nGen Works
http://www.ngenworks.com/
Description
nGen Works is a web design company based in Florida, USA.
Design
This website has a really smart use of design in my opinion. The header of the website looks fantastic visually as it is something different with the diagonal look. This goes for the navigation as well being diagonal which works with the header. The other good point about the design is that on every page the diagonal header changes colour each time which I thought was a nice effect. The use of comic book like images was also a nice touch when promoting each member of staff.
Content
This website has a bit more content/pages. I think this is down to nGen Works being an actual agency and not just a freelancer as they need to promote each member of staff and what each person does within the company. The content used to promote clients they have worked for was very effective also as they display screen shots of the processes they have undertaken when developing work and also displaying info about the work.
Overall Opinion
This website has a really nice design and the content used is perfect in my opinion. Of all the websites I have reviewed I would say this was the best for design and content.
Emotions by Mike
http://www.emotionslive.co.uk/portfolio.html
Description
Emotions is a website showing work from a freelance web graphic designer called Mike.
Design
I picked this design mainly because the colour of the website is very extravagant and different from other websites. The colour may not be to the taste of some of its viewers but I felt that it portrayed this persons personality as you can tell from the design that he is a bit quirky and likes to try something different which I feel works. Most of the text is to a small size which I feel also works very well with the overall design.
Content
The content is very straight to the point as website only has three pages consisting of home, portfolio and about me. I think this is a good idea as some websites try adding to much content and this is very easy to get through which is always what the user wants. The portfolio work is also very clear to see.
Overall Opinion
I like this website as it has taken a risk with the colour scheme, which I think has paid off a lot. The content is very simple but what is needed and is an overall good easy to use website.
LebLoe
http://www.lebloe.com/?p=636
Description
LebLoe is a website which promotes the work of Gustavo Rodriguez who is a Canadian based graphic designer.
Design
This website has a really nice design as one of the main uses in the website is transparent boxes which works really well with the background image. The background image has a small amount of bright colouring but on a dark navy background it works rather well. The only downside to this website design is the background CSS as it seems to have a repeat and it has the logo of the site on each page TWICE which I thought was poor for a person who works in that sort of industry.
Content
The content used in this site is very similar to other graphic/web designers as it showcases all of the latest work, contact info, networks and other things such as a weekly/monthly blog and keywords which are very important in a site now a days.
Overall Opinion
I liked the look of this website as the design and content used were really good and to a high standard. The only downfall for me was the background CSS as I was unsure if they had done this effect deliberately or not realised, which would be very poor if it was the latter.
DSelva
http://www.dselva.com/
Description
Selvakumar Duraisamy is an Indian based web design and development professional with 6+ years of industry experience.
Design
The design has a good use of imagery as the background. The site also uses imagery of Selvakumar Duraisamy himself which is sometimes not a wise idea but this looks a very clear and fresh design which I enjoyed viewing. The site design has a black and white effect and with bright colours for the client images and important text within the site.
Content
This website has a good use of content as there isn't too much information and gets straight to the point. All the contact information, latest work, about and keywords are all on the homepage which is makes the website easy to use.
Overall Opinion
I really like website as it is straight to the point with all the content and the use of dark background and bright text works really work.
Amazee Labs
http://www.amazeelabs.com/
Description
Amazee Labs is a web design company, based in Switzerland.
Design
The design concept of this website has a very high standard as the use of bright colours is very appealing. The website has a grey background which looks quite dull and unappealing but the website has a fantastic use of bright coloured navigation, bright images and a good use of text containers.
Content
This website has a really good use of content. It says everything that the user wants to hear/see as a portfolio website advertising their company. All the information shown about what they have to offer is straight to the point which is very effective as not many people like reading a lot on websites. The client page is also very effective as they use an image slider of screen shots of the websites they have created and also a small part of information of what that site has to offer.
Overall Opinion
I really like this website as it is straight to the point and has a great use of colour on a plain background.
