One thing you have to grant Area 17 is that they have a signature style. Clean lines, bold imagery, beautiful typography. It’s clear to me that choosing to align the site to the left was a strategic decision, made so they could anchor much of the content on the left to to a solid edge. It gives the site a feeling of strength and stability.
Geoff — I wasn’t even talking to you. if you had read my previous comment you would have realized that I was agreeing with you. Relax.
I’m not trying to be self righteous in the least, I was simply saying that 80% of the people that critique sites on here don’t have the capacity to understand the reasoning behind design decisions. They are only going off their eye, what they like, etc. Pat took the words out of my mouth on the left-alignment topic.
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The left alignment makes me dizzy. Also it seems like a lot of text – I don’t know where to look. The simple navigation is nice though.
Absolutely love, love. love it. And everything else that Area 17 produce (despite being French!)
What’s wrong with left alignment! Everything seems to be centred these days.
Don’t follow the trends – set them.
Brilliant.
very nicely
but! why should align to the left?
better than the same center or stretch the entire page. IMHO
i think i agree with Oli & WearyMax, this left-alignment make the right side seems blank. CMIIW.
Btw, this site looks very corporate, huh? nice
Boy we sure have a lot of forward thinkers here. Probably explains while none of you are featured here but critique all the time.
Rich, I have had sites featured here…?
Rich, you took the words right out of my mouth!
@rich – lol! a little self righteous ..no?
Nice subtle contrasts, the search function disguised as a button is a nice touch.
Left alignment looks fine on my lo-res lappie – not so good on my big ass work monitor.
One thing you have to grant Area 17 is that they have a signature style. Clean lines, bold imagery, beautiful typography. It’s clear to me that choosing to align the site to the left was a strategic decision, made so they could anchor much of the content on the left to to a solid edge. It gives the site a feeling of strength and stability.
Love it
Left alignment = Back to the future
Geoff — I wasn’t even talking to you. if you had read my previous comment you would have realized that I was agreeing with you. Relax.
I’m not trying to be self righteous in the least, I was simply saying that 80% of the people that critique sites on here don’t have the capacity to understand the reasoning behind design decisions. They are only going off their eye, what they like, etc. Pat took the words out of my mouth on the left-alignment topic.
Good lord.
Left aligned vs Center aligned? Seriously? Didn’t they beat that argument out of you lot in your “introduction to basic graphic design?” course?
Or maybe the University of Smashing Magazine – College of Abduzeedo School of Photoshop Toolery doesn’t know about it?