[Wsuug] Soliciting design mocks for Refresh HR

[David McCormick]

On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 10:48 PM, Kelley Walker
<kcwalker at inkworkswell.com>wrote:

> At 01:30 PM 2/22/2010, David McCormick wrote:
>
>  Between the two, I like the the look and feel of the code one, but the
>> layout of the fruit one.
>>
>
> hmmm. I imagine the two could be combined. The layouts are kind of the
> same, though. Is it that you like the rounded corner boxes on the right? The
> way the fruit mock is left-aligned, rather than centered? the way the right
> rail abuts the top of the viewport as opposed to abutting the header?
>
> You can offlist me if you don't want to get into it all here.
>
>
Here is fine. Hopefully it will spur some discussion.

I like the cooler colors, the "code" style of the first one. I like the
layout of the second one, but the warmer colors and fruit make me feel like
I'm ordering a 'smoothie'.

For me, when I first looked at the "code" mock, I had to do a double take to
find the navigation (it wasn't that hard, just didnt "stand out"). When I
come to a site, I want to be able to quickly find what I need, so being able
to scan the page quickly (headings stand out), or figure out where to
navigate to, are key elements for me.

Then again, Im just a developer, and stick figures and solid boxes are about
the extent of my design abilities (just kidding, I'm probably a *little* bit
better then that).

If I had to pick one or the other, I'd go with the fruit, only because I
like the layout better. However, I think a combination of the two would be
better, IMHO.

I'd love to see other designs as well.


>
>  There is nothing wrong with graphics conveying information (photos do
>> this), but they shouldn't be the only means (ie, alt tags that describe what
>> the photo conveys).
>>
>
> good point. What I wanted to get away from was having images for text at
> all.
>
> thanks for the feedback. I had another wacky one with peas in a pod and
> some lime green but had to stop playing around - work called!
>
>
> Kelley
>
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