Ask HN: Ok done with our website. But Look and feel is developerified.
We got done building our site but it has developer looks.
How to find a cheap way of improving the look and feel? What sites/designers have you guys looked at to improve the look. I know many people on hacker news suggest hire a professional, but where to hire a cheap and reliable professional?
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The main area to work on is typography and navigation layout. If you have nice typography and an easy to use navigation, you'll be 90% of the way there.
Another tip is to never use #000 for your text. Try using a dark grey.
Two sites I like the design of are: http://www.thrivesolo.com/ and http://www.bestmadeco.com/
I'm not a designer by heart, but I just look at other sites in the same market for inspiration. Most of the sites I design come out looking pretty good. It's all about prioritizing. Take a look at this amazing post Allison House: http://thinkvitamin.com/design/how-to-arrange-interface-elem...