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Concept Description
- Website:
- www.alan-horne.com
- Objective:
- Showcase of my work
- Target Market:
- Everyone
- Categories:
- web design concept stage mockup design
Ok so moving on from the reccomendations on here, I decided to choose what feel I wanted from the last design. I liked the hand drawn effect, but I felt the layout was far too clean to continue with it, so ditched that.
I have added an additional colour to the design to bring it out as well.
Looking for feedback on changes, thanks.
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Hi Alan Personally, I find the chummy, informal "Hi, I make websites" welcome message a little worn out nowadays. Sure, the first person approach is engaging, but... maybe something different? Every personal site, especially those of designers, seems to have something similar. What about some adjective which describe you or your work? What about a personal statement (like on a CV)? Or what about bucking the trend and letting your work speak for itself?
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Hi Alan,
I'm not sure cool websites is the 'thing' your customer will be interested in. Cool sounds like Funky to me. It says nothing about quality, purpose, properness, meeting customers needs etc.
I'm the usability guy so my remarks regarding design will be very generic. "There is something wrong with the design." :) When I look at your site it doesn't look clean, simple and cool but basic, elementary, mixed-up & unfinished.
Keep working on it :)
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Hey Alan, few things 1. i don't think that "cool" would attract people to working with you and the "really cool" font and out line and etc. are a bit too much and too big.
i liked it that you've created a site with a personal note but i'm not quite sure why a potential customer needs to know when your wedding (congrats btw :))
the flickr photos again if i look at it from a client point of view i can't seem to understand why would i like to know what you look like, one photo will do the job, definitely not nine.
add some quite portfolio to the main page, it's always good to have some sort of example of your abilities in the first page.
i do not know which market you're aiming for but the business market won't find the personal tone professional, the private market on the other hand will find it some what inviting
nice and elegant logo :)
both menu and the main buttons need some padding, there should also be some shape relation between them
colours and cleaningness are very nice
good luck :)
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Unfortunately I think this design is a lateral step from your previous design. The previous design had some more personality and consistency. This one feels a little sterile and plain. I don't think you are there with this design yet, keep working on it.
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The #d1d1d1 color on #main-page needs to be lighter in my opinion. The footer_main.jpg needs to have less of a shadow. Hovering on about and portolio in #menu is too hard to read. And by the way, you should be using tableless layouts.
Add some CSS to your contact form. Make it standout better. Maybe bigger, different fonts, colors, borders. Either/or.
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I think the layout is not bad, but there are some things that don't give to your website a professional look
- the logo is nice and the location is perfect
- I won't work the main menu with those circles, too many balls.
you are not giving the right usage to that spot at the top right, is good idea tell to the visitors something about you (i do it in my portfolio too), but not at the main page, besides, just one picture and some writhing it's enough, but you have a lot of stuff over there, (I think this is the main issue on your website
about the writing "my names is Alan....... definitely I will get rid "really cool,", I think the customers are who judge your creativity and skills
about the social media integration, flickr and twittter, this is cool, but instead get more pictures about you, show some of your work, this is more interesting for visitors looking for your services.
the blue at the logo is nice, but that faded tones are not helping over a white background
good luck Allan
