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Published: 2010-01-10 19:03:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 4535; Favourites: 32; Downloads: 172
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Title:diadocci design
Description:
This design arose only from fun at the webdesign. Thanks to $liquisoft for his extensive criticism. Here you will find the old version: Version 1
Time:
+/- 5hours.
Programs used:
Adobe Photoshop CS4
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Comments: 31
I love minimalism. 'Tis my forte in design, in many ways. So to that end, kudos on trying to be as minimal as possible. There are, unfortunately, some stand-out problems that should be mentioned.
When going the minimal route, you have to pay extremely close attention to hierarchy and eyepath. In your design, your colors are so bland that the only way to get something to stand out is to insert an extremely vibrant/warm color somewhere or to make something larger. You've done this by accident, where you've added in that photo field for newest works combined with the giant icons at the bottom. The result is that people will first be drawn to your newest works, and then secondarily drawn to the giant icons down below.
The icons, now that I mention them, are very odd. Your design feels pretty balanced except for this freaking gigantic icons down there. They seem out of place. But going back to the color hierarchy I mentioned earlier, I think you could give this design some life if you changed the "welcome" message to a warmer tone. It would help people notice your introduction and also solidify the eyepath as welcome->newest works. Speaking of eyepath, move your logo to the top-left if you want people to notice it. The top-right corner is practically invisible for almost everybody. The typical default eyepath is top-left to bottom-right, but you can interrupt that flow by using colors/imagery (as I previously mentioned).
Anyway, I hope this quick critique helps. You've got the beginnings of what could be a nice design, but it just needs some TLC.
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Thank you for your criticism! Based on this, I created a second version for the design. I hope now that I it manage to publish them tomorrow. Thanks again they helped really me.
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perfect critique. wow, i'd love to get a critique from you liquisoft on my website. I don't have it up as a deviation so if you'd be willing i would totally post it up to get critiqued. getuprobot.com
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What he said. Also I wonder if the oversized icons are in fact meant to be watermarks? If so they are too obvious and need transparency.
Good job.
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Very simple and clean. The icons you use beside the labels and the fonts are nice. Good work!
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I have Feautured your work here [link] . Hope u enjoi. Thanks!
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Nice that you like it.
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Clean, straightforward, easy to read and follow, and very well laid out - a perfect website layout, from one web designer to another
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Thank you for your praise.
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Your welcome - good luck with future layouts!
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Thanks, I can use it.
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I like the minimalistic design. I see you made the color of the text the same color as the logo. Is this a real company?
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Thanks, no there is no real Association. I have invented it to me so that the design will get a logo and a name.
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Nice. It sounded like a real company. And the site looked like a concept for a client. I guess that shows how good this is.
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