I'm new so I only got to see a few hours of the old design. I like this new one better though

Very appropriate redesign. Looks great!

I love it, It gives people an idea of what we discuss in this forum.

ok, that confused me lol, had to sign in again, thought i was in the wrong place lol

looks great

okay, on IE 8 now.

 

Webpage error details

 

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Timestamp: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 07:16:02 UTC

 

 

Message: Object doesn't support this property or method

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Char: 464

Code: 0

URI: http://www.webdesignerforum.co.uk/public/min/index.php?ipbv=31007&g=js

 

 

Message: Object doesn't support this property or method

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URI: http://www.webdesignerforum.co.uk/wdf_menu.js

 

 

and on both PCs and with a 2.5Mb connection there always seems to be a jitter when loading the page. Top section loads, slight stall and then the rest of the page.

I cant open the drop down navagation (the arrow next to forums) in IE8 sorry to say!

 

Love the pastel colours and the new logo thing in the left corner, still feel a bit funny about the logo being in the right as some1 mentioned before

 

overall its alot better though good work!

Easy, I really like the new logo. As for the montage of 'Cool' icons etc I think it's okay... the rest of the site like the buttons and icons (that remained the same) look great. Looks more welcoming and warm now, it doesn't seem to be to different in terms of the user interface so it shouldn't be to hard adjusting to this new layout. Nice improvement.

Edited February 23, 201115 yr by Warren Jerzyszek

wow...just wow. Just came on it, first time in a while, and i saw it. Nice job ben, custom template or premade?

Much better!

 

Really like it, very Web Designer Depot good job and worth the wait!

i personnally think the top left image might be too distracting. also the text on the posts is too similar to the backgorund colour. When you scroll down a good bit it all looks very bland.

Very nice. A big thumbs up from me. Nice creative flair.

love it - well done all

not sure if this is related to the new layout or is a quirk of how the information is updated but at the bottom of the page I see

 

Time Now: Feb 23 2011 06:12 PM

Last Visit: Feb 12 2011 12:11 PM

 

 

how is the Last Visit updated? Seeing as I'm logged on most days it doesn't make much sense?

maybe its based on when you last logged out and it thinks that since then you have been here 24/7

Edited February 23, 201115 yr by Dizi

it's possible but I can't test at the moment and got bored looking at the documentation. I believe it IS used as a driver for the View New Content link.

Thanks for the feedback and bugs! I think with IE8 it may be a case of using "noconflict" with the jQuery...

 

Regarding contrast, I may jus need to darken the font more and perhaps incorporate a bottom border as a finisher...

 

I'll have a play

 

wow...just wow. Just came on it, first time in a while, and i saw it. Nice job ben, custom template or premade?

 

Thanks very much, it was custom made.

 

Really Well Done Ben. As said within all the comments above, great to free a fresh lick of paint on the walls.

 

Lastly the Briefcase and InDesign Logo's are a bit odd but whatever eh? ;O) Kudos to the Dribbble, HTML5 Logo and Like button's.... Very contemporary.

 

I'm really looking forward to seeing the new changes soon.

 

Well done!

 

 

Thanks very much, I think you've seen every design incarnation the forum has had right from the Lime Green and Brown! - Seems miles away from that now - Briefcase icon was added as we have a business/legal/marketing section so it was used as a representation of those. InDesign, admittedly not as common as the other tools, but still used for various print based projects, plus we do have designers on here too!

You're right about seeing every reincarnation of the site. This is certainly the best - by a long way too.

 

Seeing the posts regarding IE I'm sure glad not to be using it. Not sure how comfortable you are with speaking about it but whats the top three browsers used to access the site?

Edited February 23, 201115 yr by Dave

You're right about seeing every reincarnation of the site. This is certainly the best - by a long way too.

 

Seeing the posts regarding IE I'm sure glad not to be using it. Not sure how comfortable you are with speaking about it but whats the top three browsers used to access the site?

 

Thanks again!

 

It's cool, *Runs off to GA* I won't go into specific figures but this is how Analytics is reporting...

 

FireFox

Chrome

IE8

 

FireFox

Chrome

IE8

 

There is still so much wrong with the world...

Getting there though Andy by the look of it.

It looks great i love it! Well done

I cant open the drop down navagation (the arrow next to forums) in IE8 sorry to say!

 

 

You can now!!

Just realised that this is my third incarnation of WDF since joining up. (under a different username at first - Ben is it possible to merge these?).

Must say this is the most fitting style as well as the best looking.

 

Congrats Ben.

Just realised that this is my third incarnation of WDF since joining up. (under a different username at first - Ben is it possible to merge these?).

Must say this is the most fitting style as well as the best looking.

 

Congrats Ben.

 

In it for the long-haul! fantastic!

 

Yes, it's definitely possible Mike, wanna PM me the username of your previous account and i'll get them merged for you.

 

Cheers.

Cheers Ben.

I'm away from a proper PC till Monday (moving house again) so unable to search for my old username but come Monday I'll find it and drop you a PM.

 

WOW! Love it!

I do have one comment. The title section of the forums Like "The Web Designer Forum Community" & "Web Development" etc

 

It seams a little lost, I really have to look to see it, maybe it needs to be a little darker, it just blends in a little with the background.

 

Just me though!

If it hasn't already been said, the background messes up when users (like me) style their profiles . I don't think much can be done for it though apart from disabling that feature.

 

I like the new design though

I do have one comment. The title section of the forums Like "The Web Designer Forum Community" & "Web Development" etc

 

It seams a little lost, I really have to look to see it, maybe it needs to be a little darker, it just blends in a little with the background.

 

Just me though!

 

No problem, that's added to the task list to darken the text a bit, thanks for suggestion

 

If it hasn't already been said, the background messes up when users (like me) style their profiles . I don't think much can be done for it though apart from disabling that feature.

 

I like the new design though

 

Yes, unfortunately so, the masthead graphic was absolutely huge as a transparent .PNG 32 - and .PNG 8 - was just such poor quality I didn't bother and used a .jpg.

 

So because of this, cust BG's arn't going to work so well for profiles, I think i'll just have to remove the option altogether (For now) - until a suitable solution is available.

 

Cheers for that.

Its looking great, I was wondering why a web design forum was using an off the shelf template

 

Youve done a brilliant job with this.

 

Many Thanks

 

Tobes

teehee I just noticed the twitter birdy and butterfly in the paint splashes, I never have been very observant

Ooooh just got back after doing 3 days at a clients place and WDF has changed!

 

Nice and refreshing Ben

Its looking great, I was wondering why a web design forum was using an off the shelf template

 

Youve done a brilliant job with this.

 

Many Thanks

 

Tobes

 

Appreciate that Tobes, yes for years have been using a standard template with a poor excuse for a logo change, so thought it deserved it's own identity! - Glad you like it.

 

 

teehee I just noticed the twitter birdy and butterfly in the paint splashes, I never have been very observant

 

he he, Some people with lower resolutions won't ever get to see them! Well spotted.

 

Ooooh just got back after doing 3 days at a clients place and WDF has changed!

 

Nice and refreshing Ben

 

Welcome back Blue! Glad it's a welcomed change as opposed to coming back and then..walking straight out again! - cheers.

 

Hi Ben, just a couple of things which are niggling really.

 

The "Web Design Forum" in the navigation, sometimes you have to wiggle mouse over it to pick up a link, not sure why, i am using chrome incase its a bug in that.

 

There is 1 design thing also.

 

The #user_navigation{} needs to go to the right slightly, it doesnt line up. i know this is because of the shadow effect but surely a little css would make it right slightly.

 

Just niggling points which dont mean anything but with having such a good design it flaws it a little

Thanks very much, it was custom made.

 

Well damn good job then man, great work, you should sell it

Edited February 25, 201115 yr by Ash Scott

Stunning new look. Really like the new background but it does make the grey look a little dull.

Not been on for a few weeks, was welcomed by this and a very nice surprise it was! Love it, great work.

 

And i agree with an earlier comment about having the balls to redesign a site that has so many critics in the same field! haha.

I just don't know but for some reason I think that the theme color isn't attracting.

Less important info and important info is all in the same color (dull).

 

First time surfing here, I have trouble updating my profile. Then I saw that light green button on the top right corner of the page "Edit my Profile".

 

I do suggest to use a darker color for buttons and important information such as the post title. Apart from it, everything else looks just nice!

 

Congratulation.

 

P/S: Why don't you create another competition on designing a logo for WDF? That could be a very interesting and fun activity. I could sponsor one of the price if you like

What about new favicon for WDF?