Let's Design the new forum!!!

[Legend]

Hello peeps!!!!

This'll be a group task so that we can get feedback in real time, and so that others can help out with the theme.

Now making a theme is super easy. The current theme is here: http://vizioneck.com/forum/Themes/default/css/index.css

Yes that little file of text(plus images of course) control the entire look of the forum. With that file removed, the forum looks like this:



It's just white plus the text.


So because just a simple and singular file controls the entire look of the forum, its really easy from a technical standpoint to make changes. That means all of you regardless of your skills have the ability to help out. First of all though, we need to design the theme!


I'm thinking a very elegant two tone design, white/dark+a color. This theme will have user options allowing them to change that color between a few presets. They'll also be able to switch between white and dark text backgrounds.

The design itself will look something like this:



That'd be the blue variant. In the top right you can see the others.


That's what I have so far. Let's work together to finish it, or scracth it and go a different direction! I've literally only spent a few minutes on this, so I'm indifferent either way.

[Legend]

You can now switch to the new theme.

It looks exactly like the current theme currently. Go to profile, look and layout. It's at the top.

[Shinobi-san]

I always thought the forum was this colour because the main site for Vizioneck was this colour...

[Legend]

I always thought the forum was this colour because the main site for Vizioneck was this colour...

It was dark because the main site is dark.

However I made the current look by simply inverting the regular look and then making it greyscale.

[Shinobi-san]

It was dark because the main site is dark.

However I made the current look by simply inverting the regular look and then making it greyscale.

Ah so you cool with a completely new look for the forum? I take it the main site will stay as is though?

[Legend]

Ah so you cool with a completely new look for the forum? I take it the main site will stay as is though?

I'd love if the entire site was restyled but I don't have the time for that. Just focusing on our forum for now.

[mustacheman]

I'm liking the look of the new theme idea Legend!

[Dr. Pezus]

I like the theme in the pic!

[Dr. Pezus]

New themes don't work for me though! It stays the same even if I change

[Legend]

New themes don't work for me though! It stays the same even if I change

Yes the theme in the pic is just I concept.

I haven't applied any changes yet to the "Slick" theme. However if you stay as the slick theme, you'll see changes as they happen in real time!

[Legend]

New themes don't work for me though! It stays the same even if I change

Alright I actually started work on the new theme.

You should see a difference.

[Dr. Pezus]

Alright I actually started work on the new theme.

You should see a difference.

I do indeed! Still the black background though surrounding the gray area

[Legend]

I do indeed! Still the black background though surrounding the gray area

Yeah I'm really really busy with the game so unless others jump in to help with the new theme, it's going to be slow progress.

[Legend]

Unstuck. You'll see why in a few months.

[Dr. Pezus]

Unstuck. You'll see why in a few months.

Hehehe