Web Design Clinic - Outside The Cube Marketing
My Thoughts
I like this site a lot. I love how the fruits are cut in cubes to match the site name (although how you'd define "outside" isn't clear to me). I like the colors, the rounded corners, the shading along the edges of the main column, and the cream background that's a subtle difference from the bright white of the main column.
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How Would You Critique This Site?
What advice would you give to Crystal about this site? Are there things she could do to make it better? Have you created a marketing site? What did you do to make the site work for your audience? Post your comments on the design
Do You Want Your Site Considered for the Web Design Clinic?
There are two ways you can have your site reviewed on Web Design @ About.com. You can use either method, you don't have to use both:
- Post a request in the Site Review Requests folder in the Web Design forum. This is the best way to get feedback, as you'll get responses from other Web designers in the forum, and selected posts will be chosen for the Web Design Clinic.
- Submit your site to the Web Design Design Gallery and check the "solicit critiques" checkbox on the form. Pages submitted there will be reviewed by the About.com Guide to Web Design, Jennifer Kyrnin, and may be chosen for the Web Design Clinic.
Comments
First, I agree with Jennifer to some degree, the heavy graphics will slow down bandwidth challenged visitors. However, the intended audience is primarily businesses and that audience is primarily high(er) bandwidth centric.
This is personal but the use of the word “fun” rarely appeals to me or my clients. Having a “fun” theme is great, and their site is all of that and very well presented, but business and success should be the key focus.
Finally, I recognize that they are new to their business … the “coming soon” pages (portfolio and testimonials) would be better left off the navigation until such time as they have the bonifides. They (blank content) simply brings home the fact they are new and likely untried.
Overall I really liked their site - it is fresh, easy to read and has good navigation. Unfortunately, the content will not help them much in SEO and that should be their next focus if SER is key to their marketing.
Great start! == Gerry ===
Nice looking, but the whole site is built using tables! Tables should never be used for layout, purely for tabulator data….