A Review of Award The Web - Reward/Award website for designers by Nate Johnson

Thanks Nate. I hope to get the kinks ironed out, especially the busy bg. I'm not sure how to make it less busy but still have a reason to use the background colour for the links to the right of the video player.

There is a balance but not sure what it is yet :)

Here's a couple ideas for the busy background (because I think it's a nice texture, but agree it is a bit buys): 1. try using a more subtle color treatment such as reducing the opacity of the background over another color. 2. try reducing the scale of the pattern 3. try reducing the contrast of the pattern if you can edit it. For example, a black background with the pattern in dark grey, or a white background, with the pattern in light grey, or else some other appropriate colors like orange with the pattern as a darker orange. (sorta the same as my first suggestion just a different technique).