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Does a web design have a lifespan?
Pretty much as the title says.
Does a website design ie: Template , colours layout etc have a limited life span?
With my sites it tends to be every couple of years I take a look at them see if they can be "tweeked" with current trending colours or latest add ons.
Currently I'm looking at a "tweek" of the Spirits High main site just to freshen it up a bit. No major colour changes but looking at a more modern look.
I know there's alot to be said for "if it's not broke , don't fix it" but the site is currently in Joomla 1.5 and needs to be upgraded to the latest 2.5 package so it might aswell have a little revamp too.
Your thoughts on website lifespans chaps?
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Ezekiel 25:17
Funnily enough I've been thinking along the same lines.
I'm wondering if it's our own familiarity creeping in? For our clients it's going to be the first time they see it so will be fresh and new to them.
But if you feel it's gone a bit stale (or looks like everyone else's) there's no harm having a revamp - once you've got that idea in your head you won't be happy until you do it!
So sounds like the perfect time if you need to do the upgrade anyway.
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funkymook
I'm wondering if it's our own familiarity creeping in? For our clients it's going to be the first time they see it so will be fresh and new to them.
You've got a good point there ![Wink](images/smilies/wink.png)
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Originally Posted by
funkymook
But if you feel it's gone a bit stale (or looks like everyone else's) there's no harm having a revamp - once you've got that idea in your head you won't be happy until you do it!
So sounds like the perfect time if you need to do the upgrade anyway.
Well it needs to go to 2.5 so it might aswell have a little tweek at the same time....
Watch this space so to speak
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Originally Posted by
Spirits High
Pretty much as the title says.
Does a website design ie: Template , colours layout etc have a limited life span?
With my sites it tends to be every couple of years I take a look at them see if they can be "tweeked" with current trending colours or latest add ons.
Currently I'm looking at a "tweek" of the Spirits High main site just to freshen it up a bit. No major colour changes but looking at a more modern look.
I know there's alot to be said for "if it's not broke , don't fix it" but the site is currently in Joomla 1.5 and needs to be upgraded to the latest 2.5 package so it might aswell have a little revamp too.
Your thoughts on website lifespans chaps?
I'm in the same Dilemma my template is heavily customised in Joomla 1.5 and will not work in 2.5 so it's time to think fluid templates - templates that work across mobiles and tablets etc.
Just a thought.
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Originally Posted by
Spirits High
Pretty much as the title says.
Does a website design ie: Template , colours layout etc have a limited life span?
With my sites it tends to be every couple of years I take a look at them see if they can be "tweeked" with current trending colours or latest add ons.
Currently I'm looking at a "tweek" of the Spirits High main site just to freshen it up a bit. No major colour changes but looking at a more modern look.
I know there's alot to be said for "if it's not broke , don't fix it" but the site is currently in Joomla 1.5 and needs to be upgraded to the latest 2.5 package so it might aswell have a little revamp too.
Your thoughts on website lifespans chaps?
The wording is probably more important than anything in my market place and whilst my personal site has had its critics ( I take no notice of course as I know more than them about my niche business) I have moved on to a more proactive approach using vid clips of events on the home page to improve the customers feel for what they are buying into because it reflects the fact that more and more people are asking for this--i.e. moving with the market trends.
I would think this very important---as long as your site doesnt say things which clearly show it has not been updated---like-- last updated 20/11/2005
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To the original question yes website designs do have a lifespan.
I find that more minimalist style sites (white background) do have a longer life span.
A lot of deigns now use rotating header or banner images and less are using harsh coloured backgrounds.
With people wanting to view sites on phones and ipads etc designs are also changing to make viewing on these devices easier and less clunky.
I use wordpress as my cms and a lot of people say that all wordpress sites look the same, and yes if you look at the free templates a lot do. on all my sites i build custom menus. An example is on www.dreamdancefloors.co.uk (there is info and images missing) but it makes it look different.
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I change mine every year...although I won't do the next change until 2014 probably purely because I did two versions this year.
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I've barely changed a thing on mine since 2006.
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