RS&A Site Redesign

slideri812 · #1 (**permalink**) 07-28-2005, 12:10 PM

We had a client come to us in a bind. They hired some one to redesign their website and take it from a 4 page brochure to a 20 or so page site featuring their services in greater detail. Additionally the new site was to be a reflection of their new branding and marketing efforts.

This is what the other guy built for them, it took three months and it's still not finished: www.davmoor.com/rsa

And here is our replacement redesign completed in just under 4 weeks (we have three other projects running concurrently): http://www.rsa-inc.com

We still need to do the keywords and and some other button up items, but basically this is it. We would like some feedback on the design and anything you might find glaringly wrong (some times we don't see the trees for the forest).

Thanx so much. I'll be checking back and responding as time allows.

P.S. Please, not hating and hacking because we used tables for this one ;)

webhost1 · #2 (**permalink**) 07-28-2005, 07:44 PM

What you did and what the other guy did it is like day and night. I think yours is much better.

Paul B · #3 (**permalink**) 07-30-2005, 05:33 AM

It doesn't fit 800px wdith without the horizontal scroll bar.

The RSA inner bevel effect is not smooth enough and looks od especially the 'A'. But at least in one image you can see exactly what the company and site is about.

Sitemap is a dead line.

I'd make the text table backgrounds a lighter shade of the green color - or white.

jomariet · #4 (**permalink**) 07-30-2005, 12:08 PM

I like most of your design but would put a 1px border around the drop down menus, they get lost in the matching color below. I think you have to do something about the RSA, it doesn't gel with the rest of the page style and makes the header toooooo busy.

JM

MarcieZoob · #5 (**permalink**) 07-31-2005, 06:21 AM

I agree about the embossed logo - it needs to be smoothed out and softened to blend with the site better. The page background color is a little too dark grey, it needs to be brightened up a bit.

The interior pages feel much too busy to me - with the rule bar under each section title and the border and header fill on the tables next to the images, the clean feel is gone.

The background color of the drop-down menu needs to be different from that of your page background. Maybe the blue in the logo with a border?

slideri812 · #6 (**permalink**) 08-01-2005, 08:24 PM

Hi all,

Thanx!!

I fixed the site map. I'm not worried about the scroll bar showing at 800px. No scrolling is needed and the typical visitor to this site uses a mid to high end machine.

Ah the logo. Well, we didn't design it. It was provided by the marketing agency that uses it in all print work. I know, I don't care for it either, but that is how it looks for the print stuff, so it needed to remain the same. A shame.

Yes, I agree that something needs to be done about the menu. I think a color change is the way to go, lighten it up a bit.

Thanx for the insight into the loss of style on the inner pages. I thnk removing all of the individual borders and outlining the main content area under the page title might do the trick. loosing the rule might not hurt either. I need that style to carry all the way through from the front page.

Thanx for your comments