Site for local business

[Fidelity88]

Hey everyone, Im doing this site for a local wood flooring company and would like some feedback on this early design. Be hard!
www.legacyhardwoods.com
Seeya
Fidelity88

[Tommy_S]

The site is rough. In different browsers, the head image moves so that it reveals white spots. Don't like the menu - too simple. Moreover, you can align the titles properly inside this green box.

[bwh2]

I think it needs a lot of work, here's what I would consider looking into...
- get rid of the green gradient, it comes off photoshoppy
- get rid of the grey background behind menu/title text. white on light grey isn't really good practice.
- do you really need an updates section for a flooring company's website?
- the header needs work: 1) the tree isn't really cutting it - it looks too weak, 2) the header doesn't have a consistent feel (it's essentially divided into 2 sections, 3) another company's logo/name is visible in the header - not good practice
- in general, i think it's way too white. when i think of hardwood flooring, i think of rich colors (deeper greens and reds). if you're doing a site for a hardwood flooring company, feature the hardwood floors.

[SlowRoasted]

try and even up the white space around you content boxes

[G]

I don't understand why the white text e.g. titles etc is on a light green, it would look better and much clearer if it were on the same dark green as the rest of the site.

good luck :)

[Fidelity88]

Hey guys thanks for your input I will work to make it better based on your suggestions, Im just trying to create a good site for lots of information (text, pictures, etc.) and I cant do anything about the logo! :( So I'll work with what I have and take your suggestions into consideration.
Thanks!
Fidelity88

[SlowRoasted]

i feel you on logos dude. Sometimes you just have to deal with it when your clients have bad logos you have to use.

[Keaney]

One word...
'Ugly' The site's layout doesn't really look that good, it's rough and the green boxes... To me I think you should scrap them and put either other colours on them or something, but to me the green isn't cutting it....

Thanks...

Dan.

And that's the way the cookie crumbles... :azn: (misc.php?do=getsmilies&wysiwyg=1&forumid=0#)