What do you think of the forum lay-out?

Admin · 01-29-2011, 07:55 PM

We need your awesome opinion about the forum lay-out. Please answer in the poll and in a post. Serious answers only please. We're doing serious business here.

Thanks a lot for your help! Much appreciated!

MeandmagiC · 01-29-2011, 08:08 PM

I like it

but in my opinion it would be better if it looked more magical. since this is practically a magic forum. It would be very cool if those edges of the forum (when it goes from white to black) could be smoothed/feathered/blurred. Just an idea

btw, i like this layout a lot, but its just an idea

p.s. I hate the magic cafe's layout xD, I have no idea why they still have it like that xD

TheMisdirectingHand · 01-29-2011, 08:22 PM

I love the current layout, the black and white give it that "feeling."

Albert · 01-29-2011, 10:46 PM

I think that the current layout is nice. It's simple, but gives a radiant vibe of a "cultured" forum, if you know what I mean.

However, sometimes, it feels as though the side with the black and white polka-dotted bars are a little too plain. If I was scrolling down the forum, I wouldn't be able to tell whether I'm near the top or near the bottom because it's the same all throughout... I might be over-exaggerating, but that's how I see it.

s13zeTheDay · 01-29-2011, 11:39 PM

I do like the fact that it's mainly black, which makes it seem "professional" and is not jarring (for example I can't stand themagiccafe's green). I hadn't thought about it before, but I agree with albert that it could be better with a bit of differentiation. Also I think the best idea would be to come up with 2-3 contenders and compare them with this one.

la0o9 · 01-30-2011, 12:09 AM

it seems fine to me, everything is easy on the eyes and everything look very professional. but Albert is right, it needs a certain level of differentiation, may be we should follow S13ze's advice

Admin · 01-30-2011, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by s13zeTheDay

I do like the fact that it's mainly black, which makes it seem "professional" and is not jarring (for example I can't stand themagiccafe's green). I hadn't thought about it before, but I agree with albert that it could be better with a bit of differentiation. Also I think the best idea would be to come up with 2-3 contenders and compare them with this one.

What exactly do you mean with "2-3 contenders" in this case?

We have just changed the background a little bit so that it fades to black the lower you scroll. Please let us know if that is better?

Thank you!

Albert · 01-30-2011, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Admin

We have just changed the background a little bit so that it fades to black the lower you scroll. Please let us know if that is better?

Thank you!

Ah, I see it. In my opinion, maybe the fade can be a bit stronger? It's not very noticeable to me since the little white dots still are visible on the lower sections. Maybe that was intended (because white dots are awesome

). But it does look better than before

Mark · 01-30-2011, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Albert

Ah, I see it. In my opinion, maybe the fade can be a bit stronger? It's not very noticeable to me since the little white dots still are visible on the lower sections. Maybe that was intended (because white dots are awesome

). But it does look better than before

Be sure to check it out in long threads like this one.

Albert · 01-30-2011, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark

Be sure to check it out in long threads like this one.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.......

s13zeTheDay · 01-30-2011, 03:16 AM

What I meant was that just trying out a few would give a better sense of how changing it would actually look than just thinking hypothetically. For example, I like this fading scheme.

Admin · 02-05-2011, 04:18 PM

The poll has now been closed. Thanks a lot you guys!

Fruglemonkey · 02-05-2011, 05:03 PM

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Admin · 02-05-2011, 05:24 PM

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View Poll Results: What do you think?
I don't like the colors. Please do something about it.	0	0%
It is sooo 2010. Please give it a more modern look.	0	0%
I don't mind it. It's fine.	6	54.55%
I absolutely dig it. Please keep it like this forever.	4	36.36%
Different, read my post below.	1	9.09%
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01-29-2011, 07:55 PM	#1
Admin Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 173	What do you think of the forum lay-out? We need your awesome opinion about the forum lay-out. Please answer in the poll and in a post. Serious answers only please. We're doing serious business here. Thanks a lot for your help! Much appreciated!

01-29-2011, 08:22 PM	#3
TheMisdirectingHand David Nguyen Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Rosemead, California Posts: 406	I love the current layout, the black and white give it that "feeling." __________________ "There are three types of people in this world; •People who talk and never do: The Lower Class •People who talk and do at the same time: The Middle Class •People who do before they ever talk: The Upper Class A real man does not need to talk. We are the upper class." -Joseph Lau

01-29-2011, 11:39 PM	#5
s13zeTheDay Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 150	I do like the fact that it's mainly black, which makes it seem "professional" and is not jarring (for example I can't stand themagiccafe's green). I hadn't thought about it before, but I agree with albert that it could be better with a bit of differentiation. Also I think the best idea would be to come up with 2-3 contenders and compare them with this one. __________________ What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is, what can you make people believe you have done. --Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study In Scarlet

01-30-2011, 12:09 AM	#6
la0o9 Move monkey atm Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Not where you'd want to go :P Posts: 747	it seems fine to me, everything is easy on the eyes and everything look very professional. but Albert is right, it needs a certain level of differentiation, may be we should follow S13ze's advice __________________ "Doubt isn't the same as saying people are bad, it simply means you actually care, 100% trust is nothing more than ignorance"~ Akiyama Shinichi- Liar Game "It's not the destination but the road to it that is worth the trip" "Be careful what you wish for... it might just come true"~ old saying "It's a small world, but only relatively" "Reality is not the world, it is the way humankind depicts the world, thus when you alter a person's way of seeing the world, you alter reality itself"

01-29-2011, 08:08 PM	#2
MeandmagiC Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 44	I like it but in my opinion it would be better if it looked more magical. since this is practically a magic forum. It would be very cool if those edges of the forum (when it goes from white to black) could be smoothed/feathered/blurred. Just an idea btw, i like this layout a lot, but its just an idea p.s. I hate the magic cafe's layout xD, I have no idea why they still have it like that xD

01-29-2011, 10:46 PM	#4
Albert DarkSleightZ Artist Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 671 Donor Score: 110	I think that the current layout is nice. It's simple, but gives a radiant vibe of a "cultured" forum, if you know what I mean. However, sometimes, it feels as though the side with the black and white polka-dotted bars are a little too plain. If I was scrolling down the forum, I wouldn't be able to tell whether I'm near the top or near the bottom because it's the same all throughout... I might be over-exaggerating, but that's how I see it.

01-30-2011, 03:16 AM	#11
s13zeTheDay Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 150	What I meant was that just trying out a few would give a better sense of how changing it would actually look than just thinking hypothetically. For example, I like this fading scheme. __________________ What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is, what can you make people believe you have done. --Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study In Scarlet

02-05-2011, 04:18 PM	#12
Admin Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 173	The poll has now been closed. Thanks a lot you guys!

02-05-2011, 05:03 PM	#13
Fruglemonkey Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 41	Is there a way to easily/quickly see my own posts?