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Another portfolio site...

  • marque_pierre
  • August 30, 2005 at 5:17 PM
  • marque_pierre
    • August 30, 2005 at 5:17 PM
    • #1

    Any crits and comments would be welcome!

    The contents are a bit old, but I am more interested in your opinions on the site design and layout...

    http://%7boption%7d

    Fire away!

  • Hipshot
    • August 30, 2005 at 5:19 PM
    • #2

    Haha, that is a unique design A bit disorienting I think, still cool!

  • marque_pierre
    • August 30, 2005 at 5:20 PM
    • #3

    Any ideas of how I could make it less disorienting without loosing the style?

  • Hipshot
    • August 30, 2005 at 5:26 PM
    • #4

    Maybe tweak the text colors and make the font clearer... like this:

    http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/4562/sculpt0uq.jpg

    See the text 3d modeling and sculpting, they are much clearer and easier to read. And you ofc see the colors variations, its very test-ish though.

  • Hipshot
    • August 30, 2005 at 5:31 PM
    • #5

    I don't care for people hiding PDFs under links, since my computer tends to hang a few min when I open them in Firefox.

  • marque_pierre
    • August 30, 2005 at 6:01 PM
    • #6

    Whoops. Well, the site is designed to run optimally on Internet Explorer. There are some of the roll overs I just can't get to work right in Firefox.

    AS for your suggestion, thanks. But don't you think that the spatial set up kind of underlines that these groups are different categories. At least that was the idea...

  • skdr
    • August 30, 2005 at 6:07 PM
    • #7

    Interesting design :)

    edit: oh and that pdf worked just fine on my firefox

  • Hipshot
    • August 30, 2005 at 6:11 PM
    • #8
    Quote from skdr

    Interesting design :-)edit: oh and that pdf worked just fine on my firefox

    I think it can be cause I have an old version of Acrobat.

  • Tequila
    • August 30, 2005 at 7:16 PM
    • #9

    Very unique, amusing design, but the sub-page font is fucking horrendous mate. Stick to something bigger, clearer and more sensible.

    Also, perhaps roll some of the areas into each other to make it more efficient to browse. Not so sure of this suggestion myself, but prospective viewers don't want to waste time searcing 20 or so sub-areas just to find out whether you're what they're after.

    Hope that helps.

  • Minos
    • August 30, 2005 at 7:27 PM
    • #10

    Wow that's a lot of content

    One suggestion: Some colors like this would be cool http://www.superzap.com/biblioteca/quim ... iodica.gif (Just some desatured colors would do the job imo).

    oh I love this one http://www.marquepierre.com/images/cartoon.jpg

    GJ man

  • marque_pierre
    • August 30, 2005 at 7:44 PM
    • #11

    Hmm. The idea with the many different sub areas was so you could easily find exactly what you were after, and only that. I guess that is not working out right.

    I did consider to use more colours like a traditional periodic table, but I think the strength of the design is its simplicity, hence the drama and high contrast of only, red, black and white...

    The font I use everywhere is either Hattenschweiler or Impact, for consistency. But I have heard people complain about that font more than once, particularly if they don't have it installed. Perhaps a change is in order... :roll:

  • Hipshot
    • August 30, 2005 at 8:28 PM
    • #12
    Quote from marque_pierre

    The font I use everywhere is either Hattenschweiler or Impact, for consistency. But I have heard people complain about that font more than once, particularly if they don't have it installed. Perhaps a change is in order... :roll:

    I remember using that font a long time ago, I came to the conclusion that its not good, its actually hard to read and I think it fits on logos only. Not sentences.

    Also, you should not use a font that is not a default font, that just stupid, since there isn't that many that has a font Hattenschweiler, espec if you have no intrest in design with different fonts.

  • Tequila
    • August 30, 2005 at 8:41 PM
    • #13
    Quote from marque_pierre

    Hmm. The idea with the many different sub areas was so you could easily find exactly what you were after, and only that. I guess that is not working out right.I did consider to use more colours like a traditional periodic table, but I think the strength of the design is its simplicity, hence the drama and high contrast of only, red, black and white...

    The font I use everywhere is either Hattenschweiler or Impact, for consistency. But I have heard people complain about that font more than once, particularly if they don't have it installed. Perhaps a change is in order... :roll:

    Yeah, Impact. Aesthetically I think it's an ugly font, but regardless, it's simply hard to read.

  • Captain P
    • August 30, 2005 at 8:48 PM
    • #14

    The idea is very nice. Good creativity.

    But the menu shows a bit too much options at the same time, and when you hover over an item it's really hard to read on it what section it is.

    I also think there should be more consistency between the main page and the subpages.

    The subtitling in the lower left of my browser was funny, bytheway. Nice touch.

  • Zacker
    • August 30, 2005 at 9:01 PM
    • #15

    I have always really loved that creative design:)

  • marque_pierre
    • August 30, 2005 at 9:56 PM
    • #16
    Quote from Captain P

    The subtitling in the lower left of my browser was funny, bytheway. Nice touch.

    Glad someone noticed at last!

    Quote from Zacker

    I have always really loved that creative design:)

    Sounds like you have known it for some time? Do I know you?

  • capone_adam
    • August 30, 2005 at 10:39 PM
    • #17

    Hi Marque, whats different about it?...looks same to me.

  • marque_pierre
    • August 30, 2005 at 11:22 PM
    • #18

    Yeah, nothing new for you Cap1. But I don't think I have had it crit'ed here at Mapcore before...

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