Forum layout

[Rockafeller]

I'm creating a new forum and I made a "concept" thingy for it. lol It's not finished yet and it uploaded a little small.(plus it's a little sloppy)

[ianm]

funky retro, lovin it - something is missing, let me think on it :)

[Rockafeller]

lol thanks. :) Do tell when think of it!

[LeadMagnet]

I like the style, the only problem i see is that it's very long. Alot of scrolling will be needed. Too much distance between sections (for a forum anyway).

[tommylogic]

Originally Posted by ianm

funky retro, lovin it - something is missing, let me think on it :)

How bout a big fat banner link??

[ianm]

Originally Posted by LeadMagnet

I like the style, the only problem i see is that it's very long. Alot of scrolling will be needed. Too much distance between sections (for a forum anyway).

erm...mostly forums are like that

[Mack]

I like it, looks good. a Nice lite looking layout.

I think you may see some issues if your gonna edit an existing php forum and add your own styles.

But hey, good none the less.

[Toon]

The main problem with forum skins are a forum always looks nicer minimal. If you can get rid of all the rubbish forum descriptions, menus top and bottom that aren't needed, all the post previews that don't get read a forum will look alot nicer but the draw back is all these count massively towards SEO.

I've seen plenty of gorgeous forums but they haven't got many members because they went for the minimal look, you've got to be well established to be able to skin how you'd really like to.

[LeadMagnet]

Originally Posted by ianm

erm...mostly forums are like that

That image is scaled down. It seems to me that when the whole thing is scaled up to a normal size that it's too big. But maybe i'm wrong. *shrug*

[prewe]

the gradient lines are too short, and too black.