Stephie--welcome to Pixelation!
As you can see, a number of comments have been made about the pinkness of your site.
Well, I happen to like pink very much and I like the HYPER-CUTE style you've adopted in your design.
Having said that, I'd like to offer you some helpful tips since you asked for advice. To illustrate my point, I'd like you to look up at the top of this page, you'll find the Pixelation logo. You'll see that the first half of the word is colored off-white on a dark bluish-gray background. You'll see that the letters of the last half are a very dark (approaching black) charcoal color on a gradient of lighter hues.
Are you with me so far, Stephie?
It's very easy to read, isn't it? And that's not just because of the largeness of the type face. You will find that dark letters on a light background are the easiest to read. You will also find the opposite to be true--light characters on a dark background are also easy to read.
In both cases, it is the
contrast between characters and background that make for good document design--therefore, it's a good rule to follow when designing a website that you want people to visit and revisit. I think it might be a good idea to think about that while you look over your site.
You'll find that there is a low amount of contrast in your graphics. That makes it very difficult to read--which is why people are saying it hurts their eyes. Still with me? The way I see it, you really have two options. Darken the pink to an ultra-dark fuschia, or darken the background until that pink shows up. Either way, hon, you need more
contrast.
Let me know if this tip was helpful at all, and reply back with more questions!
Again, welcome.
At your service,
GA
