New design advice please

[Cabbit]

< NSFW Warning whatever that means > Edit: not safe for work.

hi all i been working on a new design for my site and made up a mock up in photoshop and would like your advice.

Mockup


For some comparison here is a link to the current theme

Current

 

[jng]

I like the curernt one better. The mockup looks like a step back in time, esp. with the bevels.

 

[gaelan]

might want a NSFW warning on that one

 

[NJDevils44]

Not my syle, so I can't really comment.

 

[iMeowbot]

Just some minor things.

Are the "1GY" blocks buttons of some sort? They look that way because they have such sharp edges compared to the other artwork. Might want to blur them a wee bit to blend in if they're not.

In the bottles with the names, it took a few moments for it to register that the missing 'C's were on the bibs. Maybe not a big deal since they spell out the URL, but you may want to make them stand out little more if people get to the site through links from elsewhere.

Navigation tabs on the right with a fixed layout can get annoying if the browser window isn't maxed. Should be livable if the most commonly clicked ones are closest to the left.

 

[Cabbit]

might want a NSFW warning on that one

what on earth is NSFW?

 

[darwen]

Seems like the page's title should be a little more visible. It is a little hard to read.

Also, the bevel and shadow do seem a little out of place.

 

[Cabbit]

im working on the bevel just now, and making the text stand out a little more

 

[Cabbit]

changed

okies heres the bevels fixed up to look a little nicer

 

[killerrobot]

NSFW means Not Safe For Work -- for all those people that surf the web all day on the job and don't want IT to have any reason to report them (AKA looking at porn at work).

 

[Cabbit]

ok the design is all up and sorta running, needs a little more polishing but i think it fits in nicely with my redesigned site. http://www.dev.cossycomforts.com/