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Week 13: Clube de Gerenciamento de Projetos
Clube de Gerenciamento de Projeto.
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:
- Relatively clear and prominent menu
- Prominent logo and heading text
WEAKNESSES:
- Browser compatibility means that the page isn’t displaying properly, pushing most of the content right down the page
- The site feels very rigid, sticking within strict tables, made more rigid by unprofessional borders
- The color-scheme is very 90s, lacking any gradients or complimenting colors.
- The typography is generally far too small, making it hard to read.
- Upon scrolling down there is far too much content, this needs simplifying.
My Redesign
As always, I was limited by the 30 minute time-frame, but I tried to improve upon several of Clube GP’s features, adding a few design flourishes and a clearer layout that promoted content over wasted space:
WHAT I TRIED TO DO:
- Updated the color-scheme, introducing more professional gradients
- Fixed the browser issue, pushing vital content up the page to prevent as much scrolling
- Created clear headings and larger typography for a more readable web experience.
- Simplified the page by omitting some of the content
- Stripped away the rigid table format, giving more white space and a feeling of freedom in the design.
Comparing the 2 Designs:
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.
How and Why To Enter Redesign Saturdays
You can have the chance to have your website redesigned in next weeks post. All you need to do is leave a comment to this post with your website address and why you think it needs a redesign.
The Benefits of Getting Your Site Redesigned Include:
- Most obviously – a FREE redesign job!
- Your website gets exposure to PSDFAN’s thousands of readers
- You understand how to improve your website. This isn’t just a redesign, it’s a lesson in design.
- You will get emailed the .psd of your redesign and can do whatever you want with it!
So please, leave a comment today for a chance to have your website redesigned next week!
About the Author:
Tom is the founder of PSDFAN. He loves writing tutorials, learning more about design and interacting with the community. On a more interesting note he can also play guitar hero drunk with his teeth.
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Well done Tom You Have a Made Very Neat and Clear Layout.
I like Your Naviagtion You have Made.
Tom please Redesign my site http://www.pnsecurity.com.
i m waiting when my turn will come of redesigning of my site.
Nice work Tom. I think this is the best one you’ve done to date. Not because the redesign is particularly special per se, but more because the difference between the original and the redesign is so pronounced.
You’ve transformed a bland, unusable site into something worth shouting about and if the guys at Clube de Gerenciamento de Projetos have any sense they’ll contract you immediately to do a complete redesign and rebuild.
Keep the 30 minute redesigns coming – I absolutely love this series.
Wow! Your redesign is a thousand times better than the old design. Great Work!
Such a nice work Thanks for the posting…
Looks a lot better after
Hi I love the new modern look of this layout. I have only been doing websites for about a year and learned old techniques and would love to see what you would do with my site to help me improve my designing skills
Tom, great redesign, as always.
Please consider http://www.bocotasmdp.com.ar/ for the next week. (Its a Pinata rent site)
Nice work Tom, such an improvement on the previous design.
Looking forward to next weeks.
Great work tom and you have dramatically improved the old design. The new design looks a lot clearer and nicer to look at than the previous design. I always look forward to each new redesign.
Thanks so much everyone! The feedback in comments and on Twitter for this series as a whole has been incredible. It really makes it worth doing each week to hear such great comments!
Great job Tom as always another awesome re-design, your re-design has brought life into the site, it looks modern and fresh.
Your design job´s are really great! Would love to see a re-design of my site which is a little bit too old-school for my taste.
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Great. Honestly the first one it so bland. Much modern and likeable. Thanks
awesome re-design, clearer and nicer to look at, nice job
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