truth = web designer?

SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
edited March 22, 2007 in The Big Picture
Who'd a thunk it?

www.basilishair.com

Not much there yet but I'm learning as I go...so no wise guys aiight?

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  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited March 20, 2007
    truth wrote:
    Who'd a thunk it?

    www.basilishair.com

    Not much there yet but I'm learning as I go...so no wise guys aiight?

    looking good so far thumb.gif
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  • richWrichW Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2007
    truth wrote:
    Who'd a thunk it?

    www.basilishair.com

    Not much there yet but I'm learning as I go...so no wise guys aiight?
    Chad, Looks good so far......Clean, fresh, nice colors...
    I'm waiting for some great street shots of hair styles.:D
  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2007
    Cool..i want funky cold medina for mine.thumb.gif
  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited March 20, 2007
    gus wrote:
    Cool..i want funky cold medina for mine.thumb.gif

    I actually composed that music myself using "Garge Band". Took 20 minutes. Gotta love royalty free sound loops and an easy user interface.
  • TerrenceTerrence Registered Users Posts: 477 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2007
    Looking good. I like the font and color scheme. My only real nit is the intro page. I know a lot of people use them and it is only one click, but it's not good information design. They put up a barrier between the viewer and the real content by making them wait for it to load. The presence of the "enter" or "skip" option you often see makes the viewer question why the intro is there in the fiirst place. The barrier is subtle, but it does have an effect on the viewer and often does not draw them in further. Check out Edward Tufte's writings on this and other information design topics for some help and inspiration.
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  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited March 20, 2007
    Terrence wrote:
    Looking good. I like the font and color scheme. My only real nit is the intro page. I know a lot of people use them and it is only one click, but it's not good information design. They put up a barrier between the viewer and the real content by making them wait for it to load. The presence of the "enter" or "skip" option you often see makes the viewer question why the intro is there in the fiirst place. The barrier is subtle, but it does have an effect on the viewer and often does not draw them in further. Check out Edward Tufte's writings on this and other information design topics for some help and inspiration.

    Blah blah blah....Laughing.gif. :D

    If I had a nickel for every time I've heard this I'd have like 20 nickels. I agree though, to a point. If this was a web store or a site designed to capture new customers via search engines I'd agree. It's not. It's a site for people (mostly women) who are going to be searching it out intentionally. Thus I felt it was more important to play up a luxury theme and a cool, slick vibe than to worry about an extra 5 seconds and a click. It's a gamble but I know the only times I've bailed on flash sites was if they were REALLY slow to load or it was a site that I had stumbled upon in a rush to find a tidbit of info. I guess Google Analytics will be the judge eh?

    Thanks for checking it out though.
  • Mike LaneMike Lane Registered Users Posts: 7,106 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2007
    truth wrote:
    It's a site for people (mostly women) who are going to be searching it out intentionally.
    So it's a vanity website? No purpose other than to take up internet real estate?

    Are they paying you?

    Do they have friends?
    Y'all don't want to hear me, you just want to dance.

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  • marlinspikemarlinspike Registered Users Posts: 2,095 Major grins
    edited March 21, 2007
    I'd say it's pretty good. Why? Because I assumed it was a link to a photography website and the first thing I said when I got there is "This looks like a website for a hair salon, not a photo website"
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  • DRabbitDRabbit Registered Users Posts: 181 Major grins
    edited March 21, 2007
    Terrence wrote:
    Looking good. I like the font and color scheme. My only real nit is the intro page. I know a lot of people use them and it is only one click, but it's not good information design. They put up a barrier between the viewer and the real content by making them wait for it to load. The presence of the "enter" or "skip" option you often see makes the viewer question why the intro is there in the fiirst place. The barrier is subtle, but it does have an effect on the viewer and often does not draw them in further. Check out Edward Tufte's writings on this and other information design topics for some help and inspiration.

    I totallly agree.

    I also think in this particular case, the intro page is not enhancing the experience at all. It's boring. If it was a more interesting animation, like a whole bunch of photos of interesting haircuts flashing by, I might agree that it serves a purpose, but all I see is barrier.
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  • TylerWTylerW Registered Users Posts: 428 Major grins
    edited March 21, 2007
    Am I the only one who kept reading the URL as Basil Is Hair instead of Basili's Hair? :D
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  • LuckyBobLuckyBob Registered Users Posts: 273 Major grins
    edited March 21, 2007
    TylerW wrote:
    Am I the only one who kept reading the URL as Basil Is Hair instead of Basili's Hair? :D

    Kind of like www.gotahoe.com :D
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  • Mike LaneMike Lane Registered Users Posts: 7,106 Major grins
    edited March 22, 2007
    LuckyBob wrote:
    Kind of like www.gotahoe.com :D
    Or www.penisland.net lol3.gif
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited March 22, 2007
    Mike Lane wrote:
    Or www.penisland.net lol3.gif
    How long have you been waiting for this opportunity to present itself mate ?
  • Mike LaneMike Lane Registered Users Posts: 7,106 Major grins
    edited March 22, 2007
    gus wrote:
    How long have you been waiting for this opportunity to present itself mate ?
    5 years 4 months 16 days 22 hours and 10 seconds...

    why?

    Oh and I got it wrong, it's www.penisland.net
    Y'all don't want to hear me, you just want to dance.

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