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Rob B

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18th Jul 11 at 16:00

Hi guys,

My friend started making me my website for the company i'm creating, this is just a base so ignore the text, it was put there just to visualise what it will look like.

Any ideas or thoughts, let me know

[Edited on 18-07-2011 by Rob B]

noshua

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18th Jul 11 at 16:47

Needs another button or two, looks weird at the minute.

Car Services should probably be indented by a tab or so

TOO MANY CAPITALS

VrsTurbo

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18th Jul 11 at 17:12

i'd maybe pick a different company name.......

AndyKent

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18th Jul 11 at 18:47

Looks a bit off the shelf to be honest. Nothing wrong with that I suppose, but a bit without character.

Dom

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18th Jul 11 at 19:06

quote:
Originally posted by AndyKent
Looks a bit off the shelf to be honest. Nothing wrong with that I suppose, but a bit without character.

Was going to say it looks very 'template', but it could be a lot lot worse. Only thing i'd really change is the shadows (/indents) on the left and right menus as it looks a bit naff; likewise with the shadow around the whole layout.

Sam

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18th Jul 11 at 19:51

Is this going to be a website you will sell products from?

Rob B

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18th Jul 11 at 19:56

Yes it will be

BluKoo

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18th Jul 11 at 20:02

Very bland. And as others have said it looks like an average template.

Get him to add a few extra motorsport references into the design. Even if the background was carbon and there were some tyre tread marks or something.
It'd spice it up a little and make it a bit more personal.

Rob B

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18th Jul 11 at 20:05

This was just to get the general layout not a finished article by any means.

Any examples of something better welcome!

The main two competitors are www.eightspeed.co.uk and www.tdi-north.com

BluKoo

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18th Jul 11 at 20:12

Make sure your mate gets things lined up properly in the finished article.
The Area Motorsport logo needs to be further over to the left.

Rob B

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18th Jul 11 at 20:16

Yeah will do

cheers.

If anyone wants to have a play can send them the photoshop .psd

Cheers

BluKoo

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18th Jul 11 at 20:20

You have u2u

Rob B

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18th Jul 11 at 20:31

Added some tyre tread

BluKoo

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18th Jul 11 at 20:45

I had a quick wee faff about. I didn't actually change any of the layout. Just changed the background image and played with the opacity of the text boxes...

Rob B

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18th Jul 11 at 20:53

Quite like that, gives it more of a customized look!

Possibly reduce the foreground opacity so the background is slightly less visible, but yeah liking it!!

smcGSI16V

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18th Jul 11 at 20:55

quote:
Originally posted by VrsTurbo
i'd maybe pick a different company name.......

I don't think the name is the best tbh, a bit plain, non discript, doesn't roll of the Tongue easy either.

BluKoo

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18th Jul 11 at 20:58

quote:
Originally posted by Rob B
Quite like that, gives it more of a customized look!

Possibly reduce the foreground opacity so the background is slightly less visible, but yeah liking it!!

And on each page, a different background image could be used to mix things up a little.

One thing i'd suggest is to buy the name areamotorsport.co.uk now!
If I was an arsehole I could have just bought it and then you'd have to go a different route.

[Edited on 18-07-2011 by BluKoo]

VrsTurbo

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18th Jul 11 at 21:01

quote:
Originally posted by smcGSI16V

quote:
Originally posted by VrsTurbo
i'd maybe pick a different company name.......

I don't think the name is the best tbh, a bit plain, non discript, doesn't roll of the Tongue easy either.

and the fact its been bought.....

well im not sure now. as 1and1 say its gone go daddy say it isnt

[Edited on 18-07-2011 by VrsTurbo]

BluKoo

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18th Jul 11 at 21:03

quote:
Originally posted by VrsTurbo

quote:
Originally posted by smcGSI16V

quote:
Originally posted by VrsTurbo
i'd maybe pick a different company name.......

I don't think the name is the best tbh, a bit plain, non discript, doesn't roll of the Tongue easy either.

and the fact its been bought.....

.com has, but there's nothing there. Plus I reckon is for a company in a different country.

Rob B

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18th Jul 11 at 21:05

Done and bought

The image in the middle will be a slide show for new products with a link to the page for information that product, i really like that background with the lines above.

I think what you've done and those few tyre treads have made the world of difference!

[Edited on 18-07-2011 by Rob B]

BluKoo

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18th Jul 11 at 21:14

quote:
Originally posted by Rob B
Done and bought

Good lad. And I wouldn't worry about the fact that areamotorsport.com is taken. I've done a little research and it belongs to Eduardo Bernal Troyano. He also owns http://www.llantasreplicas.com/ and by the looks of things its based in Spain, so by no means direct competition.

quote:
Originally posted by Rob B
The image in a slide show will show new products with a link to the page for information that product, i really like that background with the lines above.

I think what you've done and those few tyre treads have made the world of difference!

I like it too. It adds a little depth to the design.
Now you're just gonna have to find some royalty free images you can use, or set up an arrangement with a photographer...

[Edited on 18-07-2011 by BluKoo]

Rob B

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18th Jul 11 at 21:20

quote:
Originally posted by BluKoo

quote:
Originally posted by Rob B
Done and bought
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Good lad. And I wouldn't worry about the fact that areamotorsport.com is taken. I've done a little research and it belongs to Eduardo Bernal Troyano. He also owns http://www.llantasreplicas.com/ and by the looks of things its based in Spain, so by no means direct competition.

quote:
Originally posted by Rob B
The image in a slide show will show new products with a link to the page for information that product, i really like that background with the lines above.

I think what you've done and those few tyre treads have made the world of difference!

I like it too. It adds a little depth to the design.
Now you're just gonna have to find some royalty free images you can use

That's good to know, would be bad luck if someone else called it that, the letters do stand for something aswell

Royalty free, I'll paypal you some monies

BluKoo

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18th Jul 11 at 21:24

No point sending me any money for that image. Thats not mine. Its just a random one I pulled from google

Here's another version. This time using one of my own images.

[Edited on 18-07-2011 by BluKoo]

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19th Jul 11 at 09:54

Takes a brave man to get into online car parts these days with the market already over saturated with bedroom traders.

Best of luck.

Rob B

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19th Jul 11 at 11:20

Thanks,

I would never enter in to selling normal stuff I have my own parts that i've made up on CAD and have some prototypes that have recieved good feedback. The majority of parts I'll be getting from America which again are very difficult to obtain in the Uk so hopefully there's a bit of niche

. Well i'm sure there is.

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