Review Please

[gregfindley]

Hi all.

My forum hasn't been going long, but its been a good start so far,
www.ChessForums.org

Appreciate any feedback,
Thanks, Greg

[Calash]

You have a somewhat non-standard layout with the logo only appearing on the forum home and not at the top of the screen. It just does not look "right" to my eye, though it may just be that I am use to a more standard "logo at the top" format. The logo it's self is nice, but quite orange. Adding some blue into it to better match the site would help the page to flow better.

You have a lot of info on the left bar, however it is well organized and you do not carry it over to the posts, allowing the forum to flow better. This is definitely a good choice with the narrow format.

Speaking on the narrow layout, I would suggest also having a fluid skin. This gives your visitors a choice..something people with especially high resolution monitors will thank you for .

The rest of the forum looks great. The forum icons are well done and match your theme. You have good organization in your forums, however you may want to reduce them by one or two until you get more content in place.

Your welcome message is stock and should be edited to contain information about your site. You have a great domain name for telling people what your topic is, but extra keywords and description there will not hurt.

So far it look great, if a bit different than the standard. Great job

[Princeton]

hmmm, you don't care much about your brand do you? As stated previously, your logo only appears on the index page.

Overall, the style looks great. :up:
I suggest editing alt1/alt2 gradients. This way the "Last Post" column will have the gradient. The gradient behind the titles makes it difficult to read (less contrast).