Re-design Review

[JoeAtRevolutionUnltd]

I have been working on a new design. Any and all comments are welcome.
New Design

Thanks

 

[TheConeHead]

hmmmm... not crazy about the colors... try going to

http://www.coolhomepages.com

and just looking at color combinations - maybe something will jump out...

there seems to be a lot of wasted space - I know your going for 100% - but is there anyway you could minimize the white space? Like in the header and nav area...

I like the logo and the use of the cell tower... the nav area looks a little disjointed from the rest of the design... anyway to "marry" that in with the rest of the page?

 

[GUJUm0deL]

subcarrier, hey its a good attempt. But the color code #CODEF9 you used for the menu navigation box is kinda dull. I don't think you need to have that box there anyway, take that out.

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[JoeAtRevolutionUnltd]

Thanks both of you for taking the time to look over my site. I have had some trouble with deciding what colors to use.

Also, do you think I should get rid of the navigation buttons and use something a little more plain text?

Thanks
Joe

 

[Foamcow]

Top tip for finding a colour pallette.


Get an image you really like because of its colour.
Doesn't matter what it's of, just go on how nice the colours look.

Take the image into Photoshop and do Filters>Mosaic>Pixellate on it.

The result is a nice set of tiles of colours that work well together.
Experiment with the settings a bit, generally you get decent ideas from it though.



Regarding your site design.
I really don't like the bevelled buttons and drop shadow on the left.
Try doing it nice and flat and clean, css style.
A great tip is to line stuff up with other stuff, don'thave things floating.

http://www.foamcow.com

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[TheConeHead]

Yeah - do something different - those buttons look a little bland....

 

[Foamcow]

I dont think they look bland. Quite the opposite.
I think they are "too much".

A more simple style would look much neater I think.
But hey, aesthetics are a very personal thing.

http://www.foamcow.com

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[TheConeHead]

when I say bland I just mean that the whole rounded beveled button thing is kind of over done...

 

[JoeAtRevolutionUnltd]

Changed it up to css. I have not re-done the buttons yet but im working on it.
New Design

Thank

 

[JoeAtRevolutionUnltd]

Any suggestions with the navigation menu? Should I go with plain text or a still use buttons?

Thanks

 

[GUJUm0deL]

You can also do a google search for some navigation menu tutorials. They have some good ones. Once you know how to do those, then u can use your imagination and creativity to create a button you like.

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[JoeAtRevolutionUnltd]

Thank you all for the comments and help.

Here is where I am at right now. New Design

New navigation, new css format, new backgrounds, etc..

 

[GUJUm0deL]

Much better. Now use CSS to format the entire site with font type, font style, and what not. I still think the gray and white makes the site look dull, but if those are the colors you need to use, then its ok...

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[TheConeHead]

agree - much better... but could use some more dynamic colors

 

[hotfusion]

Any idea why I'm getting a horizontal scroll bar regardless of screen resolution? It's as if there is some static 'extra' out to the right which can never be quite accomodated. A problem with the table sizes perhaps?

Regards, Andy.
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[JoeAtRevolutionUnltd]

Once again here is with some more changes.
Subcarrier Communications

Thank you all for the tips and help.

 

[TheConeHead]

getting better - I think that header still has too much white space - maybe a little too big for the info there...

 

[JoeAtRevolutionUnltd]

I agree. I have tried a few different ideas with it and can't quite seem to get one that I like. Here is one idea I had Header Idea

Thanks

 

[TheConeHead]

I don't know - maybe it is because I have seen the other versions, but looks almost like the page loaded incorrectly...

how big to you ahve that cell photo? is it that size or did you make it smaller? meaning, do you have that photo in a larger size?

 

[Kjonnnn]

I like the blue ... but if you're gonna use two different shades have them be contrast to each other, and not so close ... just a personal thing.

Hate the gray. They joy i get from the blue is brought down by the gray.