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 Jul 18 2009, 09:59 PM
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 Mel Blanc was allergic to carrots.  Group: Official Designer Posts: 6,371 Joined: Aug 2008 Member No: 676,291  |
Trying out another website layout idea. What do you think? Anything I should change or adjust?
C&C would be nice. Thanks.  P.S. - The layout won't look exactly like this when I code it so keep that in mind. :p UPDATE #1: (Adjusted width of footer to match content area width. Applied same layer style to navigation. Edited texture a bit and edited footer links.) UPDATE #2: (Adjusted navigation, content area, and footer position using a grid. Also, adjusted active link background color on the navigation to fit the bar's height, due to Joseph's suggestion.) UPDATE #3: (Increased Inner Shadow by 1 pixel. Adjust color of stroke to #032143. Changed texture.) |
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Jul 18 2009, 11:12 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,435 Joined: Feb 2007 Member No: 506,205 |
I really like. It's probably my favorite out of all the layouts I remember you showcasing.
Two things bug me, though. I don't like how the footer is a couple pixels wider than the content and both sides, and I wish the navigation had the same type of border as the other boxes. Other than that, it looks good. |
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Jul 18 2009, 11:15 PM
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 사랑해 ~ 我愛你 ♥ Group: Design Staff Posts: 825 Joined: Jan 2007 Member No: 492,587 |
^ This. Also, Idk if it's just on my computer, but the "L" in "Latest Updates" almost completely blends in with the background and it's a bit hard to see.
I really really like the blue-grey tone you used (: It's really clean-looking. |
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Jul 18 2009, 11:43 PM
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Mel Blanc was allergic to carrots. Group: Official Designer Posts: 6,371 Joined: Aug 2008 Member No: 676,291 |
QUOTE(schizo @ Jul 19 2009, 12:12 AM)  I really like. It's probably my favorite out of all the layouts I remember you showcasing. Two things bug me, though. I don't like how the footer is a couple pixels wider than the content and both sides, and I wish the navigation had the same type of border as the other boxes. Other than that, it looks good. Thanks Gabi. I'll see if I can fix that. QUOTE(elletricity @ Jul 19 2009, 12:15 AM) ^ This. Also, Idk if it's just on my computer, but the "L" in "Latest Updates" almost completely blends in with the background and it's a bit hard to see. I really really like the blue-grey tone you used (: It's really clean-looking. Thank you Gabrielle. Actually, when I code it the "L" won't look like that so don't worry about that. 
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Jul 18 2009, 11:46 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Official Designer Posts: 5,880 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,382 |
Right now there is a lighter color behind the word home, im guessing because it is the current page. i think it would look a lot cooler, better if you you made that color take up the whole height of that bat and made it a little wider too.
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Jul 18 2009, 11:49 PM
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Mel Blanc was allergic to carrots. Group: Official Designer Posts: 6,371 Joined: Aug 2008 Member No: 676,291 |
QUOTE(jcp @ Jul 19 2009, 12:46 AM) Right now there is a lighter color behind the word home, im guessing because it is the current page. i think it would look a lot cooler, better if you you made that color take up the whole height of that bat and made it a little wider too. excuse me, but uhhh, what are you talking about bat? Yeah, I'm using that to mark the current page. |
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Jul 19 2009, 01:29 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Administrator Posts: 8,629 Joined: Jan 2007 Member No: 498,468 |
Aw I really like it, Mike. Love the colors the most. Looks great. :D
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Jul 19 2009, 10:03 AM
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Mel Blanc was allergic to carrots. Group: Official Designer Posts: 6,371 Joined: Aug 2008 Member No: 676,291 |
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Jul 19 2009, 10:24 AM
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 Live long and prosper. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 10,142 Joined: Apr 2007 Member No: 514,926 |
Have you ever thought about designing with the grid? It can make the alignment come out very well. For instance, you could have your main container aligned with your logo. The header could be aligned with the footer & main content. I think you should give more padding to your columns.. the margins on left of the main container are slightly more than those on the right. The actual shapes of the containers for the main contents, footer, and header all look corner-hybrid, using both pointed, and rounded corners. I think that it could look better if you used one or the other, but not both. You should experiment more with CSS, the line height on your blog and single parargraph-ness are an eyesore. But it's an improvement, though, may be too small scale for what your site offers. As far as the overall design of it is concerned. It looks nice. Though, it's not very creative.
ps. sorry if the beginning sounds sarcastic, I couldn't find a way to write it properly with a nicer vibe. :/ pps. bat = bar(typo) [on joseph's behalf] |
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Jul 19 2009, 11:03 AM
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Mel Blanc was allergic to carrots. Group: Official Designer Posts: 6,371 Joined: Aug 2008 Member No: 676,291 |
QUOTE(tcunningham @ Jul 19 2009, 11:24 AM) Have you ever thought about designing with the grid? It can make the alignment come out very well. For instance, you could have your main container aligned with your logo. The header could be aligned with the footer & main content. I think you should give more padding to your columns.. the margins on left of the main container are slightly more than those on the right. The actual shapes of the containers for the main contents, footer, and header all look corner-hybrid, using both pointed, and rounded corners. I think that it could look better if you used one or the other, but not both. You should experiment more with CSS, the line height on your blog and single parargraph-ness are an eyesore. But it's an improvement, though, may be too small scale for what your site offers. As far as the overall design of it is concerned. It looks nice. Though, it's not very creative. ps. sorry if the beginning sounds sarcastic, I couldn't find a way to write it properly with a nicer vibe. :/ pps. bat = bar(typo) [on joseph's behalf] Ok, I see what you mean. Well I tried adjusting it some using a grid. I don't want to exactly align it with the logo but I tried centering the navigation, content area, and footer into the center. However, like I said before, when I code it it won't look exactly like the design. Thanks for the critique though. How does this look? I tried the bar thing as well. Also, which type or corner do you think I should use? I'm a little torn. :\ |
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Jul 19 2009, 11:09 AM
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Live long and prosper. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 10,142 Joined: Apr 2007 Member No: 514,926 |
much better. If it were mine, i'd use rounded.
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Jul 19 2009, 11:14 AM
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Live long and prosper. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 10,142 Joined: Apr 2007 Member No: 514,926 |
QUOTE(A1Bassline @ Jul 19 2009, 12:12 PM) This came out really nice man. Glad you picked something without grey, haha. lmao. it still has some grey in it. Though, I agree with this. I still think the layout is very monotone. /shrug |
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Jul 19 2009, 11:20 AM
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Mel Blanc was allergic to carrots. Group: Official Designer Posts: 6,371 Joined: Aug 2008 Member No: 676,291 |
QUOTE(tcunningham @ Jul 19 2009, 12:14 PM) lmao. it still has some grey in it. Though, I agree with this. I still think the layout is very monotone. /shrug really? it must be that blue I chose. Also, I want to use strictly blue-ish colors in this layout so yeah... could you point out where in the layout it's gray? |
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Jul 19 2009, 11:23 AM
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Live long and prosper. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 10,142 Joined: Apr 2007 Member No: 514,926 |
The texture, the 1px stroke around the inside of the the containers, and the placeholders for the advertisements.
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Jul 19 2009, 11:27 AM
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Mel Blanc was allergic to carrots. Group: Official Designer Posts: 6,371 Joined: Aug 2008 Member No: 676,291 |
^Oh well, the placeholders are just fillers. That will change anyways.
As for the stroke, do you mean the solid one? The one that's inside is actually an Inner Shadow. As for the texture, I found out I had desaturated it.  Thanks Thomas.
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Jul 19 2009, 04:53 PM
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사랑해 ~ 我愛你 ♥ Group: Design Staff Posts: 825 Joined: Jan 2007 Member No: 492,587 |
Improves each time
 I don't have anything to criticize anymore, at least that I can find, looks great :D
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Jul 19 2009, 04:54 PM
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Mel Blanc was allergic to carrots. Group: Official Designer Posts: 6,371 Joined: Aug 2008 Member No: 676,291 |
QUOTE(elletricity @ Jul 19 2009, 05:53 PM) Improves each time I don't have anything to criticize anymore, at least that I can find, looks great :Dhaha, thanks Gabrielle.
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Jul 19 2009, 05:14 PM
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 Sex, Blood, & RocknRoll Group: People Staff Posts: 5,305 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 596,480 |
I like it. 100% a+
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Jul 19 2009, 08:25 PM
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Mel Blanc was allergic to carrots. Group: Official Designer Posts: 6,371 Joined: Aug 2008 Member No: 676,291 |
 Thank juu Abbey. :)
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