site look

[backsidetailsli]

i think that the site could use a new look. i think it looks very "PC" as appose to mac. just a little blah..
do you think they would ever consider revising the look maybe give it a little aqua etc.

[psychofreak]

i think that the site could use a new look. i think it looks very "PC" as appose to mac. just a little blah..
do you think they would ever consider revising the look maybe give it a little aqua etc.

http://looprumors.com/ did this. I never visited again.

[arn]

i think that the site could use a new look. i think it looks very "PC" as appose to mac. just a little blah..
do you think they would ever consider revising the look maybe give it a little aqua etc.

We've considered a new look.... but haven't got around to it yet.

arn

[angelneo]

Maybe you can hold a contest since there are quite a number of designers around here. Don't let that go to waste :p

[MacNut]

The problem is finding something that pleases everyone and not making it look to busy.

[mad jew]

Yeah, it's MacRumors. Simplicity is the key. :)

[mac-convert]

Agree MJ - I landed here one day and like the look - nice and clean - then I stuck around and liked the forum even better!

[elppa]

MacRumors look is timeless.

It's pretty much stayed the same for as long as I can remember.

[wmmk]

I recently used an aqua theme for MR in FF, but got fed up with a few bugs in it, switched back to safari and the normal theme, and I've gotta say, I just love it. so clear. I suppose aqua-ish could be ok if done well, but only if done VERY, VERY well.....

[OutThere]

I recently used an aqua theme for MR in FF, but got fed up with a few bugs in it, switched back to safari and the normal theme, and I've gotta say, I just love it. so clear. I suppose aqua-ish could be ok if done well, but only if done VERY, VERY well.....

There was a complete Aqua-pinstripes theme on the forums a few years back. It was decent (a lot better than the purply default theme), and I got pretty used to it. Quite shocking to change to the current look.

I wouldn't mind some changes, but it's all the same in the long run.

[bigandy]

on the forums, i followed this post (http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=2611909), and it looks fantastic.

followed instructions in that thread to attempt to get it working in Safari, but it never worked for me. now i use ABP, the del.icio.us bookmark plugin and others i can't do without - so Firefox is the one.

but this theme is cool:

http://att.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=52473&stc=1&d=1152735358


http://att.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=52534&d=1152801314

[Sirus The Virus]

I'm content with the look. So what if it's a tad bland. It wouldn't be the same to me if it was changed.

[ero87]

It wouldn't be the same to me if it was changed.

how profound :rolleyes:

[ezekielrage_99]

We've considered a new look.... but haven't got around to it yet.

arn


Don't change it, it's functional, it's simple and it works.

Just like a Mac;)

[tominated]

why don't you offer different themes, maybe make a sticky post and use it so people can post themes for the mods to put in for vBulletin

[solvs]

Looks ok to me, but if you do some minor changes, that'd be fine too. Not really that big of a deal. Xlr8yourmac did some minor updates, asked how people liked it, was fine by us. MacCentral on the other hand pulled a TV Tome (bought out by CNet, masters of teh suk, now TV.com) and did a complete overhaul with no feedback, made you re-register from scratch, and then got all pissy if you complained. Needless to say, I don't go to either of those anymore than I have to.

Last time you guys did a change you talked with us, and believe me, it was appreciated.

[skoker]

Could we have like a contest? Obviously, you couldn't have people design directly into themes, but you could have people come up with a HTML-based theme, ZIP it into a file, post it, arn could post the HTML files on the site (similar to the advertisement gallery), set up a poll(s), and whoever wins gets their theme as the new MR theme, subject to administrative approval.

[adk]

I like the simplicity of the way this forum looks. My only idea, and it's probably not a good one: perhaps make this site look like an updated (OSX) version of the Macintosh Garden (http://mac.the-underdogs.info/)?

[eXan]

http://looprumors.com/ did this. I never visited again.

LoopRumors looks aweful! So cluttered! :eek:

[eluk]

LoopRumors looks aweful! So cluttered! :eek:
I'd agree with that. Here it is a case of less is more.

[Blue Velvet]

Quit your whining. We now have these!


http://forums.macrumors.com/images/buttons/collapse_tcat.gif


;)

[eva01]

Quit your whining. We now have these!
http://forums.macrumors.com/images/buttons/collapse_tcat.gif
;)

Yeah i was looking at those and was wondering why they are there because they just don't look right.

They attract a lot of attention at least for me and i have never used those icions on any forum i have been to.

However other people may use it for reasons.

[arn]

a sideeffect of some of the server changes.

I'll look into it.

arn

[MacNut]

Yeah i was looking at those and was wondering why they are there because they just don't look right.

They attract a lot of attention at least for me and i have never used those icions on any forum i have been to.

However other people may use it for reasons.

a sideeffect of some of the server changes.

I'll look into it.

arnI guess it has a usefulness Im just not sure what it would be.

[imacintel]

Yeah i was looking at those and was wondering why they are there because they just don't look right.

They attract a lot of attention at least for me and i have never used those icions on any forum i have been to.

However other people may use it for reasons.

I really have to agree with you, eva01They do attract attention to me, and they honestly make using MacRumors.com a bit less "pleasurable" :D