Feedback For A New Website

[TW.87]

Hello everyone,

I was hoping that I might be able to get some feedback on a new website I've just made. It is an extremely simple design - seriously. For some reason, whenever I am designing my own business elements, I struggly for ideas - but when I am designing for clients, I don't have the same problem. Anyway, hence why the new website for my business is so simple. I've essentially left it as a 'brochure' website.

You can see it by going here.

If anyone can provide any feedback, or even ideas on making it a little less basic, that would be great. My creative mind is seriously blocked!

[Toon]

Use more html and less image and there's no point in having the big space at the top

[TW.87]

Where would you suggest I use more HTML? Just in place of some of the 'blank' images, do you mean?

Regarding the big space at the top - are you pointing that out for resolution reasons, or aesthetics?

Thank you for your response, by the way.

[Toon]

This is my browser window, you haven't utilized the space you have, the blue marks are wasted space that your eye's are drawn to

[lolly]

A picture on a screen is not a website, google can't read pictures

[TW.87]

Originally Posted by lolly

A picture on a screen is not a website, google can't read pictures

Okay, fair point.

Would you suggest, then, that I change the image-text-links for text-links? What changes, apart from the obvious ones, would you suggest that I make?

I really appreciate everyone's help here.

[Toon]

I would suggest as much descriptive and relevant text as you can

[Wilks_eye]

I see you've done away with the blue and change the backround to all black. This seems to be an improvement. You can still use the shade of blue, I quite like it in fact, just use it in moderation and simpicity.

I thought the list of your offered services on the side were links.

[rossable]

i'm in agreement with what everyone else has said.

personally i think you can add interest and style simply by making your pages match page two of your '07 Prospectus
following through with a theme like this is good for branding, corporate image, and multimedia congruency.

the "m e w^3 p" down the side of your contact information makes me think that it is supposed to be an anagram of some sort, especially since the m and p seem switched.

it strikes me more as a business card site than a brochure site. add a page explaining your services or detailing your resume. one or two pages is all you would need to really make such a simple design pop and work to it's full potential.

remember... online text/content is king!

[Zaoris]

Loads as a liquid for me, right now.
It looks fine, I'd just recommend (as the others did) not to use images.
A portofolio, usually has more visual effects, yours is as you said - simple. I like simple sites, you just have to work on the details.
Good luck ;)