In overal I like it as a web design but its so different from what we are used to on video blogs and portals it feels like there is too much gorgeous design in it. Well you invested time and creativity and made this so I must comment how much I like the video viewing section. Has nice ambient and with the divX desktop dimmer it would be excellent.
I also like certain things in the thumb gallery, like you making the thumb titles actualy readable. We are used to see thumb screen shots from the movies and guess what movie could it be, since the titles and description are miniature. In your design this is cleverly solved. I actualy read to browse and still can see a descent thumb image.
but in overal I would downsize the thumb gallery no more than 20%. it will keept all its qualities that I mentioned and be less dominating compared to the video preview section.
You will certanly not redesign, but I critique so we share ideas on different style and technique preferences.
i agree with you about the 20% thumbnail thing, i never think of that before, thanks :) next time i design something that contains video thumb list i'll definitely use your advice
Great design again Richard! Color pallet & layout is fantastic. The large feature right in the middle is very striking and would definitely keep my attention and make me want to cycle through them.
The site is definitely visually satisfying. The great usage of images, gravatars, rating stars and custom ul & ol bullets all make the site very stimulating for the eye. Great work.
Im a little confused about what the site is about. I was expecting to see a collection of Vlog 'Themes' based on the Veddio logo and tagline, but it appeared to be the actual Vlog site. Im assuming this was intended to be the theme but the plural reference in the tagline is confusing me.
A couple of design note:
• The 'Type Keywords' input field at the top & the 'View More Articles' button at the bottom share the same bg. I would give the button a different style. Its just a little weird seeing the same bg appearing for two different functions.
• The paper clip to me brings in too much realism than the rest of the site presents. I think you can get by without it completely.
• I think having the play button that is shown on the video on the subpage and bringing that to all the videos on the homepage would be more intuitive for a user to want to watch. Plus it would add some differences from the thumbs in the Vlog Posts and the thumbs in the Blog Posts shown in the recent articles section.
Great job Richard! Im really digging your work. Keep working hard!!
i like the color scheme you used, it gives me a feeling of a modern, cold, clena design, i think the organization is really good wich makes the user interface a lot easier. good work.
I really like the soft colors you used. It makes it fresh but on the other side i get this hospital feeling? Everything looks clean and would work perfect for this kind of website! All I can say is good job!
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