Website Review and Suggestions

**defc0n1** · 08-23-2008, 04:57 AM

Hey guys,

This week I launched artition a social network for artists, art lovers, collectors and investors.
Artists can upload their videos,pictures,texts and songs connect with other artists and share ideas.

Please tell me how you like the design and the concept.

http://artition.com

Cheers

defc0n1

**siberia77** · 08-23-2008, 08:12 AM

Nice design but i would say its very feminine although maybe that was done on purpose. I cant see blokes using it much as it currently is.
It was also slow to load, i feel you will lose visitors due to this. isolate and evaluate whats causing this.

**defc0n1** · 08-23-2008, 09:52 AM

I cant see blokes using it much as it currently is.

What do mean by this? We just started 5 days ago...so I actually was thinking that we allready gained a lot of users in this short time.

**Towhid** · 08-23-2008, 01:47 PM

I didn't look much but I noticed it said:

"This Network is the perfect tool for your Talent and Creativity, that will make you famous."

Instead of "that will make you famous" which sounds a little cheesy and "selly" you can try:

This Network is the perfect platform for your Talent and Creativity, it gives artists a chance to expose their work on the broader stage.

or something along those lines...

**thehuskybear** · 08-23-2008, 02:43 PM

I like the design... (not a fan of pink though). Its very web 2.0 and the simplicity is good.

**Valiant** · 08-24-2008, 03:01 PM

I agree with the femininity, are you trying to target a female audience???
Get a favicon, get rid of the old and mouldy web 2.0 beta star thingy, get a more mutual colour!
Overall nice design, hope it all goes well for you.

**pramser** · 08-25-2008, 02:58 AM

The actual layout of this is fantastic defcon, but your page has problems that lie much deeper.

It's mainly the font choices and the logo for me. The color scheme really isn't bad, it's just so simple. Not a problem with that, you just won't get as much in terms of design points. Though you really don't need them when it comes to a social network site because after all, you're going for access speed and usability.

To start, I find the sizing of the fonts and style to be unbearable, but usable. I can see you tried to target some parts of your site for users to look at more-so than others, but still... you could mix it up with some new font familys or some bold text or something. Heck, maybe I just hate Arial. The site's usable, I just hate that font, haha.

Second, the logo. There's nothing redeeming about it. Especially if you're aiming at an "art" social-network. You need something artistic that portrays who you are, but simple.

'nuff said.

**johnlloyd** · 08-25-2008, 07:03 AM

I really like the idea of the site, but it looks really simple to me especially it didn't show artistic design.....I really think that you should do some adjustments on the design and to the color scheme!

**UlrikM** · 08-26-2008, 09:01 AM

The top menu could use some redesign, but overall nice...

**spy100** · 08-26-2008, 09:18 AM

very nice design