http://www.flexidisplay.com

technochick · #1 (**permalink**) 01-13-2004, 05:15 PM

Let me know what you think about our website at http://www.flexidisplay.com

We are a full service trade show display fabricator and graphic design studio. I used Dreamweaver MX and a very buggy Xara product. I am especially looking for feedback from Mac users and non-IE users.

This is the first website that I've worked on from start to finish, all comments are appreciated. This is what I had to work with when I first started working here: http://www.flexidisplay.com/OLDFLEXI.html

Thank you for your time!

Dcrux · #2 (**permalink**) 01-13-2004, 08:10 PM

I checked out the old site first, then the new. Load time is substantially better -- a plus. I can smell the constraints the client put on you ...'nough said there. The reorganization introduced a very important factor few understand well -- flow and organization. Nicely done.

Although I could locate the navigation I am not a fan of links the same color as text. While there was some attempt at higlight on hover, it strangely lags (slow load). I almost thought there wasn't a highlight on hover. Layout and nave seems to makes sense, but a little low on content. The vision statement and flower thing is typical. It could be replaced with a real statement, but couldn't 99.99% of them do the same. The tagline at least makes sense.

A graphic indicating the way the display "changes" would be so welcome. It could show ease of use, setup and takedown, even (sigh) against competition. Alas, this was not to be. ...But the flower is cool too.

The redesign is probably fairly heroic work, based on what my nose tells me. As always sites do not exist in vacuum but should be viewed in the context of a surfing session where competitors and the client site is viewed. This site however does get some important points right and does them well.

technochick · #3 (**permalink**) 01-13-2004, 08:32 PM

DCrux,
I appreciate you taking the time to look at the site. I've spent a lot of time trying to de-word the site. I feel that being a graphic design based company, the sight should be more visual, as opposed to textual based.

I am still working on ways to beef up content without "wording" it up. I think my next step will be to add more product specs to each item. Then after that, I have to figure out how to make it fun for our visitors.

We are working on a few gifs that should spruce up things and show how our system changes. I am just waiting on my artist to finish the 3d renders.

Thank you again!