Here are the details about re-designing
http://www.autoink.ca ;
1. 3 URLs for design reference:
http://digitalmash.com/ ; squarespace.com ; icebrrg.com ; thevalueengineers.com
2. What comes to mind when I think of my company ? : Modern/Smart ; Green/Eco Friendly ; Spreading the wealth/Every benefits
3. Color scheme I prefer: a Green / white / dark green theme I think I like best
4. My existing URL:
http://www.autoink.ca (unfinished),
http://www.designoptimizers.com/projects/autoink/ (unfinished but updated)
5. Logo is attached
6. Time frame: as soon as possible!
-We'd like a really cool, simplistic, modern site. Green, glass effect buttons or rollovers, etc.
-We like the idea in our banner from our old site, with the car and the character; it displays our message in a cool way with the scribbles, though they are drawn poorly. This could go somewhere in the middle like on the
http://www.digitalmash.com site.
-we also like the idea of having a question box on every site of the page. aswell as having a slider gallery/lightbox on the homepage showcasing our decals.
-the faq page needs cleaned up and improved, same with the contact us page. Needs to be way nicer.
-the app. form needs to be made professional, and incorporated into mysql. also for the application form, we need a couple more questions added to it.
- I like your original images for banner, but I would like to incorporate the one previous artistic touch I liked from the old site, that being the 'scribble/drawn' effect. I think it'd look best to, using a fatter tipped brush, scribble a white tie on the character on the right. Like in the same style as the old site, like someone had a pen and quickly scribble lines to make a fast tie for his suit. And use the scribbles for the image of the money. Also scribble on the decal, much like you have it now but needs to look better, wider tip, like a real person quickly 'doodled' on the window, with diagonal lines. Get it? Also the
arrows need to be scribbled, like on the old site
-still no application form, so can't comment on that. Also still says that text on the Contact Us form.
-ad packages looks a lot better. But still needs some quick work to make it professional quality. But great start. More vivid and maybe glossy colors? And some work to the blank white areas and the list on the side.
-for Contact Us page, text options need to be exactly:
Name:
Preferred means of contact: (option to select Phone or Email) if they select phone, have a drop down for their number, if they select email, do the same.
Then have a text thing like on the side bar, "Questions, Queries, Quandaries..?" Have it centered over a large text box, and a 'Submit' button below. And this form still has the "Trial" text below.. Also, the text on the side bar saying "you can always contact us.." should read: "get in CONTACT with us" the "contact" being centered and alone.
- need a way better jQuery slider+lightbox combo on the homepage. It shouldn't be in the footer, it should be under the slidershow or whatever, in the left section of the page, not Question box
- "who we are" and "why us" page need to be seperate pages, and the "gallery" needs to come before the "ad packages" in the navi. bar
-need the question bar on the faq page. Faq page text is also still in Caps... Also need more modern looking font(s)
- "keeping" eyes on the road slogan needs to not be touching the car, and maybe change the font if you have another one that is a littler more cool. Also, the navi bar buttons need a more modern, nice font for the text
- pronounce the logo a big more, like stand up a bit more,but subtly. Maybe just a better outline, and an ink-splash somewhere? Mayyybe the dot over the i?
-i like the slideshow idea. but I think it should be a java slide show, or whatever is most compatible on ALL computers, with crisp images fading in and out. And to go with it, on the 'Why Us?' page also have a matching slide show, but displaying all those quotations and facts that were scrolling on our old site.
I hope this helps you. Any questions, just send me PM!
Jordan