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First, thanks for all of the feedback. I was a bit surprised at the general feeling of negativity... but it was refreshing that you didn't see me as an evil dictator who takes criticisms way too seriously.
In that vain, Chrispy, allikitten, enigma, PureEvil, Tal, kindanue, Christiaan, bin, and Tullisti are banned for life
Just kidding, of course.
Anyway, here are my responses to a few of the issues people addressed. It might come off in as mean spirited, but it isn't intended to be so. I really do appreciate your truthfullness.
1) I thought the background was a pastel blue, not cyan. Ah well. Cyan is too... bright.
2) Light and happy? It's been in the dark ages for years, and I decided to bring it out into the light. I'm unsure how 'this doesn't fit the game', as the dark blue didn't seem to either. Dink isn't exactly a 'dark' game.
3) G8 probably won't have much in common with G7, and the side bars are dark in 7 to make the text readable.
4) Dual side bars: one idea of mine was to just have them on the front page... because in all honesty, you don't need to see the Latest Files, Latest Reviews, and Poll on every single page of the site. But then I have the problem of where to put the Messenger interface... hrm.
5) Current logo: we have no logo. Really, the Giant Pillbug was just ripped off rtsoft.com and stuck there to provide a transition from the wood panel to the Dink world. The Giant Pill will most likely not return for G8.
6) Pumpkin: its October, Halloween is approaching, hence the pumpkin. That logo isn't permanent. Silly people.
7) Pretty Crappy Quality: I'm not sure if I follow you... IMO G7 just feels... unprofessional. G8.05 at least feels half-way professional. I agree that 8.01-8.03 suck though.
8) 1280x1024: view the site at a normal resolution, silly hoo-man.
So... I guess I'll try out some more ideas and such.
My personal feelings: I like G8.05 the best. If you're all criticising home.html and such, and haven't viewed home5... please do so. But I have a feeling you've viewed them all, dang.
Anyway, on to my feedback: I do feel G8.05 is a bit dull, and a bit non-Dink... but overall better than G7. Not as Dinky, but simply [i]better[/b] somehow. Obviously, I'm a minority with this opinion.
So... I'll try out some more things and post up some more examples in a few days. I'll probably still use the same basic layout though... expect a similar header area and dual side bars and such.
This isn't the first time I've made a horrid design... I think the preliminary G6 or G5 didn't have any Dink graphics, AT ALL. It was basically a blue header and side bar, and a white background. And nobody gave me any feedback at all when I put it up as a test... but then I decided to scrap it on my own and start anew.
In that vain, Chrispy, allikitten, enigma, PureEvil, Tal, kindanue, Christiaan, bin, and Tullisti are banned for life
Just kidding, of course.
Anyway, here are my responses to a few of the issues people addressed. It might come off in as mean spirited, but it isn't intended to be so. I really do appreciate your truthfullness.
1) I thought the background was a pastel blue, not cyan. Ah well. Cyan is too... bright.
2) Light and happy? It's been in the dark ages for years, and I decided to bring it out into the light. I'm unsure how 'this doesn't fit the game', as the dark blue didn't seem to either. Dink isn't exactly a 'dark' game.
3) G8 probably won't have much in common with G7, and the side bars are dark in 7 to make the text readable.
4) Dual side bars: one idea of mine was to just have them on the front page... because in all honesty, you don't need to see the Latest Files, Latest Reviews, and Poll on every single page of the site. But then I have the problem of where to put the Messenger interface... hrm.
5) Current logo: we have no logo. Really, the Giant Pillbug was just ripped off rtsoft.com and stuck there to provide a transition from the wood panel to the Dink world. The Giant Pill will most likely not return for G8.
6) Pumpkin: its October, Halloween is approaching, hence the pumpkin. That logo isn't permanent. Silly people.
7) Pretty Crappy Quality: I'm not sure if I follow you... IMO G7 just feels... unprofessional. G8.05 at least feels half-way professional. I agree that 8.01-8.03 suck though.
8) 1280x1024: view the site at a normal resolution, silly hoo-man.
So... I guess I'll try out some more ideas and such.
My personal feelings: I like G8.05 the best. If you're all criticising home.html and such, and haven't viewed home5... please do so. But I have a feeling you've viewed them all, dang.
Anyway, on to my feedback: I do feel G8.05 is a bit dull, and a bit non-Dink... but overall better than G7. Not as Dinky, but simply [i]better[/b] somehow. Obviously, I'm a minority with this opinion.
So... I'll try out some more things and post up some more examples in a few days. I'll probably still use the same basic layout though... expect a similar header area and dual side bars and such.
This isn't the first time I've made a horrid design... I think the preliminary G6 or G5 didn't have any Dink graphics, AT ALL. It was basically a blue header and side bar, and a white background. And nobody gave me any feedback at all when I put it up as a test... but then I decided to scrap it on my own and start anew.
