The Avatar Proclamation

Info

Site Address: http://theavatarproclamation.piczo.com/

Web Host: Piczo

Run by: Bex and Will

Opened: November 2008

Review

Owners

The Avatar Proclamation has two owners who made the site and run it. The hard work they put into the many, many avatars they produce is amazing! They must have gone to great lengths and several weeks of work to produce it and that has definitely payed off! Bex and Will are both very attentive in the site's chat box. Many visitors have left friendly comments, explaining how much they like the site, and I think it encourages the owners, making them feel that they have achieved something big.

Layout

The layout for The Avatar Proclamation is actually a very good design, and works perfectly well with the site. The main colours are grey and blue, with a few different shades of blue. This doesn't make it too dull and attracts you to the site, because it actually looks very good! There isn't a lot of content shown on the page, but it really is just an avatar site, with not much else, but there could be more on the main page in the near future. One minor problem is that there are a few words behind and on pictures, which could be slightly tidied, so it doesn't look too unprofessional.

Site Updates

At the moment there are only a couple of posts for site updates, which are displayed across the main part of the homepage. It basically just gives you a bit of information regarding how the avatar work is going and such. They contain a date, plus one avatar each made exclusively for the site, and can also be found in he avatar section. These should maybe be posted a little more often, because I'm sure that there is more going on with the site than it shows.

Avatars

By the name of the site, you may have guessed that the site is all about avatars. Hundreds and hundreds of avatars have been made by the owners, just for you, of anyone such as the Doctors, companions, and spin-off shows. There may not be a better site out there for Doctor Who avatars, because there is such a range of colours and pictures, with hardly any from the same scene, used when the character has moved. They are all plain, not featuring any words, which is nice so the pictures look good. They've caught all the characters in every expression they make, it's unbeliveable! They've searched through every episode to find the best pictures, and brightened them up or edited them to make one massive compilation of amazing looking pictures. Any visitors would be spoilt for choice if they were wanting one single picture.

Request an Avatar/About Us

• And it's not just the ones they decide to make. Any visitors can ask for an avatar made especially for them. They are not put with the other ones, but just below the place you can request for one. This feature is fantastic if you want a picture that hasn't already been made, and thankfully these are made with as much care as the others.
• The other page featured on the site is the About Us page. This provides you with some information on the site owners, Bex and Will, what they used to do, and how they came together to form the site. It is a good short read, but is quite interesting.
  

Sidebar

The main sidebar is only featured on the homepage, and only has a few simple things. No more is needed than this though. The sidebar is on the left, and they have a friendly welcome message featured at the top. It tells you a tiny bit about the site and what the owners try to do. Below that are the pages; About Us, Avatars and Request an Avatar (see above). This is good site navigation, but this would be useful on every page of the site.  You then get the chat box, to exchange views on the site and talk to the owners. The last thing is the hit counter. The site has only just started, so it's not a big worry that there aren't a lot of visitors yet.

Other Features

Banner; The banner for The Avatar Proclamation features Rose Tyler from the conclusion of Doomsday at the end of Series 2.  It has the title and the clever motto 'for all your avatar needs'. It fits in with the colour of the site as well, blue.

atts key suggestions

• More site updates posts
• Not much more to suggest

Note - these are only suggestions, which you may or may not want to take into account.

Overall

'For all your avatar needs!' tells the truth of the site really. If you need an avatar, there is no better place to be! Just choose one of the pre-made ones or ask for one yourself!

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