My contest Entry...

hi guys!
here's my entry:

http://www.exoload.net/106/1136214146.jpg

still need to do some things!

comments plz!

it looks ok, but the colours clash, purple/yello and black :s, as it is now i have to say you dont stand a chance, sory, but keep trying, its all experience

Lets start with the good points shall we? I like the way you are incorporating jewelry and the whole 'bling' factor, which is nice and suits the theme.

I also like the fact that you have been a little bit different with the use of grays/blacks however I think they are a little overpowering and dominate the whole design.

Personally I think you should start over on the navigation. The yellow is very dull and looks ‘dirty’ so use a cleaner/brighter yellow for extra impact. Also the font used is ok but the 1px stroke looks awful.

As said earlier I do like the fact you have been a little bit different by using blacks and grays but I don’t like the fact the main body is gray. Why not use a crisp, light blue or a very very light purple? And of course white.

As said earlier I am not keen on the stroke on the font used on main category bars so I think your design would look better if these were removed from both the category bars and navigation.

As far as the content goes there is not much to work with. The main aspect is the round/top scorer table so why not spice it up a bit?

I look forward to an update. Good luck with the contest.

Kind Regards,
BoxedPixels.

Originally Posted by BoxedPixels Lets start with the good points shall we? I like the way you are incorporating jewelry and the whole 'bling' factor, which is nice and suits the theme. I also like the fact that you have been a little bit different with the use of grays/blacks however I think they are a little overpowering and dominate the whole design. Personally I think you should start over on the navigation. The yellow is very dull and looks ‘dirty’ so use a cleaner/brighter yellow for extra impact. Also the font used is ok but the 1px stroke looks awful. As said earlier I do like the fact you have been a little bit different by using blacks and grays but I don’t like the fact the main body is gray. Why not use a crisp, light blue or a very very light purple? And of course white. As said earlier I am not keen on the stroke on the font used on main category bars so I think your design would look better if these were removed from both the category bars and navigation. As far as the content goes there is not much to work with. The main aspect is the round/top scorer table so why not spice it up a bit? I look forward to an update. Good luck with the contest. Kind Regards, BoxedPixels.

i really thank you for this comment! i'll change all the things you've said!
thanks!

no problem, I look forward to seeing your changes.

Update:
is this one better?

http://www.exoload.info/106/1136373541.jpg

comments plz!

Thats alot better. I would still change a few things If you would like to hear them:

1) The black shadow on the text on the navigation makes the text very hard to read, make the shadow slightly darker than the navigation itself.

2) The purple background is a massive improvment, but still a little to dominant. The purple should be almost white.

3) Lost the 1px shadow on the category bars, there is no contrast between the bar itself and the shadow so it doesn't look to great.

That's it im affraid. Keep working at it. It's improving by the second.

1) The black shadow on the text on the navigation makes the text very hard to read, make the shadow slightly darker than the navigation itself.


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They grey colour where the content is needs to be changed to a shade of purple + i'd increase the size of the text by maybe 1px on the nav.