Thread: DecentDiscussions.com redesigned, please review the new design

Hello all,

I have redesigned my general discussions forum Fun, Humor & Gossip Forum and also upgraded it from phpbb to vBulletin.

Please take a look at the new design and let me know what you think

Thanks

My only gripe with it is that it is that quite a lot of the links are fairly static.
What I mean by this is the rollover effects just aren't there (e.g. The two menus at the top of the site) for some of the site. The rollover on the links down the bottom of the site I like though (top posters, latest posts, etc).
The forum menu underlines on hover which gives an indication that it is a link but generally people like more of an indication (there have been studies into it...I had to research a few of them actually for university but thats going off topic). The other menu at the top (advertise, rules, contact us) is the main one that I would advise you to change. It only indicates they are links by the mouse cursor changing, which isn't enough for a lot of people. You'd think that it should be obvious to people that those are links but you'd be surprised.

I'd have made the background image change on rollover at least. Like the menu at the top of this forum does, just subtly changing the colour of the background (and sometimes by doing that you need to change the colour of the text too so it's readable).

But other than that I'd say it's one of the nicest forum designs I've seen in a long while - so well done

really nice design

Just an update.

Those members who want to join my forum but don't want to go through the registration process, just PM me. I will create your account and you can sign in with your same username & password as you have here

I love the design. Looks clean and I love the cartoon characters. Besides the design it's just fun to post in that forum since it's general discussion.