Martin Leblanc

Gigbox

By Martin Leblanc

   on Sep 09, 2009
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  • Alan Horne

    Alan Horne

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    Nothing wrong

    Posted on Sep 09, 2009 at 5:22 AM

    I honestly can't find anything wrong with this design. Great use of lighting effect in the background(actually similar to me design im working on for my portfolio :P)

    Good contrast on logo to make it really stand out. Everything just fits.

    One little downside, whats the last.fm thing for? Its not very clear. Maybe a little descriptive text below it or something.

    Great work.

  • Kevin Elliott

    Kevin Elliott

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    This seems to be an area that's been covered time and time again. Not that this isn't unique, right? You've obviously done some market research, and you want to deliver an experience that extends beyond what other music event sites have done. I'd voice HOW you stand apart from the others, and this should be clearly conveyed in your design as well. Your soon-to-be-acquired userbase should immediately know what this service is, and how it's different than others. Also, if you overlap on other territory, consider building simple importing/synchronizing tools so that you can focus on the meat of your product (i.e. the things that separate you from them!).

    Your design is quite terrific, and as an end-user, I would be instantly attracted to a download.

    • Martin Leblanc
      Martin Leblanc commented:
      Posted: on Sep 09, 2009 at 5:29 AM

      Thank you for your feedback. You have a good point about the whole importing/synchronizing thing. We'll work on thath.

  • Hakan ÇAmoglu

    Hakan ÇAmoglu

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    Good job!

    Posted on Sep 09, 2009 at 7:41 AM

    Hi Martin,

    This website is very good. Typograhy, color harmony, effect etc. are good.

  • Pedro Sombreireiro

    Pedro Sombreireiro

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    Great design

    Posted on Sep 09, 2009 at 6:00 PM

    Great design but...

    what was the native resolution you designed the website for?

    I tested with 1024 and 1920 width. At 1024 you get a vertical scroll just to show the 1 line of the footer.

    With 1920 you get a non repeating background that looks strange and kind of empy.

    But these are just details

    Good design :) very Webby :)

    • Martin Leblanc
      Martin Leblanc commented:
      Posted: on Sep 10, 2009 at 1:06 AM

      Thank you for the useful feedback - i will change width of the page.

  • Noel Tock

    Noel Tock

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    Close the gap after the paragraph...

    Posted on Sep 10, 2009 at 9:54 AM

    Really nice design, hard to complain about anything! Is there a call to action somewhere, only thing I would change (like a mailing list upon release, etc..)

  • craig watkins

    craig watkins

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    gorgeous

    Posted on Sep 10, 2009 at 5:57 PM

    Looks great!

    I concur with Pedro about the background image: it should repeat horizontally to match any monitor size.

    While I like the immediate visual impact of the icon layout at the bottom, the interactive aspect of clicking on an icon is too seperated from the demo of it in the Iphone image. The visual scan back and forth isn't very clean or encouraged by your layout, IMO. A usability improvment would be to place it directly above or below the iphone. Not a big deal in the end because it's pretty simple, but not an interactive design technique I'd like to see repeated in my favorite websites.

    You might consider an email list sign-up for your call to action right now, or upgrading the follow on Twitter link if you think your customer base is more likely to do that. If you've gotten them excited, what are they supposed to do? I think some folks might appreciate a reminder a few weeks from now.

    • Martin Leblanc
      Martin Leblanc commented:
      Posted: on Sep 12, 2009 at 10:32 AM

      You're right about the interaction - It's a bit too seperated - i thought that the whole page was simple enough so it would work anyway. Perhaps I'll move them.

      I'll add a mailing list :-)

      thank you for the feedback

  • Brian Caicco

    Brian Caicco

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    very nice!

    Posted on Sep 09, 2009 at 7:51 AM

    great design, very clean. Very appropriate for an app site.

  • Stewart Anderson

    Stewart Anderson

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    ...nothing!

    Posted on Sep 09, 2009 at 7:18 AM

    I think this design is great, all the colours and graidents work really well together.

    Simplistic Excellence! :)

  • Ananda Bandaru

    Ananda Bandaru

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    Great one

    Posted on Sep 09, 2009 at 7:57 AM

    It feels

    1. Pleasent to my eyes
    2. Innovative to my brain
    3. Good to my heart.

    I really can't give any suggestions here. Cheers mate

  • Addy Osmani

    Addy Osmani

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    Nothing..

    Posted on Sep 09, 2009 at 6:51 PM

    I, like others, have to say..I think this design is perfect for what you're trying to achieve. Great use of typography, lighting effects, large background images and a clean palette of colours. Well done.

  • goldeni ganesh

    goldeni ganesh

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    good job dude

    Posted on Sep 10, 2009 at 3:26 AM

    like it very much... all the best

  • Gravina Thomas

    Gravina Thomas

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    nothing

    Posted on Sep 11, 2009 at 3:43 AM

    I like this design and i don't find wrong. really good works !

  • Joel Acevedo

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    Alignment and shadow on buttons

    Posted on Sep 11, 2009 at 1:09 PM

    This is great. The only thing I will add is some shadowing (like the phone) on buttons. All the icons are great, except the search icon (imho). That search button is not align with the rest.

  • zeynep balci

    zeynep balci

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    i like green

    Posted on Sep 11, 2009 at 3:04 PM

    i like lighting effect and shadow

  • Travis Sinclair

    Travis Sinclair

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    nothing

    Posted on Sep 12, 2009 at 10:28 AM

    nice dark effect and use of colour good work

  • Nick Brown

    Nick Brown

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    Make the 'gigbox' text more 'set in'

    Posted on Sep 14, 2009 at 2:29 AM

    Honestly not much I would do here, and my one critique is nitpicky at best. I would probably give the Gigbox word a 'set in' or engraved look to really root it in the piece. But all in all it looks really solid.

  • Vlad Verde

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    Nothing wrong

    Posted on Sep 14, 2009 at 8:22 AM

    Haha, I saw this in a comment above and used the same "Bottom line" because it fits it perfectly.

    Nothing wrong to it, it's all about visual preferences. I would arrange the top menu different for example, but i don't see a problem with this arrangement.

  • Adrian Danila

    Adrian Danila

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    Very nice design !

    Posted on Sep 14, 2009 at 9:07 AM

    Good job. I don't think there is anything to change here :)

  • Ben Parlier

    Ben Parlier

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    Very nice.

    Posted on Sep 14, 2009 at 2:19 PM

    A very, very, very great layout. The only tweak that I can possibly find is the "search" icon - when the page loads it displays as if you've already rolled over it, so it's higher in the line (as evidenced by the screen capture). Other than that, very impressive. Great work!

  • Ben Eradhun

    Ben Eradhun

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    lack a bit technology elements

    Posted on Sep 15, 2009 at 12:12 AM

    Good design

    • Martin Leblanc
      Martin Leblanc commented:
      Posted: on Sep 15, 2009 at 10:48 AM

      Can you be more specific about 'technology elements' ? maybe give an example from some other site?

  • Felix Perez Lara

    Felix Perez Lara

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    ... nothing to change

    Posted on Sep 15, 2009 at 6:17 AM

    Very nice design!

  • Yair Mor

    Yair Mor

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    I would add more detail to the white floor

    Posted on Sep 15, 2009 at 8:21 AM

    Although it is really a minor thing. It's one of those designs I look up to because it is such an eye catcher and delivers the product in such a way the creator should be proud of. I love the combination of the dark blue background, it makes the green headline jump out of the screen. The mobile device integrates well into the design. The blue light effect adds interest to the background but doesn't grab too much attention.

    It's not a big thing, but I would try darkening the floor in the corners so it's more a part of the overall design. I think it will also bring the main content more forward.

    But anyway it's a great job!

    • Martin Leblanc
      Martin Leblanc commented:
      Posted: on Sep 15, 2009 at 10:47 AM

      Thanks. I'm planning to add a feature list in that area so hopefully it won't need more detail when it's finished.

      Thank you for the feedback.

  • Ken Berry

    Ken Berry

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    Can't get back to the Homepage

    Posted on Sep 15, 2009 at 10:37 AM

    I'm sure you're still in the development stage so you're probably already aware of this, but if not, there is no way to get back to the homepage after visiting "About Gigbox" (other than pushing back on your browser). Other than that bro great job. It looks really clean and cutting edge. A great representation for such a cutting edge product (software).

  • Mike Wedick

    Mike Wedick

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    Very nice

    Posted on Sep 15, 2009 at 3:59 PM

    Very solid design! Great typography, subtle lighting effects, etc.

    I think it really works great with the intended purpose of the page.

    Cheers!

  • julien cluzeau

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    Nice

    Posted on Sep 20, 2009 at 7:56 AM

    Clear and beautiful design. I lake the colorway and your logo. I love the blur on the phone's reflection.

    The concept is pretty cool and clearly explained

  • Tyler Cooper

    Tyler Cooper

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    Great

    Posted on Sep 29, 2009 at 8:28 PM

    the interface is awesome, I love how the icons work the phone. Great work!

  • Robert Benjamin

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    Add a blatantly obvious "Sign Up" button.

    Posted on Oct 03, 2009 at 5:13 PM

    There's basically nothing wrong with this design - great job! I would add a really, really obvious sign up button, though. Some of the more stupid internet users wouldn't get how to sign up. I would add "Sign Up" somewhere next to the "Available in October '09" part.

    Keep it up!

  • Troy Ark

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    Engaging design

    Posted on Oct 08, 2009 at 3:45 AM

    Sleek, professional and well executed. You could make this design even better by jazzing it up a little on the blue portions. Its already great as it is but it needs something extra to be unique

  • Zeev Wolkovitz

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    Clean and Clear

    Posted on Oct 20, 2009 at 5:55 PM

    I like very much the clean and nice design. Typography is good and let you feel comfortable. Colors are good and gives, dramatic atmosphere.

  • Sajid Khan

    Sajid Khan

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    Eye Candy

    Posted on Oct 20, 2009 at 9:47 PM

    Looking eye candy touch.

  • Kailash Gyawali

    Kailash Gyawali

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    nothing wrong

    Posted on Oct 21, 2009 at 5:38 AM

    the site is excellent, excellent use of colors, and background with good choice of icons

  • Paul Tamaro

    Paul Tamaro

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    It's hard to find anything that 'needs' changing...

    Posted on Oct 25, 2009 at 8:45 AM

    It's very difficult to find any flaws on this design. I really like it. I like the typography, color scheme, and icons (of course) a lot. The background gradient is a nice subtle hint at stage lighting or curtain...

    The only thing I would consider tweaking is the vertical alignment of the 'Features' and 'reviews' subheadings and paragraph text. Search icon button looks a tiny bit higher than the others as well was this intended?

  • Mascha Van Tongeren

    Mascha Van Tongeren

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    very pleasant

    Posted on Oct 26, 2009 at 3:17 PM

    I agree with most others:

    It's very pleasing on my eyes, I love the colors and the use of gradients.

    The green makes it pop

  • Alex Miles

    Alex Miles

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    Cant find a problem

    Posted on Nov 15, 2009 at 2:15 AM

    Looks beautiful. Your font choice and colors are really working in you're favor. Good job!

  • Michael Szczepanski

    Michael Szczepanski

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    Bump the title text up.

    Posted on Nov 19, 2009 at 6:30 PM

    I like the color scheme. The phone and the text are very similar and the green is used to highlight calls to action, so great job there!

  • Amy Feger

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    Gap after "artists" in first main paragraph.

    Posted on Oct 16, 2009 at 7:40 PM

    Hi Martin.

    This site looks lovely.

    After looking at your linked version I noticed a bit of typography items that will make this look a bit better. If you want:

    First, referring to the text under "Find,experience and share live music events" there is a big open block of space made under your first sentence and above your third sentence. It is located after the word "artists". This space draws attention to itself , stopping the eye from a smooth flow in reading the paragraph. Just push the words around a bit so that left edge has an aligned look.

    So, bring "on your" to the second line, and "After each" down to the fourth line and all will be solved.

    Then I don't know if it is just my computer and how it reads it. But the Paragraphs under features are not all left aligned. Particularly: The second and 5th paragraph.

    Then the paragraph of Gigbox on twitter. The quotes need to be pushed to the left of the paragraph so the first words first letter aligns with the second line, rather than the quote itself.

    Then the sentence number 2 under download the App is missing a period. (outside of the quoted word 'gigbox'. )

    Have you tried pushing all the icons under feature to the left and aligning the text only to the F in the title "features"? (For that is the normal way to deal with text and listing marks.)

    Overall I think this is beautifully designed!

    • Amy Feger
      Amy Feger commented:
      Posted: on Oct 16, 2009 at 7:45 PM

      self repair: ... Just push the words around a bit so the RIGHT edge has an aligned look...

      ( I wrote left side :0) oops!