SITE DESIGN FEEDBACK (new)

[JadeIcing]

Haley wrote:

I like the layout but HATE the colors and the banner. I personally like the color scheme we have now. I think blues and greens are more gender neutral and not so girly/childish.

I also would like to have a banner like Stephmarie's valentine/adopt a rabbit one we had last time. The one on that sample doesnt stand out at all.

I agree!

 

[Pipp]

Keep in mind that the side-box layout is standard with the new software, so regardless we'll have that.

We're looking at a (possible) newlogo design (bought and paid forbefore Stephanie came up with what we have now), color scheme,icons and borders.

I can't find a copy of Stephanie's rescue banner, love to show that to Nancy though.

 

[bunnydude]

I really like the layout. However the color scheme is pretty gnarly. A textured background is a nice touch, but I think it should be more subdued color-wise. Bold colors make much more sense on the title bars and borders.

By the way, I think the "report post" buttons and added statistics are great additions.

 

[Haley]

Pipp wrote:

I can't find a copy of Stephanie's rescue banner, love to show that to Nancy though.

Here ya go. I love this one, but Im biased She just did such a great job.

 

[Pipp]

JadeIcing wrote:

To girly. :biggrin2:

Yeah, guess my instructions on that didn't fit in -- I used 'babyish', should have used 'girlish', good word.

It's tough finding something that isn't too babyish (we're a forum about rabbit health and welfare, family friendly, but we deal with a lot of medical issues,can't be too cutesy while posting necropsy photos of dead rabbits in the posts), but we still want to bewarm and fuzzy -- lke bunnies.

 

[Bo B Bunny]

I love pink LOL! So girly is great for me!

I love that banner Haley. It's perfect! Zeus LOL! I love his ear in that - he should be on our new banner!

 

[Pipp]

Haley wrote:

Ya!! My favourite too! Without the hearts, it should be the standard -- although we are going to have a problem branding the '.net' bit, seeing as somebody is making a site just like ours (pet and breeder friendly, same info, etc) at rabbits-online.com, and that's going to be a problem).

My second fav is Becky's I think, if it was done a touch more professionally with the cutouts, etc...

 

[Pipp]

PS: I love the carrots, but they ARE orange. (I really hate orange -- evenPaypal's newdonation button bugs me!)

 

[bunnydude]

although we are going to have a problem branding the '.net' bit, seeing as somebody is making a site just like ours (pet and breeder friendly, same info, etc) at rabbits-online.com, and that's going to be a problem).

There's also a rabbitsonline.org. Maybe the banner should have ".net" highlighted somehow (a different color, a different font, bolded, italicized, etc.). That could easily be added to Stephanie's banner, which is my favorite as well.

The problem with the banner at the example site is that the rabbit pictures are muted. Plus, I think having cut-outs of the rabbits looks more professional.

 

[Pipp]

Hey Matt, it was yours and MBB's banner that you did for RO way back when that inspired it, I'll take that one over the new one.

And for the record, here's what she originally showed me -- and I told her to lose the purple and try the textured background. But I think it got worse. (Which I didn't think was possible). :biggrin2:

 

[bunnydude]

Like you said, a meadow theme would look really nice. What she's put together (both the first and second iterations) looks too "Easter-y", if that makes any sense.

 

[tundrakatiebean]

Haley wrote:

I like the layout but HATE the colors and the banner. I personally like the color scheme we have now. I think blues and greens are more gender neutral and not so girly/childish.

I also would like to have a banner like Stephmarie's valentine/adopt a rabbit one we had last time. The one on that sample doesnt stand out at all.

my opinion exactly!

I absolutely HATE that color...it's one of those things that is just embeded in my brain as "frou-frou" :yucknot my taste.

 

[TinysMom]

I think that one of the things I love the most about the site - is our banner. I don't like the individual pictures across the top of the page. Somehow, sometimes I feel like our lives and our bunnies merge together (even if they never meet in real life) and the idea of how they're put together in the banners just really "speaks" to me. I can see individual pictures in blogs.

Just my .02 about that.

I don't really care for what she's done as far as colors go. I like our current colors (I don't know what my current setting is - but I love it).

I really don't have a lot more to say. I'm sorry - I just don't really focus that much on the look of the forum - except for the banner....that I do love.

Peg

 

[Leaf]

I like the colors. Most of the forum I'm on are done in blues/neutrals and it gets.. redundant.



No offence, I'm here, right?!

 

[Pipp]

I think I might like this font, the more I look at it. In another colour -- maybe a greens/blues thingor green/green thing... without the possessive rabbits of course. But it will look good as one word with the .net on the end.

Maybe not as good as Stephies, though, I'd have to see it in action.

 

[stephiemarie78]

I have nothing good to say about that. YIKES the icons are quite boring was hoping for something more bunnish

 

[Pipp]

LOL! Well there's a bit of good news there, she hasn't added the icons yet, those are just place holders.

(Are ya feelin' the:heartsin this thread Stephie?)

 

[stephiemarie78]

yea and after the day I've had its nice. I'm officially in Tampa now living in my sister's living room :? not quite sure how I'm feeling at the moment but i don't like the colors at all.

 

[Pipp]

stephiemarie78 wrote:

yea and after the day I've had its nice. I'm officially in Tampa now living in my sister's living room :? not quite sure how I'm feeling at the moment but i don't like the colors at all.

Had some 'move' q's, but moved them to a new thread in VIP Chat.

And yeah, not sure how many times I mentioned using the same color scheme, and that was most decidedly NOT.

I washopingthat she'dtake what's here and strengthen it up with a nicer background, borders, some stronger lettering ... or something.

But when I saw the purple and the logo... :scared:

Then thepeach and the pink.. :yuck (Part of that was my idea mind you) :baghead

At one point I was wondering if it would work having the whole outside background with a faded collage like she did for the logo (still trying to fit in as many bunnies as possible), if it didn't look too busy, might work.

But I never meantthelogo. I always mentioned that I liked the style of ourcurrent banners.

Will be interesting to see what she does for icons. onder: Or not.

 

[Pipp]

Leaf wrote:

I like the colors. Most of the forum I'm on are done in blues/neutrals and it gets.. redundant.

No offence, I'm here, right?!

Yeah, needs something in addition to the blues/greens (although I don't see a lot of blue/green/pink combos out there) to make it stronger.

And why would anybody take offense after offering a solicited opinions? (It didn't say, "Tell me what you think but only if you agree with me." Which you kinda do anyway).