Comments on: Designing title pages

By: Rob Cubbon

Rob Cubbon — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:57:56 +0000

Thank you Dave on your take on the simple vs complex debate. I’m sure I was being too … simple! You make a good point.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:02:58 +0000

Simple is good but it dosen’t work everytime. To me, a very good simple design would actually be harder to finish than a complex one. Good tips by the way! Thanks!

By: Rob Cubbon

Rob Cubbon — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:08:10 +0000

Richard, I take your point on bevels – I use them too much, definitely.

Thank you, .Net Projects Security, for your comment about the design.

By: .Net Projects Security

.Net Projects Security — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:44:15 +0000

Very interesting.. This will make my work much more easier then before…Thanks a ton..!!

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:16:35 +0000

Like most, I’m not a fan of the bevels (a bit early ’90s for me!), but the design certainly indicates motion to me.

By: Rob Cubbon

Rob Cubbon — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:48:52 +0000

Thank you for the comments. Yes, Darrin Walton, we all have these issues. And sometimes the client can keep on wanting to add things. Sometimes it ain’t easy to keep it simple!

By: Darrin Walton

Darrin Walton — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:39:01 +0000

I think the keeping it simple and clean is the hardest part for me. I seem to always want to add this then add that…aaaahhhh. Every thing has its place I suppose but I do agree that keeping it simple and not over thinking it works best.

By: Caravaggio

Caravaggio — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:22:51 +0000

great ideas.and i like your blog, as you said it’s very simple but good looking.

By: Rob Cubbon

Rob Cubbon — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:34:51 +0000

Thank you everyone for commenting. People have made good comments about how I may have been a bit to sweeping: it’s not always a good idea to keep it simple. Some don’t like the bevelling. I admit I maybe use bevels too much. And some people don’t like the type in white or think the difference is too great between the figure and the type and maybe they should be the same. All good points, thank you!

By: khaty

khaty — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:47:08 +0000

Great tips, my co-workers always told me that animation/moving objects are just making the page to load slower. I like the idea of design trick which has a motion. Thanks.

By: punkypaige

punkypaige — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:49:23 +0000

It’s good design and you provide good information also.

By: high roller

high roller — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:37:56 +0000

I would maybe make it same, with figure going also white. But that’s real not necessary.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:01:05 +0000

well keep always the front cover or homepage is almost always the most important part of any job.

By: Diana

Diana — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:36:01 +0000

Great looking design indeed. I like the figure very much, it is really showing real progress. But somehow i don’t like how the text went off. The white color makes a big contrast with the color of figure. I would maybe make it same, with figure going also white. But that’s real not necessary.

By: Alex M.

Alex M. — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:46:07 +0000

Simple designs always tend to work better. As well as small logo headers.

By: Henrik - Web Designer in Perth

Henrik - Web Designer in Perth — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:34:39 +0000

Some good tips here, especially as I’m thinking about re-designing my logo right now, and making it simpler.

Regarding your slide, very nice and dynamic, although I’m not a fan of bevels. I think an italic font may also have lent more ‘movement’ to the design.

By: Roger Hamilton

Roger Hamilton — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:21:20 +0000

Simple is good but it dosen’t work everytime. To me, a very good simple design would actually be harder to finish than a complex one. Good tips by the way! Thanks!

By: Ed

Ed — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:36:03 +0000

Keeping the design simple is good sometimes but not all the time. If the company you are working for require a design that is going to far exceed the notion of simple then it will be hard to constrain your design. As for logos, I would definetly agree that keeping the design in vector and as simple as possible is the way forward!

By: BC Breeze

BC Breeze — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:26:07 +0000

Well that was a good explanation but it doesn’t really explain HOW to do it, I guess that is where creativity comes in. I am launching a new site and I have been racking my brain thinking about how to make the logo since the concept is kind of boring… its just basicall a directory of companies.

By: Rob Cubbon

Rob Cubbon — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:24:24 +0000

Thank you, Megan. The analysis is different each time, for example, I spoke more about movement for this image as it was pertinent to what the client wanted to express. But we try to analyse as much as possible as quickly as we can. Interesting point on your bounce rate. I wonder what the small modification was that cause those visitors to stay…

By: megan fox

megan fox — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:46:14 +0000

Nice cover slide. Never knew it was such an analytical process but you've broken it down very well. What's on the cover does matter in regards to text, text size, images, etc... I was getting like a 85% bounce rate and with a slight modification it was reduced to around 65% in one day. megan foxs last blog post..Megan Fox at FOX All-Star Party