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I just launched an e-commerce website (with a companion blog) entirely devoted to selling framed silver dollar coins. It's run through Shopify, and I'm currently using one of their free templates because I know very little about web design. It's very barebones at the minute, and I'm wondering if it's too minimalist. My site is not necessarily aimed at coin collectors, but more towards people who might have a passing interest in coins (~the general public), so I'd like it to be broadly accessible/appealing. I guess I'm looking for feedback on the general layout of the site, my copy, and whether I should work on getting better pictures. Any advice is greatly appreciated. http://www.silverdollarco.net
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Aug 29, 2013 02:58
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I recently redesigned the front page of my e-commerce website and I'd love some feedback on how it looks. I've been following the hero graphic example set by a few another e-commerce sites but have run into some constraints due to the template I'm working with. I'm still not entirely sure whether I should stick with this or switch to a slideshow of my products for the hero graphic instead. Any advice is gratefully received. (I know last time somebody recommended I ditch the dark borders, but I just couldn't get comfortable with all that conspicuous blank space on the sides).
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Sep 11, 2013 18:38
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Thanks for the reply, that's actually extremely helpful. As you can probably tell, I don't have much web design experience so I was pretty much just ripping off this site. I'll get to work on your suggestions and post again when the site's updated.
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Sep 12, 2013 04:35
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Site updated. Is this the right direction? I just slapped it together quickly, still need to clean up pictures and text. One thing I had trouble with was finding a decent font for my slides. Does anybody have any suggestions? I actually am already using a Shopify template, I had just mutilated it beyond recognition. Most of the Shopify templates seem to be more for artsy, Etsy-type stores aimed at young people, whereas my target demographic is pretty much white males age 40-60. I tried to follow most of Lumpy's suggestions, but Shopify seems to insist on slides taking up the top of the page. Thoughts on the color scheme now? I think black slides make a better contrast with the silver coins than would white slides.
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Sep 13, 2013 00:35
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Just decided to drop the header's tagline. I'm still unhappy with the slide font though—are there any nicer fonts that are widely-used in web design? The coins' darker hue derives from tarnishing (Peace dollars also tend to have a darker luster because of the Mint's chemical treatment of the planchets). The 1896 Morgan that's featured on the front page provides a good example of what a typical silver dollar would look like if it was minted today. The more colorful coins have something called toning, which is basically a catch-all term for any metal discoloration resulting from natural chemical reactions (usually sulfur reacting with the silver). Ron Don Volante fucked around with this message at 17:59 on Sep 13, 2013 |
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Sep 13, 2013 17:56
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Oh My Science posted:I'm not a huge fan of the solid black background on all your images, including the header. Alright here's a side-by-side comparison:   While the transparent backgrounds may look better from a design perspective (it definitely looks more professional to me), I'm still leaning towards black because it seems to bring out the luster of the coins more. Plus transparent backgrounds mean I have to mess around with the magic wand tool. Lumpy posted:Fonts are easy... just look at hundreds and hundreds until you find the one that exactly matches the mood, tone, and message you wish to send Is there a good free image-editing program that makes this sort of thing easy? I've been working with Paint.net but I'm not sure if it really has the capability to do that.
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Sep 14, 2013 03:16
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I ended up going with a slightly lighter black—a little less harsh than before but still dark enough to bring out the coins' color. A big thanks to everybody who gave me feedback on my site. It's not perfect by any means, but I think it's looking a lot better than what I came in here with.
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Sep 16, 2013 23:03
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