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wolverinejoe80 · 28-01-2006, 03:51

i'm making a website for a local architecture firm focused mainly on beautiful lofts. just started recently so i have long way to go. no intros, actual links and etc.

please pick your favorite, and feel free to talk trash.

1.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cjchung/009-2.htm

2.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cjchu...tart-white.htm

3.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cjchung/014-1.htm

4.http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cjchung/012.htm

pat · 28-01-2006, 04:18

3or 4, but you don't need all those lines and boxes.

sean_r · 28-01-2006, 09:10

I quite like one and three. I think the boxes are quite nice. Reminds me of architectural drawing plans. Verry clean, nice.

i3lance · 28-01-2006, 09:41

3 I think. All are clean, but 3 makes best use of the boxes with its animated transition.

pgo · 28-01-2006, 10:03

Don't use an intro. That's all I have to say. And why Flash?

wolverinejoe80 · 29-01-2006, 00:20

well, they want flash site. they like fancy flash stuff, but i think i can talk them out of it.

anyway thanks guys. actually i have few more for you guys to look at. i'll post more shortly.

j_polo9 · 29-01-2006, 02:06

i guess number one, they are all so similar, but i think while the idea is good and will work well for an architecture site, they all look a bit empty to me right now.

Zyra · 30-01-2006, 08:23

I like the 3rd and the last one, it's a bit easy to navigate. But remove the splash page, its not necessary on the website.

davidvesty · 30-01-2006, 16:16

numero 3, snap the edges up as well, the gaps look amateur!

ghetto elvis · 30-01-2006, 17:05

Very dainty. This site would be best as html. no need for flash. transitions are so fast you miss them befor you can enjoy them. Just use iframes.

jthomas · 01-02-2006, 00:53

agree with elvis & pgo on the flash thing. i like 1. if you keep the flash, maybe take out all the gray lines and just leave the 2 colored boxes. when i saw the empty lines, i waited for images to download or something. like 3 as well.

mx · 01-02-2006, 05:03

3 for me.
not convinced you need a flash site either.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghetto elvis

Just use iframes.

Look iframes are dead, and so is Elvis! so stop it already

Limbo · 01-02-2006, 08:26

iframes aren't dead I used one yesterday. Agree there is a time and a place tho.

stickmus · 01-02-2006, 08:46

What did you use it for?

ghetto elvis · 01-02-2006, 08:51

If you could pick up an iframe I would, and slap max h with it like he or she owed me money!

cocknose · 01-02-2006, 08:52

one.... and i like the frames!!!!
cause it does have a architectural feel to it!

Limbo · 01-02-2006, 09:09

Prefer No.1 - can't see a point to having any of the splash pages tho.

>offtopic<
I used the iframe to hold 3party JS & HTML created by an aplication that syncs surveys - the ouput code was crap so I boxed it in a nice looking frame and added a few styles. Couldn't adapt the code as it needs to sync with some shoddy client software. Couldn't think of a better way to do this in under an hour - but open to suggestions...

Gjermund · 01-02-2006, 09:24

I think I'd go for number three, and probably work a bit more on the white space. It seems like you're not using the space effectively enough, and some diverse nuances of grey would probably fit well in at places. Also, the shape of the site looks a bit dull, and the content inside seems a bit too attached to a grid. Is it possible to place the project title above the image on top of a semi-transparent black rectangle?

Anyway, I think you're on the right track. Pay a little more attention to typography and details in general, and make sure to keep us updated.

mx · 01-02-2006, 12:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghetto elvis

If you could pick up an iframe I would, and slap max h with it like he or she owed me money!

Right thats it you hamburger munchin , late 50's throwback. I'm gona dust of my bag of tables and beat you into a pelvis-wiggling pulp!!!

ghetto elvis · 01-02-2006, 13:41

The gloves are off MAX! uhhh! huhhh!
I've seen scrapple that looks better then Elisha

28-01-2006, 03:51	#1 (permalink)
wolverinejoe80 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: chicago Posts: 326	please crit, please! i'm making a website for a local architecture firm focused mainly on beautiful lofts. just started recently so i have long way to go. no intros, actual links and etc. please pick your favorite, and feel free to talk trash. 1. http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cjchung/009-2.htm 2. http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cjchu...tart-white.htm 3. http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cjchung/014-1.htm 4.http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cjchung/012.htm

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pat jorge regula Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: B'ham/Leeds Posts: 4,859	3or 4, but you don't need all those lines and boxes. __________________

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Zyra Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 11	I like the 3rd and the last one, it's a bit easy to navigate. But remove the splash page, its not necessary on the website. Last edited by Stickman : 30-01-2006 at 10:31.

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28-01-2006, 09:10	#3 (permalink)
sean_r Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: London Posts: 1,092	I quite like one and three. I think the boxes are quite nice. Reminds me of architectural drawing plans. Verry clean, nice.

28-01-2006, 09:41	#4 (permalink)
i3lance Read between da lines! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK, former Londoner Posts: 844	3 I think. All are clean, but 3 makes best use of the boxes with its animated transition.

28-01-2006, 10:03	#5 (permalink)
pgo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,340	Don't use an intro. That's all I have to say. And why Flash?

29-01-2006, 00:20	#6 (permalink)
wolverinejoe80 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: chicago Posts: 326	well, they want flash site. they like fancy flash stuff, but i think i can talk them out of it. anyway thanks guys. actually i have few more for you guys to look at. i'll post more shortly.

29-01-2006, 02:06	#7 (permalink)
j_polo9 j_polo9 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NorCal Posts: 124	i guess number one, they are all so similar, but i think while the idea is good and will work well for an architecture site, they all look a bit empty to me right now.

30-01-2006, 16:16	#9 (permalink)
davidvesty KryCek Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Preston Posts: 124	numero 3, snap the edges up as well, the gaps look amateur!

30-01-2006, 17:05	#10 (permalink)
ghetto elvis CREATIVE INDEPENDENT Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Origin Unknown Posts: 83	Very dainty. This site would be best as html. no need for flash. transitions are so fast you miss them befor you can enjoy them. Just use iframes.

01-02-2006, 00:53	#11 (permalink)
jthomas coffee is not a crime Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 455	agree with elvis & pgo on the flash thing. i like 1. if you keep the flash, maybe take out all the gray lines and just leave the 2 colored boxes. when i saw the empty lines, i waited for images to download or something. like 3 as well.

01-02-2006, 08:26	#13 (permalink)
Limbo Baskin' Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,619	iframes aren't dead I used one yesterday. Agree there is a time and a place tho.

01-02-2006, 08:46	#14 (permalink)
stickmus hmmm... Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Yorkuk Posts: 2,127	What did you use it for?

01-02-2006, 08:51	#15 (permalink)
ghetto elvis CREATIVE INDEPENDENT Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Origin Unknown Posts: 83	If you could pick up an iframe I would, and slap max h with it like he or she owed me money!

01-02-2006, 08:52	#16 (permalink)
cocknose Banned™ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 3,481	one.... and i like the frames!!!! cause it does have a architectural feel to it!

01-02-2006, 09:09	#17 (permalink)
Limbo Baskin' Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,619	Prefer No.1 - can't see a point to having any of the splash pages tho. >offtopic< I used the iframe to hold 3party JS & HTML created by an aplication that syncs surveys - the ouput code was crap so I boxed it in a nice looking frame and added a few styles. Couldn't adapt the code as it needs to sync with some shoddy client software. Couldn't think of a better way to do this in under an hour - but open to suggestions...

01-02-2006, 09:24	#18 (permalink)
Gjermund Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4	I think I'd go for number three, and probably work a bit more on the white space. It seems like you're not using the space effectively enough, and some diverse nuances of grey would probably fit well in at places. Also, the shape of the site looks a bit dull, and the content inside seems a bit too attached to a grid. Is it possible to place the project title above the image on top of a semi-transparent black rectangle? Anyway, I think you're on the right track. Pay a little more attention to typography and details in general, and make sure to keep us updated.

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