New Blog!

I recently bought myself a domain name, and so have a brand new blog at http://blog.jennoefur.co.uk

This blog will no longer be updated, so please go over there!

GOOD Driving School Websites

Courtesy of Dan Ryland, here are some GOOD driving school websites! Yes they do exist - what a shocker!

Revolution Driving Tuition - I really like the scrapbook style of this design, it manages to be quirky and fun while still remaining professional. While the theme isn't really related to driving lessons, rather than feeling disconnected it gives the site a personal feel. The design also shows awareness of current web design trends through the style and use of fonts, as well as the inclusion of a blog, something I haven't seen on any of the other driving websites.

Visibility Driving Tuition - Being effective in a different way, this website uses simplicity and elegance rather than the quirkiness demonstrated by the Revolution website. Effective use of gradients give the site a sleek feel, and it follows web design trends without looking boring.

Being creations from Chris Spooner of Line 25, it's no surprise these websites look lovely :)

Mock-Up 3

Here is mock up number 3! I'm having a meeting with my client tomorrow evening so am hoping to get another mock up done tomorrow so I'll have 4 to show her. Hopefully she'll have some opinions on the designs - who knows, I could be going in completely the wrong direction.

Mock-Up 2

Looking at my previous design, I don't think it's that bad any more. This is the second mock-up for the Petal website, which is pretty similar in simplicity. The photo is just for illustration purposes as I still need to take pictures of the clients car.

Hopefully I will be meeting up with my client this Tuesday, the 25th of January.

Mock-Up 1

I'm having a serious case of designer's block right now, and I think it's making me a bit mental. Everything I try and create ends up looking poo and it's making me want to throw my laptop on the floor and jump up and down on it...

This is the best I'm getting at the moment -

Maybe it's just because I've been staring at Photoshop for the past two days, but I don't like it. It's plain and boring and just looks like all the other plain, boring websites out there.

It hasn't been possible for my client to meet with me yet, which is probably a good thing. Maybe i can make something halfway decent by the time we meet next week.

Hmph.

The Petal School of Motoring car

Since the car used by my client is something that makes the business recognisable, it will feature within the design of the website. I'm been playing around with a photo I had of the car to make it fit into a website.

Client - Another Wireframe

Looking at the previous wireframes I feel that I am lacking something! They're not too bad, but just not that great either. I'm continuing to try and develop more with the hope that something good will happen...