Website design ideas

Woo Elephant Yeah · Post by **Woo Elephant Yeah** » June 6th, 2006, 9:52

Okay, I've been struggling to find the time to redesign 5punk, and I'm at a halfway house, but I don't really like the outcome.

I definitely want to use the top header of this forum as a top header of the website, so ideas for layout of the main page would be greatly appreciated.

Could I combine any of the pages (the top right hand links) into one?

A quick squiggly drawing in paint/potatoshop would suffice, but I've always offered 5punkers input when working on 5punk, so here's your chance to have your say.

P.S. I'm doing away with the news page, as I really can't be assed to update it, and I think the first page people see when visiting the main site should be like the "About" page, or atleast contain a quick bit of text explaining what we are all about.

Post by **ProfHawking** » June 6th, 2006, 11:20

leave it how it is!!!
make improvements yes, but why reinvent the wheel?

mrbobbins · Post by **mrbobbins** » June 6th, 2006, 11:28

ProfHawking wrote:leave it how it is!!!
make improvements yes, but why reinvent the wheel?

This mostly

If you're too busy to change anything, why bother, plus I don't think it needs fixing, I likes it, mmm precious 5punky site designs.

With the exception of the new buttonage, sort of works on my big monitor, but at work it's all squashed. I think maybe make the buttons bigger and have 2 rows?

Oh, and was there a button for the Scheduler?, has it dissapeared?

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » June 6th, 2006, 12:10

ProfHawking wrote:leave it how it is!!!
make improvements yes, but why reinvent the wheel?

There'll be no wheel reinventing on my watch!

From previous discussions I think WEY is referring to improvements not anything completely new. I'll have a think about it ...

mrbobbins · Post by **mrbobbins** » June 6th, 2006, 12:13

spoodie wrote:There'll be no wheel reinventing on my watch!

Your watch has wheels??, cool!!

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » June 6th, 2006, 12:26

Reminds me of the clock in my local shopping centre: The Pussiewillow III

Woo Elephant Yeah · Post by **Woo Elephant Yeah** » June 6th, 2006, 13:14

Just incase you are all getting confused, I am talking about the webshite, not the forum. Forget the forum, the forum is complete, I want to redesign the website, as the front page with it's antiquated news section reflects badly on n00bs who are visiting for the first time.

Post by **Joose** » June 6th, 2006, 13:21

Woo Elephant Yeah wrote:the front page with it's antiquated news section reflects badly on n00bs who are visiting for the first time.

^this. I say drop the news thing entirelly. Its kinda redundant, seeing as anything important will get posted to the forum anyway.

Random idea I have just had:

How about making it kinda like a condensed version of everything in the forum. Like an overview type thing. It could show, say, the next two sheduled games, the 10 most recent threads (just the titles, obviously), the last three posts to the discussion board, etc. Or something like that, anyway.

Would also be handy if it were formated for the psp and suchlike, as poncy gits like myself could then quickly check to see if theres anything interesting going on thats worth hunting a proper computer down for.

Just a thought.

Woo Elephant Yeah · Post by **Woo Elephant Yeah** » June 6th, 2006, 13:24

Joose wrote:Just a thought.

And a rather cracking one at that Mr Joose

THIS, is why I like to ask members for suggestions as I now have a fannytastical idea.

Stoat · Post by **Stoat** » June 6th, 2006, 13:26

Woo Elephant Yeah wrote:Just incase you are all getting confused, I am talking about the webshite, not the forum. Forget the forum, the forum is complete, I want to redesign the website, as the front page with it's antiquated news section reflects badly on n00bs who are visiting for the first time.

Aaaah. Hmm.

Request 1: No frames.

TeamSpack could go on the server page, couldn't it? I'm just wondering if, instead of the rooms list on the front page, there could just be some indication of whether there's anyone in or not.

edit:

Joose wrote:Would also be handy if it were formated for the psp and suchlike

Haha! I found out some code to choose a stylesheet for PSPs the other day. Christ.

Post by **Joose** » June 6th, 2006, 13:29

Stoat wrote: Request 1: No frames.

very much

TeamSpack could go on the server page, couldn't it? I'm just wondering if, instead of the rooms list on the front page, there could just be some indication of whether there's anyone in or not.

A public loo style "Vacant/in use" thing?

cashy · Post by **cashy** » June 6th, 2006, 13:31

wow and i thought the telford one was OTT

i know you already told bobbins to fuck off and die in a hole, but would it be difficult to display the forums on an optional simplified version? a kind of 'click here if you have a small moniter' button? i dont have a clue how much of which magic is needed for this mind you so feel free to tell me to shush

Stoat · Post by **Stoat** » June 6th, 2006, 13:31

Joose wrote:A public loo style "Vacant/in use" thing?

Oh my. This. Hard.

Cashy wrote:would it be difficult to display the forums on an optional simplified version?

I've seen this done on other boards.. I suppose it's just a template swapper really, but I'll have a butchers.

mrbobbins · Post by **mrbobbins** » June 6th, 2006, 13:37

cashy wrote:i know you already told bobbins to fuck off and die in a hole

You did?, where?, you shall be hearing from my lawyers, they're very loud, with megaphones and everything.

Lee · Post by **Lee** » June 6th, 2006, 14:11

Stoat wrote:
Cashy wrote:would it be difficult to display the forums on an optional simplified version?
I've seen this done on other boards.. I suppose it's just a template swapper really, but I'll have a butchers.

This thing will let you do that: http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=291149

Stoat · Post by **Stoat** » June 6th, 2006, 14:26

Lee wrote:This thing will let you do that: http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=291149

Hmm. The download site is timing out for me. Plus, that mod needs another, bigger mod for it to run!
Thanks though, it's given me an idea.

Woo Elephant Yeah · Post by **Woo Elephant Yeah** » June 6th, 2006, 14:34

I've fudged the main site for now, and got rid of the news page to tide us over till the magical codery is completed.

Post by **FatherJack** » June 6th, 2006, 16:42

Pussiewillow III wrote:A quick squiggly drawing in paint/potatoshop would suffice.

Here is a quick squiggly drawing I made earlier.

I thought that some bits could contain live(ish) data about what's happening on the board, stats, or the first line of posts. I'm not sure news should be as prominent as I've drawn it though, as it isn't updated that often.

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