Site crit
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- besler
I've been actively working on my site for the past few weeks now, and while it's not totally perfect, I'd like to see what you guys think.
Pretty basic, minimal design, which is how I like it. I know the Work page needs some help (not really sure what to do there), and that the profile page has a God awful photo of me on it. Any other thoughts? Be nice :)
- noRGB0
TMI --
<meta name="keywords" content="bryan esler, esler creative, web design, graphic design, print marketing, branding, identity, michigan, grand rapids, freelance designer, creative design, website, web page, logo design, internal design" />
- Amicus0
Do you always talk about yourself in the third person? I mean Amicus would never do that – he's far too civilised.
- noRGB0
I don't hate Lightbox, but I do hate it when people use Lightbox and don't customize it. I would definitely do some customization to your Lightbox JS to match your site design/colors/fonts/etc.
- yeah. at least give it some new prev / next buttonsbaseline_shift
- Yep, I've got that on my To-Do list. I agree, I absolutely hate those original buttons.besler
- Amicus0
If it's a freelance sight for yourself you don't need a photo, and in my previous post I was getting at the fact you should write in the 1st person.
- baseline_shift0
clicking notebook shifts the site over a couple pixels.
- I'm guessing it's because of the vertical scroll.besler
- yeah, prob. while were at it, i think the columns are way too long on that page. Its tough to read that long a line. Try 2 columns.baseline_shift
- epikore0
I don't like the logo, and there's too much white space.
- besler0
Do you think reducing the number of portfolio pieces (in thumbnail version anyways) and making them larger (maybe a 3x2 or 4x2 grid) would help?
- i think larger thumbnails would be nice. a hover state might help them out a bit too.baseline_shift
- Good call.besler
- TResudek0
I would make larger thumbnails and then ditch the lightbox in favor of loading the image/info below. That page has plenty of room on it. Probably a good idea to have one portfolio item shown when the page loads.
- NONEIS0
Drop the photo, sorta looks like you are digging for gold...
- JourNYC0
Can I say that the first feeling I get is that you are trying to sell me some cheap software?
- besler0
Thanks everyone for their feedback. I've thought about it a lot today, and I might just go home and do a few mock-ups. I love minimal designs, but if it's too hard for clients to figure out, then I might have to look in a slightly different direction.
I'll keep you updated on my progress; I hope to make major lee-way on this project tonight.
- besler0
Alright, I completely changed my direction on this. New logo, new colors, new design, everything. http://eslercreative.com