Looking for criticisim
 

on the layout and style of a new site - my 4th vbulletin forum.

www.politicaltension.com

Tear it apart! let me know your thoughts. yes it is small, im not looking for criticisim on its size. Just its style and layout. is it too cluttered? to confusing?

Skin is nice, I couldnt find a link on the homepage two the forum though, that might be a turn off.

well you've certainly come to the right place!

As for me, I like it... the design is sleek, compact and to the point..good job.

I really like the overall design of the skin... the only thing that I would change would be to make the right column in your forums (with the google ads) a little smaller :)

Thanks for the feedback. As for coming to the right place - I know I have! So many talented designers out there picking apart my forum.

Thanks for your input, and keep it coming!

Thanks for pointing this out. The link to the forums was located at the very top of the home page, left corner. I am looking at re-locating it to the top right grop of nav icons.

The design (as stated before) looks sleek and tidy and works very well for the type of topic you set for your forum. However, location of the forum link was hard to find and I had to click on an existing thread link to get to the forum, create a more prominent link with a better placement so guests can see what you have to off. Afterall, your content will be obviously a key factor to gain those registrations so a better placement link to the forums is vital and will help you in the long run.

I agree with what (forgot your name) a member said in this thread about the google ads being far to large, you never know when you'll need space to insert other links/tables etc but beware not to clutter an already tidy style in the process.

As for some of the images located in this style there's still some vbulletin stock images present and you should change these for custom variations starting with the navbits_start.gif icon seeing as it's the first stock icon image people will clap their eyes on. I might be able to help you with that seeing as your a customer at vbskinworks. Give me a shout and I'll help you out with that if you want the help.

I've also noticed that the sortasc.gif & sortdesc.gif are still present and being vbulletin stock they seriously need to go for custom variations plus blue icons on a blue background creates a problem for us short sighted users.

Overall, a nice clean and uncluttered layout and the style itself looks visually pleasing. Goodluck in creating your site. :)