Please Help Me: Which Design Do You Like Better?

GT Web · 01-01-2005, 03:00 PM

Hello all,

I am launching my local web design business in the coming weeks and I would like some opinions.

Which of the two designs shown below do you like better:

Design 1
or
Design 2

Keep in mind my domain's DNS has not yet updated...

I will be away on a ski vacation for a week, I would appreciate if you could all tell me which design you like better and when I get back I will listen to all your feedback.

Thank you very much and have a happy new year!

tony84 · 01-01-2005, 03:12 PM

design 1 by far, design 2 looks like anyone could have done it, although i think you should go a bit mroe exciting i seen someone else say this once, your a web design compny, you need to show off your skills

LittleBigMan · 01-01-2005, 03:15 PM

Agreed

Design 1 without a doubt! There's no contest really, as Tony84 suggests.

LBM

aretee · 01-01-2005, 03:58 PM

both are gud as!!

GT Web · 01-01-2005, 04:08 PM

thanks - keep in mind, I am targeting small businesses who have very little or no internet experience, so my design doesn't have to be complex, just professional and something an internet newbie would enjoy...

more opinions welcome!

DSL · 01-01-2005, 04:12 PM

Hi design 1 looks the best imho

Veolus · 01-01-2005, 05:12 PM

Pick Design1, way better than 2

srben · 01-01-2005, 06:00 PM

Design 1 is definately the better of the two,
but i agree with what tony84 said about showing off your skills, and i think this is important regardless of whether your clients are web newbies or not.
taking your first design as an example, i think you would just need to make the header more interesting and it will immediately take your site to the 'next level' as it were.

RickyG · 01-01-2005, 06:10 PM

Out of the 2...#1 is better

Shan · 01-01-2005, 06:56 PM

Design 1 is much better and more creative than Design 2.

GT Web · 01-01-2005, 07:01 PM

thanks for the opinions...

I have already updated site 1 but I haven't uploaded it.

The new version features mouseover links and a more creative header...

dacsoft · 01-01-2005, 07:03 PM

I like design 1 a lot better.

Here are my comments, but remember I am NOT a designer. My comments are based on eye appeal only.
#1 looks more balanced and draws the eye to the center .
I like the color scheme better
#2 is pretty basic design, where the Tabs on #1 add class

GT Web · 01-01-2005, 07:05 PM

this is my new, slightly more creative and innovative design, tell me what you think (note: only the home page works as of yet)

http://www.gtweb.ca/3/

creme · 01-01-2005, 07:43 PM

I'm SHOCKED. #2 Looks WaaaaaaaaaaaaaY better, IMO.

_c r e e p y_ · 01-01-2005, 09:58 PM

I agree that #1 looks better. Though I must also agree that it's rather plain for a design company.

Good luck with your new business GTWeb.

srben · 01-01-2005, 11:02 PM

your getting there,
the header looks better, still lacking something tho (imo)
i think you should keep the tabs from before with the bevel, and make them do a mouseover,
to be honest, i'm just not getting a design company vibe from it.

GT Web · 01-01-2005, 11:27 PM

I am still working on it...you have to understand, the people I am targeting love this kind of stuff, I have designed for several family members and friends who can't get enough...

I know its not top notch, but its reasonably priced website design for local businesses who want a simple, yet professional web presence

se · 01-02-2005, 12:59 AM

# 1

superprogrammer · 01-02-2005, 01:12 AM

Well, the color and theme of design #2 looks better than #1

teebob21 · 01-02-2005, 03:53 AM

#2 Imho

reallybites · 01-02-2005, 04:29 AM

design #1 imho

for design #2,maybe you could try changing the color of the menu on the left.the light gray dosent seem to blend in well with the design itself.

just my two cents.

01-03-2005, 11:42 AM

I really like design 1. Design 2 is nice, but I really think design 1 just looks smoother and classier. It looks like a designer did it rather than just someone who plays around with creating sites. I really like the colors as well!

Enchantedragon · 01-05-2005, 02:30 AM

Design 1 looks better, the design looks more cleaner around the edges and more professional..

Ber|Art · 01-05-2005, 02:36 AM

I like design 2 the most, nice and business like.

adam_uk · 01-05-2005, 08:47 AM

no 1 if it was centered.

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01-01-2005, 03:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
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01-01-2005, 03:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
tony84 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 623	design 1 by far, design 2 looks like anyone could have done it, although i think you should go a bit mroe exciting i seen someone else say this once, your a web design compny, you need to show off your skills

01-01-2005, 03:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
aretee NamePros Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 77	both are gud as!!

01-01-2005, 04:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
DSL Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 2,115	Hi design 1 looks the best imho

01-01-2005, 05:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
Veolus Account Closed Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 4,308	Pick Design1, way better than 2

01-01-2005, 06:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
srben Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43	Design 1 is definately the better of the two, but i agree with what tony84 said about showing off your skills, and i think this is important regardless of whether your clients are web newbies or not. taking your first design as an example, i think you would just need to make the header more interesting and it will immediately take your site to the 'next level' as it were.

01-01-2005, 06:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
Shan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,746	Design 1 is much better and more creative than Design 2.

01-01-2005, 07:01 PM	THREAD STARTER #11 (permalink)
GT Web NamePros Regular Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 710	thanks for the opinions... I have already updated site 1 but I haven't uploaded it. The new version features mouseover links and a more creative header... __________________ Fantasy Hockey Guide

01-01-2005, 07:03 PM	#12 (permalink)
dacsoft New Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Melbourne, FL Posts: 5	I like design 1 a lot better. Here are my comments, but remember I am NOT a designer. My comments are based on eye appeal only. #1 looks more balanced and draws the eye to the center . I like the color scheme better #2 is pretty basic design, where the Tabs on #1 add class __________________ Dacsoft Internet Services DacsoftDomains.com DacsoftHosting.com Our Image - "Our least tangible, yet most valuable asset"

01-01-2005, 07:05 PM	THREAD STARTER #13 (permalink)
GT Web NamePros Regular Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 710	this is my new, slightly more creative and innovative design, tell me what you think (note: only the home page works as of yet) http://www.gtweb.ca/3/ __________________ Fantasy Hockey Guide

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01-02-2005, 01:12 AM	#19 (permalink)
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01-01-2005, 07:43 PM	#14 (permalink)
creme NamePros Regular Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: NYC-ish Posts: 711	I'm SHOCKED. #2 Looks WaaaaaaaaaaaaaY better, IMO.

01-01-2005, 09:58 PM	#15 (permalink)
_c r e e p y_ New Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 20	I agree that #1 looks better. Though I must also agree that it's rather plain for a design company. Good luck with your new business GTWeb.

01-01-2005, 11:02 PM	#16 (permalink)
srben Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43	your getting there, the header looks better, still lacking something tho (imo) i think you should keep the tabs from before with the bevel, and make them do a mouseover, to be honest, i'm just not getting a design company vibe from it.

01-01-2005, 11:27 PM	THREAD STARTER #17 (permalink)
GT Web NamePros Regular Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 710	I am still working on it...you have to understand, the people I am targeting love this kind of stuff, I have designed for several family members and friends who can't get enough... I know its not top notch, but its reasonably priced website design for local businesses who want a simple, yet professional web presence __________________ Fantasy Hockey Guide

01-02-2005, 04:29 AM	#21 (permalink)
reallybites NamePros Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 103	design #1 imho for design #2,maybe you could try changing the color of the menu on the left.the light gray dosent seem to blend in well with the design itself. just my two cents.

01-03-2005, 11:42 AM	#22 (permalink)
firefly Guest Posts: n/a	Design 1 gets my vote I really like design 1. Design 2 is nice, but I really think design 1 just looks smoother and classier. It looks like a designer did it rather than just someone who plays around with creating sites. I really like the colors as well!

01-05-2005, 02:30 AM	#23 (permalink)
Enchantedragon NamePros Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New Zealand Posts: 77	Design 1 looks better, the design looks more cleaner around the edges and more professional.. __________________ Visit my personal website, still under construction, but feel free to send me comments. http://astute.f2g.net --(Enchantedragon)--

01-05-2005, 02:36 AM	#24 (permalink)
Ber\|Art Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 1,516	I like design 2 the most, nice and business like. __________________ Berrie Pelser Ber\|Art Visual Design (http://hosting.ber-art.nl) DNOA Member LinkedIN Profile

01-05-2005, 08:47 AM	#25 (permalink)
adam_uk Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,187	no 1 if it was centered.

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Please Help Me: Which Design Do You Like Better?

Design 1 gets my vote