Art GameProphets Layout: Cont.

[Hittokiri Zero]

I believe I posted this layout a while back... Back in the summer or something like that...

But i've been diligently working on it whenver possible and here is how my "GameProphets" layout is shaping up to look:

[SIZE=3][URL=http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/1061/gameprolayoutcopy8sj.jpg]GAME PROPHETS LAYOUT (WIP)[/URL] [/SIZE]

I'm probably going to rework those bars on the poll and change up some of the fonts, but since this is just a demo right now i'll do that once I finish the rest of the layout.

Questions, Comments, and Criticism are appreciated.

(On a few other notes: The page you are looking at now will probably end up being an "index" type page meaning that the rest of the pages, will look different in regards to the width and arrangement of all the boxes. I'm also planning on nudging the three game covers down and adding something like "Recent Reviews" above them...)

[Retribution]

[size=1]You totally showed me this image like ... two months ago, and it looks no different. But it's pretty good overall - I will say that much.

The main buttons are a bit too small - you want them to stand out for easy access when surfing through the page. You also want them big enough to easily click, rather than have to fiddle around for a few extra seconds. Yes - we come from the era of the soundbite, and if things are easy, they aren't used.

I'm also not too fond of the gray patch just randomly sitting to the right of Link. Finally, the area where you put the information looks really bland in comparison to the jazzy header. Try to add in the brush texture in places to jazz it up.

Aside from that, I'd say you're in business.[/size]

[Dagger]

I like it. (Something--text or whatever--is going to be put in that gray patch Retri mentioned, won't it?)

The only thing that I find really unappealing is the slightly degraded look of the font used for the logo. It's not noticeable in "Prophets," but the white speckles visible in "Game" are distracting and unnecessary.

It almost seems as if there's too much white space around the top (like where Link is positioned). But I assume the overall feel of the page will change somewhat once the blank spaces lower down get filled in.

~Dagger~

[Semjaza]

Changing the widths and such for other pages too much might make the site seem really disjointed, just be careful with that.

Aside from that, I like the general idea and the color usage. I kind of echo the idea that the deteriorated look on the top really seems out of place to me. It doesn't really go with the more slick imagery used elsewhere. Overall, it's hard to say much about it when the main content area is largely empty, though.