Redesign Critique Needed

[Vikia]

I have redesigned this site for a collection agency and would like input.

Important ideas to represent according to the client:

1. What makes them unique is the fact that they do every level of recovery: Primes, Seconds and Tertiary (most companies specialize in one or two)

2. Wants to come across as professional and people friendly - show staff.

3. Use testimonials. He had the testimonials buried in the copy, but I moved it out to the red callout area.

His text is a lot of copy, I am suggesting that he consider a rewrite to simplify.

Old site: www.tiburonllc.com (http://www.tiburonllc.com)

Redesign: www.vikianderson.com/tiburonllc/ (http://www.vikianderson.com/tiburonllc/)

http://www.vikianderson.com/graphics/valogo.gif
www.vikianderson.com (http://www.vikianderson.com)
Corporate Communications, Graphics & Design

[Ryan8720]

Much better than the old one. I think the images are a bit grainy and overcompressed. I agree, there is too much text. On most of the pages, the 'get' in 'get PAID' from the read box is on top of the testimonial person's name.

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[Vikia]

Ryan8720 said...
Much better than the old one. I think the images are a bit grainy and overcompressed. I agree, there is too much text. On most of the pages, the 'get' in 'get PAID' from the read box is on top of the testimonial person's name.

Thanks, I have removed the redundant text, it is clear what the testimonials are without the preamble anyway.

http://www.vikianderson.com/graphics/valogo.gif
www.vikianderson.com (http://www.vikianderson.com)
Corporate Communications, Graphics & Design

[3howards]

yes, the new version is definitely better, but i think it's a bit graphics heavy. i'm on broadband (cable) and it took a little longer to load than a site should. it's a collection agency so they really don't require a graphics-heavy site. i think you can pull off professional and people-friendly without excess graphics.

i also agree with ryan that some graphics are too grainy, especially the gradient wave at the top.

nice job ...

Nice job comparred to what was there. I agree that it's alittle graphic heavy. You might want to dump down the graphics but it still looks good.

[Benjamin]

Yuck, what a horrible site the original was!

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[Vikia]

Thanks for all of your ideas. I have reordered the pages. The Quick Facts page seemed to be an easier read to get the reader into the heavier text.

I am working on the graphics. The home page is built in Photoshop as an image map. I am trying to get the best image/lowest size I can. It is a juggling act.

I am on a Mac with higher resolution to view it, so I sometimes forget about lower res monitors. On mine, it is very smooth and looks great. Thanks for the reminder.

http://www.vikianderson.com/graphics/valogo.gif
www.vikianderson.com (http://www.vikianderson.com)
Corporate Communications, Graphics & Design

[3howards]

in regards to the image mapping, you know that's going to reek havoc on the rankings in search engines. i don't recommend using them becuase the search engines don't sift through images, they sift through code/text.

[Cathy]

The overall redesign looks great! Much, much more personal and eye-pleasing. And, while I'm sure you'll be altering the text in some areas, there was one area right now that is in front of a picture - making it hard to read. (Page: Results Driven. 1st Bullet: Specializing in... account <u>placement</u>)