New website preview - Update removed site link to focus on modifications - THX for all comments

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Yes…good content and nice site …I like to separate that much content to separate pages …good for seo too. I didn’t look at the source code yet.
I think the logo design and spinning entry is good for the feel of the branding…

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Like I said in the PS the site will be multipage soon. It’s just a preview. Thanks for the nice comments. Cheers

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@pmweb, takes a longgg time to load, but looks nice once it does. I like the animations. How did you accomplish those?

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Thank you for the kind comments. I have already optimized the site again and next step is multipage. It is just a draft for the time being. Probably difficult for me to realize load time when I have 1GB upload/download connection. All animations are done in Blocs app apart from the video animations. Which one in particular are you referting to ? Cheers

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@pmweb, I like them all, and think I understand how you did the rolling circle one. But I’m most intrigued by the main one up top. You did a great job of fitting the separate animations together as you did so they look like a single animation!

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The top animation was made using the logo (original svg format) and simply using Keynote from Apple to animate the different parts and finally exporting as a short movie. All other stuff is made in Blocs. Need to play around a bit to see all possibilities.

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Beautiful!

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Thank you :smiley:

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Hi @pmweb the page looks great. But on a iPad I see double pictures. I think on desktop there is a effect or something else … but on a iPad I see double pictures.

And on a iPad I can swipe the site a little bit to the right and left. Header is sticky, but the main content …
Tom

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Overall not bad but I feel it to be too cramped and their is no breathing space (and to small a line-height) for the text and headings! More padding and margin could be a big help - good luck!

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Hi Tom. Thank you. I have been constantly adjusting the site so probably forgot to hide something for the iPad view. Will check again… Thanks for having taken the time to review this.

Cheers

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Hi @greenskin thank you for comments. Will increase padding and margin as it indeed seems to be an issue seen by others as well. Cheers

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The Galleries page text slides up over the header divider line. The scrolling is a bit jerky. Not your fault though. I’m seeing this on scrolling sites. Sometimes really smushing the images can help.
The images jump to full size on iPad when changing orientation from portrait to landscape and back.
I’d suggest fully testing each page on an external device with a fresh cache for each page.

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Hi @HMM Thank you for reviewing the site preview. May I ask on what model of iPad and iOS version you have been seeing these issues ? I am under the impression that depending which model and moreover which iOS version, the site behaves differently. I am currently in the process of splitting the one page site to a multi page one and will be reviewing all this at the same time. Thanks again for your comments. Any comment on the style/design itself ? Cheers

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Just IOS but it should work on everything or the most popular. iPad 2 but we test sites on dozens of devices.
Th3 site looks good. From a branding perspective I might suggest putting the main purpose with the logo somehow. You obviously have design talent… just a little better messaging …

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Thanks again. :wink:

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The website is generally good but has three irritants for me.

  1. I don’t like the initial animation - feels old fashioned and a bit irritating. Maybe it’s me. We get the logo pushed at us a little later too.

  2. The paragraph titles are separated from the paragraphs themselves - I think the placement is too far apart. Things that are associated together should be seen as a group. It’s worse when the paragraphs are stacked, the titles are then mid-way between paragraphs above and below.

  3. There are text sections that run from one edge of the page to the other. Probably great on mobile and maybe tablet, but on desktop there should be two columns.

That’s the end of my niggles.

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Hi Paul

Thank you for the comments.

  1. I do believe it goes along with the brand/atmosphere it represents. Client is pleased so far. Sorry it annoys you. Perhaps you can share some suggestions for a better animation ?

  2. Just a preview not final but I get why you’re irritated and will look into it.

  3. You seem to dislike this from all sites. I understand that indeed this may not be in the Designer’s book. “Different strokes for different folks"

Do not mind criticism as long as they are constructive.Thanks.

Cheers

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Certainly. No animation.

This may be helpful Web Design Best Practices: Minimalism & Typography | Design Shack

Not just me. UI/UX Principle #46: Text Box Width Should Help Users Read - Fresh Consulting

Thanks for reading my comments and good luck with the site.

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Hi Paul.

No problem. All comments are welcomed and read.

Postive and negative critcisms are to be expected when posting a site in the public eye.