Studio Lin
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- luckyorphan0
Regarding the site, I wouldn't sweat the negative crits that aren't backed up with specifics. Many designers on here don't like to stop and do a little work, so they get upset if they have to look for a menu for longer than two seconds. That being said, I'm not sure that the design is as effective as it could be.
But if you would indulge a few notes...
It's hard to tell what ideal window size you've built for (seems like 1120x850). On one hand, the top nav gets a little lost on larger monitors (I'm on my 17" MBP). And when I get into the sections of the site (sorted by type - nice touch), the preview imagery appears a little small, and too washed out to get a preview out of it. But then when I reduce my window size, all of the image information scales and comes closer together, making it even harder to notice the top nav. Perhaps consider some other design element that will make it clearer to the user that the nav is there?
One other issue is that it's impossible to return home without re-entering the original URL or hitting that unfortunately un-designed 'Back' button at the top-middle as many times as needed to get back to the home page. While it's nice to just get lost and explore the work, sometimes it's nice to return home to re-read some of the news and see what's being promoted. And with regards to that back button, it seems like everything is so nicely designed, except then you get a default button in the top of the page. I assume that's intentional, but it's not working for me.
All of this should be taken under the overall hugely complimentary umbrella which congratulates you for your outstanding folio and work. But in the end, I have to split the difference. Great work, decent site, but it doesn't showcase your studio's work as effectively as it deserves. I find that I'm just paying so much attention to the nav and layout that I'm being taken out of reviewing the work.
Perhaps it's just me.