Website image & logos-opinion wanted please

dinneenp · 12-01-2011 3:10pm #1

Hi,
I'm doing some final changes to my new website, just want some opinions please. ( I know this could go in web design/programming forum but would like some opinions from photogrpahers)
Currently this is the about page:

1.

Below is a mock-up (very early rough prototype) of a differnet version, I'm wondering if the image works better or if it's 'too much'?

2.

Currently I just have a very quickly & simple logo (see above image 'Patrick Dinneen photoblog').
Below are two very similar logo mockups, just want opinion on them please. I like the idea but think they might be too harsh/in contrast to the rest of the page.
3.

4.

Thanks in advance,
Pa.

DotOrg · 12-01-2011 3:23pm

my favourite page is the very top one. any of the film based logos look very dated in my opinion

Trigger76 · 12-01-2011 3:26pm

Top one for me, clean and simple sometimes works best .... where possible use bullets, text heavy landing pages hurt peoples brain balls.

Scamp- · 12-01-2011 7:13pm

The first one, it's lovely and clean and nice on the eye.

The film-yokey doesn't do it for me.

Paulw · 12-01-2011 7:31pm

First one. Nice and clean.

Thecageyone · 12-01-2011 7:49pm

I like sites to grab me as much with images as much as content. Clean might look alright, but will surfers stop and read? I think a mix of the first and third would work nicely.

artyeva · 12-01-2011 8:10pm

first one for me please bob. i didn't read what the text was cause when i flick through photoblogs i glaze over at big bodies of text. do people really need to know that much detail about you? edit edit edit. just my €0.02.

edit: just read some of the text in #1. depends on what your target audience is i suppose but i'd not bother reading that if i found it on a photoblog. all i ever want to see on an about page is where are they based, what motivates them/what current projects they're working on, and is the work for sale, and if so how do i contact them. anything else is unnecessary to my enjoyment of the photography... that's just me though.

Abelloid · 12-01-2011 8:14pm

I like the third one, but agree the film logo looks dated, I think good font selection is all that is needed to go along side your photos. Font squirrel have a good selection.

Pentax K-X here too, wooo.

sheesh · 12-01-2011 9:21pm

the first 2 for me

I would not worry about the whole film thing looking dated its a photo blog and the film graphic leaves you in no doubt about it.

I do like the picture. in the 4th though