A Review of Contractors Website by Joel Glovier

Vertically align menu items with logo

  • Joel Glovier

    Joel Glovier

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    Vertically align menu items with logo

    Posted on Mar 12, 2010 at 2:12 PM

    Andy I think what you've got here is a really solid concept. I like it.

    The design is pretty minimal, with plenty of "visual treats." The background looks good. I like how you have used minimal graphic effects - it works here.

    I think I'm a fan of the lighter footer myself, although perhaps you could stand to put some more white space around the headings (about, contact, links, suppliers), mainly top and bottom margins. When you have a minimal design, always good to use plenty of white space.

    The biggest thing that bugs me on the overall layout is I would like to see your menu nav items vertically centered/aligned with your logo in the header.

    Just for a little effect, you could also use a 5 - 10 pixel top border on the page matching the color of either the footer, the featured content frame, or the blue in the KEHAN type. That one's just an idea for free, not a big suggestion.

    Great work so far!!

    • Andy E
      Andy E commented:
      Posted: on Mar 12, 2010 at 2:34 PM

      Thanks for the feedback Joel. The empty space sounds good. I wonder if the alignment will look better by adding the telephone number in line with the logo... I'll also experiment with a top border. I'll likely post an updated version soon. Have a good one.