Runboard

Frank Jaeger · 01-23-2004

http://www.runboard.com/

The site that I'm designing this for.

http://www.innocentinsanity.initialh...s/Runboard.gif

The design so far, about 35%.

http://www.macromedia.com/

What I so blatantly copied unintentionally.

Evdawg · 01-24-2004

it doesnt look too much like macromedia to me. If i say its a copy of anything, it look more like a copy of the silver colour of the Luna visual style (the default XP style).

It's kinda hard to give C+C at this point, there isnt much there. Remember, for a site like that, how the content looks will make or break the site.

Frank Jaeger · 01-24-2004

Well, I scrapped that last design. Just didn't see it going anywhere. I however, present you with:

http://innocentinsanity.initialhost..../RunboardE.png

Sure to rockzorz j00r bockzorz. I plan on adding four(?) content boxes on the bottom and leave the top blank. Not sure a lot of things up in the air at present time. On a side-note, I've found out that nothing displays complex gradients quite like .png, however, the size is huge. I'll have to rectify that somehow if this is ever implemented.

Evdawg · 01-25-2004

looks more like a wallpaper to me.

Order · 01-25-2004

Must admit the design is really clean and simple.. looks decent, however on the second one, your issue is going to be content.

ConceptualMind · 01-25-2004

... Eh? The first one isn't a bad layout. Looks pretty cool. The second one looks like a nice splash. I don't really see a layout in that. I suggest using it as a splash and the first one as a layout.

Frank Jaeger · 01-25-2004

http://www.innocentinsanity.initialh.../RunboardH.png

ConceptualMind · 01-25-2004

Looks okay but I still don't really like the idea of it being a layout.

Frank Jaeger · 01-25-2004

Splash pages are useless.

Evdawg · 01-25-2004

I dunno. That could work, it might not.

ConceptualMind · 01-25-2004

Splash pages can give a good impression of your site. It makes people want to enter the site and browse around.

Evdawg · 01-25-2004

Quote:

Originally posted by Subject2Failure
Splash pages can give a good impression of your site. It makes people want to enter the site and browse around.

I dunno, splash pages have there places, and can be cool... but "splash pages make people want to enter your site" i dunno about that, cuz if you dont have one, they'll already be in your site!

Young Spartan · 01-27-2004

Personally, I like it when I see a splash.. if it is nice. But that's just me.

Order · 01-27-2004

The only place I like to see a splash is if it is

a. flash
b. not plain
c. if it is needed

I use splash pages only if I need to set up cookies, or handle data before the site will work.

ConceptualMind · 01-27-2004

http://www.shadowness.com

Doesn't that make you want to enter the site? Oh, if you refresh a different splash appears. There's like 2-3.

http://www.depthcore.com

Same thing.