Please review my template

Discussion in 'Reviews' started by Arcanus, Nov 26, 2007.

  1. #1
    Hi!
    I'd appreciate it if my template could be reviewed.
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    I tried to maintain balance and contrast.
    Looking at it now i've uploaded the image..I can see green text in welcome area needs to be changed.

    There are a few things I think i could change..however I would like feedback from others first.

    Thanks,
    arcanus :)
    EDIT: link works now.
     
    Arcanus, Nov 26, 2007 IP
  2. qprojects

    qprojects Peon

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    #2
    Link doesnt work
    it should be this

    I would rate the template 7/10 :)
     
    qprojects, Nov 26, 2007 IP
  3. Arcanus

    Arcanus Well-Known Member

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    #3
    Thankyou.

    [​IMG]

    any suggestions for improvements?
     
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  4. qprojects

    qprojects Peon

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    #4
    i dont know why, but the colour combination doesnt look too good :p
     
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  5. Overclock099

    Overclock099 Notable Member

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    #5
    Agree with qprojects.. green & purple color is not match with the design..
     
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  6. monosodium

    monosodium Well-Known Member

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    #6
    actually, i think the color combination is great, it's unique and the colors do not clash. this template won't work for an insurance company, or a law office, or a company making ball-bearings, but it would be suitable for a business selling cosmetics, or a spa, or a travel site, etc. it depends on the business.

    you misspelled Testimonials

    good job, you should make more.
     
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  7. Arcanus

    Arcanus Well-Known Member

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    monosodium,
    Thanks for the spell check! How i missed it?! LOL..I'm actually quite fussy with my spelling!

    I would have included product images but I am starting up on a zero budget. not the way i intended to start freelancing..I need to make some quick cash before I go on holidays and with no income coming in..my last lot of templates pretty much bummed out. It's hard not having seriously designed anything since high school. (my background is in offline media-painting) So it's a huge learning curve translating and re-remembering what i learnt in highschool and applying it to world of web design. very challenging indeed!

    thankyou monosodium for pointing out what the template could be used for! I tried to keep the design neutral so it could be adapted to different products. Like i said earlier I am having to rely on public domain images..which is why the banner at bottom isn't as good as i would have liked. and had i found some good product images i might have added a reflection to them.
    Not sure if that would overcrowd the design?
    The image background for testimonial box is layered(as is everything)..so it wouldn't be hard to adapt the design to any product.I just felt it needed a bit of colour at bottom without being too loud and detracting from from other important areas.

    The green text -I was trying to create balance with the green stem. Originally i had the "what we offer" in green ..I guess i'll change whats green to white.

    tomorrow i'll update it and upload a revised version alongside this one..
    Thankyou :) I plan to make more :)
     
    Arcanus, Nov 26, 2007 IP
  8. briangmu

    briangmu Member

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    #8
    Wow, I think its beautiful. I'm more of a fan of Arial style fonts for navigation, but nonetheless, it looks really nice to me!
     
    briangmu, Nov 26, 2007 IP
  9. lojadeluxo

    lojadeluxo Well-Known Member

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    #9
    It´s beatiful... Great colors and good navigation!
    Great work..
     
    lojadeluxo, Nov 26, 2007 IP
  10. Special Ed

    Special Ed Active Member

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    #10
    Very nice. Please post a link here to any sites that use the template in the future. I would like to see it in action.
     
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  11. Arcanus

    Arcanus Well-Known Member

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    #11
    thankyou :)
    I'll be selling this on DP this afternoon. (PM me within next 48hours if your interested in buying it. )

    If i could fully code a site i would code it,and add animation.
    for example the news area i could see updating automatically and scrolling as new feeds come in,or news headlines at least rotating if more than 4 news items needed to be displayed.
    come to think of it the special offers box would look good animated as well.

    ok I have revised it..here are version 1-3.
    click to enlarge it to get a better idea of changes..
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    Sorry if the urls don't work.
     
    Arcanus, Nov 26, 2007 IP
  12. crazycatsville

    crazycatsville Peon

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    #12
    That's what I think, too. Maybe the kind of green?
     
    crazycatsville, Nov 26, 2007 IP
  13. muhammad arif

    muhammad arif Well-Known Member

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    #13
    Looking very nice.And i agree with others that colour combination is not good.Althoguh purple is my favourite colour but here its not looking cool..
     
    muhammad arif, Nov 27, 2007 IP
  14. Arcanus

    Arcanus Well-Known Member

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    #14
    ok here's some revisions. I've replaced the green colour mostly. Redid the menu area..
    and a page two..

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    Arcanus, Nov 27, 2007 IP
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    kodut Well-Known Member

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    #15
    it seems okay to me , very nice design rather
     
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  16. fotrino

    fotrino Active Member

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    #16
    I like it :)
     
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  17. monosodium

    monosodium Well-Known Member

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    #17
    the revised version is also nice :) i'm kinda torn which one i prefer, i think i'll stick with the first one, i know some people hate the green, but for me it has more panache. but hey, in a democracy the majority rules, right... so you're doing the right thing i guess.
     
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  18. Pinup Girl

    Pinup Girl Notable Member

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    #18
    i only dont like the logo fonts,overal,the template is nice
     
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  19. Arcanus

    Arcanus Well-Known Member

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    #19
    Thankyou everyone! :)
    Seems like some like the green others don't. I guess this template is one of those love/ hate ones.

    well before i made the colour changes i listed it for sale in trade forum..no one seems to want to buy it :(
    :confused:

    oh well..back to drawing board i guess..
     
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    114211 Well-Known Member

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    #20
    hmm i don't know so much about the purple, other than that it's good
     
    114211, Nov 29, 2007 IP