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Hi guys, i am doing a design for a client of mine and i needed to know what you think of this design.

See attachment below.
Should i add a navigationbar and add a black block for the text part or change color of the font?
Maybe other editing?
I need your review
thanks

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image is too small to tell

seoconsulent

very strange. I uploaded it as a big png file but when i put it in attachment it gets very small.How can i change this then?

maybe its because max allowed for png file is 620 x 280.So i need to resize it to this size?just let me know
thanks

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upload it to server space and link to it?

seoconsulent

well now its better but still not same size as in browser.
Also i want to make a wordpress theme out of this layout.Which colors should i chose?

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yes you need some sort of background for the text so it has enough contrast against that photo - that's a huge photo and if, as i assume, it's a stock one then i see nor reason for it to be that big - i would make it about 25% in size/crop it and use it as a header and the put the text below

for colours, er use the ones you have and from the logo

seoconsulent

Well to be honest i like the background alot. If possible i need to have a trick for the text so its more readible. Yes its a stock photo. What would you add if you leave the backgroundpicture as is. I can make it less bigger but not as a header.
Any suggestions about nav bar or anything else?
Isn't it too white? Which colors are better to use?

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you can put a semitransparent png behind the text as a repeating background to fadeout the image behind the text container

imo it's not too white - just add some colour highlights in from the logo

leflis

or you can add text-shadow.. with CSS3.. although it will not show in IE

d a v e

it's really important to have good contrast between main copy and background images (which is why you usually don't see this kind of background with text over it) adding text shadow is not the answer.

OP- you also have to consider the page weight when using an image of this size

i think you're going to struggle with making the design work if you're inflexible with the background image, though if you place a white png in the background of the main copy at around 60% opacity then you can probably do it.

you could easily crop some off the bottom of the image, and move the image up a little too.