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Concept Description
- Website:
- www.gozapit.com
- Objective:
- Increase leads for new projects, new business development
- Target Market:
- B2B & Non Profit
We are working to evolve our brand and redesign our site created 2 years ago. We are wanting to capture the essence our our work being a solid design, with technical sophistication. We are challenged if we stay dark or go light. We have gone in a variety of direction and looking for feedback on which concept should be evolved and what you would suggest.
UPDATE: Based on feedback we went with the orange and blue design. We added depth and drew attention to call to actions. We worked on the impact areas to convey what we do and get them to our portfolio. We added a testimonial and plan to have others appear in this area.
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Concept Reviews
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Jc
This is a vast improvement from the last concept...
There are a couple of things that I think look odd, so I'll add notes...
The design overall is nice and clean, keep it that way... just look at typography and consistency...
Good Luck!
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1This design element
Doesn't really fit in with the rest of the clean look an feel, and the pin just looks odd.
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2The real estate here
I would probably remove the option to view work, and just have it as a jQuery slider, so that the work is sliding
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3backround image
odd paper - note pad effect doesn't fit with the rest of the clean minimalist look
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4social icons
again, these icons don't really suit the clean crispness of the site design
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5empty space
make this empty space disappear....
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6Main Navigation
I would make the text bigger, and use a bolder font, similiar to that used in headings
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7Alignment
looks like you're out by a pixel or two here
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82 abouts
why?
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Aaran Casey commented:www.challenger.stuntpixel.com, this is one that I have recently finished....
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Hey there,
I have to say I am really impressed with your design it's awesome! The colors are great! And that header is very very cool! It's says loud and clear what you do and how you do it :)
I will add some notes for further feedback, but I have to say that I really like you project!!! It rocks!
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1This Rocks!
This is very cool! I love it!!!
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2I like how you connected the Logo with the Nav Bar
It's cool how you design the logo to connect it with the Nav Bar! Really nice stuff! And you Nav Menu is also very cool, I like the hover effect!
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3Didn't you missed here "Welcome Stranger :P"
Shouldn't be here and Welcome Message? Just wondering cus' it looks so empty...
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4I love this footer zone background!
You footer zone is cool, I really like it! Like the texture and the colors you have used!!! Awesome!
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5Interesting with the papare pattern
I like the paper patter behind the content, but isn't the shadow too bold and strong? I think you should make it smoother because it's adding noise! You have used shadow only at the Nav Bar...and it's quite not in place! But I like how you highlight the Feature Projects with the paper!
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Design Blast commented:
thanks for the compliment - we are pleased with how it is evolving. You are the 2nd person that has pointed out to use the space in your item 3 point - i think we will polish that area. We really appreciate your input and taking the time to share.
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far better than your previous option.. still i would like to have a 'contact' link on the main content area too (other than what u have on top- projects? lets talk)
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Abhishek Kumar commented:also, this is a 'services' screen- may be add a heading.. the selected 'services' on top nav may not be good enough.. u do have enough space to add the 'services' heading above the bold horizontal line.
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Design Blast commented:
this is the home page - we are actually considering removing the z-blog area or only having titles to lighten up the amount of text - agreed on adding the heading
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This is a fantastic improvement to what was there previously! The brand messaging at the top is fun and playful. This works well with the clouds and colors you have chosen.
The copy is very readable and tighted up now that it is framed.
It is hard to judge navigation since you only show one mock-up page. SO, keep it simple and clean like you've done here.
Last, make sure you watch where your site breaks/hits a typical 800x600 pixel screen. You'll want your content that is below the orange line to show above that so people know there is content below and can start reading it before they have to scroll down.
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This is a really nice design. It just needs a few tweaks to turn it into something special.
One thing I think you could look at all round is increasing the line heights on all of the text. I would consider making them slightly higher to give the text more room to breath, therefore making things easier to read.
I also wonder if you should consider adding underlines to links. It's obvious that you can click most things on there, but you want to be crystal clear - especially when your business is selling a service.
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1Reduce header size
I really like having big headers but this looks like, on low res screens, the header is all people will see. The design is lovely but I think it needs to be a bit smaller so that people understand there is more to the page than the graphics.
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2make paper consistent?
This one is just a question, not sure if it's neccessary or not, but I would consider putting the hole punches on the same side for all boxes. I think this would make it look neater - but have no proof to back this up
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3align columns
I would make sure the columns above and the columns below the number 3 match in size. Stick to the grid and the more structured look that works so well everywhere else will copy down here as well
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4bullet point images
Some nice orange bullet points here would help make things more attractive
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5column sizes (again - sorry)
I could make the contact info column below here line up with the two columns above, then enlarge the three columns to the left slightly. Again, this is mostly to give a sense of structure and order.
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6move to the bottom
For me, when I see the copyright info I stop reading. Copyright means end of the page. I would suggest moving this under the navigation so that people don't miss the links underneath.
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7reduce the drop shadow
I think the inner glow on this may be a bit much - it looks a bit muddy. I would consider either changing the colour (less grey, more orange/ red/ brown), or only having it on 1 or 2 sides
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There are lots of good (and sometimes conflicting) graphic comments already, and for sure, this is a pleasant website and an improvement over your previous design.
My comments are more around the messaging. The main impression I have is that you guys have a nice sense of humor - "plan / eat / design / drink etc." and a passion for the work you do. But is that what you really want as my takeaway? I'm not sure I would hire you based on that. What's the payoff? I might suggest that this huge billboard area become a slider, as others have suggested, but I would want the second part of the message to be something along the lines of "your project - delivered on time, on budget, with excellence." I don't think you should automatically start showing off your portfolio up here, since it's the main section of the website below. Keep this area for your messaging, and think about what sets you apart from all the other planners / designers / coders that are out there. Why you?
More on the humor side: "News and rants" is cute, but I think it's a little self-indulgent. Why should your customers want to listen to you rant?
Overall, really clean design. nice, fun and friendly. Improve the messaging and key differentiators and I think it will really win.
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1I kinda like this
I've seen others suggest you delete this. I kinda like that it violates the space, but I would get rid of the "request a proposal" which implies a more formal response than "Let's talk" which I like. I think it's in keeping with the friendly feel you are projecting below.
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2What's this?
I see that this is a testimonial, but I had to look real hard to get that. I thought it might be a tutorial or something. Put some big graphical quote marks around the quote and put a dash in front of the client's name so it's really obvious that this is (a) a quote and (b) who it's from. I would put "council of aging" below the client's name, not as the headline. I would increase the font size so this really pops out, and I am assuming that this will be a slider, and there will be multiple quotes shown. I also suggest getting rid of or changing this image. I don't think it's adding to the message.
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3Get rid of this space
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4Your bullet list is wasted
Founded: 2001 - ok, that's cred. location: Cincinnati, Ohio - unless you're going for mostly local clients, who cares? Core: website and db - good, that's helpful. but can't this be fleshed out more? I might add "hallmarks: clean design, tight code, project management, no stress, fun to work with..." and whatever other things about you that sets you apart from everyone else. clients: everyone but individuals and hairdressers, apparently - are their core areas of specialty you should highlight? company name - cute, but necessary? This is critical real estate - use it to set yourself apart. Highlight your key strengths, differentiators and value-add in the marketplace.
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5I'd move this below the bullet list
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I like it! it's super fun. I love the navigation up top especially. Easy and nice to look at. If I had 1 thing I'd change it'd probably try something other than the graph paper backgrounds.
Nice clean, fun, I want to look at it site.
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I don't know what it is. I read a couple of the other reviews, they all point to the having a theme. You can combine themes, but they need to be consistent throughout. That being said, I love the layout and overall concept. Clean and effective. I love the idea of having the 'View Work' right where people can see it. I disagree with replacing with a slider. People want to see your work not scrolling mini versions of it. The current element is quickly visible and get's them right to where you want them.
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The project has a mix of styles and I think it would be better to make it a little simpler.
The featured projects notes makes it a little much Imo. I would align the Feature Projects title left.
The colour palette is also a little wide. If I could drop a colour, I would probably have considered to change the right column background colour. Also the project? Lets Talk note is different from other font colours.
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Really nice design. My one tweak would be to loose the square paper texture and keep it cleaner/simpler and more consistent with the other content elements.
Look again, one other thing. The 'folded' GOZAPIT logo - I would remove the fold element - too many other styles and design elements going on, you really don't need it.
Good job!
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I really like the top part... although bit confused as to what the exact service is you are offering.
The body of the page is a bit small for me...
I like the bottom blue/gray areas with the page popping out of it :)
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Hey,
Nice work here,
Love the top menu, just one advice, change the "selected" instance , it looks odd.
Main box with featured products looks good, the one on the right doesn't, try something simple , white background with a 1px #f1f1f1 border.
Also I don't quite understand the footer side , mainly the background, it's strange.
Hope I helped
Good luck.
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I like the layout and I think the colors are appropriate.
But if you some short footer bottom section it would be batter. Also if you change news & rants block shadow & give some gray color 1px. border it would be batter, & change the thickness of underline of h2,h3, header text then it would very clean, otherwise the design look fine.
thanks for the actionable feedback - we are going to revisit the icons and find some more clean ones - that should be fairly straight forward. For the main navigation we are looking at moving the have a project call out to a different location so we can open the area and let it breath. can you offer a little more detail or point me to a link of a site that has functionality of a jquery slide - I'm trying to figure out how it would be incorporated into the design or would that be in the white area? can you offer some more feedback or clarification. Many thanks!