Thread: new website

hi guys,
i have been building a new website for my company and would like people to comment on it, to see if any changes would improve it and to also se how it works on different browsers.

thanks for your time to review it and comment.

Wix.com Lifestyle Homes Design created by splitlid architect construction hua hin#!

i will transfere the wix site to my cexisting web address when it is complete.

oh and its not complee yet, so i know there are a few duplicate pics etc.

The "about us" picture is crap

^Not to be blunt or anything

I'll only focus on the negative, as it's more fun...

The images are all blurred.

The red & green tabs are yucky and I'd try to have tabs that echoed the style of the 'Display Home Locations' button.

The 'Blank' page has nothing on it!

Otherwise it seems fine for a freebie.

much more pics needed, interiors etc and punters like to see an office address not just email contacts.

ok thanks guys, i will work on those, i understand that more pics are needed, will upload.

cheers.

ive changed the tabs, better or not?

i did play with the original colours but reduced their opacity.which looked better than the bright colours. opions?

Much better on the buttons, but the white text has poor contrast against the lighter parts of the orange. Maybe try the green or have white text for the current page and the dark grey/black for the other text?

Good start Split.
I have a few constructive comments:

- The images are blurred and overexposed.
- The green text is unattractive and somewhat hard to read against the grey.
- The orange buttons look dated. I don't like the navagation at the bottom.
- The floorplans in black and white are not compelling. I would color them up in Photoshop or AI and get rid of all the drawing sheet notes, borders and reference. Just a clean, colored plan.

The overall color sheme; grey, green, orange is not stylish IMO.

I wish you much success.

Satonic- once i purchase the template then all ads are removed.as stated in the original post, we already have a website that i am trying to upgrade.i thought it would be easier to do it as then i can just upload pics when i wanted.

Thaidan- the template is basically a clean sheet, i have deleated all the original info. php website????? i will look into it but what is the difference between to two?

marmite- i will do that cheers

Humbert- thanks to the comments, agree with drawing sheets, will clean them up.
im not sure why they are blurred, maybe i will make them appear a bit smaller, that may help.

coloured floorplans- yes i know- i agree- to be worked on.

^Have you considered photo montaging your images to add foliage, improve contrast etc? You need a really drop dead image on the home page to grab attention. Cheers.

i havnt, but will look into it, photomontage isnt something i have done before, except background pics.

the website, will unfortuneately never be perfect for everyone, its all personal taste really.

I like the colors. And the way the pictures move automatically with just a hint of moving the cursor.
But, the pictures are lacking in 2 things: Clarity (obviously not professional), and they really need some shrubs (landscaping) to set off the homes.
Without it, they look cheap. A few thousand baht spent on some quality landscaping would make an incredible difference IMO.
Besides that, I like the site for the most part.

php I like the menu. You don't have to copy every link if you update a page or create a new one. You only but the link in the menu a that's it. It shows after on every page.

[QUOTE="splitlid"]coloured floorplans- yes i know- i agree- to be worked on.[/QUOTE

Export the drawing to eps, clean it up in Adobe Illustrator and add the text labels, create a layer for colors or textures under the plan layer. Save as a tiff and add some effects in Photoshop.

^cheers mate, will play, have updated pics to individual elevations, some more photos etc.

cheers

colour floor plans added (one to do),pages nearly complete, just need to delete 'blank' page or make use of it. suggestions please.

thanks for all the help and imput.

Coming along nicely Split. The plans and elevations look terrific.

The grey background is awful. Something warmer with a subtle pattern or tone change. First impressions count and when there are so many alternative sources of eye candy on the web, grey doesn't cut it. Other than that, I like it.

The about us pic is not loading of me.

I hate the buttons at the bottom, put them on the top.