I have a brand new website I need some very honest and very critical reviews on.

 

The website is imgtub.com and as you can see it is very plain and bland.

 

It needs bringing to life with colours, ideas and creative juices but I just don't know what to do, so that's where you guys come in to it.

 

I want you to be as critical as you can so that I can get everything you comment on changed in some way and hopefully at the end of it I will have a nice project that I can hire someone for.

 

 

I have attached a design that I created in photoshop, what do you think of it?

 

Thank you for your comments in advance.

 

 

Edited May 7, 201115 yr by Wizza

Hi

 

I am writing this without having a good look, just so I can let you know my one second opinion.

 

First of all liking the layout, simple and quite a standard UI.

 

When scrolling down I get struck by the comments and they are an eyesore to me personally.

 

I will get back after looking at it again.

 

P.

Do you not like the comments on imgtub.com or the design I have attached?

Dont like the idea of comments on homepage

 

This kind of site dont need this.

 

Maybe a like button with the pics would be a nice touch.

 

P.

 

Also dont like the design very much, the rounded corners dont do it here for me.

Edited May 7, 201115 yr by seedism

Can you verify, is it the actual design at imgtub.com or the design I have attached that you don't like?

You need to add some text between the logo and the pics to grab the viewers attention.

 

Also maybe make the catagories nav in alphabetic order to make quick searching it easier.

Perhaps an intro and why to choose your site instead of the rest.

 

Dont get me wrong, I like the basic setup and it makes an easy browsing experience for most viewers.

 

I also suggest a second primary color to break up the page a bit more.

 

p.

I appreciate your comments and they are noted. I will look into changing a few things you mentioned.

I like the icon on your upload button, try making a similar look for the icons on above your img thumbnails.

 

The icons used there are not as nice.

 

P.

I have passed that on to the designer. Thank you

Wizza - I think the use of shadows will help to bring out the images.

 

A shadow around the white borders for example, and on top - perhaps changing the background (where the images are) from grey to white.

 

Also, instead of the blue border mouseover - how about decreasing the opacity of the image?

 

Navigation? Left/Top-Centered is pretty standard. Could be a personal thing though. I prefer left.

 

I like the logo!

 

Hope this helps you out Wizza.

 

Jeff

Comments noted, will try that out.