GRC 275 Learning and Discussion Forum

Here it is, two different concepts. 1 is a finger box site that sells little boxes you put your fingers in. The other one is a Imaginary Friend match maker.

Both layouts are work well, but I prefer the blue one. The green one hurts my eyeballs. I really like the concept though.

I understand that the Finger Box design is about boxes...but it is...well...too boxy!
I like the angles and different sizes you used for Imaginary Friend.I don't know about the blue on blue on blue though. It needs contrast, it feels flat. What could possibly make it 'pop' , would be to make the darker blue even darker (like a midnight blue) and the lightest blue even lighter (like an ice blue). The text in the lightest areas would have to go darker, maybe that midnight blue, to be readable. The background gradient was a good idea. It draws the eye down to where you want it to go. It could stay the same color so that the darkest blue stands out against it.
Happy Designing!
Denise

I'm going to be one of those people that wants you to combine the two designs. I like the layout of the second design, but the green color is a bit bright, especially when viewed up close on a screen. The blue color works better in comparison, but the crooked layout in the first design is a little unorthodox. I imagine it would be difficult to set up too.

Of the products though, I imagine the imaginary friend match maker would be more fun to play with!

Both seem like interesting concepts that can really find good footing. My critique would be to avoid a bright neon color background gradient it can make viewing for the consumer to be uncomfortable maybe instead of from color to white it could be green/blue to a lighter green/blue. Id play around with it a bit good luck!

Joe M.

I prefer your first design, both conceptually and designwise to your second. The idea that there's basically an OK Cupid to find an imaginary friend is hilarious.

The blue is a good color pic. It establishes a sense of coolness and authority. I like where you're going with the diagonal box layout even if I think you took it a little too far. You want this zany blend of punk with a little bit of Peewee's Playhouse surrealism in there. For a site dedicated to finding your imaginary friend, you need a little bit of zany surrealism.

The current layout is a little jarring though and I have difficulty determining what is content and what is design elements. I'd recommend toning down the diagonal layout a bit and looking at real dating websites for inspiration. There's a million of them out there. I'd also recommend doing a sans-serif typeface as it would look cleaner and be easier to read. Also maybe introduce some white and black in there to make some contrast. It needs contrast.

A great idea!

I agree with some of the previous comments, the colors kind of hurt my eyes. I would suggest toning them down a bit. Overall the concepts turned out well. As for the layout I prefer the green one. Good start!

Both could work but I agree with most people that the blue looks better and the green hurts my eye. Great start so far though.

I like the blue rough. The flow on the first rough works really good. I would watch your color too because depending on what type of computer or operating system it is viewed on the colors are either to bright or just right.