1.  EagleEyeDon

These two homepage designs for a music group in Connecticut are very unique.  I like how EagelEyeDon broke away from a typical website of boxes and made it more visually pleasing.  In the first design, the pictures are morphed in a cool way that it definitely gives the page some depth.  My favorite is the second design, however, because it seems a little more organized and clean.  I think the giant picture of the microphone is a nice use of a picture that instantly tells the viewer what the website is all about; music.  The links on the right are well placed on the page, but my only suggestion would be to play around with the different fonts for the word VINTAGE, because that font just seems a little too plain to me.  In all, very creative ideas and a good start to a homepage. I also like the colors and the use of the gradient tool in the second homepage, and it is pleasing to the eye.

2.  Hall’s Mark II

As always, a very creative piece form Hall’s Mark.  In the first design, I think the color scheme works great and is visually pleasing.  The links at the top seem to almost pop out of the page, giving it a cool 3-D effect.  My only critique would be to change the font for the main banner on the page, because the text seems a little grainy on the edges, so maybe try to smooth that out or change the font altogether.  In all, it is very well organized and balanced.  The second design is also great visually.  I like the font on the banner much more here.   You may want to take some of the images out of the background however, because there seems to be too much going on for the eye to focus on the main text.  Also, maybe it’s just me, but I like my text to be normal and not slanted on a website, because it makes it difficult to read sometimes.  Very creative though, and a great start to what looks like a very cool homepage.