basicintent Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I'm just looking for a simple design critique of this very simple website I just finished. There are some things about it that bother me.. like the grey background on a part of the landing page. Please tell me what you think, and if you have any suggestions. Check it out: http://mrfixit.basicintent.com Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/227944-critique-please/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM1 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I don't mind the gray. What I don't like are: The blue blob/cloud behind your logo. It just seems haphazard, like you wanted something more distinct but couldn't figure out exactly what to do. The 2d/3d text on the menu. You should probably pick one style or the other. I'm also not sure if the 'naked' look works on the items on the end. Also, not sure if this is intentional, but the hard drop shadow on the edge is missing to the right of 'Contact' in its off state, but reappears on mouse over. Your margins are a bit jarring to me. The block in the middle has a clear margin to the left and right, but other elements (navigation, bottom block) stretch clear across the main block. Overall I like it, but there are some things that don't mesh. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/227944-critique-please/#findComment-1175435 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cssfreakie Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 i agree with nightslayer, the blue cloud is a no no. rest is nice, would go for a white background btw Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/227944-critique-please/#findComment-1175470 Share on other sites More sharing options...
venom6pak Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 not bad mate easy on the eyes not too much going on all good one thing though, maybe ur menu tabs could be a bit more ooft maybe a glossy image or a simple curved edge rather than a display block i hate my work being critiqued but its gotta be done lol Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/227944-critique-please/#findComment-1175800 Share on other sites More sharing options...
peoy Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Nice site.. BUT instead of that long text explaining it all, why not put pictures with illustrations instead ? all in one simple gif image and put it all up there. I was to lazy to read what it was all about, and most people are. U gotta explain the site in under 3 sec with illustrations. http://getsatisfaction.com/index.html is very good at that. And remove the blurry from the logo. The "shit" is crystal clear logos and so on! I'm just looking for a simple design critique of this very simple website I just finished. There are some things about it that bother me.. like the grey background on a part of the landing page. Please tell me what you think, and if you have any suggestions. Check it out: http://mrfixit.basicintent.com Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/227944-critique-please/#findComment-1176188 Share on other sites More sharing options...
peoy Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 And something else than "Fun, Easy, and Simple. Professional. Reliable. Skilled. Polite" it is very repeitive.. Use only Porfessional instead of skilled, reliable and polite.. cause Professional have all that in one word.. and make those font smaller in "why us?" content and "creatured service".. USEFULL content is MORE important than bragging. Bragging can have smaller text, cause if people like you they will see you as a humble professional fix it site EDIT: And black on white, white on black is a no no.. its aweful.. All in all, a very good site? Not sure, cause I dont feel there is people behind the site.. gotta make it more alive! Make people see that the site is alive, more human and not some site that is just standing there waiting for something EDIT2: And I was thinking, "Who are theese people?", very anonymos, put pictures of yourself doing cool computer stuff, blog, twitter, feed the people, update! and Who is that blue man in the about page, the picture ? This is scaring more than pleasing, gotta make it WARM and ALIVE! 1. Make the site more human, more alive, biolocial 2. Show your faces! We dont know who you are. A scary blue man 3. People gotta understand the site in under 5 sec! Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/227944-critique-please/#findComment-1176190 Share on other sites More sharing options...
peoy Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Oh a suggestion... "Mr Fix It, He will fix it for you. Can you say no to that->?" and a picture of you.. gotta have some humor. That fills the human part a little Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/227944-critique-please/#findComment-1176198 Share on other sites More sharing options...
peoy Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 "Remember, if we can't fix it, no one can!", how can u be so sure? what do you fix? hardware, software problems ? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/227944-critique-please/#findComment-1176210 Share on other sites More sharing options...
basicintent Posted February 19, 2011 Author Share Posted February 19, 2011 I've made some adjustments to the site, changed the typography piece and adjusted the logo to make it stand out more. Also the content on the residential and commercial services page has been adjusted to make it more condensed, as asked for by the client. poey I don't completely follow your ideas, but you have some good suggestions, however it is a site for a client and in some cases they decide the content, not me. Also white on black does look good, I do not follow your reasoning, or are you just using a bad display? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/227944-critique-please/#findComment-1176867 Share on other sites More sharing options...
peoy Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Its better. But I did not like the shadow now behind the mr fix it its not sharp Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/227944-critique-please/#findComment-1177117 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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