Fuzz Posted May 14, 2013 Posted May 14, 2013 Been working on this for a while. Need your feedback. What do you like? What don't you like? What's missing? Anything you think we should add that maybe we don't have on the current (active) design? http://i.imgur.com/jRkEatw.png
Cath Posted May 14, 2013 Posted May 14, 2013 maybe it's just me but i prefer the way the words News Tour Merch The Band etc. is written on the active design. that we can see through it. but that's not a big deal i can leave without and i really like the new picture above!
DoodleBob Posted May 14, 2013 Posted May 14, 2013 Maybe change the color scheme a bit so it matches the trilogy? It doesn't have to be too overwhelming, just something to make a connection. Like accent colors or something. That's just my opinion though. Other than that I like it a lot!
HolyHandGrenade Posted May 14, 2013 Posted May 14, 2013 Promote the heck out of GDC. Make the link a gif with flashing neon letters. We want new recruits!
Fuzz Posted May 14, 2013 Author Posted May 14, 2013 Promote the heck out of GDC. Make the link a gif with flashing neon letters. We want new recruits! Oh we will be. But more info on that when it's ready.
aldyofficial Posted May 14, 2013 Posted May 14, 2013 I think I love the current menu in the new design, it's too simple
Fuzz Posted May 14, 2013 Author Posted May 14, 2013 I like it! Looks cleaner. Yay! Definitely the goal I had going in.
WhiteTim Posted May 14, 2013 Posted May 14, 2013 Needs more cowbell Yeah cowbells definitly more cowbells Rita
HARVESTER Posted May 14, 2013 Posted May 14, 2013 I don't like the color blue on the links, it draws too much attention to them. I look at the page and I am drawn to the links color and not to the news section. I prefer that you keep the links white or make them green instead of making them blue.I like how you put the featured story in the corner above the active forum topics. The right side looks awesome.
porksoda Posted May 14, 2013 Posted May 14, 2013 -I really think the "gda green day authority" part of the header image should be changed. I don't feel the script font fits the layout. You guys had one a while ago when the Trilogy was coming up that I think was across the top banner that I really liked. I think "GREEN DAY AUTHORITY" should be bigger, more colorful and in a non-script font. -The color of the links of authors should match the site nav links (for consistency) -I think the site nav titles would look better in all-caps -I really miss more than one full news story on the home page. I think you should have at least 2 or 3 full stories at a time, because on days when there's a lot of news or a lot of posts, it's hard to notice all of the new ones. -The links for active forum topics should be a different color so they stand out. Green like the other links, maybe? -The text over the photo in "Featured Story" is kind of overbearing. Maybe not all caps, and align it to the bottom right? I know that's quite a few suggestions, but otherwise I actually really like it. Maybe change the color scheme a bit so it matches the trilogy? It doesn't have to be too overwhelming, just something to make a connection. Like accent colors or something. That's just my opinion though. Other than that I like it a lot! He kind of is already. The green and blue links. Speaking of, on second thought, in my above post, I mentioned changing some of the links to match the other colors, but maybe making them an orange like DOS would be sexy.
Jude O'Reilly Posted May 14, 2013 Posted May 14, 2013 I personally like the look way more sleeker and trimmed down
Lauren Posted May 14, 2013 Posted May 14, 2013 Definitely like the current version better. The menu on the current one looks really nice with the transparent backgrounds on the top banner. I also like the picture/summary things that are at the top. I don't think there's a single thing I like about the new version. It doesn't look "cleaner" at all. It looks messier because the things are a lot smaller. I don't like the lowercase letters for the links at the top. Right now, on the current version, a lot of stuff is visual, so it's easy to find what you're looking for. I also like the social media links right at the top, because I often look for those when I'm on a new site. I don't mean to offend you, but the "new" version looks more like a downgrade. If it was between the "new" version and the American Idiot version we had a few years ago, I'd much rather have that old one. but the current version is perfect!
Sanity Loan Posted May 14, 2013 Posted May 14, 2013 It doesn't look "cleaner" at all. It looks messier because the things are a lot smaller. Sounds like you don't know what "cleaner" means when it comes to web design
Lauren Posted May 14, 2013 Posted May 14, 2013 Sounds like you don't know what "cleaner" means when it comes to web design What is cleaner about it? There might be less stuff, but the stuff is so cramped together and small that it makes it look really bad. The current version is definitely cleaner than the older AI version, where there were just too many links in the sidebar, but that version is still better than the "new" version. If by clean you just mean fewer things, then sorry, maybe this version is "cleaner". but then cleaner does DEFINITELY not equal better. It's simpler, yes, but to me it doesn't look cleaner. The current design is more polished but not overbearing. It might not be "clean" (I mean, it still looks that way to me, but I guess I'm wrong) but it's not like it's a million flashing sparkle GIFs everywhere. The top bar looks so nice and aesthetically pleasing. The new one is just boring. I'm not saying an updated version of a site has to be some annoying flash thing like GreenDay.com used to be like during the AI days (because that would actually be horrible), but this site doesn't look updated at all. Again, there's usually at least one thing I can say I like about a new version of something, but this has nothing I like about it. Things I like about the current version that aren't in the new version: black space in between stories, making them look less like one big post number of comments showing even when the story is minimized, so you can see how much the story is being discussed (more discussed usually means more interesting, because a lot of people have something to say about it) Tags in the news posts at the top having three featured things at the top neatly with pictures (I don't even care if two of them are asking you to buy things. i probably wouldn't even have known about the merch unless it was there) social media links headers in the side bar bolded capitalized navbar links navbar on the banner with anything not selected having a transparent/glassy background the top banner just looks better to me, I like the pictures and color of it better than the new one the search button recent photos looks better above active forum topics, since the graphics are more towards the top, it's kind of weird to have text and then more pictures upcoming tour dates (I don't know if this is on the new version since I can't see the whole thing) Things I don't like about the current version: I will admit that the new version having the different colored numbers for calendar days when things are happening is good, however, I think the current day should have a different colored background (like the days where things are happening on the current version) Upcoming tour dates listed are good, but I wouldn't color the days in on those days, since then every day will be an "event" I don't like (on both versions) how the navbar goes all the way across the page. I would end it with rounded corners or something the quote is all the way on the bottom and way too hard to see/read (it's grey on black). maybe that's something the left side of the page could be used for, or it could be underneath the three pictures of stories at the top, right before the news
HARVESTER Posted May 14, 2013 Posted May 14, 2013 The current one looks messy and I hate all the advertisements... They are all over the place instead of in one spot, breaking up the information that is on it so that when I read it it looks like it is nothing but advertisements except for the news section which is split up by an advertisement... The picture shows that there is a search bar on it so it does not need a search button.
Lauren Posted May 14, 2013 Posted May 14, 2013 based on everyone's descriptions, I'm starting to think we're not seeing the same current homepage
spark in the night Posted May 14, 2013 Posted May 14, 2013 the navigation bar is kinda meh. Maybe make it a more exciting font and/or bigger? And green instead of blue?
Sarasaurus Posted May 14, 2013 Posted May 14, 2013 It looks a lot cleaner and far more presentable. However, there's not enough Tre in the header
spark in the night Posted May 14, 2013 Posted May 14, 2013 also, more variation in headline/subheadline/paragraph/links/etc styles. The giant bold article headline is fine, but I think the titles on the right side need to be either bold or a different color or something. It' just a blend of white everywhere. Need more color. Lauren, that may help with the cleanliness. Too many similar font styles/colors can look like a mess Keep the article list the way it is on current site. Nice separation with the light gray on top of darker gray
Sanity Loan Posted May 14, 2013 Posted May 14, 2013 Maybe this wasn't made clear by Andres but we aren't done with this design. We certainly appreciate your feedback and opinions!
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