Nate Hamilton

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By Nate Hamilton

   on Nov 22, 2009
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  • marc

    marc

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    Add some vibrant colour - bring it to life.

    Posted on Nov 23, 2009 at 10:01 AM

    Really nice colour scheme, but could do with something more vibrant to bring it to life a bit more (like the orange on your current site). You need to bring it to life a little bit, it's a little too "earthy" at the moment.

    Really like the way you're displaying work, nice layout and easy to see the relevant information.

    Someone else commented on the logo being to the right - keep it this way, dare to be different and all that.

    Not sure about the big "design uncomplicated" image. Doesn't work for me at all personally - it's a bit boring. Give your mission statement some "jazz".

    • Nate Hamilton
      Nate Hamilton commented:
      Posted: on Nov 23, 2009 at 10:22 AM

      Thanks for the feedback Marc. When you say my tagline doesn't work for you at all, do you mean graphically or the actual tagline, just curious...thanks again!

    • marc
      marc commented:
      Posted: on Nov 24, 2009 at 3:29 AM

      Graphically - it's just a bit bland and boring. I assume this is your main selling point, the first glimpse people have at what you can do? Really need to sell yourself both verbally and graphically here.

    • Nate Hamilton
      Nate Hamilton commented:
      Posted: on Nov 24, 2009 at 7:04 AM

      Makes sense Marc, thanks again!

  • Newbird Design

    Newbird Design

    Rank: 2 Titan

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    at first i dont like it to much

    Posted on Nov 22, 2009 at 10:02 PM

    When i first saw it, it didn't really grab me. Then i scrolled down and i started to see some of your work and i was like "oh that looks sweet" so maybe switching the order of things ie: recent work - what we do.

    i am still torn though because your current site is very sharp i think you might have to do a little more with this one for me to say " yea, for sure this will improve business"

    • Nate Hamilton
      Nate Hamilton commented:
      Posted: on Nov 23, 2009 at 7:55 AM

      Good thoughts on this. The problem on my current website is that I don't think it speaks to who I am as a designer at all. I have also re branded myself (Note new logo) and I don't think the current website will work with the new logo. As you know, designing for yourself sucks :)

    • Codedude
      Codedude commented:
      Posted: on Nov 23, 2009 at 3:17 PM

      I felt exactly the same way that newbird design does.

  • Swarat Ghosh

    Swarat Ghosh

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    nice start

    Posted on Nov 22, 2009 at 10:10 PM

    couple of suggestion..

    a) its better to place your logo on left..and your nav link on right!

    b)"what we do" header is too strong but readability is poor as its almost getting lost in your light grey bg.. so think something differen over here

    c) rest your typo need to have consistency touch eg: in what we do you have web andprint written is some different typo. while in recent works you have ur works written in some thing else..

    rest i love the concept!!

    • Nate Hamilton
      Nate Hamilton commented:
      Posted: on Nov 23, 2009 at 8:02 AM

      I definitely see what you are saying about the logo and I would usually agree with you. I'm trying to push the envelope in subtle ways and be different from some of the others out there. The other thing with the logo is that it is right aligned, so it works well right aligned.

      I agree with readability, I'll try to embolden things a bit more. I also agree with the differing font weights, it does look a bit random.

      Thanks again for you feedback Swarat, always very helpful.

  • Sam Mularczyk

    Sam Mularczyk

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    • Design: 3
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    • Engagement: 2
    2 Votes
    The font

    Posted on Nov 23, 2009 at 5:40 AM

    Verdana? Seriously? Other than that your design looks great, however Verdana was designed to be readable and ONLY to be readable. It wasn't designed to look pretty. The weird mix of the capped I in a sans-serif font just makes it look strange.

    Why not switch to a more elegant solution (i.e. Calibri, Helvetica, maybe even Georgia if you want serifs)?

    The white What We Do text is annoying to read (too light).

    I agree with swarat ghosh, the nav and logo should be switched around (studies have shown that users look for a logo on the top left and having it on the right seems a little disorienting. Best not to confuse them)

    Newbird Design is right, will this improve business? What is the purpose of the redesign? A great article I recommend you read on this topic is http://www.alistapart.com/articles/redesignrealign - it has some fantastic advice.

    Other than that, it's fantastic design-wise, but your old site had a bucketload of personality. Try to inject the same personality into your new site.

    Great work and good luck!

    • Nate Hamilton
      Nate Hamilton commented:
      Posted: on Nov 23, 2009 at 8:04 AM

      Verdana was chosen on purpose. The main point of my site is to get out of the way of the content and portfolio. I want my work and services to stand out the most instead of the design on my site. So everything is underplayed on purpose.

      Your feedback is valid for sure though. I'll review some of the feedback here and make changes accordingly. Thanks for taking the time and filling out some useful feedback!

    • Sam Mularczyk
      Sam Mularczyk commented:
      Posted: on Nov 24, 2009 at 4:43 PM

      Oh okay, Verdana works well in that respect then. No problem and good luck!

  • Jesus H. Christ

    Jesus H. Christ

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    I prefer your current website...

    Posted on Nov 22, 2009 at 9:26 PM

    I like your current website better. It's got tons of style. I like the big colorful pictures you use on it.

  • Robert Tipping

    Robert Tipping

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    Design Uncomplicated banner to wide and in my face

    Posted on Nov 23, 2009 at 8:01 PM

    I really like your concept and I really like your design philosophy so I am unsure why I don't like your header ................its to big and green ! anyway great concept.

    • Nate Hamilton
      Nate Hamilton commented:
      Posted: on Nov 23, 2009 at 8:24 PM

      Hey Robert, thanks very much for your feedback! I'll play around with different elements for the green bar. Thanks again!

  • Gia Josie

    Gia Josie

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    2 Votes
    cool!!

    Posted on Nov 23, 2009 at 10:29 PM

    i like it!, but maybe the tone not always using the gray, too much gray, but overall nice. The scroll down concept is the most i like it.

    • Nate Hamilton
      Nate Hamilton commented:
      Posted: on Nov 24, 2009 at 7:02 AM

      Thanks Gia, I'll play around with adding in some more color to make it more interesting.

  • Carole Felmy

    Carole Felmy

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    2 Votes
    white on grey

    Posted on Nov 24, 2009 at 3:38 AM

    I like many of the aspects of this website, it's clean, clear, crisp, and really makes your work, eg the actual content, stand out... the only thing I find to say is about the 'what to do' / 'recent work' titles that could be more contrasted, just because of the readability issue...

    • Nate Hamilton
      Nate Hamilton commented:
      Posted: on Nov 24, 2009 at 7:03 AM

      Thanks Caro, you're not the first to suggest more contrast on the headers...I will certainly take a look at that.

  • Riady Santoso

    Riady Santoso

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    2 Votes
    More Contrast

    Posted on Nov 24, 2009 at 9:10 AM

    When I first see the new design then compared it with your current one, I feel like the "inviting gate" with the new design is lacking contrast. I'm not sure whether it is intentional, but increasing the contrast on the landing page especially in the header area I don't think would hurt, probably by including image.

    I'm just feeling the new design a bit dull compared to the current website - but the concept is neat and clean

    • Nate Hamilton
      Nate Hamilton commented:
      Posted: on Nov 24, 2009 at 9:16 AM

      Good feedback Riady, thanks very much for taking the time!

  • mark rushworth

    mark rushworth

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    1 Vote
    top bit sux

    Posted on Nov 25, 2009 at 9:37 AM

    liking the portfolio view but the page banner looks very fixed to the latest design trend (seeing the folded edges a lot recently, which might date your design. i'd go for something a little more classic that will work for the next few years or so.

  • Julio Rivera

    Julio Rivera

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    1 Vote
    nice use of green

    Posted on Nov 30, 2009 at 11:28 AM

    hey green is a hard color to use but you did a great job with it here.