Hey there folks.
I just wondered, why minecraft.net is so poor at design and content? I'm sure it must be fixed!
So I created a concept of new minecraft.net design. I did it in 2hrs lol but I like it!
I'm 99% sure that Notch will not even look at this but it's okay. Approx. in tuesday I'll finish html-version of this.
And also if Notch will discard my design i'll publish it right here, maybe someone will use it for something interesting.
It is actually a nice design. For the holidays they could add items on the background grass like pumpkins for Halloween, a snowy taiga biome for December holidays and more!
It's not a BAD design, per se, but it isn't great. For one thing, there are just too many different colors going on - it makes it hard to decipher just what it is you're looking at. Also, I rather enjoy the darkness of the current website - it looks a bit more refined and professional. Your design would be okay for a small-time indie developer who just got started, but Mojang is...well, Mojang is still a small-time indie developer, but they have such a large audience now that they have to make themselves look more professional.
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The existing site is simple, and gets the job done, though I agree that it could use…something. "What," though, is harder to determine. Just a few comments on your re-design, at a quick, first glance.
Bad stuff:
Not enough contrast in the overall color scheme; especially WRT white text on the light-brown stone background image
No "about the game" content is bad for SEO; current content consists of nothing but a collection of links
Needs to be some in-game imagery—still or video
No "call to action"; what is the viewer supposed to do here? He must be told
Logo should probably match the copyrighted Minecraft logo
No strong alignment line anywhere; none of the major elements line up with anything else
Good stuff:
Simple design; simple is good
Use of in-game graphics reminds of the game
Although I'm not a big fan of the "8-bit" font in the "advertisements" section, it does fit—you'll have some problems, though, with surfers not being able to view it unless it's included as part of a graphic
I just wondered, why minecraft.net is so poor at design and content? I'm sure it must be fixed!
So I created a concept of new minecraft.net design. I did it in 2hrs lol but I like it!
I'm 99% sure that Notch will not even look at this but it's okay. Approx. in tuesday I'll finish html-version of this.
And also if Notch will discard my design i'll publish it right here, maybe someone will use it for something interesting.
So here it is: http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/7569/78093067.png
btw skin visualizer is animated :3
Hope u'll like it, comment please.
666 comments?
What are you, a satanist gamer?
Lol nice, keep up the good work.
lol thx
Lol I'm satanist gamer, okay :biggrin.gif:
lol, I can make christmas version of this :biggrin.gif:
no suggestions :sad.gif:
it makes me sad
wut
what do you mean? D:
So, if somebody wants this design for his website - email me ([email protected]).
Is it possible to send the files so i can use the template please i need it so badly your name will be placed in it.
...But that's just my opinion.
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1. The sky background should just be one colour. The blend makes the MINECRAFT a bit hard to see.
2. The MINECRAFT should be written in the same font as the one in game.
3. The background shouldn't just be dirt. It should blend to stone with some caves like the forums.
4. Everything's to bright, it's needs to be darkened down in lots of places.
That was just my nitpiciness (is that a word? I don't think so :tongue.gif: ) feel free to ignore it.
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Bad stuff:
FYI, I am a professional web-designer.
But...I just don't know...
SOMETHING is missing...
The Video section?