A new design (perhaps) What do you think?

[Brad_tilf]

http://www.doomwadstation.com/images/template.html

This would be for the review pages, of course.
It's not even guaranteed. I'm still playing with different options and someone emailed me to say that he'd take a look at my "problem" so it might be completely different.
What do you guys think about this?

[Torn]

IMHO, I just think black behind red, blue, etc. is pretty hard for eyes (at least my eyes, don't know about the rest of the people)

[-_DLD_-]

Meh, an improvement to be sure, but it doesn't look professional somehow.

It seems to resemble something I made when I was 12.

I'm not being mean, just honest.

Look at other sites like CodeImp's and Spork's. Those look pretty good, so maybe you could use a similar layout.

[Brad_tilf]

Do you have any specific suggestions that could improve the layout?

[-_DLD_-]

As I said before, use a nice layout like the one CodeImp uses.

[Brad_tilf]

To be certain, that is a simple and nice layout but it's not the layout for my site. I'm working on it - which is why I'm asking for input.

[Brad_tilf]

What do you guys think of the new logo?

[Brad_tilf]

Torn said:

IMHO, I just think black behind red, blue, etc. is pretty hard for eyes (at least my eyes, don't know about the rest of the people)

See if this looks better.
http://www.doomwadstation.com/images/template.html

[-_DLD_-]

Holy triple post, Batman!

It looks better than before, since the colours have more synergy.

It still doesn't pop though. It still looks kind of amatuer-ish.

Using a nice prefabrocated style sheet or copying the layout of a nice looking site *coughCodeImpcough* would improve your layout by leaps and bounds.

[Dutch Doomer]

It looks good enough for me, normally I don't even look at how an website looks like.
Unless they make all sorts of weird buttons and flashy crap stuff, not to mention music.

[Brad_tilf]

-_DLD_- said:

Holy triple post, Batman!

It looks better than before, since the colours have more synergy.

It still doesn't pop though. It still looks kind of amatuer-ish.

Using a nice prefabrocated style sheet or copying the layout of a nice looking site *coughCodeImpcough* would improve your layout by leaps and bounds.

Of COURSE it looks amateur-ish - I have NO clue what I'm doing.
;-)

[Sporku]

The borders around the tables look very strange to me, and there is too much scrolling. I would consider using thumbnails that link to the full-sized screenshots, and then you could have 4 or 5 screenshots in a single row. I'd also recommend putting said thumbnails at the top of the page, rather than at the bottom. It'd decrease the amount of scrolling necessary by a lot, and it'd probably also make the page more interesting to look at.

[Brad_tilf]

dutch devil said:

It looks good enough for me, normally I don't even look at how an website looks like.
Unless they make all sorts of weird buttons and flashy crap stuff, not to metion music.

I'm with you on that. I want content - not flash.

[Mancubus II]

Centering everything in the middle of the page is also not a very good idea. Just go to some of your favorite websites and see how THEY do it.

[Brad_tilf]

AgentSpork said:

The borders around the tables look very strange to me, and there is too much scrolling. I would consider using thumbnails that link to the full-sized screenshots, and then you could have 4 or 5 screenshots in a single row. I'd also recommend putting said thumbnails at the top of the page, rather than at the bottom. It'd decrease the amount of scrolling necessary by a lot, and it'd probably also make the page more interesting to look at.

Good ideas.
Thanks

[Torn]

the text is looking alot better now, but as people has already said, there is too much scrolling. Maybe you should make your page so the screenshot (thumbnails) to the right of the review.

[Brad_tilf]

Changes are still be effected.
:-)

[Brad_tilf]

For instance, here is an improvement sent by someone:
http://www.doomwadstation.com/test

[DooMAD]

Yes, that layout with screenshot thumbnails along the top or in one of the sidebars would look great.

[-_DLD_-]

Looking a bit better, though the space between the banner and the menu bar looks kind of odd.

I agree with DOOMad about the screenies. Make 'em thumbnails and stick 'em on the right sidebar.

[Brad_tilf]

Well, here is the future of Doom Wad Station. - http://www.doomwadstation.com (main page)
and the review pages - http://www.doomwadstation.com/demonaquarium

This is the way the site is going to look when I get all the pages done. I think it works.
:-)

[quakis]

A lot better than what it used to look, I really like the design and the thumbnails to the right.

[Negatronica]

Brad_tilf said:

Well, here is the future of Doom Wad Station. - http://www.doomwadstation.com (main page)
and the review pages - http://www.doomwadstation.com/demonaquarium

This is the way the site is going to look when I get all the pages done. I think it works.
:-)

I like it so far..

[Dutch Doomer]

Brad_tilf said:

Well, here is the future of Doom Wad Station. - http://www.doomwadstation.com (main page)
and the review pages - http://www.doomwadstation.com/demonaquarium

Looks impressive nice update, I have to admit this looks better than your old one.
The old one wasn't bad either.

[-_DLD_-]

Nice! Much, much betters.

Perhaps you could make the screens smaller, but have them as clickable thumbnails?

Nice job.

[Brad_tilf]

-_DLD_- said:

Nice! Much, much betters.

Perhaps you could make the screens smaller, but have them as clickable thumbnails?

Nice job.

I have enough work ahead of me without adding tons of java to the pages too but thanks for the idea