Someone review this new forum skin

**~kev~** · 09-16-2009, 11:11 AM

Can someone please review this forum skin I installed a couple of days ago?

Forums on console and computer games

I decided to go with just the site name and slogan in the header instead of with a banner image. for some reason, red is an attractive color on websites. That is why I went with this theme.

**Caddyman** · 09-16-2009, 11:13 AM

looks pretty good to me, clean, easy to read....i like it.

**KevinL** · 09-16-2009, 11:17 AM

Transverse Styles did a nice job making it...other then that nothing is different.

**prabh** · 09-16-2009, 11:23 AM

i like it looks good

**Cerberus** · 09-16-2009, 01:06 PM

I dont like it. I mean its easy on the eyes, but it looks really bland and plain. Plus a game site should have like something to do with games. Maybe multiple consoles in the background or some game characters. But thats just my opinion.

**Mikey** · 09-16-2009, 02:32 PM

Nice, how much did that cost yah?

**GeminiFilly** · 09-16-2009, 05:54 PM

For a gaming skin it doesn't knock my socks off really.

**~kev~** · 09-22-2009, 10:42 AM

I thought the price was good, I'am gonna say how much. You can go to the Transverse Styles website and see for yourself.

I do not understand why everyone seems to think that a gaming theme should be graphics heavy and black? And that if a theme does not fit a certain pattern, then its not as good as ones that do?

Its like this, a red car is just as good as a blue car, or a black car, or a green car, or a purple car. A car is not "supposed" to be any certain color. So I do not understand why websites are put into a certain box and not expect to step outside.

Personally, I do not like graphic heavy themes, nor do I like dark theme. Yes the theme might be a little "bland" - but it also loads fast.

**ohiosweetheart** · 09-22-2009, 02:57 PM

Relax Kev, you did ask for opinions, and that's what you got.

**Caddyman** · 09-22-2009, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ~kev~

I do not understand why everyone seems to think that a gaming theme should be graphics heavy and black? And that if a theme does not fit a certain pattern, then its not as good as ones that do?

I don't think that those factors are "it" i think it's just that you want a theme, regardless of color or images, that speaks of your site, that you can glance at and almost know what the topic is without heavy reading. Branding is important.

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Originally Posted by ~kev~

Its like this, a red car is just as good as a blue car, or a black car, or a green car, or a purple car. A car is not "supposed" to be any certain color. So I do not understand why websites are put into a certain box and not expect to step outside.

Most Popular Car Colour

they may be just as good mechanically, but black sells a whole lot more then green. what you are doing is selling a membership that is free. now car comparisons don't work for websites for course, but color most certainly does count as a part of aesthetics.

your members are going to be looking at your site all day, as it is a forum...you can make any color work, literally any color idc if it is puke green. but you need a nice pallette to start with and good accent colors. you want it to pop but not be overbearing, you need to stand out.

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Originally Posted by ~kev~

Personally, I do not like graphic heavy themes, nor do I like dark theme. Yes the theme might be a little "bland" - but it also loads fast.

fast loading is hugely important and it's good that you value it, but being a little too plain can/will leave you left in a sea of all the other gaming forums out there that look so so.

some gaming forums are WAY too heavy graphically, makes people wants to blow their brains out, and they will fail more then likely. finding a balance is the hard part of all this when it comes to site design.

the gaming niche in general is fiercely competitive, if you want to get ahead and be successful you better come with your A game. that includes a knockout design, content, features, etc.