Designs by articulitedesigns
for the contest Web design for Washers, Inc.
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- Fri, 16 May 2008 00:58:50 +0000
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- Fri, 16 May 2008 00:58:06 +0000
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We apologize for not having gotten back to you very quickly. Business has started to pick up and we no longer have as much time to leave as detailed feedback. What we would like to do is give you our likes so that you can incorporate them into future design contests!!
You have a very good menu bar. Simple, clean and effective. Could use a little more graphical pop, but very effective!
We wish you good luck in all future contest and suggest you think about how you use your infomation on the page. We wanted it to provide a little about a lot. Not a lot about a little. We needed variety too. Take a look at our top designs, that's what you'll notice.
We really do appreciate your designs!!
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- Wed, 14 May 2008 00:29:39 +0000
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Submitted design #75
Played around with some ideas. And just to let you know, while I'm designing this I am careful to use only web safe fonts and colors. If you want anything different or if there is anything you like, let me know:)
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Submitted design #73
Hey there. Just another entry. let me know if it is getting better or if you want an entirely new design.
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Ok. So here is the deal. I made this design in mind with the idea of more pages with a common theme. If you want me to go all out for a homepage I will.
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#65 is my favorite, but in it's current form it will not win. I'm going to start narrowning down the field so people have an idea what we're looking for and what we like. We would LOVE to still see designs...
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- Tue, 13 May 2008 20:36:27 +0000
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That's a good quality to have!
#65: Here's what I would say to you... you're a potential customer. How much time do I have to grab your attention? You click on my site... First impression... does it look good? Ok, what do they offer me. Awww.. I don't want to read all this text, not on the main page!
That first text area is very big. The homepage needs to be attractive, pictures with meaning and short to the point statements. I probably wouldn't include more than a couple of sentences at most in any of the areas.
Also, we offer five (loosely) services to the customers... you only have four boxes... that doesn't really work.
What websites do you find attractive and appealing? Take a look at those elements, see what they include on their main page.
Take some time and come at it from a different angle. We need that WOW factor from the client. This IS our advertising. Approach it from that direction.
The design IS NOT BAD, just middle of the pack. You need to distinguish the design somehow!
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Submitted design #65
Updated entry. Feedback appreciated. I'm not gonna give up!!
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- Tue, 13 May 2008 16:03:41 +0000
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articulitedesigns, thank you for the redesigns! We're always glad to see the efforts that designers like yourself put forward!
Now for the comments... The pictures at the bottom are just not doing it. My wife likes them, but it's a little tough without a LITTLE text.
Let's try taking the three pictures from #35 and making them smaller. Spread them out over the entire length of the design and put some text with them. Maybe even have a few lines to the righ of the image and then continue the text under the image. Put a headline with them.
Same thing with the news items. Let's put a date, bullet statement and then a little text. Play around with the colors.
I think I mislead you with my previous comments, but the images by themselves don't work. The DNA doesn't work in the header of #43 or #45. Do you agree. I think #35 is still my favorite. Let's try some of those revisions and see where we get. Your menu bar is still one of my favorites.
What would you suggest I add to the design? I need some new and fresh ideas. I'd like to see what you would suggest because I'm an engineer and often come up with symetric designs because that is how my brain works...
We look forward to seeing your redesigns and truly do appreciate your efforts!!
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