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TimeTechTalk.com > 3T Official Brand Forums > Benarus Taucheruhren/SteVral > NEW Benarus.com website |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS 
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I've been working on this for a while and it is never finished, but it is ready to be posted with a new facelift, there is more company and contact information, a purchase page with an accurate count of what is still available, and I am planning a news/blog section in the near future to post updates on the upcoming projects such as the Megalodon... which will not be shown on the public website until after the 3T preorder is closed. I hope you enjoy, and I welcome feedback, and let me know if you find mistakes or spelling errors and try not to hold it against me.  hand6.gifRegards, Steve Laughlin http://www.benarus.com  |
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MDF 3T WIS 
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Steve, The new site looks awesome, you are very talented indeed. Keep up the good work. Just curious what language/product are you using to create the site? Regards, Mark |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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Thanks! I use photoshop to design, dreamweaver to organize, I write the HTML and CSS myself, use Adobe illustrator to draw the watch parts, animate them in Flash for the model selectors. For the drop downs I use a little AJAX, jQuery, javaScript, and CSS. The home page slide show is an aftermarket Flash component called SlideShowPro that uses an XML playlist. the whole site is Google and search engine optimized and has Analytics tracking code on every page. - steve |
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stew77 Admin 
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Looks fantastic Steve. Nice job!!  The website is very easy/fast to navigate and looks gorgeous as well. I have a Moray on order with you guys and can't wait to see some prototypes here very soon!! I notice that the Benarus name has expanded to Benarus "Taucheruhren"...Forgive my ignorance, and I understand the "Taucheruhren" name is German, but does it have any special significance or specific meaning in the watch world? Thanks. |
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MDF 3T WIS
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Steve, Thanks for sharing that is very impressive, did you learn by just doing it or take any website design classes? I am a Sr. level server engineer for a very large corporation so I do understand technology and how it works. I have taken IT classes on web design at college but obviously those classes were beginner/mid level since my Master's focus was on business and information technology not development. I have always wanted to create a decent website. Any advice or books/websites that you recommend to help me start? Thanks again Steve! Mark |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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Mark, let me think of some of the better books on CSS, that is a good place to start. and the design is all born in Photoshop. I went to school for graphic design, but at the time they were not teaching website design because none of the professors could do it. I learned on my own over the last 10 years. |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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stew77 wrote:Looks fantastic Steve. Nice job!! Yes, Taucheruhren is German for "Dive Watches" and Benarus (Ralf) is in Munich, Germany. I asked him for the German word to use. - steve |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Steve looking real good. Website design has come so far in the past few years and your work there looks premo my friend. ;) |
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watchu2 3T WIS 
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Looking good Steve! Ralf is a lucky man to have a talented fellow like yourself on board. Benarus is certainly going in the right direction. I am happy to be here to witness the growth and development of this fantastic watch company. Keep up the good work. hand6.gif |
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Parabola 3T WIS 
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You've done a fantastic job mate, you should be very proud |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS 
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Kudos, Steve. The graphics and layout are ok. The site comes out as a light and inviting one. Did you purposely not label/name the first watch and just the 2 others? Will PM other feedback, as you requested, once I surf the site in more detail. Great photography. |
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DM71 3T WIS 
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Looks very good and professionnal Steve. Good work, again. ;) I like the 'Taucheruhren' added to the name. Sounds exotic. Daniel. |
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Dragnattck 3T WIS
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Looks Great Steve !!! |
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stew77 Admin
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Thanks for the "Taucheruhren" explaination Steve. "Dive Watches" would certainly apply to all the fantastic designs that Benarus has been turning out these days. |
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Gregger 3T WIS 
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Great looking site |
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teddyhanna Guest
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IT ROCKS...........yourock.gif |
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sparkii 3T WIS 
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THAT SITE ROCKS!!!!!cool10.gif |
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soopah Guest
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Excellent work Steve! |
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soopah Guest
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bigrustypig wrote:Kudos, Steve. The graphics and layout are ok. The site comes out as a light and inviting one. Did you purposely not label/name the first watch and just the 2 others? Will PM other feedback, as you requested, once I surf the site in more detail. Great photography. The first watch image on the home page is constantly changing, therefore, no label. The other two watches listed are those currently available for sale (Sea Devil) or presale (Moray). Makes sense to me. I think the overall concept is great. I think the menus could be glitzed up a bit, although I do not mind the simple and straightforward menu presentation. I'd like text that gives me the feel of the BENARUS name on the watch. Maybe I just want the menu text bolded, don't know. :) |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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sparkii76 wrote:THAT SITE ROCKS!!!!!cool10.gif Thanks! We will work on your website next! Let's get together soon and chat about it soon. Sparkii76 lives in the same town as me! - steve |
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CRO 3T WIS 
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Oooooooooooooooo... I like the new site. Easier to navigate. Cheers Ryan |
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Bull Winkle 3T WIS
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My hat is off to you, very smooth, "complete" website. Most important-easy to navigate. |
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Fidgit 3T WIS 
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Bull Winkle wrote: Most important-easy to navigate. Youre telling me. Travel easy. |
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jomay 3T WIS
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Great work Steve and Ralf. Very polished indeed. Just checking on whether you intend to incorporate movement specifications, as it is common with most watch companies to do so. It may be already there and I am just not seeing it. Regards, Jo - Megalodon #9 ps. have sent the website link to a couple of watchuseek members that I occassionally chat to. |
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TheGreenManalishi 3T WIS
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Good Job Steve, much better looking. More befitting of the watches... Shaun |
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Rhino-Ranch Guest
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Steve -- great job on the website! customer phots is a great feature, and the resolution is stunning. had some problems with the drop down menus, and had to hold "right click" and scroll down to make menu selections Moray section ... need those Morays!!! Also, are you going to show "Works Under Construction" "New Designs" or leave that info for the 3T Forum? Jim |
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monon35 3T WIS 
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Steve - Looks fantastic! |
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goalie35 3T WIS
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Very nice site Steve! Just a little fyi though, looks like you have an extra .php in your link on the menu under Purchase->A Sea Devil. -Aaron Last edited on Tue May 19th, 2009 07:06 pm by goalie35 |
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