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OVC - Refresh - Draft 1

We wanted to move away from the heavy, traditional (stodgy?) burgundy and yellow colors currently up at <a href="http://oxfordvalleychapel.org">oxfordvalleychapel.org</a> and go with something that had a bit more life. The blue and the brown are much more fresh, and you'll notice that the new design is a *LOT* less cluttered than the old site. I've used plenty of whitespace to help people figure out what's most important on the site. I changed the font of the logo to sans serif (hoping it would freshen it up more) but I'm not sure it works. Any feedback would be appreciated.

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taken on 2008-03-13 07:10:31
posted on 13 Mar 2008

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13 Mar 2008 » 1. DanielleSuzanne:

i'm not a web designer, but i just want to say that i think it looks really nice...and seems like a great improvement from the current site. love the color scheme.

13 Mar 2008 » 2. jtroupe:

I agree, this is much better. And I do like the sans serif better and that you lined up the swoosh on the left side with the text. Great job!

13 Mar 2008 » 3. GHD PHOTOGRAPHY & DESIGN:

very nice work. everything is clean simple less traditional looking and a little more inviting. My only comments are the ornate pattern in the footer... doesnt fit... and the welcome to oxford text treatment... I think it could benefit from bumping up a couple point sizes? or different treatment no? nice work... i like better looking christian web sites :) much better (the previous one looks like a template)

13 Mar 2008 » 4. Jesse Gardner:

Thanks for the feedback, especially on the logo. The ornate pattern may be out of place. If you look carefully, a similar pattern actually appears in the top right (just barely in the blue) of the site. I was just trying to tie the two together. Should I remove it from the header as well? And the comment on the welcome text... that's great, I think I'll bump it up a few points. I wanted to bold it, but for some reason, the version of Geneva that I have only has standard weight, no bold.

13 Mar 2008 » 5. iwearbrown -- "Click" {the Hitman}:

Nice work.. I'd skip the ornate pattern, I think its just extra and you don't need it to love the design. It works on its own quite well.

13 Mar 2008 » 6. jtroupe:

This might be a little nitpicky but you might want to consider getting rid of the exclamation point after Welcome to Oxford Valley Chapel. It seems a litttle confusing as it looks like another L.

14 Mar 2008 » 7. Brendyn.:

This is really good - everything seems to be crafted for a visitor which is excellent, imo. I agree with all that's been said. This looks very clean, and kinda reminds me of Ikea (heh, that's probably not a bad thing). great job!