Alright peeps, last but not least Project three. For the first design, I tried simplifying the site a bit more and provide a clean layout to easily navigate through.
For the second, I tried adding a bit more of a design for visual interest, but still easy to navigate through.
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I like the 2nd style overall, the 1st one I get the feeling of a 8-bit game.
2nd one could use some more color though, perhaps try using colors from the GRC department website, and incorporate those into the site?
2nd one could use some more color though, perhaps try using colors from the GRC department website, and incorporate those into the site?
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None of these are really saying graphic communications to me. They are rather techy looking almost like an information systems. The link placement on the side of the logo is cool. I think overall there needs to be more color and more imagery.
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The 2nd one works better, but I would reconsider the GRC logo and the body copy.
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I think second design works better. Adding more photographs to give an idea what kind of program you're selling would be a plus too.
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Both designs seem to have the same strengths and weaknesses to me. I slightly prefer the second one, but both could easily be used with a little tweaking.
I like a lot about your designs. The strong contrast is really bold and grabs your attention. I also like the diagonal navigation on both. I think it really breaks out of the mold. I prefer the two column text layout of your second design to the single column on your first layout. I also like the smaller TMCC logo on the second one as well.
My issues with both come down to three things:
1. Fonts - There's too many of 'em and they clash. Pick two, a headline font and a bodycopy font and build your design with just those two. Might I suggest Impact for your headline font and Helvetica for your bodycopy font?
2. Colors - There's not enough of them. The blue you have on the second design is too dark and vanishes against the black background (loose the glow while you're at it). On a high contrast black and white design like these, a little color goes a long way. Might I suggest three or four accent colors used sparingly? Like say, RGB or CMYK.
3 Pictures - I don't see where pictures will go in these designs. Since most of your target audience are visual learners and visually oriented. You need lots of pictures. A picture is worth a thousand words.
I think you have a strong start. Time to tweak the crap out of it!
I like a lot about your designs. The strong contrast is really bold and grabs your attention. I also like the diagonal navigation on both. I think it really breaks out of the mold. I prefer the two column text layout of your second design to the single column on your first layout. I also like the smaller TMCC logo on the second one as well.
My issues with both come down to three things:
1. Fonts - There's too many of 'em and they clash. Pick two, a headline font and a bodycopy font and build your design with just those two. Might I suggest Impact for your headline font and Helvetica for your bodycopy font?
2. Colors - There's not enough of them. The blue you have on the second design is too dark and vanishes against the black background (loose the glow while you're at it). On a high contrast black and white design like these, a little color goes a long way. Might I suggest three or four accent colors used sparingly? Like say, RGB or CMYK.
3 Pictures - I don't see where pictures will go in these designs. Since most of your target audience are visual learners and visually oriented. You need lots of pictures. A picture is worth a thousand words.
I think you have a strong start. Time to tweak the crap out of it!
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I'd go with the second one and enlarge your nav bar. I honestly couldn't tell if you had one for a few seconds because your typefaces are too similar in size. Great start though
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I am really liking the second design. It has that neat glow stick affect to the type I like it. It's neat where you placed the buttons as well to the side of the TMCC mountain looks good. My suggestion would be to maybe add some images of TMCC next to some of the type so these is not too much text.
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No.2. Needs brighter colors to contrast against the black background.