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Tybalt

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Oh snap.
« on: 14 Feb 2009, 23:39 »
Self explanatory, I guess (except for the title).
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Re: Oh snap.
« Reply #1 on: 15 Feb 2009, 00:09 »
The color scheme seems to conflict in places - especially the white area where the newspost and links are. Maybe if it were a shade of grey (a different shade, definitely, can't decide whether darker or lighter would work better,) it would look better.
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Re: Oh snap.
« Reply #2 on: 15 Feb 2009, 00:30 »
I really dislike the visited link color against the gray background, that should be tweaked a bit.
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Re: Oh snap.
« Reply #3 on: 15 Feb 2009, 04:57 »
Great! Now all he needs is to draw giant cartoon wangs all over it and it'll be perfect!
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Re: Oh snap.
« Reply #4 on: 15 Feb 2009, 10:44 »
I'm okay with the new layout. Then again, I was okay with the last layout, too. I guess what I'm saying is that I'd be pretty much okay with anything, so long as it wasn't all in bright yellows and pinks. Or giant cartoon wangs.
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Re: Oh snap.
« Reply #5 on: 15 Feb 2009, 11:37 »
A CSS file with all of those design elements could be arranged...
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Re: Oh snap.
« Reply #6 on: 15 Feb 2009, 11:39 »
Yeah, I'm scratching my head at the text colors as well. Bright orange and blue against asphalt gray? I thought this was QC, not Dig Safe. :?

Plus the sidebar's broken in Firefox 2 and IE 6.

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« Last Edit: 15 Feb 2009, 13:44 by bicostp »
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Re: Oh snap.
« Reply #7 on: 15 Feb 2009, 12:40 »
Quote from: bicostp on 15 Feb 2009, 11:39
Yeah, I'm scratching my head at the text colors as well. Bright orange and blue against asphalt gray?

You could say that those color choices are... questionable. :lol:

(Honestly, my main issue is with the white areas mixed in, though.
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Re: Oh snap.
« Reply #8 on: 15 Feb 2009, 12:43 »
Well, Jeph's Twitter says that he obviously didn't like the yellow layout but i don't really like the orange on grey layout going on here. It looks too much like a neon sign for me.
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Re: Oh snap.
« Reply #9 on: 15 Feb 2009, 13:10 »
Matches the Domino's ads now.
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Re: Oh snap.
« Reply #10 on: 15 Feb 2009, 14:44 »
ill get used to it
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Re: Oh snap.
« Reply #11 on: 15 Feb 2009, 19:09 »
Greetings name's Matt, long time reader/lurker, First time poster,

I could care less what color scheme Jeph uses, I just wish he'd try and fix the side bar problem with certain browsers. This problem doesn't just effect IE 6 and Firefox 2, it also effects IE7 as that's what I'm running. I'm not trying to tell anyone how to do their job/run their site, but a little TLC towards the site's maintenance couldn't hurt.
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Re: Oh snap.
« Reply #12 on: 15 Feb 2009, 22:42 »
Wooo! I hated the last one, but I love this new one :)
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Re: Oh snap.
« Reply #13 on: 15 Feb 2009, 23:24 »
I really like this new layout. My only two problems are the same as my only real issues with the last one - I think a forum link deserves to be at the top of the page rather than a tiny link on the side, and I'm still partial to the "Newspost Sidebar" of the old old layout. I realize with some webcomics the newspost could be a spoiler if left on the side, but as Jeph himself has said - he tries to avoid discussing the comic's content in the newspost because he prefers to let the comic speak for itself.
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Re: Oh snap.
« Reply #14 on: 16 Feb 2009, 03:35 »
It doesn't really fit. Just like the other layouts didn't. It's not like I know how to do it better, but I have yet to see a site layout that portrayed the feel of the comic best.

As for actual constructive criticism, the bright colours clash with the grey background. Also, the right-hand bar with links and ads is all the way down the page, but that's probably because I'm using IE8 on this computer.
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Re: Oh snap.
« Reply #15 on: 17 Feb 2009, 04:04 »
I liked the one before the brown one.
The brown was okay too.
This is meh. I didn't even notice it the first time. Someone in the forums mentioned it, I went back, and was all, "How did I miss this and what have I been drinking."
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Re: Oh snap.
« Reply #16 on: 17 Feb 2009, 07:15 »
I'm new to the forums here, though I've read through several threads on this topic because I'm rather unhappy with the new site design myself.

Frankly, I like the design of the header, but not the colors, as several others have stated...  I don't think NEW colors need to be found, so much as simply toning down the neon orange and blue.  Possibly something closer to the colors used in the firefox logo, a much more natural orange and a deeper blue, would help keep it from being an eyesore.  Then, of course, matching the rest of the orange text on the page to the header.

I think it's a huge step forward  compared to the tan and brown design that was up for the last couple months, but the colors just need some tweaking.
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