Layout design decisions, decisions, decisions

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I have 3 designs in the making. Please help.

http://www.planetace.com/hungrytourists/index.htm

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I'd go for sample 1. Although a black bg is often used, it fits best here in my opinion. Nice site btw.

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#1 I wouldn't use the intro page. You don't really need it. It has no purpose. As the home page is loading, the girl with spoon in her mouth on the bototm right looks a little questionable...LOL. (sorta porny looking) I'd re-think that image. You should include more pics of food and less of people with their mouths open. I do like this one best though. Nice layout.

#2 background...ACK!!

#3 it's ok but i like #1 best

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I prefer #2 but with the solid orange background and I agree that the intro/splash pages aren't necessary.

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As an intro page I like #1 the best. But I like #3 as your content page!

Brooke

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#1 as well, without the splash page,
#2 would be second but with solid colored background
nice job on all 3

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I really like #3. #1 and #2 are fine as well but I really dislike the picture in the bottom right corner :ducky:

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I like #1 the best out of all of them. #3 is not bad either, but as mentioned, the background on #2 needs some work. Overall, though, very good job!

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I really like #1..
you don't need the splash page there, but i do like it.

I think that when this is a live site, there won't be the 'loading image looking weird' problem.

But some thought to the images might be in order. I would lose the hamburger...but that's just me.

This is a really nice site.
I like the colors and the content looks like i could be interesting.

Smiling
dragonsjaw

"Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight- 'Got to kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight." - Bruce Cockburn

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So, taking the suggestions above, I went w/ layout #2 but did away w/ the pinstrips in the background and all the people with their mouths open. The pinstrips were replaced with a fading orange and the mouths with pictures of ideal travellers and food.

The final layout can be seen at the link above, number 5.

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I don't think you meant to start a new thread so I have put your comments onto your original thread so that people know what you are talking about!

http://www.planetace.com/hungrytourists/index5.htm looks good now. What are you doing for links etc? Are you going to have them changing colour??

Julia - if life was meant to be easy Michael Angelo would have painted the floor....

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index5.htm looks really good. Very nice work! I would like to see the real thing instead of a screen shot. The images that you have chosen are better than all the throat shots that you had. Laughing out loud

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