Mar 05
Glass tiles
I remember this from Spain last September, when I was a bit astonished of how much tiles Spanish people use in their decorating. Today, I have stumbled upon a glass tiles website. It is available in English, and yes, you guessed well, Spanish.
First of all, the website has that black background, which is like hovering above the browser, if you take a peek into its borders. I don’t think that background is such a good idea. I know, they probably thought that the tiles will be a bit more expressive and easier to see, but it looks so ugly up to the point to which it turns the website into a turn off.
Such a presentation website, especially when it comes to interior/exterior design (using the glass tiles). Also, the header, with logo and slogan (which is missing) is not very good, as if you’re coming by mistake over there, you can think this is a website with textures web designers may download and use, as opposed to tiles.
Also, it would have been wonderful if they had also some portfolio of where their tiles have been used, but that is missing. Seeing all those tiles next to each other can’t make you imagine the big picture, the whole design, so these portfolios, or examples, would be very much appreciated.
Now, the source… Oh yes, the source. The good thing is that they have a doctype. I am funy, aren’t I? Well, yes, they have a doctype, and that’s when I see how things go wrong. HTML, table based layout, missing alt tags and the list goes on. The bottom line is that the source emphasizes the poor design, which is definitely very old and outdated.
Conclusion: Great tiles, would love to see them on actual sites (houses, hotels etc), poor website.
Cheers!
