Re: FN-FORUM: CSS help / Site check

date posted 23rd January 2005 20:09

On 23 Jan 2005 21:15:51 -0000, Luke Perman [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> On 23 Jan 2005, at 20:59, Joe Freeman wrote:
> > How about this?
> > http://bitroot.com/2/?water
> >
> > Bit extreme? Bit too far? I just think it needs a bit more blue...
>
> sorry Joe - but ask yourself this question:
>
> What does the blue represent?
>
> i.e. how is it supposed to fit in with 'bitroot' ?
>
> you've got a good name, but the imagery has absolutely nothing to do
> with it.
>
> IMHO you would have a much stronger site, and overall image, if you
> used imagery that tied in better to your name, or at least meant
> something.
>
> this is why you are finding yourself messing about with colors trying
> to make it look right. you *know* something is wrong on a deeper level
> - so you are adding new elements trying to fix it.
>
> IMHO scrap the image altogether and maybe find something that fits in
> better with the theme of your company.
>
> and if you don't know what the theme is yet, go find it! as that will
> lead onto a stronger concept all round.

Thanks Luke. I know exactly what you mean. I'm glad to hear you like the name.

You're right - the blue means nothing. I have a habit of always
designing black/gray/grey websites, and always try to add some colour
at the end (after suggestions from others). I'm finding it really hard
to come up with any sort of identity for the name. I tried with
beetroots before, but they're not particularly attractive and the
red/maroon colour is terrible to look at.

I can't think of any imagery that fits the name - pictures of servers
etc always look tacky IMO. A nice landscape was the first thing I
found.

Cheers for the comments, Joe.