Rommel Bagtas

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By Rommel Bagtas

   on Apr 06, 2010
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  • Vaidhyanathan Seo

    Vaidhyanathan Seo

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    Dazzling Design

    Posted on Apr 06, 2010 at 5:36 AM

    The design is simply fantastic! On a closer look i like it. This is ingeniously constructed design consist of wonderfully intricate interlocking shapes that form eye-popping optical illusions. You've discovered endless opportunities for imaginative & inventive coloring!

    Keep up the good work!

  • Michael Ho

    Michael Ho

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    Simply loving it :)

    Posted on Apr 06, 2010 at 12:47 AM

    The rainbow is sort of soft color 3d, the circles at the sides could have the same soften effects, else it'll looks like they are too sharp and standing out naturally.

    • Silviya Kuneva
      Silviya Kuneva commented:
      Posted: on Apr 06, 2010 at 2:00 AM

      Looks really good, 3D, the letters...I really like it!

  • Miro

    Miro

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    it´s ok

    Posted on Apr 06, 2010 at 4:28 AM

    ok

  • Keith Aquino

    Keith Aquino

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    The font of the links

    Posted on Apr 06, 2010 at 4:51 AM

    The vector graphics look excellent!

  • Emma Simpson

    Emma Simpson

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    • Design: 4
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    • Engagement: 4
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    Tweak the speech bubble navigation

    Posted on Apr 06, 2010 at 5:15 AM

    Really like the vector illustration and this over-all - it would really be a case of some tiny tweaks to take it from lovely and great to amazingly good.

    Personally the items most feeling a little out of place are the navigation bubbles in terms of colour and the visual treatment of the bubbles themselves - the 'contact me' one has no space for the type to breathe and the treatment is so different to the rest of the illustration.

    Agree with the comments that the flat circles look a little out of place so another possible solution to pull everything together would be to give the speech bubble navigation a similar visual treatment to the 'flat' items at the ends of the rainbow.

  • Greg Clidaras

    Greg Clidaras

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    practicality and UX

    Posted on Apr 06, 2010 at 2:11 AM

    i think you're a very talented designer and this deisng looks exciting, inviting and fun!!

    I think you could loose the nav bubbles and use this more as a header and design the rest of the site which is easy to navigate and read.

  • Javier

    Javier

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    cool

    Posted on Apr 06, 2010 at 3:19 AM

    I really like this illustration, and catch the attention at the first moment, the navigation is not bad, but for sure you can do it better, now your challenge is try to keep the same impact with the other pages, good luck Rommel

  • Ben Gillbanks

    Ben Gillbanks

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    fonts

    Posted on Apr 06, 2010 at 7:50 AM

    The artwork looks great, but I have a few issues with the buttons.

    1. They don't look like buttons. There's nothing there encouraging me to click them (button bevel, text underline etc).
    2. The font on the buttons is ugly. It doesn't fir with the awesome artwork.
  • Alan Horne

    Alan Horne

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    • Design: 4
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    Loose the navigation

    Posted on Apr 06, 2010 at 8:06 AM

    I like this, but i would scale it all down, and use it as a header for your website.

    I would loose the navigation too.

  • Adam Gold

    Adam Gold

    Rank: 3 Superior

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    • Design: 4
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    • Originality: 5
    • Engagement: 3
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    Buttons

    Posted on Apr 06, 2010 at 9:26 AM

    Add more space to the buttons and make them more attractive.

    Good job!

  • Aaran Casey

    Aaran Casey

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    its ok...

    Posted on Apr 06, 2010 at 2:24 PM

    I agree with Miro, it's ok...

    I think graphically it's an ok design, but there are areas lacking the typography (arial rounded?)...

    bubbles

  • Carmen Neira

    Carmen Neira

    Rank: 6 Apprentice

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    • Design: 3
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    • Originality: 5
    • Engagement: 4
    0 Votes

    The home page is colorful and different, I like that you put labels on the letters so it was not a mystery meat menu. the other pages the design is good but for some reason the style (colors and icons) of the layout does not fit completely the home page that you are using as background (that was an original idea) the top menu seems off (it is like they are not cool enough to be there ^-^) unless you can use the colorful round details that you use in the main page as icons, well is just an idea. great job keep working hard

  • Nate Hamilton

    Nate Hamilton

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    Looks good, but is it functional

    Posted on Apr 06, 2010 at 3:27 PM

    I like the looks of this but I'm not sure it does two very important things:

    1. Say clearly and effectively who you are and what you do. I'm assuming this is your logo and navigation combined.
    2. Create a functional and easy to read and use navigation.

    Depending on how the rest of the site is designed you may be able to get away with this, but make sure you are thinking about those two items.

  • Angela Brown

    Angela Brown

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    Awesome!

    Posted on Apr 06, 2010 at 7:39 PM

    Seriously it looks really good. The colors are awesome. It has a fun feel and the font is very readable.

  • Justin Rodrigo

    Justin Rodrigo

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    Simple but very creative

    Posted on Apr 07, 2010 at 1:52 AM

    Those vectors look pretty nice but apparently, the speech bubble doesn't look like It belongs to the design. What I meant is, try to change the bubble thing to like some simple navigation at the top. The purpose, is kinda like not that very useful. Try adding something that would make other visitors to come back again on your site.

  • Mark Brown

    Mark Brown

    Rank: 7 Student

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    Great design! Original

    Posted on Apr 08, 2010 at 9:05 AM

    Love the look. It is creative yet easy to navigate. Simple yet informative. Can't say anything bad... Keep up the good work!

  • Haider Ali

    Haider Ali

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    concept not working..

    Posted on Apr 08, 2010 at 4:32 PM

    Hi Rommel,

    I am having problem of consistnecy in your design and also, it seems overloaded with unnecessary illustration.

    Following my thoughts:

    • I think try to simplify the concept and use simple illustration either use motif or use the rainbow illustration

    • typography needs rework

    Just sharing a link to the desing which I think will help you to take the inspiraiton for your website http://73dpi.net/design/screen/121.jpg

    Over all good job.

  • Kate Luckhurst

    Kate Luckhurst

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    Complete overall.

    Posted on Jun 25, 2010 at 10:40 AM

    I'm sorry to be the negative one in this but I think this needs a serious redesign. I'll address it in sections and try to be as clear as possible.

    The "Omel" Header While it is a creative way to display your name, I feel that this sort of 3D lettering is overused and looks like you've read a tutorial and applied it to a header. Often, 3D text can look cheap and immature and it takes real skill to pull it off. I feel that this cheap, straight out of a tutorial. This image: http://shinybinary.deviantart.com/art/Type-34079317 which I'm pretty sure was used in a tutorial is an example of what 3D type can do. Your header just falls flat and looks unfinished when compared to other 3D type.

    The Flat Circles Every part in this header is 3D or shows some form of shadow on it. The Omel is 3D, the rainbow strip is 3D, etc. The circles on each side of the image do not fit in with the overall design of the header. Try integrating them into the design more, or give them some form of depth.

    Buttons Look unfinished and ugly compared to the rest of the design. Also, the speech bubbles are a tad too small for the the type. Try expanding them a little so that the type isn't touching the edges.

    Overall, the creativity is definitely there, however the execution is weak. Sorry to be a downer.