How could I improve the layout of my website?

Question

This is my website: http://www.newsbreaktimes.com

My friends tell me it's too simple...any ideas on how to improve it?

Answer 1

First, I would make the section titles (e.g. OLYMPICS, TECHNOLOGY) larger because they look like they're just floating there.  They should at least be bigger than the headlines so they catch the viewer's attention first... that way the larger, abstract text leads eyes to read the smaller text of the details if they are interested.

I would definitely add more color.  In order to make it optimally visually appealing, I would use a color scheme generator (here's one... http://www.wellstyled.com/tools/colorsch... to pick colors.

I think if you slightly change the background color for each section, it would help a lot.  Maybe even change some text color too.

Also, I think you centered too many elements -- it really brings out a lot of white-space, which gives a "simple" look.  If certain text is important, I would maybe change the color, bold it, make it larger.

If you listen to any of my suggestions, I think the most important thing to do is to minimize white-space.

Otherwise, I have to say, this isn't even close to being the worst I've seen, it's actually rather decent to say the least.

Answer 2

I think you can make it a little wider.

I also think it's simple but I have seen simpler sites than this one. Simplicity can be good because many users like it clean and simple.

I also think you can improve your header by making it more creative. Make your own little logo for example.

However your site looks, the most important part is the content. If you have good content, people will visit your site even if it only looks like an email.