Vote for new ALFA theme

[Roekemoes]

I'll stick with the first one

[boombrakh]

I think that the reason why the first option is liked is because it's basically the same as
what we have now. Similar color scheme and setup. It's all about familiarity really. I guess
that is the same reason why I chose alternative number two. I remember the old website,
and this reminds me of that one. Color-wise.

[Swift]

I vote for multiples, because if another red/brown/yellow theme wins, ill never actually visit the main page.

[Bool]

I think that the reason why the first option is liked is because it's basically the same as what we have now.

I was thinking the same thing.

Perhaps "Use Existing Website" may have been a viable Poll option?

(even if only to clearly seperate the two)

[Blackbrrd]

Uh... Can we please have a slighly lighter design? The ones suggested are durned heavy, a bit dwarven.

Using 3.x edition book covers is a bit strange... They are book covers and aren't really too suitable for frontpages on the web... You get drawn to the design, not the text around the page.

Suggestions:

Nothing beats a white-ish background for readability. In addition our eyes automatically seek lighter spots on the screen.

More graphics in the text, less borders.

The logo from #1 is by far the best, it is really catching. It could still do with a little polish, but I guess it is just an example. You can't go wrong with that one.

Stay away from red/brown - the colors are too heavy.

Looking at the front page today, I can see that you don't need three columns. Stay with two. If you want to keep the User statistics info put it in a box, not a whole column.

[Lemernis]

I think that the reason why the first option is liked is because it's basically the same as what we have now.

I was thinking the same thing.

Perhaps "Use Existing Website" may have been a viable Poll option?

(even if only to clearly seperate the two)

What precipitated this change (I think) is some feedback on our website recieved by a stranger to ALFA who observed that the meaning and content of the site were not at all clear. And I think he was right. A visitor who comes upon the website for the first time would indeed have a difficult time immediately discerning what ALFA is.

http://www.alandfaraway.org/phpbbforum/ ... hp?t=20862

[Bool]

I meant it as a way of differentiating between people who like Option 1) and those who would prefer the existing website. (as opposed to judging whether we need a new website)

They may be both selecting Option 1) at the moment, skewing results.

[Lemernis]

I actually like the blue and the brass/jeweled corner decorations which are reminiscent of the D&D core books better than the brown background. But in order for visitors to be immediately clued in to what the site is, the ALFA banner must be easily readable, and IMO it should say "A Neverwinter Nights Persistent World" right beneath the ALFA banner such that it is immediately visible and large enough to read, as in design number one (as opposed to being placed on a small brass decoration at the bottom of the page).

IMO, synthesize the banner of no. 1 with the blue backgorund with jeweled corners and you have a winner.

I doubt WotC would give us a hard time about using the blue background and corner jewel decorations, but one never knows. I was very surprised that they forbid us to display their maps.

If we do go with a design that resembles the core book covers, it might be kind of neat to use a table of contents and book page design for the other pages of the site, eh? (The LotR trilogy movies on DVD uses a similar design for navigating the DVD contents. Something like that.)

[Keith Mac]

What Lemernis said

[Thangorn]

logo from number 1.. theme number 2 for my money..

Blue's good

[Ghost]

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If we do go with a design that resembles the core book covers, it might be kind of neat to use a table of contents and book page design for the other pages of the site, eh? (The LotR trilogy movies on DVD uses a similar design for navigating the DVD contents. Something like that.)

that was my first idea todo, just not 100& doable

http://sonomaalliance.net/ALFAbooks/BookFour/index.html


and yes there will be also forum temp going along with the website temp

[Ghost]

Nothing beats a white-ish background for readability. In addition our eyes automatically seek lighter spots on the screen.

you mean something liks this pirate Blackbrrd

http://sonomaalliance.net/ALFAbooks/BookFive/index.html

*cries that his pirate theme is gone*

[Blackbrrd]

ok, I said white-ish, not all white. I also said I liked the logo from #1

You want white as a background where you want the attention, not all over the place.

http://www.stylegala.com/store/07869364 ... pider.html

Ok, the is mostly white, is easy to read and quite dull. With some light graphics, the logo from suggestion #1 and some colorful pictures I think it would work nicely.

Sorry I couldn't find any better examples or make one myself.. That would be working.

[Ghost]

ack borders are missing on it Black
was suppose to have red border between, will fix that tonight

[ballonger]

Reason I voted 1 is because that's the replication of the FRCS. The other ones are core rulebooks and thus have little or nothing directly to do with the campaign setting itself.

If you're gonna do something like this I suggest you start from the page design of the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (and any sourcebook). They are light, match design number 1 and have a link to Forgotten Realms.