website concept

[Tovis]

Working on this for the home page.

http://www.3stepcreative.com/vizcommedia

Anybody have any input?

Text and such are just placeholders for now.

 

[Circleville Signs]

I like the concept - it's bold and showcases what you do nicely.

I have 2 main concerns...

1. Dark colored backgrounds turn me off. They tend to condense the content. I like things to feel open.

2. Currently, the splash image is so large that it is causing me to have to scroll down to see your content. i would consider using CSS to place the text content boxes so that they top 1/3 or so floats over the main image.

 

[Tovis]

I'll think about the background.

I've been toying with the sizes and such. If I make it to look good for laptop monitors it looks not as good on bigger monitors and visa versa trying to find a happy medium.

 

[Circleville Signs]

That's what CSS is for

 

[Tovis]

good point

 

[ucmj22]

works fine on my screen, but ive got a 27" imac. Seems a little uninspired to me at the moment... not sure how i would fix it, just my first impression.

 

[Nightshift]

You could also try to create some depths into the background. Making some sort of gradient with a brighter blue and fade out on the sides to a darkblue. Maybe some "cast of shadow" from the slideshow.

This is just what I think. But good work so far!

 

[Tovis]

uninspired?

 

[Tovis]

You could also try to create some depths into the background. Making some sort of gradient with a brighter blue and fade out on the sides to a darkblue. Maybe some "cast of shadow" from the slideshow.

This is just what I think. But good work so far!

I was thinking about some texture. I'll toy with that, thanks!

 

[ucmj22]

uninspired?

it might be the color scheme. maybe a little too primary with the yellow blue and red. BTW I'm not trying to be a jerk, just giving you my first thoughts when I opened the page.

 

[Tovis]

I figured, just needed more to go from then uninspired.

Do you think some texture might help?

 

[Circleville Signs]

Texture will only succeed in causing it to feel heavier. I'd focus on making it feel LIGHTER.

 

[ucmj22]

I figured, just needed more to go from then uninspired.

Do you think some texture might help?

Texture might hurt it more than help. Like nightshift said, a soft gradient some shadows on your white boxes so everything doesn't seem so flat

 

[Tovis]

http://www.3stepcreative.com/vizcommedia/index2.php

lighter meaning this prior to gradients?

 

[ucmj22]

http://www.3stepcreative.com/vizcommedia/index2.php

lighter meaning this prior to gradients?

I might even be a fan of a white background and just throwing drop shadows on the text boxes and image slideshow. use the white as a way to contrast with what seems to be your main colors of black and red.

 

[Circleville Signs]

That helps, although now you have the problem of accentuating the overall "flatness" of the site. Also, the texture is just HORRIBLE. Feels like a site designed back in the early 90's.

Try making your text boxes feel dimensional.

Check out the front page of this site - www.ericmaddenconsulting.com

I didn't do this site, but the front page really "pops" off the screen.

 

[Tovis]

Are you talking about the noise I just added for a little texture?

 

[Circleville Signs]

Yes.

 

[Tovis]

LOL okay.

 

[qmr55]

You're going in the right direction. Get rid of the texture that doesn't work.

Move "media" in the log at the top right, over to the right more so it's not on top of the "m" but only in the line.

I would go with a all white background and maybe a light grey box at the top in the background behind everything. Use shadows to make the text boxes look more 3d like they're coming off the screen