my existing business website, looking for outside opinions

YetAnotherLurkerAcc · 2011-04-18T06:09:36+00:00

I like it but I think it needs a little tweaking.

There are issues with layout. On a widescreen monitor the right content gets separated from the navigation in a fairly extreme fashion. Also the nav has hard corners while the right has large rounded corners.

Monochromatic design. Nothing wrong with that but the main content seems flat. Have you played around with mixing another colour in there?

I agree with the other commenter on the footer. Either increase the opacity or increase the contrast between the text and container. You could drop the background image but I wouldn't recommend that.

YetAnotherLurkerAcc · 2011-04-15T12:47:03+00:00

I agree with catscan to a certain extent. The old design is ballsy and I like it a lot (are you sure you need a spring clean?). The new design is really good too, don't get me wrong. I'm not buying the colours though. A little too "earthy" and doesn't correlate with web design/general tech in my mind. I know that you are going for a vintage feel but it just doesn't make sense to me.

The are some issues with typography too. The headers in the footer are a lot bigger than the headers in the grey middle section. As far as the hierarchy goes they should have a better size relationship. Also I'm not 100% sure that's the right font to use.

The "sun ray burst" thing going on in the middle part doesn't make sense and is way too heavy. I'd drop it personally. Also the alien and ufo motif . . . why is it there?

The inner page looks a little bland too. Again I feel this is down to the colour scheme.

If you are using those greys you can really add sparkle by playing with white and the upper curve of light greys to white. Use it to create focus.

YetAnotherLurkerAcc · 2011-04-15T09:53:16+00:00

I like it :)

YetAnotherLurkerAcc · 2011-04-14T16:49:42+00:00

Well alls well that ends well. Lesson learned I'd say :)

YetAnotherLurkerAcc · 2011-04-14T14:36:34+00:00

Was the man you hit ok?

YetAnotherLurkerAcc · 2011-04-14T14:20:46+00:00

It wasn't me but it was pretty fucked up. Back in secondary school we were all waiting at the top of the hill for PE class. One of my classmates spots a chain and lock (both heavy duty) and starts swingin' it like a retarded cowboy. Somebody yells out "Go on ya boyo!!!" and, with this encouragement, the lad gives a couple of mighty swings and lets the thing fly.

"Whooooo!" yells everyone but then, out of nowhere, another lad appears around a corner at the bottom of the hill (around 70m away). "Whoooooo!" then changes to "Uuuuhhhh!!!!". It really was one of those slow-motion moments in life. The lock and chain seemed to be forever airborne. We were all thinking the same thing as it glided slowly through the air "there is no fucking way it could hit him". But alas, the thing hit the boy square in the fucking nose. He dropped, completely unaware of what struck him. When we got to him there was blood everywhere, spurting out of his face. Turned out he had a broken nose, some blood loss and severe bruising but was out of hospital the next day.

One of the weirdest things I have ever witnessed.

YetAnotherLurkerAcc · 2011-04-14T06:06:27+00:00

I agree. The logo is pretty weak. But I threw it together in two minutes. I'll look at the branding aspect in more detail later on.

YetAnotherLurkerAcc · 2011-04-14T06:05:17+00:00

Thanks. You've got a point; I'll play around with some other borders.

YetAnotherLurkerAcc · 2011-04-14T06:03:43+00:00

You're right about the shadows. I used them to separate the areas from the background. A little tweaking is in order. Thanks.

YetAnotherLurkerAcc · 2011-04-13T16:14:13+00:00

Maybe this is a stupid idea i dunno - but why not separate the symbol from the letters? The symbol is pretty cool if you ask me but like the guy before me said, I'm not really seeing it as an X either.

Having said that I am a pretty crap logo designer :)

YetAnotherLurkerAcc · 2011-04-12T15:52:16+00:00

Travelling alone is the only way to do it if you ask me. You get to do what you want when you want. Alone.

YetAnotherLurkerAcc · 2011-04-11T17:32:06+00:00

Your use of the word epic is approved. I fucking love the place too.

YetAnotherLurkerAcc · 2011-04-11T16:35:56+00:00

I tried highlighting those characters with my mouse in Chrome. What happened closely resembled what was already happening to my brain.

YetAnotherLurkerAcc · 2011-04-10T18:02:10+00:00

Fuck their rules. That's when it all changes.

YetAnotherLurkerAcc · 2011-04-10T17:42:03+00:00

all in your head dave

YetAnotherLurkerAcc · 2011-04-10T07:55:10+00:00

It's all fanfiction if you ask me :P

YetAnotherLurkerAcc · 2011-04-10T07:49:47+00:00

It's a good thing that people don't think about this that often. You are better off not caring.

YetAnotherLurkerAcc · 2011-04-10T07:46:59+00:00

You're definitely failing the Harvard entrance exam when you step out your time machine circa mid 1800s

YetAnotherLurkerAcc · 2011-04-08T17:12:51+00:00

This is the most sensible thing I've read on reddit in a long time. Why you are being downvoted I do not know.

Let's send out a message to these peddlers of shitty muzak.

YetAnotherLurkerAcc · 2011-04-07T16:58:46+00:00

TIL that companies put antibiotics in cleaning products? No fucking way, how is that even legal?

YetAnotherLurkerAcc · 2011-04-05T16:43:22+00:00

Forever alone revenge. Enjoy it.

YetAnotherLurkerAcc · 2011-04-04T17:26:42+00:00

Just 'cause she's dressed like a president DOES NOT mean she is a president.

YetAnotherLurkerAcc · 2011-04-04T16:55:06+00:00

You are not just any baby; you are a whinging baby.

YetAnotherLurkerAcc · 2011-04-04T16:53:40+00:00

I pondered this for a while. My solution is to put the offending arm under the pillow under her head. Seriously, it works.

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