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- planeterror
[IMG]http://i65.photobucket.com...
Been working on a corporate portfolio website, looking for a few opinions.
- doctor0
url?
- Nairn0
Planet Error, or Plane Terror?
One seems the more apt right now.
- planeterror0
<a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h234/ask_one/?action=view¤t=noulsandsoft1copy.jpg" ><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h234/ask_one/noulsandsoft1copy.jpg" border="0" alt="SANDSOFT"></a>
- Leigh0
FAIL
- Nairn0
Keep it simple, silly. You've got a lot going on in there - let it breathe.
Try and keep your letter-spacing consistent.
Your choice of font could be looked at - header and button text is a bit ropey.
proffesional = professional
remove "status: hyped"
- Nairn0
As much as I like deep headers, I feel yours is a little too deep and should probably be filled with the video/slideshow thing.
- I mean - you've got so much room up there, yet everything else is so dense and cramped.Nairn
- you've got a point thereplaneterror
- planeterror0
i'm kinda stuck with the header. Don't know if i should go with some abstract ddesign next to the logo or use that space in a different manner
- doctor0
The grey boxes (top right) don't seem to hold any information of interest, so I'd clean them out. I know my location and what time and day it is already.
Don't waste precious headings on random messages like 'Welcome'. It doesn't tell me anything that I want to know, and the whole concept of explicitly welcoming your users to the site is dated.
The grid works well, for displaying your work pieces. The images could be a little bigger though? The white headings aren't very clear. Add more contrast.
A clearer hierarchy would also facilitate quicker overview. The font-size in "Selected works" is the same as the inferior "Full website design and development" etc.
- Got, it. As for bigger images, i was thinking about using jquery lightbox for showcasing the screenshots + thumbnailsplaneterror
- planeterror0
great advice so far please hit me with everything you've got i could really use the advice to brush up the layout...
- El_Montr00
Under the SandSoft Logo you have 3 buttons, right? The menu i mean: Home - Works - Contact
When you click one of em, do they scroll you down to that specific section on the page? Im asking since you have some work and a contact form displaying on the home page.
My point is....If the menu doesnt work that way, then why the fuck do you have all that displaying on the homepage?- F word ^^El_Montr0
- it does work that way... i plan on having the coder use a lot of jquery... the menu will follow u around and will dock on top of the current section/project etc.
i'll post a working version soonplaneterror - Clever you are, young apprentice...El_Montr0
- doctor0
I might also add that your combination of orange and green reminds me a bit of one of those spammy ad sites, but I don't know if I'm the only one who feels that way. :)
- i've allready got some complaints on that. Been thinking about a color scheme that would work well no matter how i will decide to skin the site laterplaneterror
- El_Montr00
If it's part of the brand I don't see why the bright colors should be removed.
And.....it doesn't remind me of those spammy sites ^^
But that depends on what kind of sites you would look at XD
- Corvo20
mispell on "professional".
lol. hihihi. hoohooo ;)
- Corvo20
The feature work area appears cropped on 1024*768. Maybe that needs to be fixed? Not sure what your end users are but I think 1024 is still the standard, no?
- 23kon0
too many font sizes. keep it simple, get a decent hierarchy.
- planeterror0
going to work... will post update soon
thanks for the tips
- El_Montr00
you're gonna end up with a totally different site :)
- Stugoo0
looks like that would be fun to build.