web page design crtique please

mattux

mattux

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hello again

thanks to everyone that contributed to my seo and html posts.
now i am designing the new layout for
unfortunately my design skills are terrible so i need some advice on where im going wrong with what i have done so far please.




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i want to get away from the amateurish home page style that i have at the moment and go for something more modern, but im finding it hard to decide on a layout that suits the subject. the subject being holiday apartment for rent.

any comments good and bad would be much appreciated.

cheers

matt
 
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mrdbristol said:
Pakm beach - 2nd paragraph

Not sure on this but shouldn't marbella always start with a capital M ?
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sorry i meant to say ignore the content, including the random pics on a golf page.
its just the design look/feel that i need crtique please :D

cheers

matt
 
The navigation with the grey text on lime green is very hard to read.

There's no consistency with regard to colour, I count 5 shades of green for example.

There's no consistency with regard to capitalisation (top navigation is lower case, right navigation is upper case).

The green used around the images is hideous.

I don't understand why there is a login box on the golf page.

The 'login' title is centre aligned (the only thing on there that is).
 
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As has already been said, the grey on green is difficult to read.

I would also suggest putting a nice bright sunny picture in the mass expanse of green you have to the left of 'Palmbeach' in the header to break it up a bit.
 
thanks for the feedback people

Chewy said:
The navigation with the grey text on lime green is very hard to read.
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agree

Chewy said:
There's no consistency with regard to colour, I count 5 shades of green for example.
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should i only be using 2? these are the things i havent a clue about

Chewy said:
There's no consistency with regard to capitalisation (top navigation is lower case, right navigation is upper case).
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ok

Chewy said:
The green used around the images is hideous.
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that green should have been the same lime green on menu bar at top

Chewy said:
I don't understand why there is a login box on the golf page.
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was just something to fill the space up with

Chewy said:
The 'login' title is centre aligned (the only thing on there that is).
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should i center align everything? or not at all?

AHarvey said:
I would also suggest putting a nice bright sunny picture in the mass expanse of green you have to the left of 'Palmbeach' in the header to break it up a bit.
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good idea. i think im going to change to blue theme and see how it looks

thanks for taking the time to look

matt
 
Sorry to keep this brief.

Navigation is lost. Needs to stand out more. (Could be my monitor). Also. All though personal preference. I would get rid of some of those heading background colors in favor of gradients, may help take it away from the 'power point' presentation theme is seems to have.

Apologies if this comes across harsh.
 
Blue is much better. Agree about the nav though, it's not standing out and isn't clear - sort of blends into everything else which it shouldn't do.
 
lo again

thanks for all the comments including the harsh ones ADAM83 :p .
i scrapped that design and have been struggling with another below.
what do you think of this? is it any better?



would really appreciate your comments

cheers

matt
 
mattux said:
lo again

thanks for all the comments including the harsh ones ADAM83 :p .
i scrapped that design and have been struggling with another below.
what do you think of this? is it any better?



would really appreciate your comments

cheers

matt
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The Middle Ages called, they want their bevelling effect back.

Your first design looks like an overly simple Wordpress template and the second, even though it appears to be more targetted content wise to what you're trying to get across seems to have been thrown together.

If you need inspiration for sites I recommend looking through the best competitors site, I have to design at least 5 site's a month and sometimes it's an ideal way to get new ideas.
 
Hi Matt

The second image is much better - and I don't think the bevel effect is that bad, although there's lots of things that'd be better to replace it (gradient, as said).

Also I usually try and stick to 2 colours when I design - it's not too many but it allows you to highlight specifics. For instance you could go for blue and orange (as already featured but only in the ads). Therefore I'd probably change the navigation and page header texts to that same shade of orange.

I'd try a background gradient as well (play around with colours). I also find they add something a little bit extra and out the main "box".
 
From the POV of aesthetics, I'd try to get away from the Word Art logos and the poor quality sunset beach image at the top. Try using a stock art website to buy some nice images to suit the website. Try www.itstockphoto.com but be careful to read the terms of use before diving straight in.
 
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