Now that our group have decided the design/theme to our site I thought that I should look into sites with the same type of design, and that is how I came across IS050. A portfolio for designer 'Scott Hansen'.
The background immediately caught my eye mainly because of the wood effect however what I liked about this design was that it had some form of structure, our current designs (see previous posts) we have created messy but arty structures which I feel works for our client project but I also like the simple layout that has been designed on this site.
They have kept the navigation to a minimum making it easier for the user to know where they are being directed to. They have kept the navigation to the left but another point that I like is that the designers have separated the portfolio navigation buttons from the standard button i.e. about, contact etc.
Something that I am beginning to question with our project and wondering is whether we should input some flash content. When going through this site I noticed the simple yet quirky flash objects that are appealing to the eye. They have included music but have given the user the option to either change the music or stop the music all together; having the music player has given the designers a chance to sell the music being played and have added an 'buy me' button, this makes it more convenient for the user.
I feel that the background colour could be a bit lighter because I did not see the detail in the background because of the dark colours used. On the other hand I do like the neutral/earthy colours that have been used and I feel that it compliments the designers work.
If they could change anything to the site then I would move the links at the bottom of the site to place that is a bit more visible. What I did not realise for a while was that the site had links to a blog and a shop. When I clicked onto the blog I found it very interesting and in my opinion I think that this should be highlighted more.
I am going to take the idea of experimenting with some flash components and using more neutral colours and see what this does to my designs.
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