Tay Posted July 9, 2016 Posted July 9, 2016 Hey everybody, Here's a preview screenshot of the new front site. If you have a sec and want to share your off-the-cuff impression, that would be helpful! Otherwise, there will be a closed beta that starts once the new front site is successfully re-deployed on the server. I hope to launch the site for-reals next week. Thanks! Bolverk, Mr Poltroon, Eclipsed and 10 others 13 Quote
Kaguya Posted July 9, 2016 Posted July 9, 2016 The header feels a bit too big? I imagine it might be better if you cut off some of the height. It looks great, though. The whole page. Seems beautiful and easy to browse, too. Tay 1 Quote
Valmore Posted July 9, 2016 Posted July 9, 2016 Yeah, the top photo does feel a bit too large at the top. Aside from that the design is nice and neat. Fairly easy on the eyes. Tay 1 Quote
Flutterz Posted July 9, 2016 Posted July 9, 2016 Could you add a link to the site in your post, for the lazy ones among us? Edit: guess I should work on my reading comprehension, all we get are screenshots Tay 1 Quote
Tay Posted July 9, 2016 Author Posted July 9, 2016 1 minute ago, maefdomn said: Good looking, Are you using pHp or Jsp ? Hey maef, only just saw your Skype messages. Now I feel like a terrible person. Sorry. RE Coding Crap: PHP. There may be some JSP in there, too, but the details are a bit beyond me. Most of my participation was building the CMS and designing things. Quote
Darklord Rooke Posted July 9, 2016 Posted July 9, 2016 It's clean, uncluttered, and easy to navigate with relevant information. That makes me a fan Tay 1 Quote
Tay Posted July 9, 2016 Author Posted July 9, 2016 Just now, Rooke said: It's clean, uncluttered, and easy to navigate with relevant information. That makes me a fan *Sigh* Well, back to the drawing board, I suppose. AaronIsCrunchy, Silvz, Fiddle and 6 others 9 Quote
Guest Posted July 9, 2016 Posted July 9, 2016 Oh yeah, question Are the different blogs and features centralized or do the links send you to the external sites ? Quote
Tay Posted July 9, 2016 Author Posted July 9, 2016 4 minutes ago, maefdomn said: Oh yeah, question Are the different blogs and features centralized or do the links send you to the external sites ? Yep. Everything on one site and interconnected. For example: posting a review on the hub will make it appear on the relevant game's page. Game pages now also allow guest reviews. Etc. Not all my plans are going up right now: the Academy/Articles suite is still a WIP, but the back end has been totally built and I've made dedicated permissions sets for those who would want to participate in building and curating it (note: the initial academy/articles landing page will be a bit rough, but I've got everything we need to bedazzle it). Additionally, I should note that the team-builder, public profiles, and classifieds systems you and I chatted about are still only in the planning stages. Darklord Rooke 1 Quote
nohman Posted July 9, 2016 Posted July 9, 2016 The top of it is kinda an image overload, might partly be owed to the size of the header, but I think it more has to do with one row of images after another. It might look cleaner if the recently released section was either moved down or reworked in some way. Anyway, that's just my mediocre observation coming from my questionable sense of aesthetics. Tay 1 Quote
Guest Posted July 9, 2016 Posted July 9, 2016 1 minute ago, Tay said: Yep. Everything on one site and interconnected. For example: posting a review on the hub will make it appear on the relevant game's page. Game pages now also allow guest reviews. Etc. Not all my plans are going up right now: the Academy/Articles suite is still a WIP, but the back end has been totally built and I've made dedicated permissions sets for those who would want to participate in building and curating it (note: the initial academy/articles landing page will be a bit rough, but I've got everything we need to bedazzle it). Additionally, I should note that the team-builder, public profiles, and classifieds systems you and I chatted about are still only in the planning stages. Still pretty neat, good job. Quote
Bolverk Posted July 9, 2016 Posted July 9, 2016 This looks a lot better than before. The header image might be on the slightly big side. Although having a big nicely drawn picture is nice. You could have a highly detailed background image with vn/anime characters. Instead of having it white I think? Old theme currently has yellow as background. Having a nice background justifies having smaller header imo. Tay 1 Quote
atorq Posted July 9, 2016 Posted July 9, 2016 Looks good, or good enough. Not a big fan of those squarish things at the top, they are not symmetrical and the text-boxes look wrong. Quote
wyldstrykr Posted July 9, 2016 Posted July 9, 2016 question: is that for phone? (because the vertical is much higher than horizontal) then thats explain why the header is so big. Quote
AaronIsCrunchy Posted July 9, 2016 Posted July 9, 2016 I think if the top menus were drop-downs then the banner image size would be great, as it would mean none of the menus would cover anything else. In all honesty though, I have no particular issues with the banner size anyway. In fact, the whole lot looks really pleasant 2 hours ago, Bolverk said: You could have a highly detailed background image with vn/anime characters. Instead of having it white I think? Old theme currently has yellow as background. Having a nice background justifies having smaller header imo. If you don't mind my rebuttal I'm not sure I agree. I think if the background image was filled with characters it would look messier and be a little harder to get around, particularly as most of the thumbnails would also feature characters. I suppose if they were somewhat translucent that could work? Just my two pennies though, it could look awesome with background images. Quote
Nosebleed Posted July 9, 2016 Posted July 9, 2016 RIP "Front site never" memes. 1999 - 2016 Tay 1 Quote
Bolverk Posted July 9, 2016 Posted July 9, 2016 54 minutes ago, AaronIsCrunchy said: If you don't mind my rebuttal I'm not sure I agree. I think if the background image was filled with characters it would look messier and be a little harder to get around, particularly as most of the thumbnails would also feature characters. I suppose if they were somewhat translucent that could work? Just my two pennies though, it could look awesome with background images. Certainly it would look messy if there was too many characters. Having something like 1-3 on each left and right side of the middle of the page. Depending on the size of them wouldn't destroy the balance of the page I imagine. AaronIsCrunchy 1 Quote
DharmaFreedom Posted July 9, 2016 Posted July 9, 2016 I like it. Its bright and vibrant which makes it inviting to newcomers and old timers alike . Everything is sectioned off cleanly. I don't mind the big header picture. A big,nice and clear header picture could make people curious about the Vns that are on display. Good job getting it done, Tay Admin-san! Tay 1 Quote
Darklord Rooke Posted July 9, 2016 Posted July 9, 2016 Quote Hi everybody. Nay and I are going to be launching the new front site today, which means we'll be doing all sorts of work on the server and things could explode. Consequently, anything you post after this message goes up could be lost if things go south. Capiche? So if you're posting something of note, Today, make a copy of it in Notepad++ or Word before you click Publish. That way, when the site burns to the ground, you have a memento to hold and cherish. TL;DR = Big site work today. Back up everything you post today before you click "publish" just in case things went "BOOM" or go "BOOM" at some point today. But 'backing up' is for chickens, Tay. Real men throw caution to the wind and live with the consequences. ... (*copy* *paste* *saved forever*) DharmaFreedom, XionsProphecy and Tay 3 Quote
Tay Posted July 9, 2016 Author Posted July 9, 2016 4 minutes ago, Rooke said: 'Backing up' is for chickens, Tay. Real men throw caution to the wind and live with the consequences. ... (*copy* *paste* *saved forever*) You have always been such a good influence, Rooke. *Deletes all backups* XionsProphecy, Rose and Darklord Rooke 3 Quote
SilverLi Posted July 9, 2016 Posted July 9, 2016 Late to the party. But I am distubred by the header and where it ends. Not looking good. But perhaps it is a good reason for it? https://gyazo.com/5ea36c3b1f0746ee5e11161c71383f95 Couldn't link it but it is that corner which break the overall impression at least for me. Quote
Tay Posted July 9, 2016 Author Posted July 9, 2016 The header and its corners will definitely be fixed (and flush with the edges of the content area) before it goes live. Fear not. Quote
solidbatman Posted July 9, 2016 Posted July 9, 2016 Ya'll is some picky ass mofos. I for one, just want the damn thing up already. Aesthetics can be altered later. Lets hurry up and get the server meltdown over with. Tay 1 Quote
Tay Posted July 9, 2016 Author Posted July 9, 2016 5 minutes ago, solidbatman said: Ya'll is some picky ass mofos. I for one, just want the damn thing up already. Aesthetics can be altered later. Lets hurry up and get the server meltdown over with. No, no, no, no. Server meltdowns and FuwApocalypses are like fine wines. You need to savor them. XionsProphecy and Mr Poltroon 2 Quote
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