Boutique website cont final......

Arrogant Cat - This is above all one of my favourite sites its not only bold and is different from most of the rest. Probably one of the selling points that Arrogant Cat is famous for is there cat suits. The colours used in the site run throughout and work really well as they are neutral. Using greys make the products stand out the use of cream for the navigation menu works well especially the milk logo. I take it this is a play on words for the Cat the got the cream. Putting Three main navigation buttons on the front for the online magazine, spring collection, blog.

Boutique websites cont......

 

The Women's Society - This just the sort of website i can invisage chic boutique looking like. It looks exclusive and very much a bespoke site. The colours work well and gives it a strong identity. The first image show the website although a bit long and I am not sure whether people could be bothered to scroll down. But I think it is that interesting that they will do that and see what else The Women's Society boutique ha to offer. Always nice to see the shop somewhere on there I think this gives it a bit more appeal. Makes people think there is an actual shop there and not just a website. Gives it more of a personal feel. The second image show the Loading screen, something I think I will be looking to do purely because if you are looking to generate a cirtain amount of traffic through the site then quality images of the products being sold are essential. These will cause the site to be bigger and require a loading screen to bring the images in. However a still loading screen is a no no for me as there needs to be more than just a bar going across showing progress. So there needs to be a little more research over that one.

More to follow:

Kiki's - The Women's boutique website seems to appeal to the younger women with the fun pastelly colours and the ages of the models. There are some good elements of the design the pastel colours will appeal to the 18-25's bracket. Having apps attached to the site that connect you through to the social networks is a good thing. But not sure whether the diary is a useful area think that could be open to abuse. The thing you want to see is people calling one another on there. One of its downfalls for me is the amount of information on there. There must be above 19 pages to navigate to do you need so many. Seems to much like a social site as apposed to a Women's Boutique.

Artigiano - Spirito

A much more condensed site with a view to the older 30's - 40's generation of women.  Much better use of font but that could be because of the age range. Not the most interesting of sites and maybe more information than you need. The images themselves look better on the white background as your not selling the model it should be the clothes or accessories that are the most important. I think more could be done with the title headings ie blouses, skirt etc.

Count Down

Although this is a nice looking website overall not sure whether you need the products to come up straight away. I would look at the fonts used as well as they seem a little dated to me. 

Well this time next week all the new computers and hopefully a new system of working will be in place. Can't wait to get stuck in my first project will be to redesign the company website. I have some great ideas that need to be implemented. Then also starting to design Chic Boutiques website think this will be not as complex but might also include some online ordering but need to look into that a little further. Done some research into what other Boutiques are doing and there's some really nice stuff out there and some really nasty stuff as well. The next blog shows you the sort of websites I like and I think work and those that to me don't work!

Karate Kid - Kung Fu Kid

Went to see the new Karate Kid at weekend with my daughter mia, well what can I say had a lot to stand up to as watched all the original ones. Must admit as do most sequels the first for me was the best. Until I so this new one this weekend. Beeing a martial artist myself and training in Karate for many years gave me a good understand where the film was coming from and how accurate or americanised it was. I too was bullied when I was at school and took up martial arts at a fairly similar age to young dray in the new film. I have to say it started me on a journey that I never thought would happen and meeting new people with the same passion as my own enabled me to grow internally as a person. Made me appreciate the simple things in life also and start on a whole new way of thinking that would encompass every part of my being. Seems a bit deep but martial arts to me was and still is more than just the moves of which you take a life time to perfect is the whole theory behind the moves. Why you move in a cirtain way and to get from A to B you must first understand what A and B are doing there.

The film itself is good at this and has many branches first its a boy who is bullied then discovers a new passage through Kung Fu. Even though the film uses a totally different form of Martial Arts from the old film of the same name. As in many forms there is cross over, this doesn't mater of course  there is the over the top ending it is an american film after all so you should expect this. More important my daughter loved it and asked loads of questions like:

Why is he doing that with his jacket?

Why doesn't Mr Han (Jackie Chan) hit them boys?

So for me this film gets the thumbs up and i will be buying it when it comes out on DVD.

Flickr

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

New Chic Boutique Stuff

Here are the new designs for Chic Boutique looking at putting together an email banner that can be added to all out going mail.  Also a new Party Pack for Chic Boutiques house parties which will include a Poster/Personal Invite/Voucher and free gift. As advertising is the key in this business will be looking to design a range of flyers that will change every 2 months including new offers and sale items.

Wednesday

Here are a few new images I have been working on:

Welcome to happy hump day the middle of the weeks installments of Redbrocks designs. Today I am adding some new images to my blog that I have been working on. Some new single colour flyers for my fiancees shop. I can tell you getting back to basics and getting out there and handing out flyers really does work and does bring in the general public. Looking to put together some new designs for Chic Boutiques Party Packs. Each will have a poster, personal invites, vouchers for the host to use in the shop and maybe a free gift. As for my own work I am looking to put together my own website and also one for Chic Boutique. Being busy keep me well oiled stop you from being to complacent. 

I particulary like the vector wine glass as it has given new ways of creating refections in illustrator.

New Illustrator Experiments

Well here are a few new designs that i'll be adding to my portfolio like the technique that have been used. One of my achilles heels when designing a logo that uses a text style to simulate a chrome. So after a few failures this is what I have come up with.

Looking at also using some new illustrator effects to give less clunky typical digital brush effects for a still life.

Hope you all have a good weekend there are more illustrations to follow.

New Web Design

New website design for multimedia company I love the clouds on this they look ace. Will difinately be usingthis again.

Seeing My Daughters

Well its wednesday and I'm seeing my daughters, love seeing them and catching up with what they have been up to. Even though they never seem to know what there doing from one day to the next. Having 2 step children keeps me on my toes but there always seems to be something missing when my daughters aren't there. I am so proud of how there becoming kind considerate and helpful kids. you want your children to excede in all they do. I have early signs into there chosen carriers I think Hollie-may my oldest will be a teacher or nursey nurse. Whereas my youngest daughter looks as though she might be following in my boots and become an Arty person. Although she does love her sport and has just been picked for her girls football team.

If only I could get enough work to work from home no more long journeys to work through the hussle and bustle traffic!

Almost Weekend

Well for some reason even though England are out no suprise there, i'm looking forward to this weekend.  Looking to try and drum up some more work for myself got some logo's and tickets to design this weekend so its coming in slowly.

New addition to the postcard design for Chic Boutique A6 with opening times on.