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In the space of 5 minutes I can identify some of the key strengths and weaknesses of this design, and sketch out a mockup.
STRENGTHS:
WEAKNESSES:
As always, I was limited by the 30 minute time-frame, but I tried to improve upon several of Bocotas’s features, adding a few design flourishes and a clearer layout that promoted content over wasted space:
WHAT I TRIED TO DO:
Here is a quick comparison between the original design and my 30 minute redesign. Sure, my design could be more polished, but I believe that a lot of the basic elements have been improved upon, creating a more pleasant browsing experience.
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I like it. Very clean and simple. Easier to follow than the original.
May I submit a site for your consideration? http://www.docbrown.com. Not the usual commercial site.
Hi Tom,
That’s pretty amazing. I absolutely loves your redesign of the Bocotas website. Simply redesign but straight to the point. My questions is can you really do all that within 30 minutes?
Mine is http://www.48hourslogo.com . Any suggestions or comments is much appreciated.
-chris
Thank you Tom!. I like the redesign. This is a site I made for a friend of mine. Absolutly agree that the left align looks pretty odd.
I´d love to get the psd, in order to show the actual owner of the site.
Besides the design, another extra complication is that you are making some foreign lenguages sites, not so easy when its not your own.
Whoops, sorry, I posted this on last week’s!
I love the new look, it’s quite impressive.
You may find it odd, but I’m submitting my site, http://www.ecustom.ca/ which is a web development site.
Why you may ask? Simple, I do web development, thus the coding and backend/frontend functionality, as opposed to web design, which this is.
Awesome redesign Tom, you have managed to keep the same feel of the website whilst giving it a completely better look!!
Great work.
It looks much better, and I liked very much those balloons hehe.
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Another great 30 minute redesign Tom. The redesign looks so much better and you still kept the same theme as the old website. I really like how you’ve used the balloons and the paint splatters to make it stand out a lot more.