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Apr 9, 2006 14:05:10 GMT -5
I love the look of it. Head/base images look great! The background needs little bit of work. You should seperate news fader with head/base images. Overall, Nice Forum you got there.
Apr 9, 2006 15:08:20 GMT -5
Thanks i'm still working on some things.
Apr 9, 2006 18:33:53 GMT -5
1. Good banner, nicely designed though you might want to even it out so that the width of the forum matches the banner. It looks nicer ^^
2. Excellent head/base images, unique and simple yet matching. Thought, the first head/base image is kind of thrown off by the news fader. Like Death said, I'd suggest splitting them apart with a code.
3. The background is a nice pattern, but could use a teensy bit of lowering the opacity a little. DOn't make the lines in the back stand out too much.
Overall, nice job! You've got a good amount of activity too, so that shows improvement. The colors blend nicely together, there aren't any unessecary boards, all is well! Good luck!
Apr 9, 2006 18:59:55 GMT -5
thanks i redo the back tomorrow and work on the news fader thing
Apr 26, 2006 13:56:37 GMT -5
ok changed a couple of things added a coding area
check it out
Apr 26, 2006 22:36:04 GMT -5
Alright, since i'm the rater i guess I'll rate!
Good: Colors,font sizes, and images blend well together, nothing blinding or bright. I like the head/base images, the the menu buttons are clear and matching. Excellent techy feeling overall
Lacking: The control buttons (Reply, Mark as Read, etc.) are a little too close together, making it hard to read. The on/off images are good, but I think the text stands out too much. Also, the main board itself isn't perfectly centered on the background. Not TOO noticable, yet a good designer would take points off. Also, the text in the news fader (at least for me in IE) is a little blurred, making it very hard to read. Another lacking factor would be organization with sub-boards. I think you are using them for the wrong reasons. Don't make guests/members visit more boards than they need to to get their desired information.
Suggestion: Disable the option of showing the # of sub-boards. It would look better without that option, because you have listed the boards underneath in the cell.
Suggestion: Delete the Icon Legend at the bottom of the page. It's pretty understandable which icon is new and old
Don't make a guest feel stupid.
Suggestion: To make your forum seem more active, instead of making new posts in the same old threads, create new threads or encourage members to make new threads.
Suggestion: Board/Sub-board organization. This is what I would do...
- Move the Forum Games board as a sub-board under lounge. The "Boards" category is...well, random. I would move the "Gaming Board" out from there, since it's off-topic and into the Lounge. Also, I would combing Advertise, ratings, and Show-off together into one board; Show-off with a sub-board for non-ratings.
I hope this helped! Overall Rating: 7.5/10