Jamey Miller

Personal Re-design

By Jamey Miller

   on Feb 02, 2010
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  • Jason Hamilton

    Jason Hamilton

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    Bottom one best.

    Posted on Feb 02, 2010 at 7:13 PM

    I like the color scheme of the bottom design the best.

    There is something off about the typography in the header, something about the spacing, and lack of white space.

    I guess just spacing in general -- there could be more white space between elements.

  • William Szilveszter

    William Szilveszter

    Rank: 2 Titan

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    2 Votes
    A few things...

    Posted on Feb 02, 2010 at 10:24 PM

    Just a few things you might consider revising.

    1. The navigation menu. I imagine you chose the colours to match the logo, but they inadvertently distract from it. You would want the logo to stand out. Drumming down the colours would help.

    2. You need more whitespace. Things are far too smashed together. They destroy readability.

    3. The icons in the footer are too big. They draw away from your site. Consider reducing their size so they don't compete for attention so much.

    4. I'd only use the logo once. Adding it more times always wreaks of "I've run out of ideas but felt I should throw in some more eye candy" ;)

    • Jamey Miller
      Jamey Miller commented:
      Posted: on Feb 03, 2010 at 12:02 AM

      I agree with the colors taking too much attention from the logo and needing more whitespace. The footer would'nt appear until at least 1200 pixels from the top so I dont know that it would take away from the header at any time. Thanks man, I'll take all this into consideration and make some changes!

  • Alan Horne

    Alan Horne

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    too clutterred

    Posted on Feb 03, 2010 at 3:34 AM

    I like the 2nd design, the others dont really do much for me.

    Its just a little cluttered in the top half, it seems like your trying to get as much info in above the fold. Add a little more whitespace and space things out, let them breathe.

  • Nate Hamilton

    Nate Hamilton

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    1st concept

    Posted on Feb 03, 2010 at 8:08 AM

    The first concept is the closest to something that will work. I think that all of these designs are suffering from lack of padding in a big way. All of your elements are spilling over into other elements, making the design feel cluttered. Shrink some of the elements and increase padding, that will take you a long way with this design. Also, choose a completely different background image.

    • Jamey Miller
      Jamey Miller commented:
      Posted: on Feb 03, 2010 at 1:04 PM

      Hey, do me a favor and take a look at them here.

      You'll have to center them in your browser though!

      http://jameymiller.com/concept1.html http://jameymiller.com/concept2.html http://jameymiller.com/concept3.html

      I think since the image itself is so large (1600px X 1600px) that some of the design is getting lost. Let me know if i'm wrong and it still needs a lot of padding. Thanks man!

    • Nate Hamilton
      Nate Hamilton commented:
      Posted: on Feb 03, 2010 at 1:34 PM

      Yeah, still needs more padding...

    • Jamey Miller
      Jamey Miller commented:
      Posted: on Feb 03, 2010 at 1:36 PM

      thanks man

  • Josef Richter

    Josef Richter

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    more whitespace

    Posted on Feb 03, 2010 at 10:25 AM

    I believe you need much less text and much more whitespace. the web is too noisy. also always try to design without Lorem Ipsum - it's very misleading. Try to put in real content. And buy better icons.

  • Bruno Araoz

    Bruno Araoz

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    colored navigation bar isnt really working for me.

    Posted on Feb 02, 2010 at 7:01 PM

    I like it but I feel there's too much text. Add some white spaces and let it breathe!

  • Andy E

    Andy E

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    simplify and pad

    Posted on Feb 03, 2010 at 7:34 AM

    I like what you have going on in concept 2. However, the overall layout could use some more padding between elements and the icons should be downsized.

    What is the width of this design? It looks a little small, so you could gain a lot of space by optimizing for 1024x768 resolutions.

    The nav dividers are too dominant and there are too many layers in the picture area. Reduce the line height under "Innovative Designs"and consider adding a faint pattern in the navy blue bar that will fade to a solid color.

    Keep at it and you'll be in good shape!

    • Jamey Miller
      Jamey Miller commented:
      Posted: on Feb 03, 2010 at 12:33 PM

      These images are actually 1600px X 1600px. The width of the main container is 950px. There is actually a pattern and a radial gradient in that blue bar. I know its kinda hard to tell what is really going on with everything. Thanks for the help!

      Look here, i uploaded them, you'll have to center them in your browser though!

      http://jameymiller.com/concept1.html http://jameymiller.com/concept2.html http://jameymiller.com/concept3.html

  • Harish Chouhan

    Harish Chouhan

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    The main content section

    Posted on Feb 02, 2010 at 8:14 PM

    The first design is the best.

    Only thing that does not work in it are: - "Print Design" & "Marketing" is getting hidden. - The main content along after the 4 services section, feels too plain. Simple is good enough, but feels like content is just placed on top of each other. - Please work on the background. - Again in the footer, the content just seems to be placed next to each other. A little experimenting can definitely make it look great.

    • Jamey Miller
      Jamey Miller commented:
      Posted: on Feb 02, 2010 at 9:10 PM

      Yeah I plan on spicing up the main content. This was just a preliminary concept. Thanks for the review!

  • Samuel Mateo, Jr.

    Samuel Mateo, Jr.

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    Cluttered

    Posted on Feb 02, 2010 at 10:17 PM

    I liek the layered photo design of the first two concepts but I liek the last design overall. The only thing is that would have to agree with Bruno. You need to add some whitespace to make it look less busy and easier to read.