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- CX
Im starting a new site. Just a standard site with a traditional layout. Its for a funeral home, so it will be a very standard and serious design. But my question is how do you keep from getting in a rut with these kind of layouts. Its easy to fall into the standard left column for nav or nav at the top below a header image across the top with the logo at the left standard obvious place.
Do you try to stay away from these standard layouts and how do you get out of the rut of doing something similar everytime.
- forestation0
ruts can sometimes come from being comfortable in a certain layout and not realizing that you need to break out of the rut.
maybe the fact that you realize that there is a rut there you are in less danger of being trapped in it.
but to answer your question...i dont know. personally i try every alternative i can think of when im starting a new layout, and only go with something similar to something i have done in the past when i come to the conclusion that it is either more efficient or just works better.
- Mick0
pick up a design book - one focused on print design where there's a nice showcase of design that has no tables and no navigation.
Start to design a brochure for your 'funeral home' - really think about sweet design, nica imagery.
Once you're happy, start to figure out how to turn your kick ass design into a website.
Design first - think HTML last.