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Projekt19 Website Home Page Revision

By Chad Mueller

   on Apr 20, 2010
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  • Anne

    Anne

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    More customized

    Posted on Apr 20, 2010 at 1:25 PM

    Overall this is a solid design: professional, clean and easy to navigate. However, it looks like something you could buy in a template store.

    I'd like to see more details, perhaps some original illustrations or icons. Anything to spruce it up and show that you are unique.

    On that note, I'd like to see more push towards what you do on the front page - what social media networks do you work with? Perhaps display those logos. Nothing speaks to me just by looking, I have to go in and read the small type and even then I'm not sure what I'm signing up for with you.

    Maybe a simple flow chart or diagram that shows what the client needs, what you provide, and how that gap is best bridged by you.

  • Warish Khan

    Warish Khan

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    need detailed and depth work

    Posted on Apr 20, 2010 at 2:58 PM

    Hi Chad,

    I agree with the Anne and few of my suggestion:

    Logo

    * Typography can be improved
    * Decrease the font size
    

    Navigation is quite plain... I think you can play around the navigation to make it more subtle and innovative

    Too much content, try adding some icons/visual with the content to stand it more creatively

    Well this design sever the biz objective but not creatively... visual are quite boring and I don’t feel to stay on this page more.... need some engaging elements

    My expectation for this website is to be something on the http://www.mailchimp.com which I think achievable with this layout... if try working on each element in depth... for me you are halfway done just need a little extra effort to get paid more reward

    • Warish Khan
      Warish Khan commented:
      Posted: on Apr 20, 2010 at 2:59 PM

      oh! I gave the rating by mistake... Following my rating: 2, 4, 3, 1

  • Nate Hamilton

    Nate Hamilton

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    Focus on the home page

    Posted on Apr 20, 2010 at 7:14 PM

    You have too many pages and revisions within this concept. I really think you need to concentrate on making the home page perfect and then creating additional pages. Right now I just don't think the home page is there yet. My previous feedback still stands. Keep working on the home page.

  • Alan Horne

    Alan Horne

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    Top of the site

    Posted on Apr 21, 2010 at 4:26 AM

    I like this design in respect that i think you have the right things on the site, maybe just not in the right way.

    1. The image at the top looks as if it is just slapped in there, if that is a jQuery rotator etc, give it some more interaction, a better feel.

    2. The header with your logo is a little bland, can't put my finger on what i would change though.

    3. I would switch the testimonial and now open part around.

    4. I would look at having my footer a different colour, rather than seperating with a line, it makes it stand out more.

    Keep working at it. Its a good start.

  • Haider Ali

    Haider Ali

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    need attention on the detailing

    Posted on Apr 21, 2010 at 8:48 AM

    Hi Chad,

    At a first glance visuals doesn't appeal me much, however, content skimming really solve your purpose and user can understand what the website is all about... I think i have few points to suggest:

    • improve the typography
    • User more visuals items to spruce up below fold
    • Logo can be much better

    As far as the business objective concern it's working, however, when it comes to engage me on the page it fails to do that

    Room of improvement to stand it out uniquely

  • Ross B.

    Ross B.

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    Add some graphical and textual clarity.

    Posted on Apr 25, 2010 at 11:56 AM

    projekt19_home2: If I ignore all of the text for a minute, I have little idea—from a purely graphics-perspective as to what this business does. Consider some more appropriate and identifiable graphical elements, as the headings also do little to indicate that this is a "website company".

    The background colors and shading are so similar that it becomes hard to stay focused on one horizontal grouping at a time. That stated, I think that a little lightness, or more varied gradation, could help to provide some needed distinction among the horizontal groupings.

    I recognize all the effort here, and think this is beyond the half-way mark of completion, so progress is clearly working in your favor at this point.

    Thanks for posting to CF. I am confident that you will achieve some more clarity in the next iteration (and, yes, it's worth doing a little more tweaking). I'm definitely interested in where this is headed, so I am going to follow the concept.

    Best wishes,
    Ross

  • Emma Simpson

    Emma Simpson

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    Inspiredology banner to be wider to align with copy

    Posted on Apr 27, 2010 at 4:08 PM

    Overall I agree with what a lot of the reviews mention in terms of looking some more at the typography and making it a bit more personal.

    1. My first feeling on looking at the page is the sheer weight of all that blue. It's everywhere. I'm all for blue but would be nice to see it broken up a bit more.

    2. There is a very strong vertical line going down the home page even in the banner - that top bit I'd like to see go full width without breaking it up in the middle so much. The web site in the top left isn't strong enough visually to create the impact you need for your main image. Somehow this banner area needs reworking to make it stronger.

    3. Look at the hierarchies in your typography and where the emphasis is. Currently the Real People Partnering with Real Businesses is larger than Your Business. Our Projekt. Then What Clients are Saying is same weight as Recent Posts, Projekts and About in the footer.

    4. On the Projekts page you have a graphic saying Inspiredology - would like to see this the full width of the paragraph. It feels off the grid at the moment.

    5. Similarly the three columns at the bottom all are different widths - would like to see more consistency here.

    It does have a nice overall feel though - even if it is a bit on the blue side.

  • Amr Mohsen

    Amr Mohsen

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    some placement

    Posted on Apr 28, 2010 at 11:07 PM

    the logo is really up the nav also the our work is slow , no contrast at all u should play with some shadow if u made all the images used with a gloss on it , it will look really sexy and it will make every thing pop just try it

  • Shane A

    Shane A

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    I have no issue with the typography in the logo, I think a unique logo is vital and yours accomplishes that without people needing to think about it much further. The 19 in the call out lends itself well to a favicon.

    I am going to assume the top portion of the homepage would rotate every few seconds with at least a new image of your work. If that was not the plan you may want to consider it.

    My real issues start lower on the page.

    1. Now Open - This does not instill confidence in me, I would rather feel you have endless experience even if you have been around only for a short period of time.

    2. I think the social media icons should be higher on the page, being so small on the bottom it may be difficult to click troughs to those pages.

    3. The dark blue background color used in the box behind your client quote could be a little lighter.

    As for the inner pages, my main comment would be the spacing between the navigation and the top of the content. Right now it seems to move up and down based on the page, I am afraid this may give a jerking feeling when moving quickly between pages.

    On your portfolio pages like the "Girls of Glam" it would be nice to have an area for a client comment about your services.

    Otherwise I like the design and feel it is clean and professional.