I agree with Dana. However the original ornate Font was also lost somewhat in the background. Perhaps try a complimentary color for it, or maybe drop shadow that? Just something to make it "pop".
Also I lost the first exclamation point totally. I'd lose it altogether personally. Jim Davis > -----Original Message----- > From: Deanna Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 11:08 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: site review part deux > > Bla! I liked the old one better. I think the exclamation point smacks of > old > school webdesign where everyone thought photoshop tricks where nifty (drop > shadow button, anyone?) And, I'm not crazy about the new font. I think you > lose the "theme" of what you were originally going for - I think Kevin > called it "architectural style." > > -Deanna > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andre Turrettini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 9:49 AM > Subject: RE: site review part deux > > > > Ok, I've livened it up a bit. See now. > > > > http://webmachineinc.com/ > > > > ps, its full flexy and youre probably right about the blog. > > > > Thanks in advance. DRE > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 12:50 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: site review > > > > > > Andre, > > > > I like the architectural rendering feel. I'd worry a little about > > implementation though. I know this is just a graphic, but is it going to > > be fixed-width or flexy? Right now it feels small and I don't know if > > it's 1:1 scale or not. And what's happening with the ruled line at the > > bottom? I have the same problem on my sites and that kind of bottom > > border always leaves me wondering. > > > > The minimal design, while interesting is somehow lacking a little in > > conveying a sense that I will be getting my monies' worth. It feels like > > you don't have the budget for expensive design and I guess I'd wonder if > > you would skimp on me as well. > > > > I'm not sure the blog as a link is the best place for it. Most > > successful blog's I've seen are the front page of a site, and they need > > to be fresh. And I don't see a blog as part of a professional consulting > > site for clients unless you want to target your site as a destination > > for learning how to do things, and the consulting is somewhat secondary > > for those people that are impressed by your knowledge and don't have > > time to apply it themselves. > > > > Sorry if the critique is overly negative. It's a fine design, but I > > think it may not do what you want. > > > > -Kevin > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Andre Turrettini [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 10:43 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: site review > > > > > > > > > what do you guys think?? > > > > > > graphics for a side consulting company I'm starting. > > > > > > http://webmachineinc.com/ > > > > > > DRE > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
