A Review of Personal website design v.2 - updated by Paul Tamaro

Try to use actual content rather than lorem ipsum?

  • Paul Tamaro

    Paul Tamaro

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    Try to use actual content rather than lorem ipsum?

    Posted on Oct 24, 2009 at 10:06 PM

    I like the typography, the overall simplicity and the main graphic image. I'm not quite certain of the purpose though, and so I feel like I'm not drawn in.

    My next click would be either About, Services or Portfolio to get a better idea of who you are and what you do. Perhaps you could add three small icons with a consistent treatment and a paragraph for each of them here on the Home Page to help guide the user deeper into the site?

    I think the social media icons look good, but they feel a bit too large. Overall, nice work...

    • Metin Ucar
      Metin Ucar commented:
      Posted: on Oct 24, 2009 at 11:02 PM

      I'll think on your suggestion about menu items.

      That's what I think when it comes to flavour the main content area, three icons and some text to direct users to sub pages.

      thanks for the critics.

    • Paul Tamaro
      Paul Tamaro commented:
      Posted: on Oct 25, 2009 at 10:13 AM

      Hello Metin, I was writing a followup to your comments but I lost what I was writing because of a problem with my browser... I hope I can remember what I was writing.

      I really like demo #3 the best. The dark header area really anchors the design, and the gradients and drop shadow adds depth and visual appeal. This treatment really draws my eyes in and highlights your design work.

      When I wrote my initial comments and review, I didn't see the links, so I did not go to the demo and the review was based on the concept mockup -- I really think it helps to see the design 'in action' and interact with the page.

      ...sorry, that's all I can remember, the other suggestions I was trying to make are lost in the ether :-|

      I really like your style, and your work is really good -- I'm interested in seeing the final design. Hope you found my comments helpful.

    • Metin Ucar
      Metin Ucar commented:
      Posted: on Oct 25, 2009 at 10:15 AM

      definitely I do ;)

      thanks.