Farshad Ali

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By Farshad Ali

   on Oct 09, 2009
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  • Aaran Casey

    Aaran Casey

    Rank: 1 Elite

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    • Design: 4
    • Purpose: 3
    • Originality: 3
    • Engagement: 2
    1 Vote
    It's too dark

    Posted on Oct 11, 2009 at 7:12 PM

    I like your work but your site is just too dark, in your home page you say you love design, if that's the case, then re-design it!

    This needs to be uplifting and sell what you do, as the best so far, all I think of is a creepy little gamers site (no offense) but that's what it reminds me of...

    It needs work, but at least you are on the right track...

  • Martin Gaik

    Martin Gaik

    Rank: 4 Master

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    • Design: 2
    • Purpose: 3
    • Originality: 2
    • Engagement: 2
    1 Vote
    Starting point

    Posted on Oct 12, 2009 at 2:34 AM

    1. The face looks creepy and it also reminds me of Jesus with a modern hairstyle. If you want to create a branding, go with the logo and scrap this face illustration. It will not help to convince people who did not see you before.

    2. Simplicity is good, especially in the design world but use some structural elemnts in your content. Don't be afraid of breaking the text with headers and subheaders. A blocky text is so 90s.

    3. I hope the illustrations will break the darkness of this theme. Designers decide on dark themes mainly to emphasise their work samples. How about puting the recent work thumbnails in the area occupied by the face?

    4. Add some call to action. Your website has a purpose - to showcase your work and get more business right? Call to action converts visitors into customers. It is one thing to have a pretty website and have a website that generates business.

    I like your use of spacing and typography. It requires further work, but it is a good starting point.

  • Miro

    Miro

    Rank: 2 Titan

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    • Design: 4
    • Purpose: 4
    • Originality: 3
    • Engagement: 3
    0 Votes
    content missing

    Posted on Oct 09, 2009 at 9:50 AM

    Looks nice, a bit dark though. Hope you can get portfolio online soon, since there is not much content now.

  • Nate Hamilton

    Nate Hamilton

    Rank: 1 Elite

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    • Design: 2
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    0 Votes
    It's a start...

    Posted on Oct 09, 2009 at 9:51 AM

    This design really has a long way to go. It's a good first step but far from fully designed. The face you used is actually a little creepy. It's like a dark creepy illustration of Jesus. I don't know if that is part of your branding but I think it probably hurts it rather then helping. I would devote yourself to thinking fully through the design of this site.

    • Farshad Ali
      Farshad Ali commented:
      Posted: on Oct 09, 2009 at 9:59 AM

      I wasn't really going for Jesus, lol. That's what I look like :D Thank you for the feedback though.

  • Ritesh Ranjan

    Ritesh Ranjan

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    • Design: 3
    • Purpose: 2
    • Originality: 3
    • Engagement: 2
    0 Votes
    too dark

    Posted on Oct 09, 2009 at 10:26 AM

    The contents are too dark to be seen. Try using more white color. And please make the face to white I will look more better

    • Swarat Ghosh
      Swarat Ghosh commented:
      Posted: on Oct 10, 2009 at 4:52 AM

      as your main background is black u need to use font color white...rest better to put some imaginery. best of luck!!

  • Swarat Ghosh

    Swarat Ghosh

    Rank: 2 Titan

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    • Design: 2
    • Purpose: 4
    • Originality: 3
    • Engagement: 3
    0 Votes
    need to use font color white

    Posted on Oct 10, 2009 at 4:53 AM

    need to use font color white