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crnogorac081:
well,
considering that your client is satisffied, I wouldn't be worried at all if I were you.. Its not important are you satisfied..if client is..
cheers
Bramus:
thats true, but if i can improve the site it is always better, discussed with the customer that we add some pictures in the "header" so it gets a bit more color
Argos:
Hi Bramus,
the design isn't "right". For example the colored bars in the header and footer start halfway and stretch to the tight, while the content starts left and ends halfway. It's bad design, and you should tell your client that. Don't be afraid to put it bluntly. it's not a matter of personal taste, it's just bad design. Any proper designer will agree to that. Bad design devaluates the perceived value of the site and the company.
Also the graphical elements are not ligned up. There is no visual coherence, so the site looks chaotic. In the attachment you see what effect it has when things are properly placed. BTW: the design is not browser-compatible, different browsers show different layouts, and some mess stuff up.
I recommend to give the content a bit more 'breating space'. It just looks more relaxed. I did that in my example.
The logo is awful in my opinion. The name is actually quite nice, and strong identity. But that handwritten stuff and the blots... Who ever made that up?? In my screenshot you see a version of how I would do it. But I'm sure that's not an option to discuss with your client :|
Also please check the color orange. You use different shades of orange, that are close, but not the same. I would recommend to use another color, size and font for the headers as well. They look too much like links now. In my pic you see a quick alternative.
Last I would advise to check the texts. I see several errors (for example "knol gewassen" instead of 'knolgewassen" in the left menu), and poor writing. I see lots of "men doet zus en zo" and other awkward writing. Bad texts are as devaluating for the perceived value of your client as bad design.
So instead of focussing on whether or not adding pictures, I would focus on allround quality control. The design is simple, and should be flawless.
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Argos:
--- Quote from: crnogorac081 on August 09, 2009, 01:18:10 PM ---considering that your client is satisffied, I wouldn't be worried at all if I were you.. Its not important are you satisfied..if client is..
--- End quote ---
That's an interesting discussion. Personally I will always try my utmost to get the site to satisfiy myself as well. Over the years I have become more strict on that, and even turned a few assignments and prospects down for that reason. If I'm not happy with my own product, I won't create or publish it. But things were different in my early years when I had to struggle for each euro...
Of course it's perfectly allright to adhere to the "client is king" principle, even if it means to do things you don't like, but I just can't do it myself.
What do others do when clients want things you don't like (not for personal taste reasons, but from a professional point of view)?
crnogorac081:
I had very special task a year before. I was making the site with one design I liked, but at the end the design was different and I didnt like it much. But it was made by a pro designer so I couldnt do anything myself as the customer hired that designer.
If I have to do all by myself, of course I wouldnt hesitate to do all I think its the best, and then present it to the customer..
In the case of the following topic, the design was already determined by the client and he dont want to change it..
That is why I wouldnt worry...the customer wanted this, the customer got it :D
cheers
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