This forum style simply rocks

[srkrocks]

Hi guys I just wanted to let you know guys that this forum style simply rocks and it feels so good to browse through who ever coded this style has done a very good job and deserve appreciation.

[Magnumutz]

That's how it's supposed to be.
Simple to navigate, easy on the eye and as few images as possible.
Indeed, for an official site, it's pretty good.
Not that there's no room for improvement, but if a new style were to emerge, it would HAVE to have the same navigability as this one.

[srkrocks]

Originally Posted by Magnumutz

That's how it's supposed to be.
Simple to navigate, easy on the eye and as few images as possible.
Indeed, for an official site, it's pretty good.
Not that there's no room for improvement, but if a new style were to emerge, it would HAVE to have the same navigability as this one.

yes thats for sure! I would love a style which looks so elegant as this one! its really awesome. hats off to princeton

[Jumbo]

Am I missing something? This forum is about as plain and basic as it gets. Not to say that is bad, but it doesn't rock.

[Shelley_c]

The style is downright bad, plain and simple. Colouring is bad, layer usage terrible, (we don't use layers here when re-colouring). The purple doesn't do justice to sensitive eyes (designed by princeton who created the thread about white text on black background). Green is, well, jungle fever. Not to point fingers though the blue is about the only coloured style that is bearable to the eye. It's the only one I'll use without straining my eyes.

It's a bad style no justice in sugar coating it. It will be insulting intelligence.

Edit: Just so you see what I mean, here is the current purple icon unmasked where it should resulting in sloppy re-colouring. >>

And a 30 second effort where i simply applied masking in the appropriate layers resulting in a better visually usable image which imo is easy on the eyes.

[Dean C]

I think the style itself is great. A lot of thought has been put into improving its usability, so I disagree with shelley completely in that regard. But she's so right about the buttons/icons. The default ones are horrific. I'd rather have a cat slowly scratch me to death, than willingly run a forum using the stock button set.

[Magnumutz]

Shelley, as an official site, they don't value graphic work as much as functionability, easy navigation, page size for those dial-up users (there still are, weird huh?).

I wouldn't use this skin in a million years but it's just what they need.

[KevinL]

Shelley I want you to teach me photoshop...

[UKBusinessLive]

Me too

[Shelley_c]

Originally Posted by Dean C

I think the style itself is great. A lot of thought has been put into improving its usability, so I disagree with shelley completely in that regard. But she's so right about the buttons/icons. The default ones are horrific. I'd rather have a cat slowly scratch me to death, than willingly run a forum using the stock button set.

Originally Posted by Magnumutz

Shelley, as an official site, they don't value graphic work as much as functionability, easy navigation, page size for those dial-up users (there still are, weird huh?).

I wouldn't use this skin in a million years but it's just what they need.

I wasn't referring to navigation, fuctionabilty it's usability to an extent. I'm referring to the style, the design more importantly the re-colouring. I'd go as far as saying the default look but that's another thread. It's clear the vbulletin default look is here to stay (whether members like it or not) but the colouring hurts my eyes on the green, red and esp the purple. It's sloppy workmanship and I don't care what anyone says about it, it is.

For someone that cares about usability, the styles strain the eyes so that's not having consideration for members and I'm sick of being stuck with this terrible blue style. And magnumutz, the staff don't care about graphics? Where are you getting this information? you may be right but where is the source you got that from?