Designs – Concepts and layouts: Part 2 – the lighter side of life

Around a week ago, we showcased possible new designs for the warwickshire.gov.uk website – and (although not much of it has been through this blog) we’ve had a lot of excellent feedback, focusing around a few key points:

1. Navigation;
2. Search;
3. Orientation;
4. Colour, and
5. Light.

Well, we heard everything you said (so much so, that we’ll be following this up in the near future with a more detailed look at what you told us) – and we’ve made a few changes to the concept (and some of our ideas) because of it.

We asked you about horizontal or vertical navigation. We did have some comments supporting vertical, but most were in favour of horizontal. Unfortunately, it’s got to be either one or the other – there’s no middle ground. So we’ve taken the decision to go with horizontal/top navigation. We’ll talk a bit more about this in future posts.

And with that, we present to you…

New concepts

 

Horizontal Navigation - Service Listing (lighter version)

 

Horizontal Navigation - Service Page (lighter version)

 

So – what do you think?

Is the lighter design better?

Have we heard everything you’ve said to us?

Do you have a particular gripe about how we do things online?

The comment box is just below, our email address is webmaster@warwickshire.gov.uk – and you’re open to ask us about anything, anytime.