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- doctor0
Not having read the above feedback, here is mine:
While I like the visual idea of combining the wood background with the type used in the menu, not much else work out visually... In my humble opinion.
It seems to me that the site's elements are not aligned properly, and don't fit each other, which gives the site a "busy" feel. Confusing.
I would go for something a little simpler.
Good luck to you. :)
- Mojo0
How much did you get paid?
- ukit0
I didn't think it was so horrible. It looks more like a first draft than a finished product, if you do a revision I would focus on refining individual elements rather than blowing the whole thing up. For instance, all those items in the background just seem distracting IMO, there is too much weight put on them compared to the content. The fonts you used don't really match - you're using Cooper for much of the site and then when I open a popup I see something completely different. Take a look at odopod - www.odopod.com They pull off a similar style pretty well.
- vrmbr0
"get all the latest blahblah"
that will certainly attract some serious clients, wish i thought of this..
- vrmbr0
THAT PAGE FLIPPING IS FRIGGIN' AMAZING!
WHERE"D YOU GET THAT?
- vrmbr0
aww and a topdog!
i have never seen an ad agency post their pet online in the profiles!
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- designer4rent0
really?
- TREBIO0
wow. there is quite a bit of design-bashing going on in here... most from just so-so designers.
critique should not be about dissing design, it should point out the positive and bringing forth the parts that might need to be rethought. you'd never be able to keep a design team dissing every little thing your team did.
"if you can't say something nice, don't say nutting at all"
- Thumper
- TREBIO0
I need to add that there are some positive crits with valid points.
- ********0
I've read some of these criticisms and accept that for people who work in the online/interactive/web arena the site might be riddled with irritations and errors. I also think that the most valuable kind of criticism/feedback is the negative stuff (as long as its geniune and sincere, which it is here I think).
So I think the criticisms are probably justified from a professional point of view.
From my own point of view though, I thought the visual styling for the site was nothing new, but it was lively and positive and jolly and (and this bit I think is crucial...) having looked at the kind of clients you need to appeal to, I would guess that they would find your site pressed 'all the right buttons' (to coin a clichéd phrase). It woud demonstrate to them that you are a a bit whacky, like creatives ought to be, and a bit clever with all that technology stuff, and I don't think they would ask why there are Top Trumps cards stuck in a book, they would just be excited by the page turning effect and feel like they were at the interface of a very exciting creative company.
So aside from the technical criticisms already raised, I think your webste is absolutely fit for its purpose. I enjoyed looking through it.
- warwicka0
spooky, that's generally what we we're going for.
web developers we arent
- warwicka0
im afraid
- JerseyRaindog0
Speaking not as a web developer but a print designer/advertising concept type guy (don't ask) I didn't mind it. It's not my style that's for sure but I checked out most of the work and even liked some of it. But... some of the site layout is a bit too 'just thrown together in that carefully considered way but still aint right' and the work imagery is just too small for my liking.
