Working On New Landing Page For New Client - It's Kind Of Weird... I think...

I spent a few days creating a new clients landing page mock-up (according to their desires) for a site that is going to be quite large...

It's gonna include a shopping cart... (I'm a little nervous about that... I've never done one)... But I guess I'll figure it out when it's time...

Anyway, I thought I'd post this because it's a little odd and uses shooting stars animations... their idea, not mine...

So... page one done... LOL

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Why do I have the feeling that by the time this thing is done... I'm gonna be deep in the red $zone$? Oh well, I'll have fun (I hope) doing this thing. They're nice people.

http://mockupsites.xara.hosting/NEW_...IGHT_MOCK-UP4/

Cliff

I know you aren't the overly sensitive type and I have always liked your style, so I feel fine about giving an honest opinion without having to blow smoke up your bum.

Graphics and layout look great to me, as yours always do. It's the little touches you add that make all the difference. The thin white line, the slightly faded rainbow whatnot's.

Animations: My opinion...
Have the starry background load instantly (no fade)
Have the top banner 'We Are All Unique...' fade in as it does now.
Have the rainbow whatnot's fade in together as soon as the banner finishes. They take up too much time individually for my taste.
The rest is spot on as far as I'm concerned.

Page one. This is purely individual taste...I like it all black, or, fade the starry background to end just before the 'These Are Going...' text. The coloured (spelt correctly) buttons pop more on the blank black. Don't animate the starry background, it gives me the impression it's slow loading even though it's an effect.

Love that thin white line that separates the header from the page.

I'm not a fan of dark sites, but fine.

Why is the first JK not JNO?

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Originally Posted by Chris M

I know you aren't the overly sensitive type and I have always liked your style, so I feel fine about giving an honest opinion without having to blow smoke up your bum.

Graphics and layout look great to me, as yours always do. It's the little touches you add that make all the difference. The thin white line, the slightly faded rainbow whatnot's.

Animations: My opinion...
Have the starry background load instantly (no fade)
Have the top banner 'We Are All Unique...' fade in as it does now.
Have the rainbow whatnot's fade in together as soon as the banner finishes. They take up too much time individually for my taste.
The rest is spot on as far as I'm concerned.

Page one. This is purely individual taste...I like it all black, or, fade the starry background to end just before the 'These Are Going...' text. The coloured (spelt correctly) buttons pop more on the blank black. Don't animate the starry background, it gives me the impression it's slow loading even though it's an effect.

Love that thin white line that separates the header from the page.

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LOVED... your suggestions (as always) All makes sense. I agree with all... and think I've got them...

Thanks Chris!

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Originally Posted by pauland

I'm not a fan of dark sites, but fine.

Why is the first JK not JNO?

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I'm not a huge fan of dark sites either paul... but the customer is... LOL

And as to why the first JK was not JKN? Simple... I totally missed the logic of that and needed someone to come along and see it... LOL

Thank you!

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Originally Posted by cmpan1

I'm not a huge fan of dark sites either paul... but the customer is... LOL

And as to why the first JK was not JKN? Simple... I totally missed the logic of that and needed someone to come along and see it... LOL

Thank you!

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It was more about the misspelling of no-one. Checking that it was a deliberate choice - hence my question about not using JNO not JKO!

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Originally Posted by pauland

It was more about the misspelling of no-one. Checking that it was a deliberate choice - hence my question about not using JNO not JKO!

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Yes Paul... I get it... Yeah... deliberate... a play on words... But I can see how a confusion my slip in to a viewer... I will pass on to the client... maybe some kind of parenthesis or something to separate... ???

Since you do a lot of work for the Funeral industry, maybe it should be a Departing page?

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Originally Posted by gwpriester

Since you do a lot of work for the Funeral industry, maybe it should be a Departing page?

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Departing page...excellent.

Also, dark themes are cool, in, sick and other teenage phrases. One of the most requested features for OS's and apps.

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Originally Posted by gwpriester

Since you do a lot of work for the Funeral industry, maybe it should be a Departing page?

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Gary... LOL... I'll make this suggestion to the 'Funeral Industry Clients'... I like it!

Well, that org. landing page has gone through some transformations...

http://mockupsites.xara.hosting/NEW_...-UP4/index.htm

Thanks

Cliff

I cracked my knuckles and waded in, pen in hand long piece of paper ready to write for hours.Only to find two things, one of which is splitting an already split hair.

Having stated earlier I liked the slightly faded rainbow whatnot's, now they've moved and halved in number I think them too faded (hair splitting one).
The animation of the shooting stars takes too long. The speed of movement is fine, but can you make #2 start halfway through the travel of #1 etc?

Usual disclaimer using words like 'subjective' 'opinion' and so forth.

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Originally Posted by Chris M

I cracked my knuckles and waded in, pen in hand long piece of paper ready to write for hours.Only to find two things, one of which is splitting an already split hair.

Having stated earlier I liked the slightly faded rainbow whatnot's, now they've moved and halved in number I think them too faded (hair splitting one).
The animation of the shooting stars takes too long. The speed of movement is fine, but can you make #2 start halfway through the travel of #1 etc?

Usual disclaimer using words like 'subjective' 'opinion' and so forth.

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No need for a disclaimer... I'm a big fan of hair-splitting.

Thanks!

I like it but think it would be better speeded up such that it takes about 50% of the current time to load. I'd also suggest lining up the Nationality / Religion & Gender / Sexual Orientation text, or make the misalignment greater than present ;)

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Originally Posted by Egg Bramhill

I like it but think it would be better speeded up such that it takes about 50% of the current time to load. I'd also suggest lining up the Nationality / Religion & Gender / Sexual Orientation text, or make the misalignment greater than present ;)

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Thanks Egg.... I aligned the text as suggested... but speeding up all would a pain at the moment... (I'll need to be motivated to tackle it) because EVERY little thing would have to be shifted to accomplish... and my 'old' eyes can handle only so much at a time... LOL

Thanks again!

Cliff

Like that much better Cliff.

Also think the single accented U works far better.

Xara's animations are a pia and there should also be a animation out!

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Originally Posted by Egg Bramhill

Like that much better Cliff.

Also think the single accented U works far better.

Xara's animations are a pia and there should also be a animation out!

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Thanks Egg.... as for the "animation out". I WISH I WISH.... and even more... a 'DURING'

Thanks for the help.

Oh, and the "accented U" ... the crazy client wants 'stars' and a 'nose' over the U so it looks like a smile.... :-O

Clients are the bugbear of a web designers life! Life would be so much easier without them.

Really confused now.

JKO - Judge Know One (Ugh) but the text below correctly says 'no one'. Why isn't it now KNO and Judge No One?

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Originally Posted by pauland

Really confused now.

JKO - Judge Know One (Ugh) but the text below correctly says 'no one'. Why isn't it now KNO and Judge No One?

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Here's why pauland... because I have a lunatic client that contacts me every hour on the hour with changes to their...

'play on words'
'color changes'
'animation changes'
'copy changes'
'etc. etc.'

"Cliff... move this over a little bit"
"Cliff... change that word to..."
"Cliff... does 'that' look a little different 'that'..."
"Cliff... could you move the 'eyes' over the U a hair closer to each other"?

Shall I go on?

There's only one saving grace to this BS... I'm SERIOUSLY OVER-CHARGING THEM! I'm charging like a lawyer...
When I work on the site, even if 10 seconds... BING—the 'TIMER' is running... and the checks must come AS
the site progresses... I do NOTHING unless I SEE $$$ first...

And if they get totally out of hand... I can always walk... taking no loss. But the deeper in they get, the less likely that will happen because...
well, let's just say that... as time and website progress, I gain a stronger hold the cards...

Cliff

Ok... I know your all sick of this thread by now... LOL So last post by me...
I'm only posting to say... that after almost two weeks with this landing page,
the client finally gave it their blessing...

COULD YOU IMAGINE... two weeks for this? Anyway... D O N E ...

Thanks to all who offered help, criticism and advice to me on this...

Cliff

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Originally Posted by cmpan1

Ok... I know your all sick of this thread by now... LOL So last post by me...
I'm only posting to say... that after almost two weeks with this landing page,
the client finally gave it their blessing...

COULD YOU IMAGINE... two weeks for this? Anyway... D O N E ...

Thanks to all who offered help, criticism and advice to me on this...

Cliff

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In my experience, the final sign sign-off is rarely final.. ..fingers crossed! :D

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Originally Posted by pauland

In my experience, the final sign sign-off is rarely final.. ..fingers crossed! :D

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Truly not intended to bump this up... just wanted to say to pauland that in "his experience"... he's right!

Now they wanted a video background header instead of a static pic...

I think this is going to turn into a nightmare... LOL

http://mockupsites.xara.hosting/NEW_...IGHT_MOCK-UP4/

Cliff

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Originally Posted by cmpan1

Truly not intended to bump this up... just wanted to say to pauland that in "his experience"... he's right!

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Oops, sorry. Every now and again it happens I get it right.

Hope it's the final, final change!