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mysticcowboy:
http://www.driveyourselfhappy.com/
This was a very quick copy of an old site that got lost when the server crashed. WebsiteBaker is great for fast and easy.
i2Paq:
Simple and efficiënt!
Again a nice job.
deeve007:
A quick job? The you won't mind the constructive criticism I'm sure...
Homepage doesn't work at all. It looks like a site's inner page. A homepage should convey to me in a moment's glance what the site is about. Yours does not. I have to ready a paragraph or two of text to know what it's about.
The logo is placed on the wrong side. This can work when done correctly, In this case it does not, more so with the liquid design that keeps it at the far right. On your design, it HAS to be top left to communicate itself as your logo.
The left hand nav panel, what was the idea behind this? The "pole" or whatever it is doesn't work at all. Has no connection at all with any other element withing the design. Move the logo to the top left, and style a simple navigation panel below the logo with each link a rectangle "button" that changes background colour on rollover.
Nice and simple and most effective for your layout.
Fix these things and your site will be fine.
Cheers,
Dave
kickarse:
It's not suppose to be a total redesign just a conversion... :roll: :wink:
mysticcowboy:
--- Quote from: deeve007 on June 06, 2006, 11:08:00 PM ---A quick job? The you won't mind the constructive criticism I'm sure...
Homepage doesn't work at all. It looks like a site's inner page. A homepage should convey to me in a moment's glance what the site is about. Yours does not. I have to ready a paragraph or two of text to know what it's about.
The logo is placed on the wrong side. This can work when done correctly, In this case it does not, more so with the liquid design that keeps it at the far right. On your design, it HAS to be top left to communicate itself as your logo.
The left hand nav panel, what was the idea behind this? The "pole" or whatever it is doesn't work at all. Has no connection at all with any other element withing the design. Move the logo to the top left, and style a simple navigation panel below the logo with each link a rectangle "button" that changes background colour on rollover.
Nice and simple and most effective for your layout.
Fix these things and your site will be fine.
Cheers,
Dave
--- End quote ---
You make some pretty categorical statements Dave. I wonder what your source of information is?
The interesting thing is that when I first designed this site a few years ago I actually hired a usability testing company to run various iterations of the site through testing groups. This is the design that tested most usable. Not the one you described. Hmm. Also, the sign pole tested well. I guess a logo doesn't have to live in the upper left hand corner.
I agree with you about the front page not giving a good enough overview. I don't like it either. But the client hired a marketing expert to write the copy. Apparently, this kind of sales letter text does something or other for search engine ranking and click through rate. Both her book sales and newsletter subscription rate have gone up since I replaced the front page text, changing it from the more standard front page directory.
Don't you just hate it when your pet theories don't stand up in the marketplace? I know I was surprised when her sales took a quick upturn.
best wishes,
michael
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