A New Year and a New Design for David Naylor
Yep, its that time again .. to change the David Naylor site and bring in a fresh new look, new functionality and another logo! I’ll just be going through the final few checks tonight on the dev site ready for it to roll out in the morning … if all goes to plan.
We’re going more “corporate” if thats the right word .. and its quite “grown up”. During the design phases… (and I’ve got to thank Kean who put in a lot of his own time over the Christmas hols getting the design together) … we have taken on board lots of your comments from previous redesigns and suggestions of what you would like to see. So let’s see if we have ticked some boxes.
One thing we have resurrected is my favourite slogan from a few sites back “Can’t beat a good Rank” … and I still stand by that!
Anyway I’m sure you’ll either love or hate it .. but we can’t please you all. So until tomorrow…
DaveN





Dominic Hodgson 1582 days ago
http://www.thehodge.co.ukIt still won’t beat my blog, it doesn’t have a cartoon hodge
DaveN 1581 days ago
test post to see if gravatar is working
Joff 1581 days ago
Yeah, looks nice this.
http://twitter.com/DaveNaylor/statuses/1138762429 1581 days ago
@basvandenbeld either in http://tinyurl.com/8tr2f7 or tweet or skype is special
knox 1581 days ago
http://www.ebaspace.comThe green is calmer than the past and i like it a lot. This really is a nice, non-over the top look and makes an easy read. Very professional. – and I dig these rounded comment boxes too.
Sean Carlos 1581 days ago
http://www.antezeta.com/blog/Me likes the new design.
The “service” elements on the left side are a nice touch, but perhaps too subtle? I’m not a designer, so I shouldn’t say much but wonder if a darker background would work? I’d also like to have hover over tool tips for the timid who are afraid to click without knowing what lurks behind the tab.
Block Paving Bolton 1581 days ago
http://www.crystalclearideas.co.uk/Block-Paving/Bolton.htmInitial thoughts was its rather bland and colorless compared to last years subtle colours and a nice simple layout , but on returning and seeing new posts its growing on me
I like the post numbers and the different colours for each post, thats a nice touch
brewgin 1581 days ago
Overall I think the ‘feel’ is a lot better and the layout quite pleasing to the eye.
Author pictures definitely make everything more friendly and personal, even though on a whole it’s more businessy.
Is there a specific reason you switched around reply content and name/date other than ‘to be different’?
brewgin 1581 days ago
to see if it still automatically adds a non existent website url even though I didn’t fill out the field
Chis 1581 days ago
Very nice Dave, all in all I like it.
The only think I feel worth a comment, is the lines of text on your service pages (SEO, PPC, etc) are rather long.
DaveN 1581 days ago
chis by a bigger screen
Patrick Altoft 1581 days ago
I like it.
Ian Macfarlane 1581 days ago
The site header seems pretty large, and I’m on a fairly big resolution.
Dave Dugdale 1581 days ago
http://www.rentvine.comI like it. I think it is cool that you update it once a year. However I mostly never come to the site since I read in my RSS reader.
stephen pitts 1581 days ago
http://www.seopittfall.comNice job, excellent use of white space. Simplicity is amazing, clean and consistent!
Mel Carson 1581 days ago
http://www.melcarson.comVery nice Dave – Keane should design other people’s blogs too!
Keemo 1581 days ago
http://www.kpinomics.comLooking good.
Two Balls in One Hole 1581 days ago
http://blog.webmasterradio.fmIt looks good. I like the comment styles.
Andy Blackburn 1580 days ago
You know what Dave, I really wasn’t 100% sure of the last version… but this… This is sweet. Loving the new look.
Sam 1580 days ago
http://www.hatchmedia.co.ukNICE…. Much more consistent design than the previous especially liking the page footer
Neil Yeomans 1580 days ago
http://untilted.tumblr.com/Agree with the previous comments regarding how much better this design is than the last effort. Much more purposeful and nicely laid out. Well done!
David 1577 days ago
Looking good
Adam 1577 days ago
http://www.freshegg.comNice design
Bronson 1576 days ago
Hi Guys, I really like the new design. Very fresh and crisp. Kudos to all involved.