Here you go my try! 2 other versions : http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/2379/kknoofer.jpg http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/4243/goaldd.jpg
natali77: Pretty awesome first effort. The imagery you have used and the transition from image to main background is quite impresive. The text looks good too. The only issue I have is the info onthe right hand side. Phone number could be bigger with a more interesting font style. ALso the 3rd line of text should read 'Open Mon - Sat' as I've got feedback to suggest that what I originally asked for is too cluttered and confusing. pehulz: Love your background but your image on the left is diamonds. This isn't a diamond site, but a crystal site. type 'crystal spheres' or 'crystal obelisk' into google image search and you'll get plenty of ideas. Right hand text is good justified on left but I"d like to see the phone number bigger with a slightly different text if possible. zainadell: Yes you have more emphasis on the phone number but I'd still like to see it the length of the words 'gold coast showroom'. The style you have used isn't making it stand out enough in my opinion. Nice overall though. darike: Great first effort and I see you have used the obelisk's. The 1st image is the better of the 2 in my opinion but the writing on the right hand side is way too small. ALso the 3rd line of text should read 'Open Mon - Sat', see feedback above about this. podmatrix: the URL now stands out more and it meets most of my 'keep it simple' criteria but the writing ont he right hand side is quite small with no emphasis on the phone number. Still a very solid design. aph: there's a lot to like about your designs. Firstly I like the crystal image you have used in the 1st 2 banners. You've used a blue colour mainly but I"d like to see a more purple type colour used similar to post #21 & #22 above. URL text is easy to read which is great. Text on right is good. I like your transition effect on image 3 the best for the right hand side and that text colour works well for that white transitioned background but I do think the phone number stands out best in the 1st banner. I don't like the text used ont he right hand side for the 2nd banner. What's winning? * purple backgrounds * Aligned text on right hand side * 3rd line of text to read 'Open Mon - Sat' * Clear and emphasised phone number.
amir-daman: Great revision. Is it just my eyesight or is the 'Open Mon - Sat' a different font style to 'Gold Coast Showroom'? The reason I ask is I believe it should be the same therefore keeping things consistent and the emphasis stays with the phone number. By the way I think your phone number style ties in the best with the overall banner. You've got a white background and you've incorporated the font colour with the nice colours on the left. Nice work. To everyone: I definitely don't mind having the .com run vertical as I think that makes the overall URL look quite good. Ie I only need a small emphasis on the .com of the URL. As the URL is quite long already I think having a small vertical .com would help 'tighten' the banner up. So the .com height would match up to the height of the W, C or A capital letters of the URL or even the size of the small letter 'a' at the end of Australia. I hope that makes sense.
Firstly: WOW. Some brilliant designs in here. You are all top designers so thanks. amir_daman: Your design post #30 is looking great. No need to do anything else. Love the right hand panel and the background of the main part. aph: Love the purple background post #31 and I think it suits the whole design better. YOur crystal and overall URL text is standout at the moment. Just one thing...your post #26 had the writing on the right hand side stand out a lot more (the 1st 2). Perhaps update your right hand side to stand out a bit. Perhaps make it the colour of the far left hand side of your banner. Great work. pehulz: Thanks for putting the obelisk type crystals in there. Much better but it's not a good as some of the others. I think it's all the stars in the background. podmatrix: Thanks for fixing up the right hand side. Great design but not as good as some of the others. zainadeel: It's a solid design but its running behind the others at the moment. Natali77: RIght hand side is still a little off. It's bolder but nothing special. Overall though it's a pretty great design. Your URL isn't as clear in that colour as some of the others. zinnidoll: Right hand side looking great. You still have a polished gem (the purple image) instead of a crystal in the picture. Take the purple gemout. Same with your pick background picture. Your 2nd try at post #36 is great. Your URL stands out. The right hand side has a great effect BUT you've got a polished gem instead of a crystal as the image. Your 2nd desing is the best in my opinion. divineworld: It's not quite hitting the mark compared to the others. Great overall design but it's just not doing it for me at the moment compared to the others. Darike: Clearly you've got some great design skills but something about it isn't making me jump out and love it. I do like the way you've put crystals in a different font and style. I like pst #39 the best. I think it might be the pink background that's not doing it for me. Perhaps the purple is worth giving a try.