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Discussion in 'Design' started by InvestInPixels, Mar 12, 2013.

  1. #1
    Hello all,

    Another review request here. Hopefully some of you get some inspiration/ideas from the designs.

    As per my previous thread, this is my first attempt at web design and I'm a bit of a newbie to photoshop, although I'm picking it up fairly quickly.

    This time I've designed a PLACE BID overlay. The idea is that a user clicks 'Place bid' and this pops up.

    Thanks to anyone who takes the time to give me some feedback. Constructive criticism is preferred!

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    InvestInPixels, Mar 12, 2013 IP
  2. David Holland

    David Holland Active Member

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    Hi, I think this looks clean and professional. I'm interested into knowing what type of site this is.
     
    David Holland, Mar 13, 2013 IP
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    lowprod Well-Known Member

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    I'd go for a bigger size for "Place Bid". It needs to stand out a bit. As for other stuff, I don't see anything that needs to be changed. It looks very good.
     
    lowprod, Mar 13, 2013 IP
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    dealeris Active Member

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    #4
    The heading line background and the price background(some kind of green) looks too bright.
    You should notice, that these two elements stands out from the whole window.
    If the window is smaller than we can see here, it shouldn't be a problem
    Also they don't have rounded corners like "Place Bid" button and "Enter your bid here" input have.
    You could try rounding them up and adding a black line around.
    To summarize - this window looks good and clean, but the top of the window could be improved.
     
    dealeris, Mar 13, 2013 IP
  5. InvestInPixels

    InvestInPixels Member

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    #5

    Thanks for the feedback. I personally love that tone of green, it's a beautiful colour (in my opinion) and fits well with the brand, so I'm sticking with that. You're right, they do stand out from the window - that's the idea though, Price should stand out straight away, and the user's eye should be directed to the header also, so that they are aware of the overlay. This is a slightly larger version of the overlay, it would be smaller in real life :). The contrast between the square, sharp edged outline and buttons works well to differentiate, I believe.

    I'll fiddle around with sizes though. Thanks for the feedback!

    David, it's a bit of a secret right now, I'm working on something completely new though.
     
    InvestInPixels, Mar 13, 2013 IP
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    samaza Active Member

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    Yeah, differentiate the Price and the Place bid button. The button is good, but the price could be formatted differently, hope that helps!
     
    samaza, Mar 13, 2013 IP
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    Is it hidden bid or not? Maybe you can add all user that have made bid there.
     
    GreatLink, Mar 14, 2013 IP
  8. InvestInPixels

    InvestInPixels Member

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    #8

    Yeah, it's a hidden bid. I'm going to add 'X bidders' though, so that the user knows how many other users are bidding.

    I've changed the contrast for the button up a bit too now, so it stands out more and doesn't clash with the header so much. Will upload soon.
     
    InvestInPixels, Mar 15, 2013 IP
  9. GreatLink

    GreatLink Active Member

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    And maybe you can make 'surprise pop up windows' for BID winner.
     
    GreatLink, Mar 17, 2013 IP
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    Feriscool Greenhorn

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    #10
    I like it. It's simple and uses good colours.
     
    Feriscool, Mar 26, 2013 IP
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    pxgfx Well-Known Member

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    Very neat and nice! Maybe you can play more with the "Place Bid" button? For some reason, I think it doesn't go well with the rest of the design elements as a whole, or maybe not.
     
    pxgfx, Mar 28, 2013 IP
  12. InvestInPixels

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    Yeah, I tried to make it stand out, might use the other button though, as you suggested in the other thread.
     
    InvestInPixels, Mar 28, 2013 IP
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    webcosmo Notable Member

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    #13
    Nice design, and as the others already said make Place bid stand out more, diggerent color (yellow). Is that a site where people bid on boxes without knowing what`s behind them ? :D
     
    webcosmo, Mar 28, 2013 IP
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    cldomination Peon

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    I think the green is too bright. I would change it to a facebook blue. It'll be more readable and people would be familiar with the design.
     
    cldomination, Mar 28, 2013 IP
  15. InvestInPixels

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    I'd like to have something a bit more original and unique though, rather than standard and familiar - for this sort of project, I think the green works well!
     
    InvestInPixels, Mar 28, 2013 IP
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    Maybe change up the title to "Place a Bid" so it's not exactly the same as the button. Looks good, i like the green.
     
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  17. InvestInPixels

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    Good suggestion, thanks!
     
    InvestInPixels, Mar 31, 2013 IP
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    #18
    the color is good. just add more saturation
     
    misterman2013, Apr 1, 2013 IP