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solix · 05-05-2007, 18:04

I'm very busy lately, still trying to get my new website done, but that's very hard for me :S

Here's a quick layout I came up with today..
I want to keep it very, very simple, but effective.. tips?

Ps. the first menu item is the active page's one, the second is a normal one, the third is a hover one.. oh and, please comment the logo too

EDIT: this page may look boring, but since I haven't done my portfolio page yet, I can't post a screenshot of a less boring page.

Herr Kurm · 05-05-2007, 18:07

keep the layout, I love it

solix · 05-05-2007, 18:24

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Originally Posted by Herr Kurm

keep the layout, I love it

Thank you.. how about the logo?

Herr Kurm · 05-05-2007, 18:51

I already commented it earlier...

solix · 05-05-2007, 19:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Herr Kurm

I already commented it earlier...

Haven't seen you writing the word logo, but ok.. you must have meant your comment for both the logo and the layout then

Herr Kurm · 05-05-2007, 19:27

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Originally Posted by Herr Kurm

I would personally drop the buzzword "creative" but overall it is decent.

sigh

nekoconeko · 05-05-2007, 19:28

Nice, but I've never liked the strike-through type ornamentation. Maybe I'm just out of touch, though.

solix · 05-05-2007, 19:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Herr Kurm

sigh

logo design o.O

solix · 06-05-2007, 15:55

Here's a screenshot of its current status. Better/worse?

(saved it as gif, might be bad quality)

nekoconeko · 06-05-2007, 16:11

worse! go back to the old one.

solix · 06-05-2007, 16:20

what about this one?

flipstewart · 06-05-2007, 17:12

Still worse man... the first one was best so far.

CptScarlet · 06-05-2007, 18:00

First one for sure!
Its really easy to look at and looks simple enough to navigate.
What more do you need?

solix · 07-05-2007, 14:21

Threw it away. It just sucks.

Something completely different.

..?

ZenElements · 07-05-2007, 14:30

I'm liking this (your latest post), prefer it to your other uploads

astheria · 07-05-2007, 14:33

Why the hell is your line height 4 times the full height of your text?! The point I'm getting at is that each line feels individual rather than tied to the whole of a paragraph. If you want your text to feel airy try a line height of 2 instead of 4. 1.5 is optimal for fast reading speed.

nekoconeko · 07-05-2007, 14:35

Add some color and navigation, and you may have something there.

2Dfruit · 07-05-2007, 14:40

easy tiger...easy.

take a deep breath....
stop throwing us crappy layouts...

ok?

now, go back to the first one..it was kick-ass. well impressed. very clean.

hawken · 08-05-2007, 01:29

not a big fan of crossed out as visited on the menu, its not really altogether semantic. I kn ow hi-ReS do it but I don't agree with them neither.

crossed out should be used for text you want people to read but maybe its and old view or has been corrected with new information.

steveb · 08-05-2007, 02:32

The first version which you "threw away" was the best. Everyone gets sick of the things they are currently working on and wants to change and add things to maintain an interest in the project but change is not always an improvement. The only distraction in the first version was the strike-through to indicate current page. The "Solix creative engine" text could be a little darker, just for the sake of balance.

05-05-2007, 18:04	#1 (permalink)
solix hello Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Holland Posts: 569	Layout - tips please I'm very busy lately, still trying to get my new website done, but that's very hard for me :S Here's a quick layout I came up with today.. I want to keep it very, very simple, but effective.. tips? Ps. the first menu item is the active page's one, the second is a normal one, the third is a hover one.. oh and, please comment the logo too EDIT: this page may look boring, but since I haven't done my portfolio page yet, I can't post a screenshot of a less boring page. Attached Thumbnails

05-05-2007, 18:07	#2 (permalink)
Herr Kurm bloody peasant Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tallinn, Estonia Posts: 2,689	keep the layout, I love it __________________ refreshed portfolio

05-05-2007, 18:51	#4 (permalink)
Herr Kurm bloody peasant Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tallinn, Estonia Posts: 2,689	I already commented it earlier... __________________ refreshed portfolio

06-05-2007, 15:55	#9 (permalink)
solix hello Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Holland Posts: 569	Here's a screenshot of its current status. Better/worse? (saved it as gif, might be bad quality) Attached Thumbnails

06-05-2007, 16:20	#11 (permalink)
solix hello Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Holland Posts: 569	what about this one? Attached Thumbnails

05-05-2007, 19:28	#7 (permalink)
nekoconeko That's right, I said it. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: USA (Dallas, TX) Posts: 65	Nice, but I've never liked the strike-through type ornamentation. Maybe I'm just out of touch, though.

06-05-2007, 16:11	#10 (permalink)
nekoconeko That's right, I said it. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: USA (Dallas, TX) Posts: 65	worse! go back to the old one.

06-05-2007, 17:12	#12 (permalink)
flipstewart Am I doing it right? Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 145	Still worse man... the first one was best so far.

06-05-2007, 18:00	#13 (permalink)
CptScarlet Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 31	First one for sure! Its really easy to look at and looks simple enough to navigate. What more do you need?

07-05-2007, 14:21	#14 (permalink)
solix hello Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Holland Posts: 569	Threw it away. It just sucks. Something completely different. ..? Attached Thumbnails __________________ w00t

07-05-2007, 14:30	#15 (permalink)
ZenElements Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 66	I'm liking this (your latest post), prefer it to your other uploads

07-05-2007, 14:33	#16 (permalink)
astheria Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 39	Why the hell is your line height 4 times the full height of your text?! The point I'm getting at is that each line feels individual rather than tied to the whole of a paragraph. If you want your text to feel airy try a line height of 2 instead of 4. 1.5 is optimal for fast reading speed.

07-05-2007, 14:35	#17 (permalink)
nekoconeko That's right, I said it. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: USA (Dallas, TX) Posts: 65	Add some color and navigation, and you may have something there.

07-05-2007, 14:40	#18 (permalink)
2Dfruit Biscuit Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 972	easy tiger...easy. take a deep breath.... stop throwing us crappy layouts... ok? now, go back to the first one..it was kick-ass. well impressed. very clean. __________________ "Get out of my face!" "NO! I'll get in your FACE!"

08-05-2007, 01:29	#19 (permalink)
hawken Cornish Pasty Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 2,707	not a big fan of crossed out as visited on the menu, its not really altogether semantic. I kn ow hi-ReS do it but I don't agree with them neither. crossed out should be used for text you want people to read but maybe its and old view or has been corrected with new information. __________________ my blog & portfolio sexy combined package

08-05-2007, 02:32	#20 (permalink)
steveb 389 ppm and rising Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Järvenpää, Finland Posts: 4,940	The first version which you "threw away" was the best. Everyone gets sick of the things they are currently working on and wants to change and add things to maintain an interest in the project but change is not always an improvement. The only distraction in the first version was the strike-through to indicate current page. The "Solix creative engine" text could be a little darker, just for the sake of balance. __________________ My free fonts www.utfi.net

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