first impressions … and more …
Have a look at the following sites and make some notes on the strength and weaknesses of the design. Focus on the following topics:
- first impression
- layout
- colour scheme
- typography
- target audience
Make sure to note your first impressions down immediately – feel free to comment on each others posts – let’s get talking
Then go back and have a more extensive look at the sites – keep in mind the topics above – and comment on the design and layout of the site.
» cameronmoll.com – Cameron Moll
» jek2k.com – Nicola Volpato
» limevista.com – LimeVista
» puchlerz.com – Matt Pucherlz
» intrigue.ie – Ray Doyle
27/09/2006
Michaela says:interesting site
27/09/2006
laura says:nice and strong design
27/09/2006
Jahed says:Clean and good graphichs
27/09/2006
laura says:good one, clean and nice
27/09/2006
Michaela says:unusual layout, something new
27/09/2006
laura says:3. layout:nice combination, strong with the choice of pink/black/white colour around the webpage
4.typography: clean + simple, nice one
5. Target audience: customers/companies are looking for a creativa/nice strong webdesigner, webdesigner to get inspiration.
27/09/2006
debbie says:First impression concise-good clean strong layout-liked cols-type clear-a bit serious trying to target the corporate world
27/09/2006
Toby says:I was very impressed by what I saw. The web site looks professional and it’s really nice to see someone concentrating on different areas of photography. Keep up the good work.
27/09/2006
jimbo says:First Impression.
Professional enough but not inspiring! Too much.
Layout.
Seems C.R.A.P.! enough, good.
Colour scheme.
Alright.
Typography.
Alright.
Target audience.
Seem clear enough.
27/09/2006
Jahed says:Layout : good, may be little bit onfusing
Clour scheme: I like the colour scheme
Typography: nice
target audience: I am not sure what audience he is aiming his message to.
27/09/2006
laura says:1.firs impresion: don’t like it, after a while is alright, nice and clean
2.layout. nice but boring
3.colour scheme: the colours work quite well for the website
4. typography: nice and clean
5.target audience: companies to get their website.
27/09/2006
Jahed says:first impression: design seems ok but little more graphics than text would not go miss.
27/09/2006
jimbo says:First impression.
Good nice. Clear and fun/interesting.
Layout.
Good, clear and logical.
Colour Scheme.
Fun/interesting.
Typography.
Clear
Target audience.
Professionally clear.
27/09/2006
debbie says:I did not want to read this site at all, not interested in anything it had to offer-layout poor-colour flat and boring-type had no consistency, too small, not a good choice of font-i they target just on person with this site they will be very lucky
27/09/2006
Nicolò Volpato says:Good layout & style
27/09/2006
laura says:1. horrible
2.layout… not bad… but boring and to old style, ….
3.colour sheme: sad and boring
4.typography. not bad for that website
5.targe audience: it will be lucky to get a customer with that style,….
27/09/2006
monika oechsler says:http://www.jek2k.com/
not sure what the site is about
layout too busy
colour scheme ok
typography messy
not sure it has a appeal as a webdesign site
http://www.limevista.com/
horrible
akwards everything in boxes and centred
ok
nice and clean
no very creative more safe
http://www.limevista.com/
should stay coding site instead of becoming a designer
too much scrolling down to get to the content – lazy design
grey
tasteless
doubt it will work
http://www.limevista.com/
the bug is irritanting and distracting
disproportionate specifically the banner
very blue – pattern too indistinct especially in the black areas
too disparate
not my cup of tea
27/09/2006
Nicolò Volpato says:Great layout & style
27/09/2006
jimbo says:First impression.
Keen enthusiast nto to be used for professional purposes.
Layout.
Clear enough but a bit long handed.
Colour scheme.
Too dull to begin with.
Typography
Okay
Target audience.
What target audience.
27/09/2006
Jahed says:layout: simple, which is good, but screen is too long.
did not like the colour scheme.
type is nice but some information their is only for administrator, which is not make clear to the browsers.
27/09/2006
laura says:1. first impression: not bad, nice….
2.layout: nice, but not sure about it…
3. colour sheme: nice blue, and the combinations of blue and brown are going well together
4. typography: clean, small, clear
5. target audiencie: webdesigner, companies to get a nice clean webdesign,…
27/09/2006
Jahed says:http://www.puchlerz.com/
Like the site. it is a simle single page size, but the size of the page too long.
27/09/2006
jimbo says:intrigue.ie
First impression.
Bright and interesting and to the point.
Layout.
Excellent – professional and business like (what I would be looking for from a site like this).
Colours.
Lively, interesting
Typography
Clear
27/09/2006
Paul Pep says:jek2k.com -Nicolo Volpato
1. Very bland. Not visually stinulating. Images interesting. Perhaps could be utilised more effectively.
2. Good layout. Well organised. Neatly arranged. Columns well placed and nicely aligned. Contrast in frames and frame arrangement.
3.Very subdued in colour scheme selection. Not effective in colour selection. Limited use of colour generally. Highlighting of panels very effective.
4. Typography is varied and easy to read. Contrast in colour type.
5. Target audiemce may no be impressed sufficiently to attract business.
Site more suitable for an escort service or a dating agency.
27/09/2006
Brooke says:Damn! I’m 24 and I can’t do that!
I really like Nicolò Volpato’s website. At first it did seem a little overwhelming – there’s quite a lot of information as soon as you step in. But it really helps to have the ‘Feeling Lost’ link so clearly isolated from the rest of the seemingly complicated site.
First impression – I don’t know how he did it with so much going on, but this site feels really friendly and welcoming!
27/09/2006
laura says:jek2k.com
1.first impression: nice desing, strong one
2.layout: good one, new/fresh design
3. layout:nice combination, strong with the choice of pink/black/white colour around the webpage
4.typography: clean + simple, nice one
5. Target audience: customers/companies are looking for a creativa/nice strong webdesigner, webdesigner to get inspiration.
limevista.com
1.firs impresion: don’t like it, after a while is alright, nice and clean
2.layout. nice but boring
3.colour scheme: the colours work quite well for the website
4. typography: nice and clean
5.target audience: companies to get their website.
puchlerz.com
1. horrible
2.layout… not bad… but boring and to old style, ….
3.colour sheme: sad and boring
4.typography. not bad for that website
5.targe audience: it will be lucky to get a customer with that style,….
intrigue.ie
1. first impression: not bad, nice….
2.layout: nice, but not sure about it…
3. colour sheme: nice blue, and the combinations of blue and brown are going well together
4. typography: clean, small, clear
5. target audiencie: webdesigner, companies to get a nice clean webdesign,…
27/09/2006
rikylondon says:great css and flash applications for this Italian (Rimini city based) web designer. Stylish and clear front page linked to his excellent portfolio.
27/09/2006
Toby says:I was very Impressed by Cameron Molls web site. It looks great. The layout is simple and easy to understand, and I had fun wondering around. Although the site looks professional I feel as though more colours could have been used in certain places. This isn’t a major flaw, it’s just an idea that might give the site something extra.
27/09/2006
rikylondon says:actually I completely dislike this site.
why? shall I scroll down the mouse forever??? noway! old style!
27/09/2006
Anthony says:Checking out these sites, they looking good to me, I will comment on them individualy :-)
27/09/2006
debbie says:Intrigue
Layout messy-hated white space to on the left seemed a waste of the page-title was weak-colour scheme did not bring site together-type overall was weak the paragraph titles could be a bit bold-target audience at first glance would be ibiza club goers!
27/09/2006
Gary McCarney says:Great layout & style…Yeah
27/09/2006
Gary McCarney says:Cool…Yeah
27/09/2006
Gary McCarney says:Great…Yeah
27/09/2006
Gary McCarney says:Wicked…Yeah
27/09/2006
Toby says:Matt Pucherlz seems like a really intereting individual. I feel that he should show this in the website by making it look more lively. The site has some really great work and it’s especially good to see how much his work has improved. Adding colour and changing the current typeface will definately make a difference.
27/09/2006
Paul Pep says:1. Clean. Neat. Spacious presentation. Good clear visuals with excellent images, invisting the niewer to explore further. Stimulating transition of images from one fruit to another, sharpening the appetite of the viewer for more!
2. Nice wide border encourraqing the viewer to focus on the content in the central panel
3. Simple but effective colour selection. Colour coordination quite clever. Clear vibrant colours on the fruit with a shadow and mirror effect beneath.
4.Clear type selection with a well-balanced text size variation.
5.The use of colour is a major selling point for the designers running this web-site. The visua;s would attract a lot of interrerest to theiur target audienmce
27/09/2006
emma says:re: jek2k.com – Nicolò Volpato
1.first impression
looked slick & professionl – liked extras, but unclear whether site aimed at fellow designers or clients. If I were a potential employer I would want more than visual clues as to suitablity of this person as a web-designer. Home page a lead-in rather a summary, which is frustrating if unwilling to browse.
2. layout
pleasing, spacious
3.colour scheme
restful, coherent, Sparing use of strong colour with grey works well.
4.typography
like font but not gaps between letters and words due to justified text.
also irritating that some text translated into english some not
re:limevista.com – LimeVista
1.immediate impression
immediate contrast to above – ie. very clearly aimed at potential employers – clear & succinct auto-recommendation, home page sums up etc. As to whether I personally like their style …..
2. layout
functional, easy to use, blissfully free of tricksy bits but too much on one page means images/colours clash and become incongrous.
3. colour scheme
nice clean colours of lime, banana, strawberry, muddled and spoiled by unattractive mix from portfolio.
4.typography
too big, unattractive font
re: puchlerz.com – Matt Pucherlz
1: first impression
irritation. I don’t want to to know that he likes laughing and having fun.
“I am a advocate (sic) of web standards and separation of content, presentation, and behavior. I just finished college and I want to start one of my own. With any luck, maybe I’ll have time to paint again. And go fishing.”
Poor grammar & inability to construct a sentence ensures that author has ruled himself out as potential web-designer right from the start. Will have plenty of time for fishing and painting, though luck won’t have anything to do with it.
2. layout
it’s quite nice to be able to scroll down instead of hopping from page to page to view his portfolio, but images too small judge. No option to magnify another major flaw.
3.colour scheme
can’t be bothered to look
the biog page reminiscent of Jack Daniels ad
everything following crude
re:http://www.intrigue.ie/
1: first impression
easy navigation is always a relief, but once again poor communication in written English puts me off. Also design cheesy and samey, strangely at odds with some of content. Will appeal only to non-creative clients (with very poor taste). And what’s with the flock wallpaper, curlicues and the ladybird? Ladybirds don’t even walk like that, flies do.
2. layout
functional enough though unimaginative.
3. colour scheme
hideous blue may suit hideous hairdressing site but very at odds with other parts of site, particularly photographs.
29/09/2006
Marianne says:http://www.cameronmoll.com/portfolio/
First impression:
Love the colour scheme, texture & main image of this site – as a portfolio site it’s nicely presented but confusing at first, what exactly the website is about, as the text/typography could perhaps be more emphasized? Still, probably one of the more interesting designs.
http://www.jek2k.com/
First impression:
Nice and easy to view, structured with Intro’s/Titles and give me the option to navigate straight to, what I want to focus on. There is a nice balance btw images and written text. However, the main image, as a first impression, I wouldn’t necessarily associate with a personal portfolio site but rather an on-line advertisement?
http://www.limevista.com/
First impression:
The site does not, as a first impression, scream out to me; ‘great fantastic webdesign, an absolute must have’ ……. but browsing through the main menu, the designs created for clients are quite interesting and the site does focus on essential subjects. As a first impression, there is really nothing that catches my attention extremely, wanting to see more …. – the contrast btw very strong colours and gray background doesn’t particularly work well for me, – but the layout is nice and accessible. Definately one of the better designs.
http://www.puchlerz.com/
Love the graphic element of the Intro/Title but layout wise, there is a lot of empty space not being used in contrast to the contents ……. the gray scale of colours used do bring attention to the essential part of the site but not the most interesting website, design wise.
http://www.intrigue.ie
first impression:
Relieved – YES YES YES, no reading of endless chapters trying to guess what the website is about. Portfolio is ‘visible images’ I can actually see – easy to navigate through. Layout wise, the colour scheme does not work for me and portfolio could be displayed better, perhaps as slides, taking into consideration it’s a huge portfolio. However, I do like the fact, that images are visible and I can decide straight away, what images I want to see close up. Practical but not a spectacular design.
02/10/2006
Mohamed says:cameronmoll.com
Great background and colour.
Too much space unused.
No buttons to click at the top of the page (about or contact …)
Different site when using IE7 or Firefox and you can not go back to the main page
jek2k.com
Bad colour
Wrong positioning of buttons
Contact button very small and you have to search to find it.
limevista.com
Horrible boxes and font size
Colour horrible
Second box should have been with the logo
The box of the logo not complete for viewing
puchlerz.com
Bad font colour and background combination
Centered and too much space around
No buttons to navigate. Tired of scrolling
intrigue.ie
Bad colour combination
Big chunks of boxes for nothing (too much space)
The only nice thing about the site is the beautiful woman(take a closer look: nice header)
17/05/2010
Charleen Murriel says:Web design is great, I like taking many online webinars at my school. I like learning anything related to flash, web design, graphic design, and new topics in general.