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Javaranch main page new look

 
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Paul W. mentioned that he would like to refresh the look of the javaranch main page. Anybody has suggestions on how to make the page prettier?
 
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Hi everyone I have been working on some designs for the javaranch homepage, as i also think its about time we had an update

Im going to go down 3 different routes one Ios inspired, one moose/wild west inspired, and one flat clean tidy style.
So far i got a 3 moodboards together one for each route, let me know what you think and if you have any ideas to contribute.

Cheers Olof




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Wild West inspired...
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Tidy & cliean minimal style
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Olof, I am a bit confused. Would that be for the home page at javaranch or the main forum page?
 
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Hi Adrien,,, These moodboard concepts are initialy intended to set a theme for the javaranch homepage but there is nothing to say that it might not lead to a design for the forum pages and as well based on the final design... and who knows it might also lead to a homepage for Coderanch too
 
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Concept 1 HOMEPAGE
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Concept 1 HOMEPAGE
 
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Concept 2 HOMEPAGE
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Concept 3 HOMEPAGE
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Have some cows for your concepts Olof. Personally I like them a lot; especially the first two.
 
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thanks Stephan looking forward to hear what the community says
 
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That's impressive. I can't design worth a crap, so this stuff is mind blowing to me. I gave you another cow for all that effort.
 
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Another cow for these designs, which manage to be "old-timey" yet modern at the same time. As someone who does have some design experience, I like all of these a lot.
 
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Not certain but I think I prefer the 2nd design. A few spelling errors, however.
 
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Wow, those designs are great!
 
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Olof Jonnerstig wrote:Concept 2 HOMEPAGE



like this one a lot
 
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I like the second one best. Is there a way to work in the current vibe of our current moose?
 
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So most of you guys like the second concept... but it would seem it didn't quite have the heart and soul of javaranch so..
i have spruced-moosed up this bad boy...

Whats do you guys recon ?
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what about a bit of this?
 
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Wow! I really like it!
 
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im gonna go ahead and say that the bottom half of the page is going to need a bit of the same flavor too, but for now that's what i got ..
 
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Damn spiffy!
 
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Looks really great
 
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Thanks guys! Im glad you like it
 
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Yes, I like it too; prefer the moose with the curled antlers. I presume the fly will still be circling endlessly?
 
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I really adored second concept as well as the last one. Good efforts Olof Jonnerstig
 
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Olof Jonnerstig wrote:So most of you guys like the second concept... but it would seem it didn't quite have the heart and soul of javaranch so..
i have spruced-moosed up this bad boy...


That is awesomeness. Have cow for your time and great taste about design. That last one looks incredibly good (for me).
 
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amazing!
 
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That's some nice work bro.
I like the second one
 
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Realyy Good one
 
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Olof Jonnerstig wrote:So most of you guys like the second concept... but it would seem it didn't quite have the heart and soul of javaranch so..
i have spruced-moosed up this bad boy...

Whats do you guys recon ?



This is awesome. Great mix of native looks with new style.
 
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All designs are beautiful. But I still like minimal design, like stack exchange sites. Not the current design also.
 
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