Comments on: davidairey.com gets a new look http://www.davidairey.com/david-airey-gets-a-new-look/ David is a graphic designer passionate about brand identity. Here's his portfolio and a wonderful community of 100K+ designers subscribed to his blog. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:16:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tania http://www.davidairey.com/david-airey-gets-a-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-129369 Tania Wed, 12 May 2010 22:19:31 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/davidaireycom-gets-a-new-look/#comment-129369 Hi David, nice to see that you 2 have opted for the "white style" design. I must say that this style is the most professional crisp, simple yet elegant way to approach any Visual Identity. Although me as a brand designer had much trouble accepting the fact that I had three color palette to use for my brand, ( i love to design with lot of colors )but understood that its quiet a clever approach, and now many companies repositioning themselves with this approach. Good way to go. Recommend you to adapt three colors to maintain uniqueness and clarity- like white, blue green, or can be brown, chrome, maroon if you wanna be too colouful :) Hi David, nice to see that you 2 have opted for the “white style” design. I must say that this style is the most professional crisp, simple yet elegant way to approach any Visual Identity. Although me as a brand designer had much trouble accepting the fact that I had three color palette to use for my brand, ( i love to design with lot of colors )but understood that its quiet a clever approach, and now many companies repositioning themselves with this approach. Good way to go. Recommend you to adapt three colors to maintain uniqueness and clarity- like white, blue green, or can be brown, chrome, maroon if you wanna be too colouful :)

]]> By: David Airey, graphic designer http://www.davidairey.com/david-airey-gets-a-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-17571 David Airey, graphic designer Fri, 27 Jul 2007 07:07:56 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/davidaireycom-gets-a-new-look/#comment-17571 Good to have you stop by, Armen. I left a couple of comments on your blog. Vivienne, I'm thinking of a way to incorporate a little more info in the layout. Thanks very much for the feedback. Damien, Glad you like. I think it was when I saw the new Copyblogger layout that I finally decided to set the sidebars either side of the content. I think it's easier to navigate for first time visitors and those less familiar with the blog environment. Good to have you stop by, Armen. I left a couple of comments on your blog.

Vivienne,

I’m thinking of a way to incorporate a little more info in the layout. Thanks very much for the feedback.

Damien,

Glad you like. I think it was when I saw the new Copyblogger layout that I finally decided to set the sidebars either side of the content. I think it’s easier to navigate for first time visitors and those less familiar with the blog environment.

]]> By: Damien King - Website Design Blog http://www.davidairey.com/david-airey-gets-a-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-17522 Damien King - Website Design Blog Fri, 27 Jul 2007 01:40:08 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/davidaireycom-gets-a-new-look/#comment-17522 I know I'm a little slow on this one, but I do like the new layout. The difference was a little striking - it seems to grab attention faster by aligning the main content in the centre. The layout feels more natural now; sidebar information is exactly where you expect it to be. Great work! I know I’m a little slow on this one, but I do like the new layout. The difference was a little striking – it seems to grab attention faster by aligning the main content in the centre.

The layout feels more natural now; sidebar information is exactly where you expect it to be.

Great work!

]]> By: Vivienne Quek http://www.davidairey.com/david-airey-gets-a-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-17278 Vivienne Quek Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:02:13 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/davidaireycom-gets-a-new-look/#comment-17278 I like the header and banner footer - blue and airey, green and earthy. Still, I missed your former footer which showed your photo archives, your communities, etc. I like the header and banner footer – blue and airey, green and earthy. Still, I missed your former footer which showed your photo archives, your communities, etc.

]]> By: Armen http://www.davidairey.com/david-airey-gets-a-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-17258 Armen Wed, 25 Jul 2007 06:49:59 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/davidaireycom-gets-a-new-look/#comment-17258 Nice one my friend. One thing only, I'm just not sure if the font used for the headings compliments the site. However, you're the designer ;) I gave my own, personal blog a complete overhaul too. A little more drastic than yours. Nice one my friend.

One thing only, I’m just not sure if the font used for the headings compliments the site. However, you’re the designer ;)

I gave my own, personal blog a complete overhaul too. A little more drastic than yours.

]]> By: David Airey, graphic designer http://www.davidairey.com/david-airey-gets-a-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-17187 David Airey, graphic designer Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:48:25 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/davidaireycom-gets-a-new-look/#comment-17187 Hi Aaron, Thanks for your take on the design. I experimented with a background around my content (showing on the left and right of the banner / footer images), but thought it confined the text somewhat. I prefer the more open look I have but you make a good point about how the photos I use just stop. Still need to find an article heading that fits. Thanks for backing me up on that, and glad you like the overall layout. Hi Aaron,

Thanks for your take on the design. I experimented with a background around my content (showing on the left and right of the banner / footer images), but thought it confined the text somewhat. I prefer the more open look I have but you make a good point about how the photos I use just stop.

Still need to find an article heading that fits. Thanks for backing me up on that, and glad you like the overall layout.

]]> By: Aaron :: miLienzo.com http://www.davidairey.com/david-airey-gets-a-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-17168 Aaron :: miLienzo.com Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:33:54 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/davidaireycom-gets-a-new-look/#comment-17168 Looking good David, although I will chuck in my tuppance worth if I may: The way the header and footer images are a set width looks kind of incomplete to me. If you were I, I would investigate ways of making the header and footer images bleed off the side of the screen by perhaps using an ultra wide graphic, or maybe try capping them with some kind of border that stretches the entire height of the page. Also, I think you mentioned you are experimenting with the heading typefaces, and I would agree they need playing with a bit. That said, I like it and feel at home already. Good stuff :) Looking good David, although I will chuck in my tuppance worth if I may:

The way the header and footer images are a set width looks kind of incomplete to me. If you were I, I would investigate ways of making the header and footer images bleed off the side of the screen by perhaps using an ultra wide graphic, or maybe try capping them with some kind of border that stretches the entire height of the page.

Also, I think you mentioned you are experimenting with the heading typefaces, and I would agree they need playing with a bit.

That said, I like it and feel at home already. Good stuff :)

]]> By: LaurenMarie http://www.davidairey.com/david-airey-gets-a-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-17112 LaurenMarie Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:23:46 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/davidaireycom-gets-a-new-look/#comment-17112 It's fixed! Now the visited are not bold, but they are still blue :D It’s fixed! Now the visited are not bold, but they are still blue :D

]]> By: LaurenMarie http://www.davidairey.com/david-airey-gets-a-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-17054 LaurenMarie Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:19:49 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/davidaireycom-gets-a-new-look/#comment-17054 Yes, the visited links are just black (in the hover state, the link gets underlined). The unvisited links are bold and blue. These are the way all the links are for the commenters and also for the next/previous links at the bottom. The links in the content (your articles and also comments), are not bold but they are blue before being visited, and after, they are black (no underline). I'm on FF 2 on a PC if that helps you at all. Yes, the visited links are just black (in the hover state, the link gets underlined). The unvisited links are bold and blue. These are the way all the links are for the commenters and also for the next/previous links at the bottom. The links in the content (your articles and also comments), are not bold but they are blue before being visited, and after, they are black (no underline).

I’m on FF 2 on a PC if that helps you at all.

]]> By: David Airey http://www.davidairey.com/david-airey-gets-a-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-17056 David Airey Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:36:40 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/davidaireycom-gets-a-new-look/#comment-17056 Thanks very much, Lauren. I'll work on that. Thanks very much, Lauren. I’ll work on that.

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