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Post by Mixed on Sept 21, 2015 13:03:43 GMT -8
Hello Support Community! After some time, I am at the point where I’m not sure what to do next. I look forward to hearing opinions about theme/design (images included), organization, and content. I created the theme myself and made the images used. Thank you in advanced for any tips you may have! Welcome to AlraëniaThis is a fantasy RPG focused around four nations based in the elemental magics of wind, water, earth, and fire. Update Edit: I have changed a few things in the layout and would like another pair of fresh eyes looking at it. Thank you.
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Post by Star's Legacy on Sept 22, 2015 13:11:44 GMT -8
Mixed [/ul] [/a] is a bit straining for my eyes and it is difficult to read on a whiteish background.[/ul][/ul] [/ul] [/ul]
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Post by Mixed on Sept 22, 2015 13:39:53 GMT -8
Hello Star's Legacy, I cannot tell you how relieved I am to hear you saw the images. Just an hour ago, I was going through a small panic as all the images linked to for the theme had become "unavailable", hence my edit here. But they're back and you saw them! Anyway, I really want to thank you for your review. I've read it over and I have a few ideas to bounce off of you, if that is okay. I'll go through it in the same order you have them. [/ul][/quote]Colors and Images - Thank you! The images took me the longest to make when putting together this forum; I wanted to be sure the color scheme matched it well. I am so happy to hear you like it. Collapsed Categories - I thought the collapsed categories would do well to not overwhelm new visitors. While, I also like to see everything open (it gives an idea of the vastness of the world), I figured it would be best if the most important stuff was open for guests first. Then if they were interested, they could open the rest up and explore. Open Conversations - I am so glad that it comes across as a good thing. Honestly, some days I feel a little crazy talking to myself. [/a] is a bit straining for my eyes and it is difficult to read on a whiteish background.[/ul][/ul][/quote]Sidebars - Hmmm... didn't think they'd get cut off. But yeah, that makes sense considering different screen resolutions would affect width, why not height. Saying that now, I feel a little dumb. I think I could easily extend the left sidebar to include more information (which would happen anyway as the forum grew), but I'm not sure about the right sidebar as that is the shoutbox alone. My purpose for putting it there was so members could chat even while they were exploring the boards. Was the shoutbox sidebar also cut-off? Basically, I am wondering if I set the left to scroll with the page and the right to remain fixed, would that work better? Red Text - Would the text you see in this thread be better? It's a darker red, but then again it's also a different font face. Maybe I'll look into using some purple or something for the history threads... [/ul][/quote]Fonts - I've played a bit and I kind of settled with the red to match the forum "redhorizon" name. But I guess I should play some more. Do you think purple would be gentler on the eyes? Would it be bad to match my post text with the forum color scheme? I wouldn't expect members to do this, of course. Sidebars - Yes, I can imagine it being frustrating. I hadn't really thought of it though since the sidebars are not cut-off on my screen. So thank you for pointing it out. Would my above ideas work? [/ul][/quote]Thank you so much again! I also hope to find some members who like the idea. ^_^
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Post by Star's Legacy on Sept 22, 2015 15:12:25 GMT -8
Mixed, I'm on mobile right now so my usual Response may be lacking a bit, but I shall try my best! Oh geez I know those panics about your forum when things are not going right nor displaying correctly. ^^ For sure, I mean at the very least I did give you a review based upon my observations and you have every right to question my statements and/or seek assistance with it all. Color and images - You're welcome! Man do I know how hard picking simple colors can be, not even mentioning that different screens can display the colors differently than your own. So there is always that to consider as well as people's own eyes abilities to distinguish different hues and such. Collapsed categories - Yea it can be difficult to make a decision. On my forum I went the route of condensing my categories into boards that held the original boards within it. Which this is something you could possibly check into. Open conversations - Oh yea it is always a good thing to be open and friendly because I know how some admins can appear or come across as scary acc powerful sort of thing. Sidebars - The shout box is just fine. It is only the left where a good chunk of it is hidden until you scroll to the bottom of the forum where it is suddenly revealed. Font - On my movie, the color seems fine, but I would say the font style is what was bugging me. It kind of reminds me of old computer dos text. As in it is really spaced? I'm not quite sure how to describe it. I think I covered everything, let me know if I missed something! ^^
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Post by Mixed on Sept 23, 2015 0:10:14 GMT -8
Star's Legacy, Don't worry. You didn't miss anything. Thank you for getting back to me so quickly. Since we both seem happy with the theme color and images, as well as the open conversations, I will leave those there rather than allow us to go back and forth about their pros and cons. For the others, I have a few follow-up comments and/or options. First off, when speaking about collapsed categories you mentioned condensing categories into boards with boards. May I ask what you mean by that? Would that be like my making one singular category "The Alraënian World" and only putting five boards in there representative of each nation and then putting the boards I have now into those boards as sub-boards? For the sidebars, I know have it set that the left scrolls with the page and the right shoutbox sidebar is fixed on the screen so that users can always see it. I hope this is better. As for the font, I have a few options I would like to run by you. In this thread, I have the original font face but the color has been changed to a purple matching the theme. The second option has the same red color but with a different font face. And my third option is a combination of the purple and new font face (plus some formatting to make it justified and pull it away from the edges of the post zone). May I ask you to check these out to see which you like best? Thank you again! All the best wishes to you!
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Post by Star's Legacy on Sept 24, 2015 9:22:43 GMT -8
Mixed, sorry my schedule has been quite busy! Collapsed categories - Yes exactly that's what I was talking about. There can be pros with this since you won't have a bunch of empty boards hanging around on the main page, but it can be meddlesome by hiding a lot of the boards and thus any open/cool threads with it. There is really no right or wrong answer with this more of a personal preference and what works for you. Side bar - Yes that looks wonderful. ^^ Font - I definitely put my vote in for the new font in whatever color it doesn't matter just that it no longer gives me a headache looking at it. ^^ The red does stick out more so maybe for highlighting important topics and what not. Let me know if there is anything else I can try to help with! ^^
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Post by Mixed on Sept 24, 2015 10:01:49 GMT -8
No problem at all! I was just a little worried that maybe I had bored you. Collapsed categories - I can see the pros and cons. It may be better to have the condensed boards for my forum's beginning stage to avoid the list of empty boards. However, I'm not sure about having only 3 categories. Granted if 1 out of 3 categories is the playing area, that may be a good balance. Then I could split the boards again into their own categories once the activity picks up. Oh the choices! But thank you for the idea. I'll have to think on it a bit. Side bar - Great! I'm just hoping the shoutbox doesn't cut off at another screen resolution. Font - I have been using the new font in the red as my "semi-default" style for my admin posts. I'm really considering going with the purple for the plot and world history threads as they are more a feature of the site than an actual post. Am I making sense? We'll see what wins out. Anyway, it has been a blast bouncing ideas off of you! Thank you so much for your initial review and input afterwards! All the best to you, Star's Legacy! ^_^
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Post by Star's Legacy on Sept 24, 2015 18:26:55 GMT -8
Mixed, Side bar: Font: You are welcome, I'm glad I could help! ^^[/ul]
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Post by Mixed on Sept 25, 2015 7:44:18 GMT -8
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Post by Mixed on Sept 28, 2015 7:48:58 GMT -8
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Post by Mixed on Sept 29, 2015 11:03:26 GMT -8
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Post by Mixed on Sept 30, 2015 23:43:41 GMT -8
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Post by Mixed on Oct 2, 2015 4:39:09 GMT -8
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Post by Mixed on Oct 3, 2015 12:07:56 GMT -8
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