Forums > Social Discussion > Design ideas, navigation, layout, colours?

Posted: 14th Oct 2008
I have to say I love options.. he more the better so my HOP can change with my mood.

I also find that a lot of the time, website are too grey. Stronger colours do it for me!

Posted: 14th Oct 2008
Options are good - suit different people.

But i will always love HoP in grey. Anything else seems heretical

In fact my main opinion for now (need to think about it more) would be to bring back the original grey colours rather than this bluey-grey.

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Posted: 14th Oct 2008
Light colours please.

The current ones are nice, possibly less blue text (make it another colour that is) and make the text-box text a bit darker?

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Posted: 14th Oct 2008
Which CMS you going for?

Joomla? Drupal? Something else?

I'm looking muchly forwards to this new change




(Bender - Rockettheme make some damn nice stuff - it's a shame about their default branding though)

Posted: 14th Oct 2008
A> Agree.

- Finish the skins / Personal template, like MySpace would be ACE!

Code:I_love_Pink!

- UBB A tag , anchoring addon.

Code:
[url name=soutce]
[url name=#target]


- Also too A link .

Code:10/12/08 11:52 PM

More 3D Layout plastic?

Code:The Square corners..

- 5M FS.

Code:Uploadable "anything.." and linkable back,
like personale HOP filespace.

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Nothing else, for now.

lightning,

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Posted: 14th Oct 2008
Anywhere we can get an AI file or something for the HoP logo for mockups rather than having to rip them from the site?

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Posted: 14th Oct 2008
how much bright yellow blinking text can we have? are we allowed to put very fast and very very fast blinking text on the same page?

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Posted: 14th Oct 2008
Originally Posted By: UnscrupulousChavOffersFootWhich CMS you going for?

Joomla? Drupal? Something else?

I'm looking muchly forwards to this new change

(Bender... make some damn ... shame ... though)

Originally Posted By: "HoP Mailout"We are moving towards having a content management system namely "Dupral" so we can extend our services and make the site much more user friendly. eg. Being able to login on any page and then being returned to the page you were viewing. Improved navigation to get you to where you want to be. Improved event management. New image and video gallery.. etc.
Personally think the garland theme for drupal is awesome:

Non-Https Image Link

less is more!

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Posted: 14th Oct 2008
Oh awesome!

This more for the main page or the forums?

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Posted: 15th Oct 2008
How about navigating using the Dymaxion Map? It's the most accurate map there is of this place we're residing on.
Here's a link to see how it unfolds...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymaxion_map

Posted: 15th Oct 2008
i'm not sure that Hop as a website is ready for extreme polygonal awesomeness.

let there be no doubt that despite whatever sexy new layout this site gets, we will still encounter more than a little change resistance. the fact that it does not look the same will be on the minds of some visitors.

also, web optimisation will be another key factor - some users are reporting already that their load times are a lil heavy. additional CMS assets and a potentially bigger (in file size) template could exacerbate that.
A sparing design would place emphasis on the content - has anyone uploaded a design yet? will other users be 'inspired' by the early entries?

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Posted: 15th Oct 2008
I think some rounded corners and brighter colours (reds, oranges, yellows).

Id show you my website https://easel.net.nz
but its not due for release for a wee bit longer!

What CMS are you using? Drupal?
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Posted: 15th Oct 2008
Whatever you do, please leave the gray version available! HoP just doesn't look right to me in any other color!

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Posted: 15th Oct 2008
hi easel, everyone without flash 9 will only see a black screen, mate! also, looks like hop will be integrating Drupal.

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Posted: 16th Oct 2008
Well not having flash 9 is like navigating the web blindfolded!
I mean flash 10 is already out!

Posted: 16th Oct 2008
You have to keep the main parts of the site (ie forums, any written material) in neutral tones or it just becomes far to hard to read.

I was talking more about the menus, sidebars, buttons, all the kinna glossy stuff on top of the actual content.

Posted: 16th Oct 2008
Originally Posted By: EaselWell not having flash 9 is like navigating the web blindfolded!

mate, yes it would be ideal if everyone had the latest and greatest right now. With respect i believe that this is an unrealistic expectation that everyone is blind without flash 9 - i do alot of work with flash advertising banners and my real world experiences is that embedding flash for v7.0 and less gives everyone a realistic chance to see the banners.

Originally Posted By: EaselI mean flash 10 is already out!
I'm gunna have to call u out on this one, it's misrepresentative - yes it is 'already' out, but Adobe only announced this yesterday! how many people do you think already have this installed today?

flash is an exciting rich media platform however it is one that i don't think the drupal/ubb7 platform adopted by HoP will utilize as a core tech.

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Posted: 16th Oct 2008
Originally Posted By: POIcessionHow about navigating using the Dymaxion Map? It's the most accurate map there is of this place we're residing on.
Here's a link to see how it unfolds...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymaxion_map


oh come on! There is no more accurate map that the earth itself, which is contantly up-to-date.

Similarly the next more accurate map is reasonable size of globe, since you don't have to flatten the earth. (And even then, the earth is not a perfect sphere)

Any flattened projection of the earth will never be accurate.

Sorry, my map geekery couldn't let that one pass.

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Posted: 17th Oct 2008
Originally Posted By: bendermate, yes it would be ideal if everyone had the latest and greatest right now. With respect i believe that this is an unrealistic expectation that everyone is blind without flash 9 - i do alot of work with flash advertising banners and my real world experiences is that embedding flash for v7.0 and less gives everyone a realistic chance to see the banners.
Personally i think thats one of the realities of using the internet. You use an updated antivirus software, with your updated browser and updated software and browser extensions.
Lol yea true about flash 10: But mainly im just too lazy to reexport it in 7, i thought i had..



Originally Posted By: benderflash is an exciting rich media platform however it is one that i don't think the drupal/ubb7 platform adopted by HoP will utilize as a core tech.

I never said that HOP should use this tech, i was talking about the design of my unrealeased website. Its got curves + colours + style but im blatantly far too biased . Flash on here would just be silly
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