Diane's dashboard

Diane replied on November 10, 2009 21:09 to the question "Link not working right" in Yola:

Hi Diane-

Typically to format a background image, I'd make an image that's large enough to fill most of the visible background (so yes, around 1200px wide) and then it would fade off into whatever color I select on it's edges. You can see that effect on many of the Premium Style designs in Yola.

Otherwise, I'd pick a smaller image that tiles as I've done here:
http://www.balancedbites.com/
image that repeats in the background
http://www.balancedbites.com/resource...

Another piece of advice I'd offer up- typically it's easier for a visitor to your site if the site's structure and navigation are consistent from page to page. Keep up the good work - looking forward to seeing any further updates!

Diane :)

Diane replied on November 06, 2009 04:36 to the update "Yola has added to the Premium Style Library" in Yola:

Monique-

I had a hand in designing those 2 that you love ;) Hooray!

I'm so excited about our new babies!

Diane

Diane replied on October 26, 2009 19:47 to the question "fit on 800 x 600 screen" in Yola:

Hi-

As a note, we mostly design styles to fit a 1024 pixel wide display that is the wide majority of all internet users (with about 4-7% using lower or using an unknown size).

Source: http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/bro...

Cheers!
Diane

Diane replied on October 15, 2009 18:31 to the question "Trying to add a Facebook Fan Box" in Yola:

I'm glad you got it! Can we see it on your site?

Diane

Diane replied on October 15, 2009 05:20 to the question "Trying to add a Facebook Fan Box" in Yola:

Hi-

Are you pasting it into a text box? For that code to work, you need to drop an HTML widget onto the page and paste the code into there.

I recently added one to this site, is this what you mean?

http://www.burnsf.com/news-and-media.php

Diane

Diane replied on October 12, 2009 17:20 to the question "is it me of have the bbc found Yolas logo font??!!" in Yola:

Hi-

That does look similar! When designing our logo, however, we didn't simply pick a font and type out y-o-l-a...we customized it quite a bit! So you won't likely find the exact look of our logo elsewhere, but that one is very close.

Good eye :)

Diane
Graphic Designer | yola.com

Diane replied on October 02, 2009 20:08 to the question "How to use a font in my web site like Copperplate Gothic Bold using HTML code?" in Yola:

Hi-

With a specialized font like Copperplate Gothic Bold, you run the risk that if you set the code to display that font, that a user who doesn't have that font on their computer will see your site entirely differently than you have designed. In other words, only site visitors who have that font on their computer can have their browser use it to display your site in the font.

As a designer, I'd recommend sticking to a web-standard font for larger amounts of text, and then using the Copperplate Gothic Bold for headlines as graphics and added graphic elements for visual interest.

I've done something like that with this site:
http://kellysmobiletan.com/



Good luck!
Diane

Diane started following the question "just asking" in Yola.

Diane replied on October 01, 2009 21:43 to the question "details button grayed out" in Yola:

Hi Julia-

Domains that have been transferred to Yola don't yet have access to the Advanced Domain Settings and we will need to make any changes on your behalf. This is something that we still need to fix on our side.

In the meantime, you can get started on the (tutorial)[http://www.yola.com/tutorials/creatin...] and send us the related codes (CNAME if you want to use Google Apps, MX Record if you want to use Windows Live, or any other service) and we will make the change to your domain for you.

Cheers!
Diane

Diane replied on September 23, 2009 21:14 to the question "Modifying a template" in Yola:

Hi-

I have worked on sites for clients myself and what I recommend to them is that they make sure the password you set on the account isn't one that they'd use with a lot of other, highly secure sites that use the same email address as well.

We currently don't have other ways of collaborating, so I recommend making the password that you'll share unique to your Yola account.

Good luck!

Diane
Graphic Designer | Yola, Inc.

Diane replied on September 21, 2009 04:55 to the question "How can I transfer a website from one Yola account to another?" in Yola:

Hi-

Check out this thread. It should answer your question!

http://forum.yola.com/yola/topics/tra...

You can also always search the forums for responses to other questions you may have.

Diane replied on September 17, 2009 16:21 to the praise "This site is the best!" in Yola:

Hi-

Can we see your site?!
Diane

Diane started following the question "How can I make an YouTube widget like this?" in Yola.

Diane replied on September 02, 2009 06:12 to the update "New Style Selector and Premium Style Store!" in Yola:

Yeah, I'm always working on the look of the site, but tonight was mostly a content loading night! I'm going to be editing the banner images soon so that they're more varied. I had an old version of my site with some great food photos and quotes over the top. I'll probably go back to something like that eventually!

Thanks- glad you enjoyed it.

Diane replied on September 02, 2009 05:39 to the update "New Style Selector and Premium Style Store!" in Yola:

Woo hoo! I'm using a new Premium Style "Fresh Kiwi Splash" for my site!
http://www.balancedbites.com

Diane replied on August 20, 2009 04:12 to the question "What do you think about the Look & Feel of my site?" in Yola:

I agree! This looks fantastic! And it's making me hungry...I am definitely going to try some of those recipes.

One idea might be to take more large photos of your food and use a different banner image on each page. The large image is very enticing so if you have more that are big, maybe try to use a few more.

You've done a great job of organizing the information and presenting it in a clean and clear-cut way.

Congrats on a great looking site!

Diane
Graphic Designer | Yola, Inc.

Diane replied on August 03, 2009 19:29 to the idea "Choice of displaying Yola link? :3" in Yola:

Hi Tarlyn!

We did take a very careful approach when considering how to represent the Yola brand in a subtle way that would be consistent across our users sites.

I agree with Monique, however, that I think it actually looks pretty integrated into your site's design and not at all clashing!

Diane
Graphic Designer | Yola, Inc.

Diane replied on August 03, 2009 16:42 to the update "New Support Page and Community Badges!" in Yola:

Hooray! These look great :)

Diane replied on July 26, 2009 19:50 to the question "Looking For Constructive Criticism on My New Site!" in Yola:

Hi Cory-

One thing I'd recommend is re-ordering your menu items.
Currently they're in the following order:

* Home
* Product Catalog
* Contact Us
* Privacy Policy
* Facts And Tips
* NFPA
* About Us

I'd recommend putting them in this order:

* Home
* Product Catalog
* Facts And Tips
* About Us
* NFPA
* Contact Us
* Privacy Policy

Diane
Graphic Designer | Yola, Inc.

Diane replied on July 25, 2009 21:41 to the update "Personalize your Style with Awesome New Yola Features!" in Yola:

Hooray! So glad you're enjoying the update :) We've been working hard at Yola!

Diane
Graphic Designer | Yola, Inc.