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Re: New Forum layout in the works

Posted: Dec 13th, '10, 04:25
by Socs
Oh my goodness!
It looks wonderful!
:D

Great work!

Re: New Forum layout in the works

Posted: Dec 13th, '10, 04:27
by Telstel
Index page??? um ok, can't wait to see it =^o^=
Thanks for your hard work =^.^=

Re: New Forum layout in the works

Posted: Dec 13th, '10, 05:20
by Sukaretto
It looks great, Firn!!

It took a few seconds to realize what was going on, at first I was just staring at the pretty colors. :qlol:

Re: New Forum layout in the works

Posted: Dec 13th, '10, 06:05
by sheschenker
Very nice.Much easier for me to read, :qsml:

Re: New Forum layout in the works

Posted: Dec 13th, '10, 06:48
by lamoxlamae
Overall: The blue and red scheme is lovely, but the yellow has got to go! The filigree is pretty, but the conversation bubbles clash (yellow again!) and are clutter-makers that would look better if changed to more filigree instead.

Now, for the details! :qwhee:

Good things
  • I like the little filigree ornaments. It really adds a touch of class.
  • Having the blues and reds match looks great! They really are good color choices, very lively and classy.
  • The mods being in big letters makes spotting them very easy, even though the brightness could be toned down a little.

Things that need fixing
  • The yellows and reds do not match. They clash like crazy as they are too close on the color wheel. Changing the yellow to a different shade of blue would be wise.
  • Yellow (a hot color) is used to denote things you need to look at when the rest of the layout uses cool colors (blue). An alternate shade of blue (how about darker?) should be used instead.
  • The layout is very space-intensive. It feels weird having to make my eyes travel over such a huge areas just to find the forum I want to go to.
  • The little conversation bubbles are cute, but make it look cluttered and are not classy. They are also bright yellow, which clashes with the red. Making it worse, the designs on the books seem to have little to do with what each forum is for. Replacing them with a little matching filigree endcap would be much prettier and look less cluttered.

Re: New Forum layout in the works

Posted: Dec 13th, '10, 07:10
by Ziaheart
I like the speech bubbles. And I think they fit in. Crown for the Kingdom, doughnuts for the bazaar (because we use food for currency), computer screen that's talking (IMing) for communication office, tricycle for playground, a paint palette for arts, and books for entertainment. I think that's good. It's only my opinion, of course.

Re: New Forum layout in the works

Posted: Dec 13th, '10, 09:05
by Ayuhi
I agree with lamoxlamae, with the red not fitting the the picture xD
The speech bubbles with the books(?) in it looks kinda werid too, and cluttered xD

And, it would be nice if there were little lines between the forums, because it would be more divided?
Just like the old one, had an space for every forum lol

Re: New Forum layout in the works

Posted: Dec 13th, '10, 10:24
by angel-s vampyric aura
yay for new designs I like it so far! :mclove:

Re: New Forum layout in the works

Posted: Dec 13th, '10, 10:40
by Firn
lamoxlamae wrote:[*] The layout is very space-intensive. It feels weird having to make my eyes travel over such a huge areas just to find the forum I want to go to.


    I am sorry you are having this impression, but in fact the forum index page takes up pretty much exact the same space it used to before.


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    I am sorry people are having the impression it is cluttered or many people don't like the "yellow" (I did not even consider it to be yellow, it is more like a soft vanilla to me, but maybe this depends on your own screen).


    I will see whether I can add some twists to it so more people like it.


Re: New Forum layout in the works

Posted: Dec 13th, '10, 10:54
by Mikael Hart
I didn't think that people wouldn't like the icons. lamoxlamae mentioned that it made the site look cluttered, but I kinda like having them there. I mean, they're not so big, and they're very KofKish. The forum isn't only about elegance, but it's about cute things too. XD