Web Site Redesign

[weejames]

Hi Guys,

We just redesigned our company website and i'm looking for some feedback on the design and usability of it.

oceanseventy

All feedback appreciated.

Cheers

James

[Toon]

I like the design alot, I'm not a fan of the big gaps in it, seems alot of scrolling, I would of have a static header with the navigation and use a smooth scroll to get about a bit like the links on this page.

Still a nice clean design though.



Ignore me yours wasn't working for a bit, now I see you have got the scroll on. (Great minds I guess)

[Toon]

P.s I love the choice of the various colors, I was thinking if you had of kept to the same colors it wouldn't have defined the sections as well

[lolly]

I thought the gaps looked a bit odd, I do like the bright and chunky feeling it has though. The small previews I was expecting a lightbox popup rather than another page if you get what I mean. Nice though

[tommylogic]

As mentioned.. the gaps are odd... I'd also like to see it a bit more fluid... I like the general feel & look though.

Other than that... nice code work

Markup Validation: FAILED 25 Errors

CSS not so bad...

CSS Validation: Passed 114 Warnings

[Tool]

id like to see a menu that was abit more interesting, i also dont understand why the promoboxes at the bottom that large, are they suppose to be filled with content ?

[rossable]

your navigation function is unique but i don't like it. it's really good for search engines though since all your key information is on the first page.

the design reminds me of children's toys. and from a client/user standpoint within the first 7 sec i would leave your site without knowing anything about it's function or why i should be interested in it. it also doesn't speak professionalism to me. it says "we use fancy, pointless tricks that dazzle!"

sorry if that seemed harsh. but i really did miss the functionality in your site.
i did enjoy the "goods" section though.
if the site works well for you then ignore this post entierly.

[docsharp]

This is different with the navigation on one page. It's ok but It took me a minute to realize those were different pages, just all on one page.

I like the color scheme and I think the look and feel is nice, I just don't know if I care for the scrolling and the huge gaps between info.

Did you intend for your users to just click on links or scroll? Or both?

[SuperSmash]

Yeah, the design is cool and unique. I was one of the few, I think, who clicked links before I scrolled, which I'm guessing is what you want your users to do. Obviously though, that isn't what everyone (or even most) people do. They see the big scrollbar, and scroll down before "going" to other pages; just might take a bit of rethinking, navigation-wise.

That said, I too like the multiple colors while still retaining the look-and-feel. Nice work.

[weejames]

Thanks for the feedback. Some of you seemed to take the time to look at the site properly and others just scanned though the homepage.

I intend to make some minor changes to make it more obvious that users should navigate the different sections via the menu bar. I don't see it as a "fancy pointless trick". We've tried to do something a bit different, a bit original, which is what we hope potential clients will see.