Apr 11, 2016 17:14:10 GMT -5
A while back, I started a TRON Fan Forum, as the fandom community for TRON doesn't exactly have a reliable place to meet up and discuss the going-on of this awesome franchise. So, I took matters into my own hands. Since then, it hasn't exactly picked up much steam, but I still haven't given up. I worked pretty hard with limited knowledge to make something unique, and I would love to hear what you think!
TRON: Gridlines
I'm around and round we go
Moderator
Apr 14, 2016 20:09:44 GMT -5
Hi
Phear I will gladly give you a few tips and thoughts!
Things I Enjoy:
- Header bar stretching all the way across, and the sticky menu bar are a great touch. Makes a forum that much useable to members!
- I like the extra detail in customizing the CSS for the scrollbar... I haven't even taken advantage of that on SI but it works really well here when viewed in Chrome.
- I also like the CSS edits you've made througought the UI of the forum, nav bars, posts options, etc.
- The colorfulness of the icons for the boards, I appreciate the pop of color on a very dark background.
- The icons in threads are also a very nice touch, I like the separated colors for important vs normal topics.
- The sidebar, oddly enough... usually I am not a fan of sidebars with content, however this is skinny enough that these images you have in there don't overwhelm me, much.
- Disc awards are a great feature
Things I Critique:
- Back to the sidebar, although I do like its skinny-ness, I think the images are a little heavy compared to the content. Maybe having them be at a lower opacity at first, and then when hovered they can go to full opacity and you get the full content?
- Overall font size is very very small. I do like the size of the icons in the board, but it is fighting a lot with the very small font size and very little text of the descriptions/posts/threads/last post.
- Maybe think about getting a post splitter, or something that can divide your eye between posts more. It gets a little difficult to tell where the content is, vs the mini profile, vs the signature
- The red line under posts in mini profile, I originally thought it was a rank bar or something of the sort. Was a little disappointed to find that it was the same for everybody. I think its a cool feature to watch people be at different levels, and that would be something a little extra to get people fighting/wanting to post.
- I would definitely make the logo clickable to go home once the sticky menu bar has been activated.
Overall:
The design is simple, but still consistent and really compact. I enjoy the attention to detail. Everything seems to fit in its place. A little more separation, maybe a little more pop up color, would help to make the forum more attractive to new members and a tad easier to read.
Hope these were the thoughts you were looking for, have fun foruming and thank you for sharing!