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I had promised a few posts back that I would push up some of the mockups I made for some of the contract work I've been working on the past few months. I can't post mockups from all the projects, but here are a few.
UTS
Here's the original website for UTS. It was designed several years ago. I was told that they wanted to change the logo, but to design the mockups with the current logo. Sadly, the didn't have any high-res versions of the logo.
The first redsign used the same color-scheme as the original site. This was very difficult since the color scheme was gold, green, and navy.
After this mockup, there was more direction to what they wanted with the second mockup. We tried adding in a longer design (not splash-ish). Also, I was told I could work with other colors and logos.
This mockup has a cleaner, corporate look. There is defined seperation between the text and the other interactive elements. The client did like the warm, dark look.
This mockup was much closer to what the client wanted, but they asked for another design that blurred the content with the other elements (feel like the site is floating in the browser).
This was the final design. The logo was added again, but only the text. The glow doesn't look great, but it is just a place holder at this point.
It's important to note that the design is very similar to the other, but the "islands" for the text have been removed to open up the design and give a completely different feel.
Calvary Academy
Here is the original site for Calvary. As you can see, the site doesn't render well in webkit. Also the site is trying to expose as much information to the user as possible. This site was created for the school by the hosting service. I was brought in to design a site that would help direct the users to the most important parts. Also, they wanted their site to look "cool" for the students. Generally, "cool" and "sexy" are used in human interaction to mean "simple" and "complementary" in a design. Often times, clients don't have an idea of what they want, but they are quite certain they know what they hate.
Calvary has really only had one mockup. It's rare to get it right the first time, but I was very lucky in this case. It helps that I have a close friend who knows the decision makers. I was able to bounce the mockup off of him first and make some minor tweeks before sending it out.
So, that's a few of my mockups. If anyone is interested, I can go in-depth on how to take what clients want and turning it into a mockup that means the same thing to them.
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Needless to say, it was tough but the final design was pretty good. It was a dark cherry-wood trim website with a touch of shine, but no plastic feel.
). Oddly, this redesign job came through Bull Session. It's nice that the company can change with the market.