Feedback on New Headers

[Shelley_c]

I think loosing the background pattern wouldn't be such a bad thing. Go with something like a gradient so that the text is better highlighted. I dunno, I'm still half asleep so my judgment on the background could possibly be unsound.

[Gio~Logist]

The background isn't to bad, but a gradient could be useful.

[Princeton]

... the whole thing takes up too much space
... the background is "too busy"; you should calm it down a bit
... too many x's ... I'm guessing you will have x's as statusicons etc ... to a viewer it may look like one BIG X .. a BIG X could be a negative thing (eg. cross out)
... minimize your use of fonts; 2-3 fonts max

[lightnb]

What's wrong with the knobs?

[Gio~Logist]

I say give it a shot with the whole style. Lets see how it looks altogether. Things look different when they finally come together

[lightnb]

I toned down the background in the header and added a gradient overlay.

I've been trying to make a style that matches the header, but have been unsuccessful. Can't tell if it's too busy, or the colors don't work, or both. I'm guessing both

Any sugguestions?

[Freesteyelz]

Actually, I like the style that you have now. It's the Header that needs to be re-worked; it lacks the "umph!" My suggestion is that you re-work the Header so that it utilizes the colors of your forum.

[Gio~Logist]

Originally Posted by lightnb

I toned down the background in the header and added a gradient overlay.

I've been trying to make a style that matches the header, but have been unsuccessful. Can't tell if it's too busy, or the colors don't work, or both. I'm guessing both

Any sugguestions?

I'm not to fond of the purple, perhaps a black or something would be better?

[lightnb]

* Reduced all text to two fonts (3 if you count the 'x')
* Changed color scheme to match existing scheme on the forum
* Altered effects on "LiveXchange" header text, to make it stand out more
* Added radial blur to knobs behind "LiveXchange" header text
* Altered outer background
* Added grid to inner background
* Attempted to fix the log-in button again (any way to anti-alias the 'stroke' effect?)
* Added all main navigation 'links' to main menu bar for spacing purposes

[Gio~Logist]

Originally Posted by lightnb

* Reduced all text to two fonts (3 if you count the 'x')
* Changed color scheme to match existing scheme on the forum
* Altered effects on "LiveXchange" header text, to make it stand out more
* Added radial blur to knobs behind "LiveXchange" header text
* Altered outer background
* Added grid to inner background
* Attempted to fix the log-in button again (any way to anti-alias the 'stroke' effect?)
* Added all main navigation 'links' to main menu bar for spacing purposes

Nice, but the background boxes need to go . I had a great idea for this when i looked at it, just can't explain it