new splash

[GARRETTDESIGN]

Hey there Kirupa member. If you could I would appreciate some comments on my new splash page. Good, bad, as long as its true. I'm working on my colors, lemme know what the colors are lookin like (good or bad) I tried to keep the colors down to a minimum, I think i'm getting better at colors now. And just over all likability. Thank you!

http://members.bbnow.net/garrettpatz/index.html

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[iLikePie]

it looks ok... more clear than some of your earlier stuff

although imo it's still a bit cluttered and unfocused - as a splash page, it's usually intended to communicate about the site, and while your one does have the name, it also has lots of other symbols and things, which detract from the original purpose of the piece.

also, i'm not a fan of those diagonal lines that everyone seems to be using atm, but that's just my opinion

As for the colours, it's certainly different to what you normally see (doesn't necessarily mean it's bad) and i'd like to see what a whole site using this colour scheme would look like, i think it may be a bit too bright... but i dunno, i kinda like the cherryish colour

hope this helps :)
Stuart

[GARRETTDESIGN]

too clarify the image a little:

The first image on the left (person walking away) is siginifying "walking away from war"
the second set of symbols represents our homeland (animal life, human life, and love)


and the money coming down beneath the airplanes signifies us wasting money going to war, (dropping bombs = waste of money)

anyway, if this makes it any better?!
hehe, thank you.

iLikePie, thank you for your feedback. Yea that would be interesting seeing a whole site in the same scheme! hmmmmmmm:sure:

[gimmesomemore!!]

I think it lacks depth

haha, Not really I just wanted to say that b/c so many people reply w/ that b/c they "know what they are talking about"

but....actually I really like it. :rambo:

[GARRETTDESIGN]

ah come on! Is it really THAT bad that almost 30 people look at it and olny two nice people can reply?! :hair: .................................................. ......................

:(

[RenaissanceGirl]

Ok here you go: In all honestly, I hate splash pages. Usually it means one giant image that represents nothing more than an "Enter" button. That's not bandwidth-friendly and it's very annoying C:-)

[mariofan]

i agree, users can be put of waiting for a splash, never mind a website.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/matt.kenyon/mariosmily.gif mariofan

[GARRETTDESIGN]

EYYYEEEEEEEE, JEEZ. Ok I never word these posts right....so from now on I'm going to be more clear. I really just wanted to know how the image looked. Lets pretend its not a splash page.....just an image done in photoshop when I was bored. <:}


im such a dope:hangover:

[RenaissanceGirl]

On the upper left: it looks like a giant rabbit and the people are talking to it :P

[gimmesomemore!!]

Originally posted by RenaissanceGirl
On the upper left: it looks like a giant rabbit and the people are talking to it :P

haha, it does! I like that:chinaman:

[Cynegenica]

I like it. Looks great. But could you have chosens a better subject? everyone is doing this one right now.... hehe

[GARRETTDESIGN]

Originally posted by Cynegenica
I like it. Looks great. But could you have chosens a better subject? everyone is doing this one right now.... hehe


Oh you don't know how right you are. Actually I never set out to make it about that. It just ended up like that. Yea, I do admit, very trendy

[GARRETTDESIGN]

oh k, I messed w/ this last night. Lemme know how it looks now. Keeping in mind, Its not a splash page.....just something I was working on in photoshop:cool:

tell me what you think!

http://members.bbnow.net/garrettpatz/index.html

[iLikePie]

i think the flames could look better if you did something to make them non-straight, perhaps a liquify or some kind of filter?

the other thing is... i'm not sure if i like the zoom blurred trees. They look a bit strange with the other elements, but maybe it's just me

i'm liking what you've done overall though, looks more creative than the original version, and i think that the flames thingy has potential :)

Stuart

[GARRETTDESIGN]

Hey ILikePie, yea i did somthing different w/ it.....check these out tell me what you think:

http://members.bbnow.net/garrettpatz/test_1.jpg
http://members.bbnow.net/garrettpatz/test_2.jpg

I'm thinking I like them better than the tree's. Yea your right though, they just did'nt fit somehow

[LoungeActx]

i think that you should move the guy over to the right a little bit..and take the blur off of him. Make the white bar bleed into his back you know??

sorta like the white bar extends straight out of his back...something is just lacking compositionally...

but i like the statement...it makes perfect sense, and you've presented it well...good job! :tie:

[Aislin]

I've got some useful info for you, it's too big.

I wouldn't notice it normally (my comp is 1024x768), but I'm on an 800x600 comp right now, and I'll be ****ed if I go to a site and I scroll just to see a splash.

I like the picture, honestly, but it's too big.