What do you think of the new design? - Page 3 - Alphaville Forum

wii · 14 Aug 2002, 21:23

No way, the bottom will be changed too, but I´m not doing more for the forum until the big update.

wii · 24 Aug 2002, 17:16

I told you hardin,

the image is very small, exactly 1,93kb - that´s nothing, the reason you see the image first sometimes, is because the forum get all info from a database, which takes a second or two.

Trent · 24 Aug 2002, 17:57

Yeah, I think you need just a little bit of blue on the page...=)

"When I close my eyes, I see my soul...When I open them, I see yours"...
Trent

poul e · 25 Aug 2002, 07:44

@Hardin: I have been thinking the same thing about the name of the forum (The Dreamroom). It´s only written in very small text on top and at the bottom. But I know why Willy has made it this way. He wants it as nice and simple as possible. For me the name of the forum is much more important than the fact that the forum is made by Willy from New Horizons. The webpage www.alphaville.org is the place to go if you´re a member of "New Horizons", but the forum is for everyone.

So if I should suggest anything it would be to make the name of the forum more visible perhaps by making a cool logo for it. For me the name of the forum is more important to show than the name of the band(s) because we all know why we´re here and the name of the place is www.alphaville.org/forum and not www.thedreamroom.dk. And it´s always possible to write something like "The place to be for fans of Alphaville" just under the logo perhaps. But it´s just an idea.

Edited by - poul e on 25 Aug 2002 09:08:58

wii · 25 Aug 2002, 10:45

Well, the new horizons text in the background is part of the concept of the website which the forum is part of, and I want to keep all pages consistent and alike so I have the pic here also.

Keeping thing simple is extremely important, makes it easier to use, and I thing I have that in the new design and in the forum - everyone who is here knows what the Dreamroom is, it´s pretty obvious !!!!

poul e · 25 Aug 2002, 10:49

@Willy: Don´t get me wrong. I also think the forum and website should be kept nice and simple. And they should also be linked heavily together with the same outlay and colours. The only thing I´m saying is that there is no need to write "New Horizons" in big text at the forum, but perhaps it could be an idea to make the name of the forum more visible.

wii · 25 Aug 2002, 10:58

Hmmm, the name of the forum is right there at the top of all pages in the forum, right above the online chat users - I see it all the time, making it bigger would not look cool, and it would be a pity to change the logo, it´s great as it is, so I´m afraid I don´t agree with you guys on this, but I am considering removing the background pic, as it can only been seen when the data is transferring to the browser. What about changing the background pic text from "new horizons" to "The Dreamroom"?

poul e · 25 Aug 2002, 11:03

@Wii: You could do that, yes. The "New Horizons" text isn´t important in the forum (for me anyway).

wii · 25 Aug 2002, 11:04

Hang on...

wii · 25 Aug 2002, 11:24

Ok, now it says The Dreamroom in 3 different places at all times:

1. the top
2. the background
3. the bottom

14 Aug 2002, 21:23	#21
wii Dream Master Join Date: 07 Nov 2000 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,705	No way, the bottom will be changed too, but I´m not doing more for the forum until the big update.

24 Aug 2002, 17:16	#22
wii Dream Master Join Date: 07 Nov 2000 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,705	I told you hardin, the image is very small, exactly 1,93kb - that´s nothing, the reason you see the image first sometimes, is because the forum get all info from a database, which takes a second or two.

24 Aug 2002, 17:57	#23
Trent Dreamer Join Date: 22 Dec 2000 Location: Raleigh, NC, USA. Posts: 2,357	Yeah, I think you need just a little bit of blue on the page...=) "When I close my eyes, I see my soul...When I open them, I see yours"... Trent

25 Aug 2002, 07:44	#24
poul e Dream Keeper Join Date: 08 Nov 2000 Location: Thisted, Denmark Posts: 7,069	@Hardin: I have been thinking the same thing about the name of the forum (The Dreamroom). It´s only written in very small text on top and at the bottom. But I know why Willy has made it this way. He wants it as nice and simple as possible. For me the name of the forum is much more important than the fact that the forum is made by Willy from New Horizons. The webpage www.alphaville.org is the place to go if you´re a member of "New Horizons", but the forum is for everyone. So if I should suggest anything it would be to make the name of the forum more visible perhaps by making a cool logo for it. For me the name of the forum is more important to show than the name of the band(s) because we all know why we´re here and the name of the place is www.alphaville.org/forum and not www.thedreamroom.dk. And it´s always possible to write something like "The place to be for fans of Alphaville" just under the logo perhaps. But it´s just an idea. Edited by - poul e on 25 Aug 2002 09:08:58

25 Aug 2002, 10:45	#25
wii Dream Master Join Date: 07 Nov 2000 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,705	Well, the new horizons text in the background is part of the concept of the website which the forum is part of, and I want to keep all pages consistent and alike so I have the pic here also. Keeping thing simple is extremely important, makes it easier to use, and I thing I have that in the new design and in the forum - everyone who is here knows what the Dreamroom is, it´s pretty obvious !!!!

25 Aug 2002, 10:49	#26
poul e Dream Keeper Join Date: 08 Nov 2000 Location: Thisted, Denmark Posts: 7,069	@Willy: Don´t get me wrong. I also think the forum and website should be kept nice and simple. And they should also be linked heavily together with the same outlay and colours. The only thing I´m saying is that there is no need to write "New Horizons" in big text at the forum, but perhaps it could be an idea to make the name of the forum more visible.

25 Aug 2002, 10:58	#27
wii Dream Master Join Date: 07 Nov 2000 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,705	Hmmm, the name of the forum is right there at the top of all pages in the forum, right above the online chat users - I see it all the time, making it bigger would not look cool, and it would be a pity to change the logo, it´s great as it is, so I´m afraid I don´t agree with you guys on this, but I am considering removing the background pic, as it can only been seen when the data is transferring to the browser. What about changing the background pic text from "new horizons" to "The Dreamroom"?

25 Aug 2002, 11:03	#28
poul e Dream Keeper Join Date: 08 Nov 2000 Location: Thisted, Denmark Posts: 7,069	@Wii: You could do that, yes. The "New Horizons" text isn´t important in the forum (for me anyway).

25 Aug 2002, 11:04	#29
wii Dream Master Join Date: 07 Nov 2000 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,705	Hang on...

25 Aug 2002, 11:24	#30
wii Dream Master Join Date: 07 Nov 2000 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,705	Ok, now it says The Dreamroom in 3 different places at all times: 1. the top 2. the background 3. the bottom