Comments on: New look for GraphicDesignBlog–Be the judge!! http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/new-look-for-graphicdesignblog/ An Ultimate Resource for Graphic Designers Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:43:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kathleen Maher http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/new-look-for-graphicdesignblog/comment-page-1/#comment-3844 Kathleen Maher Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:13:47 +0000 http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/?p=110#comment-3844 As a fiction writer, I know almost nothing about graphic design, which is why I love this blog. Occasionally, though, I notice blogs with a busy, pre-fab background. Without something else to luring me in--and it will need to be powerful--that's enough to turn me away. I've come across really interesting blogs where it was almost impossible to comment. (Wordpress demands tricky passwords and is slow to get back if you've forgotten it.) This blog appealed to me before. The redesign is so smooth, a non-visual type like me scarcely notices it. Navigating here couldn't be smoother. As a fiction writer, I know almost nothing about graphic design, which is why I love this blog.
Occasionally, though, I notice blogs with a busy, pre-fab background. Without something else to luring me in–and it will need to be powerful–that’s enough to turn me away. I’ve come across really interesting blogs where it was almost impossible to comment. (WordPress demands tricky passwords and is slow to get back if you’ve forgotten it.)
This blog appealed to me before. The redesign is so smooth, a non-visual type like me scarcely notices it. Navigating here couldn’t be smoother.

]]> By: Manz http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/new-look-for-graphicdesignblog/comment-page-1/#comment-3832 Manz Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:21:31 +0000 http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/?p=110#comment-3832 I'm going to have to disagree and say I like the orange as it becomes an effective highlight box. However, you could do some more work on this re-design to get the colour balance working - which I think is what people have a problem with. This is an original banner - right? I think you need to add some orange to the top/left corner of the banner. Re-use the decoration that's in the banner already, rotate 108 degrees, re-colour to orange, and scale down a little. Then ancor it in the top/left of the banner. I also think that if you keep the orange, the logo should use some of this - replacing the red colour... OR replace all orange with the red. New logo is good. Should the green be yellow? From my understanding, red, blue and yellow are "design colours". I'm not fond of the red in the top navigation. It's a hard read on the grey. A darker grey would help. Or if you plan to add more orange, that would be good also. As for the wallpaper - not sure of the relevance. It does the job of making the page stand out, but... so... what's it for? The monotone image is great - but maybe you could find something more relevant... even pencils would be better. Anyway, congratulations on the new design. I had been seeing your old template on other blogs alot - I think it's nice to add some of your own design into the blog... if possible. I’m going to have to disagree and say I like the orange as it becomes an effective highlight box.

However, you could do some more work on this re-design to get the colour balance working – which I think is what people have a problem with.

This is an original banner – right?
I think you need to add some orange to the top/left corner of the banner. Re-use the decoration that’s in the banner already, rotate 108 degrees, re-colour to orange, and scale down a little. Then ancor it in the top/left of the banner.

I also think that if you keep the orange, the logo should use some of this – replacing the red colour… OR replace all orange with the red.

New logo is good. Should the green be yellow? From my understanding, red, blue and yellow are “design colours”.

I’m not fond of the red in the top navigation. It’s a hard read on the grey. A darker grey would help. Or if you plan to add more orange, that would be good also.

As for the wallpaper – not sure of the relevance. It does the job of making the page stand out, but… so… what’s it for? The monotone image is great – but maybe you could find something more relevant… even pencils would be better.

Anyway, congratulations on the new design. I had been seeing your old template on other blogs alot – I think it’s nice to add some of your own design into the blog… if possible.

]]> By: Graphire http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/new-look-for-graphicdesignblog/comment-page-1/#comment-3826 Graphire Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:56:45 +0000 http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/?p=110#comment-3826 Great site mate! Overall the redesign is good. Layout is good. And yes i think most comment on the header and the orange part are right... the orange part is a little off.. i mean maybe the color is too strong on that side. The header must be missing something. But then again, overall layout is nice and clean... keep it up. Great site mate! Overall the redesign is good. Layout is good. And yes i think most comment on the header and the orange part are right… the orange part is a little off.. i mean maybe the color is too strong on that side. The header must be missing something. But then again, overall layout is nice and clean… keep it up.

]]> By: Miss Blossom http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/new-look-for-graphicdesignblog/comment-page-1/#comment-3822 Miss Blossom Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:26:15 +0000 http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/?p=110#comment-3822 There's something a little unbalanced with the header style and the background. I think the deisgn is nice and generic, but perhaps if you pushed your own personal style more it would have more personality and design integrity. There’s something a little unbalanced with the header style and the background. I think the deisgn is nice and generic, but perhaps if you pushed your own personal style more it would have more personality and design integrity.

]]> By: vinny28 http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/new-look-for-graphicdesignblog/comment-page-1/#comment-3820 vinny28 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:56:43 +0000 http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/?p=110#comment-3820 Great images my friend, but when i think of a photo gallery i think of a nice dark museum full of interesting painting's and mysterious images, kind of like the wax museum in San Fransisco. But maybe its just me, anyway good job with your new look and keep us updated. vinny28 Great images my friend, but when i think of a photo gallery i think of a nice dark museum full of interesting painting’s and mysterious images, kind of like the wax museum in San Fransisco. But maybe its just me, anyway good job with your new look and keep us updated.

vinny28

]]> By: Nicks http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/new-look-for-graphicdesignblog/comment-page-1/#comment-3812 Nicks Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:25:27 +0000 http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/?p=110#comment-3812 Hi Nice blog. Though the layout and look is good but many people using the same type of layouts for their blogs. I like the style of your heading. And yes wallpapers are cool. http://creativeyedesign.blogspot.com/ your comments about my blog are most invited. Hi Nice blog. Though the layout and look is good but many people using the same type of layouts for their blogs. I like the style of your heading. And yes wallpapers are cool.

http://creativeyedesign.blogspot.com/

your comments about my blog are most invited.

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