Ok. Here is a site I'm designing for a customer. Let me know what you think of the template so far. I don't really car for the techincal mumbo-jumbo. That will come in at the end. Right now I want to what you think of the design. Its for a hip-hop, skating, punk, and rock type clothing company. They want to appeal to everyone. I know the pictures of the clothing would most likely make a difference, but we will have to start with the template.
http://www.corruptwear.com

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Dustin
www.blackcastledesign.com
dustin@blackcastledesign.com

Yep, definitly spot on.

Need to see it with content though!

Leo

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Like the design... very clean. With the background being black and a large portion of the graphics also in black, it just seemed to me to be a little too dark... maybe a different background color for the body or a graphic or something would help. Just my thoughts.

I liked the nice touch with the glowing eyes.

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Bryan DeNosky

The black rocks. As a 2nd wave old-school-type, I think it seems just right for the market you're appealing to. The lightening rollovers on the buttons and glowng eyes are a nice touch. You're definately on the right track for disaffected punker youth and those who choose to dress like them!

Cheers!

I would like to thank those who gave their opinon on the new site I'm creating for a customer. If anyone has and idea on how I could make it more interesting or effective please let me know...

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Dustin
www.blackcastledesign.com
dustin@blackcastledesign.com

anyone else have ideas?

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Dustin
www.blackcastledesign.com
dustin@blackcastledesign.com

Put product up and test with users. I like doing a run through of the shopping cart, seeing how easy it is, are there "frills," upsells, "if you like this you may want that," for the sheer goodness of the site these are not able to be checked.

Does the look fit the eventual product line??? ...I couldn't tell even that.

One thing this sort of site cries out for is a backstory. "Us" section has potential here, but I would have wished the story drive the site. Quite frankly, I think you're missing a prime opportunity here. Have a writing contest for the "Legend of the Corrupt" to win an $xxx.00 shopping spree. Think along multilple contexts here -- namely publicity.

"It was a dark and stormy night" contest sort of thing. Except you'd do it "After the age of elder gods, and before the arrival of men...." Do a Corruptwear version of the Keebler Elves on how the clothing designs come into being.

To sum up, the design can be a design, or a focal point of a strategy for context (content) and of course brand development. You may not be able to wax poetic about a poly cotton blend. But give each member of the Corruptwear team an "avatar" and perhaps some genuinely interesting product descriptions (and reaulting sales) may result. Why? This allows people to fit themselves into your story, a little bit like an online game if it is done right.

Think in terms of a Martha Stewart or J. Peterman. Harley Davidson is a cool story users fit themselves into as much as a cool concept design. We're talking lifestyle, a user image, that sort of thing.

Seriously consider what I have sketched out here. Done correctly -- and fitting a large enough demographic -- it can supply that extra step. That would be where a cool site design becomes a fleshed out personality, a design point of view.