While finishing up the Apex Nails website, I have started working on designs for Oakway Contracting Services. They sent me their logo and explained they wanted to use blue and gray. So I set myself to the task of getting a design to match their logo and give a modern clean design. After working on a couple design ideas that were not working well with their logo I went in a different direction and sent them the design shown here.
The deck was from a small picture they sent from a job they did. For the final website I’ll see if I can get a larger image so when I shrink it for the header then it should look a bit more crisp. The menu will have the simple rollover shown in the Home option. The Testimonials and Past Projects area will take visitors to the actual page to see more. It’s a nice idea to give little peeks at what’s on another page so they know what to expect and give them another way, other than the menu, to navigate a website. The read more button is meant to add drama and a way to catch a visitor’s eye and prompt eye flow across the page.
Jenn sent me an e-mail that they love the design, save for a few changes to the Home page layout and adding another menu option. Again, I spent extra time working on a more complete design to show them as I got the sense they were not too sure what they wanted and I’ve found it’s normally best to show a more complete design, based off what images and instructions they give. This way they can visually see a design and can say what they like, don’t like or if they don’t like the design at all. I try to get a design that I believe someone will like based off what they give and I’m glad I succeeded here.
The website should be up in the next week or two.
