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kweitzel:
Hi, I have to admit, that the first time I didnät reallz bother to look deeper into the site. It shurlz advanced quite a lot. I would though, trz to "remeber" the decision to switch off the sound bz the user on the subpages ...
keep it on, I think, it is quite nice to see the extremes of what can be done with WB!
cheers
Klaus
i2Paq:
--- Quote from: kori on February 08, 2006, 10:20:47 AM ---Well, there is no point just criticising man. Tell me specific problems like how can things be improved. eg, make the menu more obviouis etc.
Don't just go around telling people hey your site sucks, it doesn't have a point etc...
help others to improve, that's the whole purpose of this showcase forum...
yeh? let's hear some more intelligent words and ideas from you.
--- End quote ---
You asked for comments, why else come here?
Anywayz.
1. When I switcht pages the musci comes on again.
2. Eventhough the music is switched of the buttons make anoying "swizss" sounds.
3. Outdated info
4. The Department, Services & Products, Contact - pages look different (read: layout)
I don't say I don't like your work/site, in fact it's almost a work of art. :-)
Website builders should keep in mind that people come to look for info, not a quest on where to find it on "your" site.
Plus, having a fancy site is maybe something Hot! but in the end it's like having a design chair, it looks nice but can you sit comfortable in it?
isabel:
Hi Kori,
I think you've got a great site there. I'm very impressed with the look and feel, which you obviously specialise in. Most WB sites I've seen are pretty simple in nature, which has been more than fine for their target audience. So the question here is: what is your target audience? If I was visiting a site for, say, a music group, I would expect a fairly simple site with maybe some music samples. If I was visiting a site for people who specialise in design, I would expect something pretty fancy, which is what you've made.
The comments about making the site available to non-broadband users are valid, but it is easy to make a simplified site once you have the more fancy one complete.
I hope you don't mind if I put forward a couple of ideas for you:
- you could limit the sound clips to about five seconds in length so you get the emotive feel without causing annoyance in the audience
- you could highlight the top (main) menu more clearly; perhaps with bright colours. It is always a useful technique to _help_ the audience work out what buttons they should push. The dark grey looks good but it blends in so new visitors to the site miss it (like I did initially).
- you could change "The Department" to "About". I like the idea of having a cool name but it confused me when I was trying to work out what to click on.
- you could place your services in a bright colour as a sort of slogan under your name with bullet points like this:
BEST DESIGN
*Interior Design *Website Design *Website Hosting
this would clearly show what you are about.
- you could use a consistent bright colour for your headings. That will help orient people to each section. A good case in point is the news section on the front page.
- you could try going straight into the site without requiring the user to hit 'Enter'. You need to be careful to give the user early gratification when at your site. That way, you might be able to entice them to wait at a later stage to see something that might take some time to load. From the point of view of the user: what benefit do I obtain from having to wait here or having to click this button? (I imagine the idea was to provide them with the information about requirements for viewing the site. If you could make the site available to more people, that would be great. If you have done your market research and know that your target audience will almost always have broadband and flash then you're fine.)
- your featured project is great. It's bright and interesting. But you need to ask yourself this question: is that the thing I want my visitors to click on first? Because it is the most attractive and click-on-able thing on that site (apart from your logo) due to its bright colour :-D
- you might consider having an option for the visitor to make the font larger. Small fonts look great but I know of so many people that struggle with small fonts.
- you could add a search function and a site map function
Overall I think you have a really great site and it's likely to only get better. The squiggly flash thing is cool! I wish I could do graphic design that well. (Actually, at all :-P)
I'd like to suggest one last thing that's a useful technique in design. Remember and include the human element. People like to see things that they can associate with. People respond to pictures of other people --- not objects. So, keep that in mind when making/choosing your images and designs.
Cheers,
Isabel
kori:
Thank you all. This is exactly what I want. Detailed criticism and ideas. You know when you create something, you get carried away with the concept that you don't know how to improve. Thank Isabel and ISPAQ
kickarse:
I really like the design A LOT!... it's a wonderful blend of information and design... keep up the good work...
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