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So, what do you think of the new design?
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Mike
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:09 am    Post subject: Web Site Reply with quote

OK. Me again.

Finally having a halfway decent commercial demo inspired me to finally finish the website redesign which I've been tinkering with for nigh-on forever it seems.

I wanted to strip it down to the bare basics and yet still have it visually interesting. At least as interesting as a design hack like me can produce. I looked at a lot of peoples websites - including everyone on this board - and took note of everything that I thought was unnecessary and therefore ultimately irrelevant and removed it from my design.

I therefore impose again on your goodselves and request any opinions/feedback on the following:

Load time
Visual interest
Navigation
Too little info?
Too much info?
What kind of image does it present (yeah...takes itself too seriously, I know)

or anything else you care to add.

I added a little poll above as well for casual critiquers Laugh

And now.....Ta-da

The all new shiney website

Maiku
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Philip Banks
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Click here to enter ... No, no! I only ever like to see the intro page. Click here for info. Sorry I thought I'd get that when I clicked the last time, you're not catching me out twice. Now, where's the click to leave button....Bound to be here somewhere ......
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mike,

I agree with Philip. I would not use an intro page. But, the site itself is shiny and quite agreeable looking. Loads plenty quick on my broadband connection.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Intro page is a waste, on the 2nd page which should be the first page, do the mic in full color as its an awesome image.

Lots of black and a bit of grey is not my cup o'tea. Can you add a bit of brightness? Not looking for hot pink but just something a bit less noir.

Sound like a lot of complaints but actually I think if you make those small changes, the rest of the site is fine.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mike,

Design wise... I really like it. The feel of the site really matches what I think when I listen to your voice. Very clean, professionnal and functional...

A few suggestions:

- I'll echo the splash page sentiments, not necessary and just takes me one more click to get to what I really want... Your voice! However, I agree with Peter, you really need to work that microphone image into the site somewhere that does it justice, who can argue with a smokin' U87 ? Wink

- The "intro" page lacks some spice... the text all seems to just get lost on the page for me... I can't really pin it down, but if you could somehow work the mic image into it, I think the page itself would really pop. It appears that you are having some mapping issues on the page as well... the entire text frame is hyperlinked to http://www.michaelrhys.com/home.html... Also, I personally don't like sites that are written in 3rd person, when I know full well that it's a personal promotion site... if you were a small business with 6 employees selling multiple services I wouldn't be adverse to it.

- You may want to make the demos stand out a bit more... I might even suggest working the iPod player into your intro of home page, it might break up the text and really allows the listener to get down to business.

- Contact page works for me

- I like the client's page, however you're having the mapping issue again... a number of areas are linked to a mailto: command. Also, there is no navigation on the page, so if I want to get to your demos I have to use the back button and then find the "samples link.... okay, after I typed. that last part I realized that there is navigation, but it really blends into the other client logos... I guess that just reinforces that you should look at the method of navigation on the page... it somehow needs to be different from the logos

- Samples page, I like the iPod style control, however the size of the text was a bit of a challenge for me.

Don't get me wrong, design wise I really like it, just a few things that I think would make it even better.

Cheers,

Brian
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Mike
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the excellent feedback. I've made some interim adjustments and will do some more permanent fixes when I get the time.

The splash page is still there, but now has the links included to integrate it more closely into the design. I will try to eventually include the smoking Britmic in the info page and lose the opening splash page altogether.

I put more space around the links in the client page to seperate them more from the logos. Again, I might rework this later.

The mapping problems have been fixed.

The iPod has been enlarged to make reading the screen text easier. I'm thinking I might have now made it too big. Any thoughts?

I feel that self promotion in the 1st person is a tricky area as there is always the danger of it coming across as a touch arrogant and boastful. It requires a deft set of fingers to craft that kind of text. 3rd person is a lot easier for a hack like me. Laugh


Cheers again for the feedback. What a cool place this is!

Maiku.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Blacks and greys... professional looking.
... but I agree with Peter. That Union Jack mic needs brighter colors.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

As it in now Mike, I like it! The splash page works nicely as it is, because it doesn't appear to be a splash page, it's actually a directional page.

Good stuff!

Cheers,

Brian
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