Website for a singer - PLEASE critique

[SimplyArun]

They wanted it to have a very 'light' feel. 'Solveig' means sun, so the concept centers around that. Parts of the design would be in flash and would be animated - like some fluttering butterflies.

PLEASE critique it to the core! I'd love to know what YOU think of it.

Cheers!

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[derek lapp]

good stuff! i like the concept and i like the execution. couple inor nitpicks though:

the menu and logo look to be sitting on different planes. they'd look better if they were aligned imo. i also feels there's just a little too much white space around the content. i like the white space at the top, above the menu. but i'd like to see the content area tightened up just a little bit. i don't like pages with enormous amounts of copy, but with the amount of actual space vs space used, it just feels wasted.

[Theros]

good stuff! i like the concept and i like the execution. couple inor nitpicks though:

the menu and logo look to be sitting on different planes. they'd look better if they were aligned imo. i also feels there's just a little too much white space around the content. i like the white space at the top, above the menu. but i'd like to see the content area tightened up just a little bit. i don't like pages with enormous amounts of copy, but with the amount of actual space vs space used, it just feels wasted.

Wow, you've basically nailed it. I'm liking what you did for this design much better than that corporate site. Anyway, Again, I think you should get out the virtual ruler and line it all up. How's the footer going to work? Is there none?

This is going to be a regular XHTML/CSS site right?

[SimplyArun]

good stuff! i like the concept and i like the execution. couple inor nitpicks though:

the menu and logo look to be sitting on different planes. they'd look better if they were aligned imo. i also feels there's just a little too much white space around the content. i like the white space at the top, above the menu. but i'd like to see the content area tightened up just a little bit. i don't like pages with enormous amounts of copy, but with the amount of actual space vs space used, it just feels wasted.

Thanks a lot for that! The content area has to be tightened up a bit, maybe the area has to be 'defined' so to speak.


Wow, you've basically nailed it. I'm liking what you did for this design much better than that corporate site. Anyway, Again, I think you should get out the virtual ruler and line it all up. How's the footer going to work? Is there none?

This is going to be a regular XHTML/CSS site right?

Thanks for that! The footer will be somewhere near the myspace and youtube links - to the left. Hope my client will allow me to display the credits there.

Yes, it is going to be a XHTML/CSS site, some parts would be animated in flash though. I'll post links to the site once we put up the test pages.

Cheers! Please keep the critiques coming!

[hybrid101]

i :love: the fonts dude. colors are fresh and really work great for me. i wanna see it up sooner:D

great job:thumb2:

[soulwire]

Rainbows, butteflies, scrap paper and handwriting fonts > totally cliche. But still, it works, and thats what the client wants. You have implemented their ideas well in the design. You've got the balance right, and I like that, shame the subject matter is so stereotypical, but I dont mean that to be a slight on your personal abilities - I understand that client work is about conceptual compromise.