The Guild Hall got a facelift...

> So, here goes. Guild Hall logo is quite
> nice; professional. First thing I noticed
> (using AOL) is that, at the normal web
> window size, the links on the right side of
> the page are almost completely off screen.
> "Normal" web window in AOL for me
> is about 2/3 full screen size.

One reason for using the percentages in the widths is to try and overcome this problem. The background image, though causes problems so I guess I am going to have to rethink this background.

> In IE, if my browser window is not
> maximized, the center column text spills
> over into the left column of links, making
> it more difficult to read.

Again, related to the above problem.

> The ornamentation in the right and left
> columns is nice, but in order for it not to
> be overwritten by the link text, I'd
> decrease the typeface size used for the
> links.

Point noted. Probably in the next revision...

> Most web sites I've been to
> "adjust" for the window size and,
> if they are too large for the window, you
> just get the scroll bar without the page
> layout being affected. Here the page layout
> does get affected adversely by different
> window sizes.

> The bold typeface comes on a little strong;
> if it were me, I'd also consider using Arial
> or another sans-serif typeface for my copy.

I tried it without bolded text and found my eyesite too poor to read and it didn't have the visual impact I wanted.

> Thanks for the opportunity to provide input.

Hey, after ripping your site apart, I only felt it right to give you and everyone else a chance at mine.