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DanielH · Brisbane Forum Guest Joined: 09 Oct 2005 Posts: 7

Hello there,
Im sure many of you know about Park Brisbane. We have been working for months to put together a site that is going to show every possible aspect and information of this skyscraper. It is still under developement and there will be tons of information and photos added, but i hope you will still enjoy it Smile

What you can already see:
-Construction photos
-Renders
-Park models, ads, plans
-Articles..

www.Parkbrisbaneskyscraper.com

HellPoe · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 3:52 pm Post subject: Re: Park Brisbane site

I have right to submit my opinion though most people hardly subscribes to my ideas ;0). The background color is quite dim and doesn’t bring fist sight attraction. Why do u not add some animation too ? You don’t need to make a Caption “ Park Brisbane skyscrapers”........... Ads of google in the middle of page , reveals amateur web site.

First think and think again what are we going to do and how to put all information at right place to attract the people .....

I thought u started last night though u claim that u guys had been doing for one month Mad

let me show u a pic
http://lubaszowa.tuchow.pl/galeria/wiezowce/Park_Brisbane_ok_800_m_Dubaj_ZEA_zako_czenie_budowy_2008

DanielH · Brisbane Forum Guest Joined: 09 Oct 2005 Posts: 7

Hello HP,

Background: imo the colour fits the page, the main goal is the content, not really the layout
Animation: might be in the future
Ads: factually its not in the middle. The purpose of the ad is that we have invested nearly 100$ in the host+domain. And as you can see the size of it is quite small. It also gives relevant sites which might be interesting for some, i dont think its a disadvantage to have it for visitors.

We have not started last night. If its possible to make a design and collect the information under one night, please tell me how.
Infact we have started it about half a year ago.

Take a look on "big sites" on the internet which have over million visitors each week, many of them using adsense as well.

As for being amateur or not, think, it is an unofficial site, or you can call it fansite, that wants to give information about a skyscraper.

Thanks for that render, but we had a discussion about it, and we agreed that it has been stretched, which makes a fake visual impression.

jacky · Brisbane forums AdWakerleyt Joined: 05 Aug 2005 Posts: 417

Nice site, one suggestion though if possible, stick a live webcam on the construction site, I think that would help you attract visitors. Everytime i look out my window it feels like they have another floor on the thing.

DanielH · Brisbane Forum Guest Joined: 09 Oct 2005 Posts: 7

jacky, i would gladly do that, but i doubt Emaar would allow it.

HellPoe · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 11:45 pm Post subject:

HellPoe · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 11:51 pm Post subject: Re: Park Brisbane site

visit this web site , and see how he has managed the pictures ,might u get some clue ........

http://www.soz.dk/

DanielH · Brisbane Forum Guest Joined: 09 Oct 2005 Posts: 7

First, thanks HP, this is what i needed objective criticism, your first post was much more like a dissing, not really constructive, so thanks for this second one!

1. About layout:

The basic design (in .psd) was done by my Ironiah friend (see credits at the info page), so i am not judging my own layout. I think its quite unique and serves its purposes. If i wanted it to look more professional then i would need to invest hundreads or even a few thousand dollars, as im very far from being a webdesigner. And to be honest this site is not about business, not about competition, its to show the developement via (mainly) construction photos.

2. Showing the site too early:

With this point a do agree, BUT Smile

, the ones that are interested in architecture are going to check the site for the new photos, and i know it for sure. There is a nice community at Skyscraperscity (that is why i have the forum link to the current Park topic), and these people want to see the photos and other information collectively, not in party in a forum that has 500 pages to go through to find single photos in single posts.

3. Competiton?:
If you read that article, you would realise its about a possible competitor for Park, its about a MILE high skyscraper that might be built, altough i myself highly doubt it. I do think it is a relevant article. The facts page will show the other possible competitors as well (and to get back to your point, yes i should have started advertising later, although this is the first place i wrote about the site..).

4. Forum:
As i said that forum is the home for most of the people who come to my site (currently), and if everything goes ok, we will have our own forum.

5. Soz.dk:

You should realise that its a professional PHP site, my site is a plain html, and as i said earlier i would need a lot of money to make such site, and it wouldnt worth it FOR NOW. Just before Park gets built in 2008 i might consider investing in it, but for now it wouldnt be a clever step imo.

Again, thanks for posting HP.