you have on offer are really great, very unique and very useable too. I like the fact how they're not overcrowded with textures and fonts and brushes, but instead are very professional and simple - perfect. Your brushes are simple but well-made and unique, the only problem is the previews don't fit the blog, they're just slightly bigger. The colour palettes are scarce, I would like to see more, but it's good how you've used 4 colours or more in each one. The textures are nice and different and i'd suggest making one or two of them into icon textures too? You have some good images there. The tutorials are all very well written but some of them are pretty simple and can be found on a lot of sites, like making stamps, colour bubbles and uploading to photobucket. The others though are all very original and I particularly like the grunge layout tutorial. There aren't as many tutorials as i'd have liked but I think that's okay as you've obviously spent time on each one trying to show different techniques and effects. Overall your content is very well made and useful to others and I hope you keep adding and developing it.

blogs

mark: 9/10

Unfortunately you only have one blog so it's hard for me to really evaluate them but the blog you have at the moment is very nice. It's interesting to read, not too long/short, incorporates both life and site stuff and gives readers a lot to comment about. So keep it up (:

other pages

mark: 18/20

The page about you is split into sections well which makes it easier to read. You provide lots of nice and interesting facts and provide anything anyone would need to know - but not too much haha. I think what would make the section look neater would be to have an almost index page with links leading to different pages and different parts of about you, e.g bio, favourites, contact etc.. or even some quick links at the top. I don't think 'contact' should be at the bottom as it's quite important. The site section is well organized, particularly the credits section. It's a shame you don't have an actual contact form, I think that would be a good addition. And no tracker/counter either, which I think would be very useful to you. But you have all the main info so good job.

other opinions

mark: 10/10

Your host thinks very highly of you and called your site both creative and original. She also said you keep out of drama which is a big help to her and also a good quality to have as a webmistress. Your affiliates say you comment regularly and your comments are always nice to read and the main advice was to keep doing what you're doing (:

Total marks: 87/100

Your site has a lot of potential and i'm sure you will be extremely successful. You are very talented at what you do and I love how you have a very unique style and always do things a little differently. I hope you keep developing your website by adding more content and perhaps polishing the edges. You should be very proud of what you have, well done (: