Allen Wilburn Project 2 Prelim: Ling's Cars

[AWilburn]

The website I am redesigning is http://www.lingscars.com. I'm finding it pretty challenging to do, so I decided to make it look more like its competitors, such as cars.com and autotrader.com. My goal in designing this is to keep it simple, so the customer can go directly to where they want to go and not waste time with Ling's silly pictures and phone apps.

[AWilburn]

And unfortunately, it posted the images in reverse order. Yay.

[charliepecot]

I like the second one in posted order. I's a little more clear what's going on, and there's more variation between the primary and secondary page (which helps with the clarity).

[aznpandaaa]

wow... i was chosen to do the same site hahahahahah..... I like what you did here, I especially like your header, it straight forward and to the point. I like the idea of the option drop down, it will definately organize the site a lot better. So I'm kinda liking the second one.

[AWilburn]

The original website is insanely BAD. Thanks for your input on my revisions, and good luck with yours, AJ. Ling is the devil.

[c.j.jackson775]

The first one has a nice layout. But the headlines and text elements on the right are way too big and overpowering the design. I think the layout is strong just need more content I think. Good start.

[tabasco_lynn]

The second design has a humorous element to it much like the original site and is a major improvement compared to the original website... Maybe add in some ore imagery though.

[danistephens3]

Allen-
I like the second one more than the first. I enjoy the the head of Ling in the header, I think that you retained a little bit of the humor from the original site which is nice. Condensing all that information would have been hard for anyone but I think that you did a good job filtering though it all. The type for me is a little too bold in places but overall, great job!

[Instructor]

Hm. There are elements I like about both designs here.

The first design has an interesting feel. It seems almost like a mobile site. I like the large buttonlike breakdowns of the key info on each car. The horizontal lines are a nice touch as well. Makes the site seem like a series of banners hung from a line. On the second design I like the wacky floating Ling-head in the car as well as the Union Jack background on the banner. I say combine the two. Use the layout and presentation of your first design with the wackiness of the second.

I'd also set the home page up much more as an attractor rather than "another page" in the website. Think "car ad" for your home page. Also make sure your design doesn't get as crowded or claustrophobic as your second design.

Not bad. Not bad at all.

[MattShock23]

I like the layout with the British flag as a background container. I suppose it would help to scale things up a bit larger and possibly play with a stroke or some contrasting colors for your type in the menu bar. Good stuff so far. Juice.