So for the site design... the main page should have a blog style design? 2 columns? but it is still going to be a Vbulletin site, right? or what I really don't understand that part. Please clarify.
@ inzpiration Yeah. A blog style, 2 column. Like it was for WordPress. It will be running on VB but don't worry about that - it will be highly modified. When designing, just imagine it'll be for WordPress. @ hayshn Thats better - thanks. Feel free to enter more variations.
All LAYOUT DESIGNERS PLEASE READ I've gotten a few PMs regarding the site design and structure of the page info I posted in the first post so I've done some layout structure mock ups to help you guys understand what I mean.. header: http://www.fatboymagazine.com/dpcontest/header_example.jpg main page: http://www.fatboymagazine.com/dpcontest/main_example.jpg subpage #1: http://www.fatboymagazine.com/dpcontest/subpage1_example.jpg subpage #2: http://www.fatboymagazine.com/dpcontest/subpage2_example.jpg These are just layout structure examples. Please use your my details and your creativity for your entries. Please let me know if you have any questions... ----------------------- @ Itaydr - Hmm.. not bad... You can go with that one... And Yes, the main page will be a blog design. I've also added more information above.
Here's my first page design idea. I feel I used too much red but I'm going to wait for your feedback before I try again. I don't think i'm going to try out for the logo but that was a basic idea i had. Feedback appreciated
okay ill have a design up in roughly an hour from now prob less almost done, you should like, but my account aint been open enough for me to post images so ill pm you it and if you want you can post it
Ok so here's my entry for the main page, hope you like it, I tried to keep it simple and clean, but yet with a cool design. Please let me know what you think Thanks!
@ theory - It doesn't look bad but it's not what I'm looking for. I'd like a smaller logo that'll fit to the left in the corner - know what I mean? @ rebelagent - Not really liking it. In general, quality of design needs to be higher. Sorry. @ IM3D - Ehh.. doesn't look bad but not great either. Its not what I'm looking for. I'd also like a white bg. More feedback coming soon. Dinner is ready.
@ lilmikey - The concept is there but I'm not feeling it. The logo is definitely not what I'm looking for and the whole thing doesn't have the clean feel I'm looking for. And the colors aren't what I'm looking for. I do however like the top nav concept with the icons. @ inzpiration - Again, the concept is there but its too dark for me. And it's not as clean as it could be. The colors are there - but I don't really like how they're used - it looks like a good wordpress template but that's it... Try not giving the post titles a different bg color... and soften the coloration (but not all the colors - creativity definitely needed.) @ badmasketa And again - the concept is there. Actually the best concept put into design so far. The design itself looks a bit rough thought. A cleaner feel to it would be better. The colors are also off in the content and side nav sections. The top nav is ok - but I don't like the tab feel on this one. Maybe just block sections... The header itself is ehh though... definitely not feeling the logo. @ Itaydr - And again (for the last time in this post), the concept is there. Its not as clean as I'd like it to be. I'm not really going for that grungy look. I'm not really feeling the comments block either. The widths aren't what I asked for in regards to the layout details... @ TO ALL (Including the above) - Have a second look at the example sites I like - as you can see, they're real clean. The colors blend in and out almost perfectly - everything just kinda flows together. Thanks again and I hope to see more entries soon.
Here is my header design.. Its not completede yet... Making site design now and then will update the header..