Group Client Project - inspiring websites

Our client is a software company called AJC Software.
This is their current website http://www.ajcsoft.com/index.php
All we need to do is basically communicate with the client and re-design the website.

So while getting in touch with the client, we decided to look at some software or similar websites and choose 5-10 which has an nice element where we could put in to our website.

1) http://www.comprousa.com/en/home.html

I think the moving news box is quite good to have. If you have a lot of news or updates then you can avoid having a long list but still able to see each news in one box.

2) http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/gb/en/Content/1150905725000

There are several elements I like in this site. I like the flash images in the center of the page. It's big and eye catching. You can see a lot of information in one image and it's effective. We definitely need some drop-down menus like this in our website as there are too much information in the current website but they are not very organized. I like how they have put different links into categories at the bottom so users can find the information they want easily.

3) http://www.novell.com/home/

I think the footer of this website is clear and useful. It has a lot of links but they are in categories so it's very easy to look for the wanted information.

4) http://www.fsf.org/

I like the part where it says "You are here". So users know where they are in the site after clicking into a few links, they know exactly which category they are in and they can go back to the page they want directly with those "You are here" buttons.

5) http://discover.epicor.com/uk/erp/erp-74N2-92056.html

I like the background and the image of the staffs. It looks professional and promising with the sky and the blue.

6) http://www.1sourcetc.com/

I like the picture of "About Us". It looks professional and cool. I also like the "Points of Sale Products" pictures. Because they are circular they look less boring than original rectangular pictures.

7) http://www.computersoftwareinc.com/index.php?page=1

 

I like the design of this website. It uses flash in both the navigation bar and the image/banner in the middle. I think the color of the website is nice too.

8) http://download-data.com/shop/testimonials/

The "Testimonials" part is simple and clear and I think that's good.