Praetorian Mathew

Maju J. Mathew Personnal Portfolio site

By Praetorian Mathew

   on Jan 15, 2010
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  • Alan Horne

    Alan Horne

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    • Design: 3
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    • Originality: 2
    • Engagement: 3
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    colour

    Posted on Jan 15, 2010 at 5:17 AM

    Why be really colourful at the top, then just stop after that?

    I would keep the vibrant colours going throughout your site.

    Other than that is a nice site.

    • praetorian mathew
      Posted: on Jan 15, 2010 at 5:31 AM

      Thanx 4 the comment.yellow/red needs to be used sparingly...mainly for gaining attention.Text is given more importance,that is y i even used greyscale images that wont be deviating the attention.I would look into areas where i can add more colors without distracting.anyway trying a even faster one for the members...

  • Peder Anzén

    Peder Anzén

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    • Design: 3
    • Purpose: 3
    • Originality: 2
    • Engagement: 3
    1 Vote
    The header..

    Posted on Jan 15, 2010 at 7:11 AM

    ...the body is clean and nice but the header seems a little bit overdone.

    • praetorian mathew
      Posted: on Jan 15, 2010 at 7:41 AM

      thanx 4 taking time. maybe. It seems there is a mismatch between header part and rest of the section. is it? (it seems top part is liked by colorful/grunge section and middle & bottom for simple/clean type of people).any ideas to balance both..did u guys check the website www.maju.me?. I could use tips on seo, speed, etc also.

    • Peder Anzén
      Peder Anzén commented:
      Posted: on Jan 15, 2010 at 9:58 AM

      Yes I little bit to grunge but that's a personal opinion...:) But I think you could be a little more bold with your "Hi, I'm.." Use a bigger typo so it stands out like a header. Otherwise a good job!

  • Eric Hoffman

    Eric Hoffman

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    • Originality: 3
    • Engagement: 2
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    it's ok...

    Posted on Jan 15, 2010 at 8:46 AM

    I don't think the header and the body fit together. Personally, I don't like the design that much. It seems un-modern. Add some color (body and header). I would start from scratch again, but that's just my opinion. If I were a potential client, your website would be my first impression. Think about that...

    • praetorian mathew
      Posted: on Jan 15, 2010 at 10:05 AM

      Ok but the idea was to keep simple and to balance between speed/design/seo etc. i'll look into areas where i can improve.thankx for taking time.

  • Jonathan Butko

    Jonathan Butko

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    • Design: 3
    • Purpose: 3
    • Originality: 3
    • Engagement: 2
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    Header

    Posted on Jan 15, 2010 at 9:04 AM

    I like the content structure. The colors don't feel consistent or unified throughout.

    I enjoy the colors and texture in the header but the typography needs work. It doesn't look as professional as the work you are showcasing and the sentence that starts "Experiences..." is anything but easy on the eyes. Explore different type options.

    The footer feels out of place because the colors are not consistent with anything else. i wouldn't mind seeing some of the vibrance or texture from the header pulled into that area.

    • praetorian mathew
      Posted: on Jan 15, 2010 at 10:02 AM

      "typography needs work". Yes. you are right I need to be more careful on that. "The footer feels out of place". I too feel so. I'll look into it.. Thanx. Your comments were very helpful

  • Codedude

    Codedude

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    its sort of "dirty"

    Posted on Jan 15, 2010 at 2:34 PM

    The header is just way to messy for my eyes. Also the pink and blue headers do not go well with the orange-red theme.

    Your logo looks very childish. I know your trying to get a sort of sketchy look but its not right yet.

    I like the hover on the projects, cool effect.

    Get the site colors agreeing together and this will look a lot better.

    • praetorian mathew
      Posted: on Jan 15, 2010 at 3:40 PM

      I like the hover on the projects, cool effect - thanx Get the site colors agreeing together - i agree ;) thanx 4 the suggestions. i'll try making the necessary changes.