I've been aware for some time that the Wild Hunt Studios website isn't exactly a stunning piece of visual design (though the coding was a pain in the ass), and since your website is basically an advertisement for your company and products, it needs a facelift.
The current design was originally thrown together as a placeholder until I could come up with something a little more catchy and visually intriguing (never underestimate the ability of a design to draw visitors, who may come just to look...but note, they did indeed come).
The aggravating part is that I used to be a world-class web designer and worked in the field for years, but for whatever reason once I left the business my design skills left me. Design work has been frustration and failure over the last few years. For examples, note the differences in design between Electric Ghosts and ORX, or my websites from the 90's and my current set of sites.
Seriously, I used to receive actual fan-mail about my sites that read along the lines of, "I have to confess, I browse to your site daily just to look at it. It's beautiful!" This wasn't fan mail about the content, just the presentation.
Thus, obviously I can do it...but where did it go? The stuff I have now is tame, constrained, uninspired. So I'm soliciting feedback, suggestions, and pity (hah! This is LJ, afterall). Seriously, though. Other sites to look at, specific designs to take inspiration from, critiques of the current layout/graphics/design would all be appreciated.
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