- I think that would make it worse - most people recognize that that's the Instagram.
- The footer could be lower down with more buffer space, perhaps this is why you've been prompted to say that.
- I agree, but no harm done if the footer was lower.
- Images in the header mixed with text links? No thanks. This would make it far worse.
- Agreed, a consistent pallet would be great.
Ooops should have explained myself better.
1) Yes, of course. Very few people who visit the HWS website would not know what the instagram logo is. But also, at first glance, that's not what it looks like, especially because it's on its own. If HWS had a collective Twitter account, maybe add a link to the homepage with it (just like individual artists have on their pages), because then it is clear all the time!
2) I agree the footer is too high, but there are already too many buffer space changes from page to page making it inconsistent and difficult to quickly visually orient yourself on a new page. The actual correct suggestion would be to have variable buffer space to always render the footer at the bottom of the browser window. But considering that that's a coding intensive suggestion, 'add a line, like the one you already use everywhere else' seems fine to me. I could be wrong fwiw.
3) Agreed.
4) Images on the
pages not on the home-page. Every respective artist displays their work, and since the homenav elements have now changed to display the artist's name, they may as well take it out, add a personal logo, and some photography.
5) Yeah, I already worried about having inconsistent advice in my post (keep the orange! more blue!) but then I thought that really it's two colours, it's not too much.
EDIT: For what it's worth, I tend to favour 'first glance' website design, i.e. the design is so natural that the human eye/brain know exactly where they are on a page they've never seen before (and this is the same advice I'd use in my own work/with my own clients). I think Xondat comes from more of a whole-appeal approach. I don't think the two are that different on a minimalist website!
One last change: bigger font, add serifs. But that's my very own personal bias. I think people overwhelmingly use Serifs in print, so people associate it with formality. And so webstores should use it to subtly seem more professional.
