Opinions on design layouts

[PennylessZ28]

I've been working on a few styles for one of the major websites I run.

Tell me what you think of each style

"Trans Am" http://www.ttac.net/forum.php?styleid=5

"2nd Gen" http://www.ttac.net/forum.php?styleid=8

"Simple" http://www.ttac.net/forum.php?styleid=7

 

[Stryper]

transam-nice
2nd gen-nice
simple-nice

you are very good at this website making. what program do you use? or are u a notepad type of person?

 

[PennylessZ28]

transam-nice
2nd gen-nice
simple-nice

you are very good at this website making. what program do you use? or are u a notepad type of person?

notepad, adobe photoshop, dreamweaver

 

[dan_the_man]

All three are very good. On the first two, I would consider changing the color of text on the login.

I see you're a PHP person, I prefer ASP, myself.

 

[PennylessZ28]

All three are very good. On the first two, I would consider changing the color of text on the login.

I see you're a PHP person, I prefer ASP, myself.

Nope, I do both, mostly ASP, but when it comes to forums, the big boys are written in PHP such as vbulletin which is my favorite forum software.

 

[spiradivum]

Trans Am: I would like this one the best if there weren't a box in the picture - sort of faded - that just stops. It should not be there, or if it must be, it needs to have a purpose. Also, the username/password boxes are over the picture, and that bothers me because you have to highlight the text to read it. Also, the car is more of a pink-red than the vivid red of the rest of the layout.

2nd Gen: first of all, ugly car. Second, I have the same comments as I had on the first (with the faded box and the user/pass issue).

Simple: there needs to be something else going on at the top, on the right. It looks unbalanced up there.

 

[PennylessZ28]

Trans Am: I would like this one the best if there weren't a box in the picture - sort of faded - that just stops. It should not be there, or if it must be, it needs to have a purpose. Also, the username/password boxes are over the picture, and that bothers me because you have to highlight the text to read it. Also, the car is more of a pink-red than the vivid red of the rest of the layout.

2nd Gen: first of all, ugly car. Second, I have the same comments as I had on the first (with the faded box and the user/pass issue).

Simple: there needs to be something else going on at the top, on the right. It looks unbalanced up there.

Actually I forgot all about the **** PM box when I design it.

That box serves a big purpose, if you are a member, it shows how many private messages you have.

However I forgot all about how it might look if you aren't signed on as a user of the forum.

And for the pink comment, that must be your montior settings, cuase I pulled teh colors from the photo themselves. And it looks fine on my 20 inch plasma and my 17 inch plasma.

 

[PennylessZ28]

Trans Am: I would like this one the best if there weren't a box in the picture - sort of faded - that just stops. It should not be there, or if it must be, it needs to have a purpose. Also, the username/password boxes are over the picture, and that bothers me because you have to highlight the text to read it. Also, the car is more of a pink-red than the vivid red of the rest of the layout.

2nd Gen: first of all, ugly car. Second, I have the same comments as I had on the first (with the faded box and the user/pass issue).

Simple: there needs to be something else going on at the top, on the right. It looks unbalanced up there.

BTW: I noticed your from the UK so your taste in cars doesn't count. You people know nothing about classic American muscle cars, LOL

I'm just kidding of course. The cars belong to members of the club, and I was requested to use them.

 

[PennylessZ28]

I have attached this photo to show you how the little box looks normally.

Now I have to go back and figure out how to make it look for the user who is a guest and not a registered user of the forums.

 

[spiradivum]

However I forgot all about how it might look if you aren't signed on as a user of the forum.

Oh dear. And you're probably right about the colours.

BTW: I noticed your from the UK so your taste in cars doesn't count. You people know nothing about classic American muscle cars, LOL

Heh.

I'm just kidding of course. The cars belong to members of the club, and I was requested to use them.

Oh, well, you're forgiven, then.

And the attachment you showed me looks much better. Good luck on the guest thing.

 

[danielb]

You can't offer registered members a choice in what view they get in their forum profile?

DanielB

 

[PennylessZ28]

You can't offer registered members a choice in what view they get in their forum profile?

DanielB

Registered members can choose between the different styles. Just like they can on this website.

I am about to design 2 more styles.

 

[Jill]

All the three variants look good, but are a little bit hard. Try something more simple than the "simple" variant.
This is just my opinion.