Some quick info about the redesign of this site, which went live back on September 26th.
Split in two
Before this redesign, there was just ndoherty.com, where the primary focus was on web development. With the redesign, I decided I needed two sites: ndoherty.com became devoted to my thoughts on personal growth, while ndoherty.biz now plays host to the web design goodness. No point mixing those two subjects all together on one site.
The design of both sites is exactly the same, except for some subtle color differences.
Clean and simple
I wanted everything to be very clean and simple, which was much easier said than done. Click the numbers below to see screenshots that show the progression of the homepage design.
It started off pretty cluttered, got more cluttered, then I started taking things away until only the essentials were left. Looking back through those iterations, I’m pretty happy with the end result.
The logo
The stag logo was derived from my family crest:
I started out trying to make a good copy of the animal, but again found that a minimalist approach worked better.
Looking good! Love the logo evolution…
Looks really nice Niall, love the logo, I was wondering where the stag came from. And I love the clean layout of the site!