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- abizzyman
Jewelry by Gauthier:
Gorgeous stuff... I'm honored to work on this... have a peek and let me know what you think.
Yes, it's going to be flash, yes the type is a pixel font and will be crisp and lovely.
I have about 13 catalogs that have to get online... here's one idea in three comps showing navigation and product descriptions. Product will not be purchaseable and will not have pricing. (expensive stuff... some in the hundreds of thousands$$$).
http://www.arcademedia.net/gauth…
- ********0
it needs more love. the design doesnt communicate the luxury of the brand to me... looks a bit thrown together... everything is a tad boring. i think the minimal approach you've taken is the right one, but it just needs more finesse...
and that pixel font is horrid (and its blurry in your comps which doesnt help) - but buy B-FUQ and use that http://www.designbybuild.com
- mennik0
Not really diggin the white border nor font that is used. It makes the goods look alot more cheaper then they are.
I think the jewelry needs to sit more upfront and the site needs to take a step back.
btw did you set anti-aliasing to 'none' for that pixelfont?
- abizzyman0
i killed the anti-aliasing...
... sorry 'bout that...
good comments. This jewelry is very 'modern' and far from gaudy in his design approach. His showroom and buildings are very square and clean... so I'm trying to match his architectural and personal design subjectivity approach.
I appreciate the comments though and I'm going to dabble w/softening things up. Good comments. Thanks.
- quamb0
agreed, work with the minimal, clean approach- just avoid it becoming boring. at the moment it has little glamour.
perhaps alot of the oomph will rely on better product photos. a soft washed out blue doesn't sit to well with gold.
- jpolk0
right now it's pretty much screamin' yesterday, man.
lose the 45°s and pixel fonts. were supposed to be talking elegant here. get some anti-aliasing up in there.
if you are going to use a brown/tan, opt for something that pops a bit more/is a bit stronger, and introduce it elsewhere first.
that said, i like the format & white border, but you really need to add some personality.
- bomy_dick0
did u work more than 2 hours on this ??
if the answer is yes.. really.. do something else ... play football maybe
ur 3 comps are absolutely identical, cold, not giving a sense of luxury and beauty and .. what else : fashion .? i do'nt know what are the goals but this really is a flat, poor and sad navigation
- Dancer0
perhaps alot of the oomph will rely on better product photos. a soft washed out blue doesn't sit to well with gold.
quamb
(nov 18 04, 23:24)
----------Agree with this, I have a real problem with the blue B/G's on the images. More focus on the product and focus on a luxurious style more than a "web" style...
Do I make any sense :/
Mate of mine did this for a friend, I know it's not in the same class, but the simplicity gives space for the jewellary to stand out
http://www.insilver.co.uk/
- HumanMale0
I've seen a site like that before, have you ripped it off from somewhere and just stuck a new logo on it?!
Shame on you!
- Dancer0
Who you refering to Human?
Doesn't really matter, because coming in here with sweeping statements like that and no evidence to back it up is a fucking purile. People ask to help and all you can do is claim it's a rip...
grow up!
- DragKng0
Agree with what has been said. Too plain , and the blue... not so hot. If these people have lots of money... make it more lush. Buy one of the "luxury" fonts.... yummm.
Maybe play with the colours of the jewelery to really make the pieces pop. MAybe some burgundy to make it richer looking.
- DragKng0
don't like the top part of this one but I think they have the right idea.
Now this stuff is expensive
- nevermind0
It's too edgy/tech for a jewelry site.