Alan Horne

First thing I noticed on the design before I even got past the top black bar was that your logo has different padding compared to the phone/delivery sections on the top right, bring down the logo to the same level.

Your menu needs work, currently I see 2 buttons on your website and the word home slapped on the top left, look to do more with this.

Your call to action is well missing, you have some well designed adverts etc on the design, yet nothing to make people click on them.

Your main banner on the left under the menu, why does that have the large whitespace? Looks like it needs finished. This section should be the part that draws the eye the most but at the moment its the part you look at last.

Your footer, why all the large empty space? Why not make those 3 menu lists go horizontally rather than vertical, it might help you get rid of this uneven whitespace you have there.

Its a good start, but you have a good bit left to do to make this the finished article. Looking forward to seeing the next revision.

I have been following Mashable on Twitter for a while but always thought that for such a large website, their website looked at times very amatuer.

Now the footer area, large as it is, works fine the way it is, not much you would look at changing in that area.

Header

• Put your logo on the top left, looks completely out of place in the middle.
• Mashable on facebook?? Any need for that to be the first thing people see on your website? I know its a social networking website as such, but come on, thants ramming it in your face. If people want to follow you on facebook and Twitter etc they will find the subscription part on the right fairly easily.
• The menu I would make a little larger, as for me it kind of blends in with everything rather than standing out as a menu.
• Advert underneath the menu, why not put that top right, and bring your search on to a larger menu bar?

Content

• Let it breathe a little more, add some more spacing on the content, it all just kind of merges into one on the website.
• The share options again are right in your face, I would prfere they were actually kept to the main article rather than being slapped in to the article introductions. Although the faceBook share options is subtle and works well.
• Top 6 today? Not even sure why the number 6? Seems like a random number picked out of thin air, go with 5 or 10 here, possibly 10 just to bring it down closer in-line with the content on the left.

Mashable has great content and I think at times they are too interested in the exposure of the content rather than the actual content itself, that it makes the website seem very crowded and disorganised.

Loving this Noel, great work.

My only issue, and its a very small issue at that, is the menu on the bottom kind of fades in to the background a little too much.

Also I would try to use the same chrome effect on the 4 corner icons as that in the inner circle, it would make them stand out a little more, as on first look I didn't take much notice of them.

I like this, but why cut the background off? I would make the full backgorund of the website that light colour and also not cut off the pencil unless it goes off screen.

I would also suggest making the website wider giving you more room for content, and more than likely i would include a showcase of work far further up the page.

With regards to the main font used, it fits the design, but i viewed it on Firefox and its a little straining on the eyes to read, so i would maybe look at chaging it on firefox.

I like this design, works very well for the purpose indeed.

My only issue is the menu, as someone stated previously its a little out of perspective compared to the rest of the website, and the hat on the home button makes it hard to read. If you were keeping the menu, i would have the hat hanging off the side of the menu, than on top.

Other than that, i really can't pick too mcuh at fault to be honest.

I like this, it really fits with the name Acorn, I have a few issues though.

1. The acorn on your logo has to go, its blurry and really doesn't work. The font on the logo i would change too, not really feeling that.
2. Your menu could do with standing out more, keep it translucent but maybe use the navey blue from your footer for it? At the moment you don't really notice it at all
3. You text could do with being a little less, you are covering alot of stuff there, you could do with maybe bullet pointing your stuff, or using info graphics to display the informnation, it will catch people attention alot more.

I like this design, but i think the banner takes away from everything else, it looks like you ran out of ideas.

Why not try a collage of all the products when you have the large iPad at the moment?

I would also try to use the whitespace a little more in that region, maybe creat your 4 buttons vertically rather than horizontally?

Just my thoughts, as i like the background and the contrast on your colours, although the red is a little too rose for my liking.

The footer could do with a little work, maybe a Twitter feed or soemthing, a comany like this should use social networking for marketing purposes, its almost a must nowadays.

I would make that flat as a few have suggested, looks great on the business card, but needs to work on a few different mediums, so it would be good to keep it flat.

At the moment it says OC to me because of the way that it is tilted, for some reason i didn't pick up the A until after i looked at it a few times.

I like this design and the idea is great, needs a little refinement, but in general a good design.

I like this design its very good for what you need it for.

My only problem is the 4 items in the content section. I would break that down to maybe 2 and bring up the latest news section.

The our clients i would put in one line across the top of the footer too.

I like these minimul websites and they are definitely the way to go for the artists and photographers.

I think you have taken there favourtie website too literally.

The border on the image is garish don't like it one bit to be honest. I would also look at brining down the font size on your menu as at the mment it just looks like text slapped on there.

Try spicing it the desing a little while keeping the concept the same. Give the background a slight texture, just to take away from the solid black colour.

Look to do more with the menu, and work on that border.

The concept is good, maybe not right for the brand though. It looks like a chinese restraunt logo to be honest.

I like the courrent logo, but the font and text could do with work. Why not work from that current logo and freshen it up a little?

I like this design, and dark with orange works. Some of the changes i would suggest are :

1) Your menu, i didn't actually realise it was in the orange line at the top until ilooked for it. Maybe bring everything up alittle and have your menu underneath your logo?

2) The padding on the sections is huge, and why are the headings indented left from the text? I would keep the spacing between the heading a content above it the same, but bring the content below the headings in a bit.

3) The large image works better on your scroller, although i would ditch the big blue arrows.

4) Work a little more on your footer, maybe add your menu again an a copyright, maybe ever some social icons?

Its a good start though, and with some tweaks you will have a great design.

The design is nice, if it was a website, but its not.

Its a holding page, so keep it simple.

A holding page generally doesn't have scrolling on it, this will have, try and simpify it a little.

Very nice clean minimul design, exactly what is needed for a photogrphy website, the photos should be the showcase and you got that nailed.

That being said, i would of hade the logo and menu the other way around, logo should always be top left.

Also the language choice i would make more visible, probably put that at the top of the website.

Other than that, good work.

I like the clean design, its very nice, but i still have a few issues.

I'm not a huge fan of the font your using, and there is too much italics going on.

I would also look to inject one other colour, just for links or somthing like that, as it would make it pop more.

I like your concept, but it needs more work.

I like the large image portfolio's but i just feel you need to do more with the fonts on your text, and possibly add a little colour.

Uour menu should also be at the top, bottom is really bad for design.

Great concept and great idea. I also love the whole coupon design concept.

The CITY NAME part could do with being larger, as i can imagine some places won't fit on that small area you have there.

The 'discuss the deal' part, I'm not sure about, I actually thought that was a twitter feed, until i seen the actual twitter feed. I would look to incorporate that part into the main item on the content.

Maybe have a box of past deals down the right?

Maybe widen the website a little? I say this as the menu seems very cramped and could do with that little extra room to breathe? You could maybe incorporate a 2nd right column?

Nice clean design, that always works with business cards.

My only issue is that shouldn't a web designer have an email contact?

I'm also not too sure about the little phone icon, but other than that you have a very nice, clean design.

I still love the original concept myself, but 1a works so much better on so many levels.

It will work in colour and in balck and white.

Unforunately on Logo 2# you don't really get it, which is a shame as the concept is great.

Love it, as i did the first version.

My only change would be the Locations part of your footer, it seems crammed to the left, plenty of room on the right of it, so give it a little more room to breathe.

Great work.

I like this design, its very simple and works for the type of site it is. A few changes would be:

1. The menu, at the moment it doesn't work for me, not sure why, just not doing it for me. It is a free hand tattoist, so maybe use a freehand font like you have in the header for 'why sinkin ink?'

2. The border around the image is very flat compared to the grungy feel or the rest of the site, maybe try and grunge it up a little like the rest of the design behind it.

3. I would try and use a Javascript image gallery rather than Flash, it would be better for SEO and also better for all they users on iPhone/iPad's.

Its a very good start though, and with very minor changes will be great.

It amazing what taking a few suggestions can do to a web design.

The feedback you have been getting has all been good for the most part, and has really helped you create a very good design.

The website now looks less cluttered, but still has all the relevant information needed.

My only issue is the bakdrop on the logo and menu, i would keep it all flat, the rest of the site is, so there is no need to give that a backdrop.

Great work, and also great use of the feedback.

The header is just excellent, works so well.

My only issue and a small one at that, is the padding, just increase that ever so slightly on all your text areas, and your good to go on this one.

I like this design but it seems a little unfinished. This is some of the things i have noticed that i would change.

1. Straight away the cut of the woman is a little off, hair is hard to cut, but you can see white edges on that, maybe try the blur tool on that to just blend the edges better.

2. Have the how it works part as the first thing people read ont the content, i would order them 1. How it works 2. Services 3. the logos 4. testimonials 5. blog 6. twitter

3. I would look at the footer, it seems alot of that is slapped in there, make it a little more organised.

4. Make your header stand out more, at the moment it all just blends in with the banner.