Thanks, I'll fix that, and rethink the one-liners tonight. There is no team, just me, any suggestions for themes, or a place where I could read a bit more about the design aspect?
Sorry to be so brutally frank about the design - obviously take everything with a grain of salt.
I like the look and feel of the logo (although I would hand draw the type instead of using a font), and I would recommend that you do more to give the rest of the site a similar vibe. For instance, on the landing page i would:
1. eliminate all the extraneous boxes around everything
2. maybe try giving the whole page a light blue/pink background instead of just the boxes? Just trying to simplify it more.
3. reduce the size of the footer type
4. keep your font colors consistent (i see a few different shades of blue) and unless theres a good reason, keep your links all the same color.
On the next page,
1. I'm not a fan of the happy face indicator for the default image. Maybe try, i donno... a bunny?
2. the link buttons on the top right are really ignorable because of the generic icons. I would continue with the handwritten theme for the primary nav items and hand draw the icons
3. the recent members box takes up a lot of room... its most of your content. In fact, my home page asks what is going on? and answers: nothing is going on. Why not switch the locations and importance of the recent members and the whats going on thing?
Basically, removing boxes and revamping the nav to incorporate the logo theme would go a LONG way.
I like the look and feel of the logo (although I would hand draw the type instead of using a font), and I would recommend that you do more to give the rest of the site a similar vibe. For instance, on the landing page i would: 1. eliminate all the extraneous boxes around everything 2. maybe try giving the whole page a light blue/pink background instead of just the boxes? Just trying to simplify it more. 3. reduce the size of the footer type 4. keep your font colors consistent (i see a few different shades of blue) and unless theres a good reason, keep your links all the same color.
On the next page, 1. I'm not a fan of the happy face indicator for the default image. Maybe try, i donno... a bunny? 2. the link buttons on the top right are really ignorable because of the generic icons. I would continue with the handwritten theme for the primary nav items and hand draw the icons 3. the recent members box takes up a lot of room... its most of your content. In fact, my home page asks what is going on? and answers: nothing is going on. Why not switch the locations and importance of the recent members and the whats going on thing?
Basically, removing boxes and revamping the nav to incorporate the logo theme would go a LONG way.