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Deviousness `TimberClipse's dedication to our community is without question. From developing helpful tutorials, to being a community leader in groups such as #fella and #deviant365, you can always find Zev connecting with all areas of our community in order to spread his infectious enthusiasm and inspiring positivity. We are delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2012 to `TimberClipse, congratulations! Read More
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![[link]](http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.panic.com/candybar/img/one-big-cb-header1.png){kind=link}
Your color combination is great which makes it easy to come around the site and find exactly what you are looking for. In addition to the colors, the organization of the main headlines is simple and direct - Just as it should be! With a minor remark about the margin spacing up and down of the main headlines, they are almost perfect. The design is direct, and it speaks for itself.
The footer has the same "problem" with top and bottom margin. I think that more space is needed because this way the site looks like it has been toasted and compressed so that it takes less space. With another great combination, the lower part (the footer) is separated from the main part into a darker part which makes it unnoticeable, just until you need it.
Another thing that i see as a problem is having the logo twice on one site (above in color, and again below in black and white). There is simply no need for it.
Apart from the really small corrections needed, the site has its own special feel and depth having its own specialty as a whole.
The logo for this company (be it real or fake) is very glossy, and to that end it's cool and all but it seems like overkill for a logo. However, since it's so glossy it would makes sense in my mind to minimize the gloss on other elements to make sure the logo remained the "special" element on the page. More attention to the logo is never a bad thing.
Another big thing that bugs me on this layout is how you've tried to make every object seem tangible. The buttons, the preview image, etc. They're all given shadows as if they're sitting on a table. This is really confusing to the eye, since UI is typically seen as a flat interface and buttons, especially, need to be somewhat flat in order to feel like they're clickable. This is basic UX stuff, right here.
I'm also highly disturbed that you happily ripped off the Candybar application icon. Or rather, you took somebody else's icon set where they redesigned the Candybar application icon and you dumped it into your design here. I hope you paid the creator of the icons, as otherwise that would be very unprofessional.
Lastly, the general structure of this seems fairly typical. I see layouts like this all the time on dA, and this one doesn't seem to be doing anything "new" or original. If this project hadn't been finished, I would recommend you spend a little bit more time on the architecture of the site and try to develop a reliable eyepath to help guide the visitors down to the most important elements.
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