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lunchbox170 · 20-06-2007, 01:07

I just finished this design concept for a homepage. And today my clients asked for a "paired down version" of the homepage as a template for the other pages like the FAQ and the about pages.

I am not sure exactly what they mean, what would you do?

oh and here is the homepage

http://test.projectdesigns.org/concept11.4.jpg

Thanks

Snowshiro · 20-06-2007, 02:24

I dunno. Send him a blank page and see what he says.

steveb · 20-06-2007, 05:24

I think he means "pared" down.

He means simplified, so get rid of the screen-grabs from the top, the dotted decorations around the Overview and Features words and use a sans serif typeface (preferably the same one) for ALL the text. Trebuchet is fashionable.
There's also no reason why you should have curved beveled lumps as a background for the lower two paragraphs. Human eyes find their way to text without that sort of shit.

Pare, pare, pare!

herkalees · 20-06-2007, 08:37

Right, a page that looks like your design, and contains the fundamental parts, but is open and ready to receive other content in its middle/content area.

pgo · 20-06-2007, 11:01

Lose the gradients/bevels/dropshadows/etc. I think that's what they mean - and I wholeheartedly agree.

sub · 20-06-2007, 11:16

I think Steveb hit the nail on the head.
Pared down would be a simplified 'template' for the other pages of the site.

On a totally different note, just finished a concept for a site that looks remarkable similar in format.
Sub's site concept

All in good trend whore tradition!

20-06-2007, 01:07	#1 (permalink)
lunchbox170 Project Designs.org Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 191	Client wants a paired down version...confused? I just finished this design concept for a homepage. And today my clients asked for a "paired down version" of the homepage as a template for the other pages like the FAQ and the about pages. I am not sure exactly what they mean, what would you do? oh and here is the homepage http://test.projectdesigns.org/concept11.4.jpg Thanks

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steveb 389 ppm and rising Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Järvenpää, Finland Posts: 4,522	I think he means "pared" down. He means simplified, so get rid of the screen-grabs from the top, the dotted decorations around the Overview and Features words and use a sans serif typeface (preferably the same one) for ALL the text. Trebuchet is fashionable. There's also no reason why you should have curved beveled lumps as a background for the lower two paragraphs. Human eyes find their way to text without that sort of shit. Pare, pare, pare! __________________ My free fonts www.utfi.net

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20-06-2007, 02:24	#2 (permalink)
Snowshiro Will work for Marmite Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sapporo, Japan Posts: 574	I dunno. Send him a blank page and see what he says.

20-06-2007, 08:37	#4 (permalink)
herkalees Semantics, yay. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Salem, Massachusetts Posts: 1,105	Right, a page that looks like your design, and contains the fundamental parts, but is open and ready to receive other content in its middle/content area.

20-06-2007, 11:01	#5 (permalink)
pgo i'm done, son Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,262	Lose the gradients/bevels/dropshadows/etc. I think that's what they mean - and I wholeheartedly agree.

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