conpiracymonki Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 [b][size=1] Basically, as soon as our exams are over, my friends and I are planning on creating a gaming+anime .com website. It being the night before the exams begin, I can't sleep, so I've gotten to work. This is my first site design idea, and basically I just messed quite a lot around with my blog template. Personally I'm quite pleased with this, but I know that the white/grey/black/burgundy colour theme has been overused, abused, and milked silly to the extent that it's bleeding. But yeah.. C/C/R please. We don't want a second-hand site, so I need to know how to patch up and make a real neat layout that everyone would like (and hopefully also be different). Thanks all. =)[/b] *sprayed over friends' names, in case they don't want them shown* EDIT: Slight re-do, done after a few of the pointers[/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posthumous Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 [color=teal][size=1][b]I like how you mixed the black and white colors together. I hope your site makes it big![/b][/size][/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xra Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 AHH I don't see Sonic in there!! Besides that, pretty good, but i looks sorta plain. add a 3rd color like [color=red]red[/color]. That should do the trick. But you should have had Sonic in there:flaming:. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentdeath Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 is it just me or is the picture a little fuzzy? overall though it is nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circ Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 I srongly suggest not to leave the middle in white. It's blinding. Otherwise I like it, though I am more lenient toward graphic-stronger sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zeh Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 [color=003399]Hmm... looks too big for the resolution on this moniter, but then again, this computer's pretty screwed up >.> I actually really like it except for the whole black "border" around it... Very Goodlums ^^;;[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conpiracymonki Posted March 27, 2003 Author Share Posted March 27, 2003 [b][size=1] I'll start work on another one with a little more red, and less blinding white ;) I made it simple graphic-wise, so that it doesn't take a lifetime to load. Plus everyone overdoes effects now, so we'll just have a real confusing and detailed banner of some sort.[/b] *will plod back to do it, in about 2 hours*[/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinobi Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 Hmm pretty sweet! My site *cough* Click my banner or other link in my sig *cough* Saiyan Stamina, will be delighted to Aff with you old chum?! I do agree though, don;t keep it white in the middle, and i strongly suggest using FusionPHP for a news program, if you need the link PM me or just go on Google and search "FusionPHP" anyway...real nice ~_0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semjaza Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 I don't mind the white... I don't find it blinding on its own, but it contrasts way to heavily with the darkness of the rest of the site. I'd tone down that black to a dark or mid-range grey... Then you can either leave that white alone, or try out a lighter shade of another color (grey would work again). Otherwise, I'd try splashing everything with colors. There's too much solid stuff on there... As long as you don't make the text white on black backgrounds, we're good. I cannot stand that, and I'm glad people are cutting back on that design idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conpiracymonki Posted March 27, 2003 Author Share Posted March 27, 2003 [b][size=1] OK. I just changed it a little more, taking in what Semjaza said. I made the blacks into greys, so that there isn't too much of an eye-straining contrast. So basically all the white text is on a grey background, and even then all white text is kept at a minimum. So yeah. I think I'll keep it as a light grey on dark grey thing, so there is some contrasting, but not eye-bleeding heavily done. Here's the second design.[/b] *edits first design slightly as well, so that it isn't as contrasted too* EDIT: I basically opened my sites in IE and printed screen and cropped it to size, and saved as a JPEG. So that's why it's kinda messed up near some of the text. And that's also why it may seem a little big for 800x600 users.[/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xra Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 :nono: You still don't have Sonic in there. Don't make me come after you. Anyway, it does look a lot better. Just add Some pics for decoration(like maybe...SONIC!!) And it'll look great. [SIZE=1]you still shoulda had sonic in there...[/SIZE]*walks off* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentdeath Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 lol sonic... hey that's much better, i love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Mage Prince Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 YOUR SITE IS SO COOL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semjaza Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 I think you might want to lighten up the center a bit more... Also, it won't get blurry if you save it as a gif. Your site isn't many colors, so it would help more than hurt. Is this a site about everything you can think of or what? lol You might want to tone that idea back a little... I've tried that a few times, and it's very hard to get going with so much on your plate. I've gone through several site designs I know people here have seen, and I'm finally concentrating on Slow Nerve Action's current design... The fact that I always had so many sections really hurt it and caused me not to know where to begin half the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conpiracymonki Posted March 28, 2003 Author Share Posted March 28, 2003 [b][size=1] I like the way SNA's been done. I mean, the design is like totally unique, lol. And the colours go well together. Being the idiot I am, I thought the block writing at the top was some sort of logo, until I tilted my head >.> But yeah, our site's not going to have everything that's mentioned there, lol. They're just suggestions. We'll knock most of them off at first, and work on two or three areas, and then slowly build it up. Besides, there's four of us, lol, so I don't really have that much pressure on me.[/b] And yeah. I'll re-do it again (is feeling perfectionist today -.-') and attach it onto this message after I repost.. *reminds self to save site image as .gif this time*[/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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