Fresh idea - SimplyCertified.com

Well - its different I have to admit that, but will it catch on ???. I can't really comment on the layout, as I don't know what this kind of site should look like.

BUT it is different.

I completely changed the logo... what you think?

I don't quite know what to replace the front page body with.. any suggestions?

How about this for the home page (unfinished!)?
http://www.simplycertified.com/index2

Ignore the poor quality... I just saved it as a 255 color PNG.

My main problem is the 3 colored boxes.. orange needs the black text, but then its out of place. Also, all 3 of those colors aren't really used on the site besides the purple/green for two images in the browse home..

any input on the maybe-new homepage?

The current homepage definitely isn't descriptive enough - I like the random text, but since it only mentions one type of certificate then it's confusing - for example when I first saw the site it said something about offering certificates for phone text addicts - I assumed that was the only type of certificate available. Even though it says the certificates can be customized, I assumed it meant customization of phone text addict certificates, not completely different themed certificates - because the big headline seemed to indicate just one theme. It only became clear to me after exploring the site more, but visitors may not stick around if they see just one theme and it doesn't interest them.

The new homepage is definitely an improvement since it fixes the problem I just mentioned, but it seems to have become very serious - the exact opposite of the currently amusing random headings! The new homepage text seems to indicate that you're offering genuine certificates for real occasions, whereas the old homepage seemed to be offering certificates more for amusement purposes. Perhaps this is an intentional shift of targeting? I liked the idea of amusing certificates, but maybe there's a bigger market for more serious certificates... Anyway it's a nice-looking site, good luck with it! ps. on the new homepage, ocassions should be occasions

Pretty typical design for this type of site. I think your color theme is all over the place though, but admitedly, I am very monochromatic. One thing that really jumped out at me was the mouseover "glow" effect, yikes, please remove that ASAP. Maybe change the color shade behind the text. Also, I really wanted to click the 3 boxes you have on the home page and was a little disappointed that I couldn't. The create section has some nice scripting, function wise, but it's far from being compliant. It's a web2.0 app but you managed to stay a little away from making it look like it and imo, thats a good thing.

Okay so I have changed the front page a bit more, yet again...

how about the colors? The new image?

Let me know!

I like index2, at 800x600 it's a perfect fit and colours flow well although there is a bit of white space between the content and the bottom section.

I think your logo should be bigger (fatter) so it stands out a bit more.

That yellow is different to most you find (on CRT screen) and has very relaxing/flowing element to it

fits well, it all sorts of fits well without being in your face or to template like even though the boxes is templatish - you done good

http://www.simplycertified.com/item/custom/

I have massively changed this page... switched to almost pure CSS. What do you think of the interface... any suggestions for the way it works/looks?

I got the following on the bottom of the page ...
GET:
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POST:
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SESSION:
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FILES:
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I was using IE

sorry oops.. that was my "debug footeR"... just have that all the time. Must have uplaoded it and forgot to remove it. Oh well, site isn't live yet and it's not important