ZoomConcept Reviews
Minor Problem on 02_Homepage.jpg 1 this here is nice,you can you it in the header to make nice contrasting. Serious Problem on 02_Homepage.jpg 1 logo is very small and very empty space on the right side. 2 wrong shadows on buttons,will be better to change the colors to white or black transparency. 3 different link colors. 4 blue color you have use it for links,that mean that is link..chenge the color. Critical Problem on 02_Homepage.jpg 1 links here is gray,below is blue and the buttons is green with white link..you have 3 different colors for links. 2 no return to home on menu. 3 You have 2 links for the same resource. 4 left side is grided,this side is not 5 no need,you have link above in menu. Positive Feature on 02_Homepage.jpg 1 i like this and the hover is very nice inside. Summary:
Hi darinka,very nice design. i have 2 rejections from themeforest me to and i know is hard,i will try to help. I see you page online and have some problems that can be fixed,i have comment every i have see in frontpage,about the other pages is ok but you can make a small change in the contact page and put your map in the sidebar. For my opinion try to put a little shadows in some elements like the rounded link with the photos,the design is very flat. Overall is good design and i hope you pass the rejection from themeforest.. Good luck.
Minor Problem on 02_Homepage.jpg 1 This structure is like pyramid. The more you scroll down, the less legible it becomes. Maybe you should reorganize it or place something in between. 2 I'd add a bit more fluid animation here, it would look nice. How does it handle vertically oriented pictures? 3 You have everywhere "flat" graphics. I think it would be better if you maintained that style and drop the bevels. 4 Choosing some light backgrounds makes the text here harder to read. Nothing big, but maybe you could make an option to select menu text color 5 The logo could use some polishing. Bold script with bevels and shadow isn't an eyecandy 6 This is too dark, too much contrast. I'd go with some dark navy or something like that Serious Problem on 02_Homepage.jpg 1 You should take a look at letterspacing here. It could use some extra air :) all your headings suffer from this problem. Narrow + bold is a hard combination. btw: you should define font sizes in ems or % not in px Critical Problem linking external materials
Linking to images from smashingmagazine or any other external server is a very bad practice. You should correct that.-
Darinka TyrpáKová commented:All images are from bigstockphoto.com and bought properly or they are images/wallpapers created by myself. No image is linked externally. The icons I use are from an icon set - I got permission to use them from the author.
Positive Feature On other pages like Vision. The right sidebar is aligned to the left leaving a gap under the menu. It doesn't look to good, maybe you could narrow it. Font stacks
I'm really concerned about it. You're currently using 3 different fonts in first row. Arial, Droid Sans and PT Sans. I think you should reduce it to 2-
Darinka TyrpáKová commented:
I use 2 fonts - Droid Sans and PT Sans. Arial is not used, only as a fallback option. And also there is font from the logo, only in the logo.
New Idea On your blog pages http://vision.darinka.sk/?page_id=252
When you look at "Unlimited background colors that will catch you" it's heading forces the rest of the content downwards. In my opinion you should code it in the way that the headings are expanding upwards, but images and paragraph always start on the same horizontal line. Also you need more space under read more buttonSummary:
All things consider I think this is a very good project, but a bit generic. I think this is the biggest issue you'll have to tackle - themeforest is already flooding with this kind of designs and they probably want something different. But what you did is very design sound and following good practices. The footer needs a bit more attention, maybe a redesign. I hope I can help you somehow with my advice, pozdrowienia dla Slovenska ;]
-
Darinka TyrpáKová commented:
Thank you so much for your review. It is really helpful. I will wait for more reviews and then decide on what to do, but I agree on many points and you pointed out things that I would never notice myself. Big thanks!
-
Chris Wieckowski commented:I'm sorry for the external materials & font stacks. I must've confused it with other site. Anyway if you need any more advice - please contact me.
-
Positive Feature on 02_Homepage.jpg 1 I really like the way these circles change size across the page 2 I like the look of this -- would it work kind of like coverflow on the actual site? New Idea on 02_Homepage.jpg 1 I think the readability on this logo isn't that good, maybe a slightly less stylized font? Or maybe it's better when it's at full size. Summary:
I wonder if themeforest is rejecting you because the overall page is somewhat busy. There are a lot of elements competing for attention here. Still, I like the overall look. I would buy it if I needed something this complex. But my overall suggestion is to simplify. You you show something simpler and have the rest as options in the PSD
-
Rommel Bagtas commented:Yup, Geoff is right, it looks busy, it is a mix of all the generic elements found in the themeforest library, really in a theme you just can't have it all, being minimalist then putting iconic design and then lifestyle images, stick with one direction and I know you will have a great design.
-
Minor Problem on 02_Homepage.jpg 1 This header here doesn't work for me, it's a bit small and weak compared to the others things happening. Perhaps a bolder font. Serious Problem on 02_Homepage.jpg 1 I really feel you should stay with the light color scheme, perhaps a lighter blue, the darkness changes the feel of this beautiful beautiful beautiful design you have made. Summary:
The truth is, this is beautiful work, and I'm not really sure why it was rejected however you have come upon a fantastic design. I commented on just a few things, the most important being the footer. But everything from the subtle shadows, the color scheme, the formating of photos, is gorgeous! DROOL
Summary:
Awesome design, love all the little icons that are around the page, really makes the design.
Summary:
Like the theme. Maybe i will play little more with background design and navigation. I like the circle icons with photos. Nice one :)
Minor Problem Contrast the Nav
Your navigation gets lost in the neutrality of the BG.Positive Feature Nice Slider
Very Cool slider area, but to many quotes areas. Pick one and stick with it.Other Minimize the...
Minimize how much in general you have on the page. Simple and powerful work well in all situations visually.Summary:
Great pieces and good ideas are here, but you need to skinny it up a bit and make it know that these things are options available via short codes etc...
Good luck and I like your over all concept here. Sweet footer too.
Minor Problem on 02_Homepage.jpg 1 When I scroll down, page stop scroll and list images. 2 Maybe try to work on shadows in the icons (direction, amount, ...). Positive Feature on 02_Homepage.jpg 1 I like it :). New Idea on 02_Homepage.jpg 1 I don't like rounded border on hover item menu. At least that bottom rounded border. Summary:
Hi Darinka. I have 2 rejections from TF too and the same problem. Overall I like your template a lot. I think if you look at these ideas here and in TF from users you have big chance to success in TF reviewer. Good luck!
Minor Problem on 02_Homepage.jpg 1 Width - This width falls short and affects the balance of the page, try increasing it. 2 There almost feels like there is too much variation in design between these four sections. 3 This is nicely put together. Summary:
I personally like this design. I would consider purchasing this off themeforest.
Here are some tweaks:
- The top section affects the balance of the page. I think this is due to the fact that it has quite a smaller width than the other sections.
- I think the main navigation may be too muted, try giving it more colour, and a home option which is highlighted somehow.
- The circular photography showcase could present problems, its hard to give a nice representation of an image when it is cropped to that circular shape.
- The colours you have chose, like the sky blue and greys, feel quite muted, try some more vibrant colours. I do like the use of green for the buttons.
Nice icons, they all look like they belong to the same family.
Positive Feature Usability
Very nice use of technics and strucuture for friendly web browsing, using spaces and clean layout shows the power of good contents can call design to itselves. Very nice job!Summary:
Good use of white space. Really like the contrasting footer. I think perhaps the central feature at the top could be a little larger and the logo feels a bit lost. The icons below lift the features well.
I think you could also argue that there is tto much variation in the styling and layout of the various features down the page. You are asking the user everytime to make sense of a new feature. So perhaps a bit over kill as a whole, even though independently each feature is very good.
