Hi all!

 

I'm currently working on redesigning FredtheMonkey.com, and I was hoping to get some expert opinions while I'm at it. I'm an animator by trade, not a web designer, but thanks to my choice to release my cartoon for free online (they exist to be enjoyed, not just for selling) I can't really go hire a firm to do the web site design for me. So I tackle it myself best that I can.

 

Here's a link to my current concept.

 

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

-JK

Hey, you've done a great job I reckon.

 

When I saw how it is now I did a quick redesign in my head and your concept matches it quite well.

 

I'd say if you strip away the content and sidebar it's solid, i think it starts to slack with the content/sidebar design. I don't know whether you just couldn't be bothered designing content yet so you just did a quick mockup, I've done that before but it looks like it slacked from there.

 

I'd also maybe make the nav a bit bigger, but it could work as it is.

 

Looks great!

Yes, the sidebar is a very quick mockup, you're right. I just grabbed then from my blog and jammed them in there as a placeholder.

 

So should I just design them as I normally would and keep them there, do you think? Or remove them completely and have that stuff appear towards the bottom?

 

Thanks for the thoughts!

I'd say design them and see what you can come up with, that's the only thing that really sticks out to me it doesn't look like it belongs there. I think once the sidebar's designed with the new site design in mind it'll fit

Great, thanks! I'll get on that next. If there's any other thoughts in the meantime, please let me know!