www.LafontainesIceCream.com

UpstateGirl · #1 (**permalink**) 04-20-2004, 01:01 PM

Just recently completed this web and would like to have your opinions. Client came with a logo and a few pages of text and no concept of what they wanted the end result to be.
http://www.LafontainesIceCream.com

nickc · #2 (**permalink**) 04-21-2004, 10:53 AM

Tested in IE6 56k modem 800x600. Loads nice and fast. The background is a bit distracting as is the ice cream background behind the text. Otherwise, a nice design. Good luck with it.

Nick

N30 · #3 (**permalink**) 04-21-2004, 05:45 PM

Totally agree with Nickc about the background. maybe you should make the ice cream behind the text opaque?

Just a suggestion ;)

Bodhi · #4 (**permalink**) 04-21-2004, 07:58 PM

Very tasty UpstateGirl,

You could washout the ice-cream so it blends better. I'm not sure though, the site isn’t an interior design or art site, it’s an ice-cream site, you can afford to leave conventional ideas behind and fantasize a bit!

I like the site a lot!

Cheers

Bodhi

UpstateGirl · #5 (**permalink**) 04-22-2004, 12:15 PM

Okay guys I faded the ice cream a bit. It does make for an easier read and let's face it....that's really what this is all about. Thanks for feedback!

Dcrux · #6 (**permalink**) 04-22-2004, 04:17 PM

I found the sprinkle background needs to be even more annoyingly distracting. This distraction is vital to draw attention away from the lack of information.

What's the trademark meal? ...What makes the service distinct and memorable? ...What is the interior design of the restaurant like? ...Tagline? ...Informative web copy? ...Unique business proposition? Ask fifty restaurants and you'll get forty-eight "quality food, great prices and colorful surroundings" generalities.

This lack of information can't be good for generating any interest from investors, either.

This is so sad, as there are numerous ways for a scrappy competitor to differentiate. Imagine if, instead of stale hyperbole, you showed how even the cash register receipts are customer and service focussed. I could rattle off several dozen other details which, used together, would offer proof in ways empty hyperbole does not. Alas, this was not to be.