A Review of website redesign by Nate Hamilton

Doesn't match you

  • Nate Hamilton

    Nate Hamilton

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    • Design: 3
    • Purpose: 2
    • Originality: 3
    • Engagement: 3
    1 Vote
    Doesn't match you

    Posted on Dec 07, 2009 at 9:14 AM

    From the work that you have posted in the past I don't think this site does a good job at displaying your work and who you are. When I first go to it, it feels like some sort of nature preservation site. The pictures in the background, while very nice pictures, don't seem to have any rhyme or reason. Your logo is also a bit obscure and I could have almost gone through the whole site without seeing it. The nav bar feels like you didn't know what else to do, so you just put a bar at the top of the design.

    I'm bashing the site quite a bit here but let me also say that I think the site looks very clean and neat and is better than a lot of stuff I see on concept feedback. I just think you could do a much better job of showcasing who DTMedia really is.

    • Brian Caicco
      Brian Caicco commented:
      Posted: on Dec 07, 2009 at 9:18 AM

      no offense taken we are entitled to our own opinions, To understand the pictures you have to read the text on the homepage. Conceptually the site is designed around a sentence from our vision/mission statement "helping others achieve their goals so we can achieve ours" The images represent our goal of traveling the world. Each page being a different destination.

    • Nate Hamilton
      Nate Hamilton commented:
      Posted: on Dec 07, 2009 at 9:26 AM

      I think the reality of the situation is that most people will do what I did. Go through the site skimming and not reading things carefully. It's a good thought, but I think the vast majority of people will end up thinking, at first, that you are either some sort of nature website or a photographer. People on the web have such a short attention span, first impressions are EVERYTHING!

      These are certainly my thoughts and may not echo the thoughts of everyone else. Take my opinions in stride and feel free to ignore them. i hope that my thoughts can help you in some small way!

    • Brian Caicco
      Brian Caicco commented:
      Posted: on Dec 07, 2009 at 9:30 AM

      your feedback is always appreciated. Thanks! :)