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I really think this is a great start to an awesome design. As far as colors go, it looks great. I really like the header as well.
The header is what draws me in to the design, and acts as sort of a precursor to what I should expect, falling past the header though the design starts to fade.
On first glance, the chat bubble put off the inference that it was your twitter feed (which if it was, it would be too big. Then I realized that it was your current projects.
The border on the current projects is definitely a good size though, I just think that having it in a chat bubble is a little deceiving.
The navigation needs to pop a little more (I think, I'm not actually on the site.) The placement for it is good though, maybe you have some rollover state that isn't up here. If there is a noticeable rollover state, that may suffice.
I definitely get why you placed that follow icon up in the right corner. It filled in that empty space, and also put your e-socialness right out there, which is always a good thing. I just think that it might be too big, or something, I'm not quite sure. I like the icon though.
Last, but not least is the portfolio section. I like the vibe of your site a lot, but having that bevel on the portfolio section throws off the whole minimalist look that the site has going for it. It doesn't look bad, but it doesn't seem to fit quite right into the page.
Also, the image in the portfolio section looks a little awkward, possibly because of it's sharp and jagged corners not matching it's containing elements neat and pretty round corners.
Well, that's all I got. This is definitely going somewhere though, just a few things (that I think) could be tweaked here and there.
I really, really, really like that header, by the way.
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Mitch Anderson commented:The newest screen is a HUGE step in the completely right direction. The design totally has a much more unified look to it.
I don't know man, it's looking really nice. I think maybe you should try getting rid of the lines that connect the content boxes to the header, and maybe giving those 3 content boxes a nice centered placement between the header and the footer, just a thought.
Also, maybe work with the words inside the 3 content boxes. For instance, in the personal portfolio, instead of 'What I do for free' (which could make people think you do work for free) maybe 'What I do on the side' probably something more creative than that, but you get what I mean.
Overall, this is a gigantic improvement and I'd say you're not too far away from a solid design!
Nice job, man.
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Benjamin Charity commented:
Thanks Mitch! That is true about the wording, I wasn't even thinking about that!
I'm still playing a bit, so I may give it a go losing the connecting bars and see what I can come up with.
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Mitch Anderson commented:
Awesome, it's definitely coming along. Keep posting whenever you get something worth mentioning done.
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Thanks Mitch!
I have been doing some revisions that I'll upload a little later today. I lost the speech bubble and the inset portfolio. I am just trying to figure out how to ad some pop to the nav. But I'll give you guys a look later today to see how it is (or isn't) improving.