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[Administrator]

Originally Posted by Falesh

Just playing. :p I've got to finish building a shopping cart and CMS for a client before I take on too much else.

p.s. Sexy metal dragon.

Did you make it yourself or managed to find it from somewhere else ?

If u've made it in photoshop then you are master of photoshop.

[Falesh]

It was a combination of Adobe Illustrator for the smooth shape and then a google search for "photoshop chrome".

[Administrator]

Originally Posted by Falesh

It was a combination of Adobe Illustrator for the smooth shape and then a google search for "photoshop chrome".

Not sure what those 2 things are but whatever you have achieved out of those seems to be excellent

[kev woodman]

How do you find Illustrator Falesh?

I can get along with some basic stuff but have never really gotten to grips with it. Recently though I've been working with Flash and the drawing tools are a nightmare so I've been thinking about working on vector stuff in Illustrator and then importing it to Flash.

So do you have any tips for getting more out of Illy?

[Falesh]

I only do the basic stuff with it really, for instance the logo was made purely with circles.

The most important thing with it for me is the Pathfinder "Minus Back". This takes two shapes and removes the back one from the front one, so if you have two overlapping circles Minus Back takes one from the other and results in a crescent. The other handy trick I used was to zoom right in on the logo then print screen and paste that into Photoshop. This makes a very big, very smooth shape.

[kev woodman]

nice tips mate - thank you

[Falesh]

I've been doing some more work on a design, but got side tracked and created a wallpaper of the logo.

1024/768
1680/1050

If someone wants a different resolution give me a shout.

[Administrator]

Originally Posted by Falesh

I've been doing some more work on a design, but got side tracked and created a wallpaper of the logo.

1024/768
1680/1050

If someone wants a different resolution give me a shout.

wooops ! You are a genius. I've never seen anyone better than you in designing.

[Administrator]

John has designed one layout for our website and so far the logo and text alignment looks perfect to me. I would like to hear few suggestions and reviews from members involved in this thread :-

http://www.baldock-web-development.com/temp/layout5.png

http://www.baldock-web-development.com/temp/layout6.png

[Falesh]

Please note this is still a work in progress.

[kev woodman]

Splash more colour somewhere perhaps? Other than that FWIW I think it looks like a nice clean, uncluttered design.

[ouahabix]

You're doing a good job , but I have just a small suggestion : I don't like that much of gray and black or at least add a metallic touch , I don't know how to say it but I'll attach here a small banner that I'd made it a couple of years ago , but I want you to see how is the writing colored.

I wish that the banner will be removed after you see it , since it's a friend's and I didn't get his permission to put it here.

I like brighter colors , get a look at this webhost site , it's the most known here in ALGERIA dzsol.com, after you open it , go below and click on Hébergement and see the simple and clear design , and see the logo. it was created by the owner himself.

I have a good friend who's mastering the photoshop very well , but unfortunately he's too bad in English and too busy at his work , you know how is the TELECOM. I'll try to contact him if he can give it a shot, he likes doing good as he said

[Pumazooma]

Originally Posted by kev woodman

Splash more colour somewhere perhaps? Other than that FWIW I think it looks like a nice clean, uncluttered design.

Agree.
Nice layout but a bit dull colour wise.

[Falesh]

Wait till you see the final design, shouldn't be too long now.

[GlennJ]

I have just signed up for a dedicated server with you, but I too agree the website needs an overhaul. I nearly didn't sign up because the website did not inspire confidence in me, luckily the online chat was able to answer my questions and put me at ease.

Some people have mentioned it looks like a template design, which I agree with. It looks like a very American template and because of this I started to think you must just be a reseller/affiliate for some other hosting company.

By improving your website I'm sure you could increase sales massively.

What I would suggest is...

1) The site's design is overhauled to give the correct impression.
2) The sign-up process is looked at and improved, and maybe consider implementing credit card services on your site also, as redirecting to another site to take payment again does not inspire confidence.

I write here because so far from what I have seen you provide a great service and should make the most of it. Also, because I'm a professional website designer/programmer, specialise in e-commerce, and can see how making these changes could make such a big difference.