HawkMan Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 So I'm not really a fan of the new Neowin website. I feel like there is a lot of design work that needs to be fix and improve. Lucky for me I do design website for a living(partly). I'm not done with the home page yet but I'm going to give you some screenshots until I'm finish and show all the pages. Screen Shot 2014-08-27 at 6.37.34 PM.png What graphic design school told you vertical text was a good idea for visual design and readability on a news site ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZMINATOR Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 We don't use templates for mockups. That's fine... whatever you say... We know that everyone take the template/software and change the colors and styles... Who cares... I don't give a fuk about how the sites look... as long as the sites are working.. that's simple. Take a look at Neowin... they use IPB forum here... and they modified some things and looks like they did on their own.. Think about it... We all do NOT care what you use with... Go outside and look around... most of things are similar... similar cars, houses, etc.. To me, it's the humans who are crybaby... like "ooh company B copied from company A".. If it was me, I don't care as long as the device is working for me. I have seen complaints on the phones/tablets .... and zero complaints about the houses/cars/etc. Not making sense to me... NO ONE IS ORIGINAL THESE DAYS. gohpep and MikeChipshop 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeChipshop Member Posted August 31, 2014 Member Share Posted August 31, 2014 Can we all just agree that this "concept" is worse than the generic free Wordpress theme I use on my site? but then again I don't claim to be a designer or have money to spend on good stuff, yet Well, not sure about your site (haven't looked) but you're correct, if you're not a designer and only have minimal budget, then i don't see anything wrong template usage, at first. ActionPacked, as you're selling your services as a designer, then it's time to think about getting your site up to scratch. Instead of sitting designing concept art for a Neowin front page, get some concepts for your site up. Post them in the forum and see what others think and take some constructive criticism on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Incorrectly, yes. If you're going to join in with a thread, it pays to read the thread first. You knew full well I was discussing a mockup within the first couple replies, so if it took you until now to actually call me out on incorrectly reading a thread (and I apologize, I did), then you were just looking to fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anibal P Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Well, not sure about your site (haven't looked) but you're correct, if you're not a designer and only have minimal budget, then i don't see anything wrong template usage, at first. ActionPacked, as you're selling your services as a designer, then it's time to think about getting your site up to scratch. Instead of sitting designing concept art for a Neowin front page, get some concepts for your site up. Post them in the forum and see what others think and take some constructive criticism on board. Heh, here you go, http:z0ph.com Should update it some day, but it works for now Heh, here you go, http://z0ph.com Should update it some day, but it works for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neowinian Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Sorry, but I dislike like that concept, it hurts my eyes. Rather members just leave it to the staff/devs in choosing how the website is designed. They have done a good job so far... (Y) MikeChipshop 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 You knew full well I was discussing a mockup within the first couple replies, so if it took you until now to actually call me out on incorrectly reading a thread (and I apologize, I did), then you were just looking to fight. ok look at the post you originally replied to. he said he didn't design his own site(arguably the most important side a web graphics designer ever makes) himself because it would take him a month to make the site/template. you replied that it would take your guys a couple of days. he wasn't talking about mockups, that's something you said later after it was pointed out your claim was... rather unrealistic. MikeChipshop 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 ok look at the post you originally replied to. he said he didn't design his own site(arguably the most important side a web graphics designer ever makes) himself because it would take him a month to make the site/template. you replied that it would take your guys a couple of days. he wasn't talking about mockups, that's something you said later after it was pointed out your claim was... rather unrealistic. Captain obvious, did you read where I said I read it incorrectly? I mean, you replied to it and all so i would hope so. I thought he was referring to mockups. Nothing in my replies have stated otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeChipshop Member Posted August 31, 2014 Member Share Posted August 31, 2014 You knew full well I was discussing a mockup within the first couple replies, so if it took you until now to actually call me out on incorrectly reading a thread (and I apologize, I did), then you were just looking to fight. Nope. I honestly didn;t think you were talking about mockups. To be honest i thought you were having a major case of backtracks when i called you out on the "two day" thing. If you genuinely were talking about mockups then i apologise and we'll leave it at that. Crossed wires and all that. Heh, here you go, http:z0ph.com Should update it some day, but it works for now You see, that's fine. You're not selling services that require you to build or design your own site. gotta post more though ;) adrynalyne 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Nope. I honestly didn;t think you were talking about mockups. To be honest i thought you were having a major case of backtracks when i called you out on the "two day" thing. If you genuinely were talking about mockups then i apologise and we'll leave it at that. Crossed wires and all that. You see, that's fine. You're not selling services that require you to build or design your own site. gotta post more though ;) Sounds good. I definitely wasn't backtracking. In my mind I was like...a month for an original mockup? Holy hell. Looking back, i should have paid better attention because when i reread it after you mentioned it, I was like...doh. MikeChipshop 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riceBox Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 I only like this part in the mockup in particular For everything else, the Timan's design is better. MikeChipshop 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted August 31, 2014 Supervisor Share Posted August 31, 2014 This thread really isn't going anywhere constructive, guys. All designers have a different point of view on designs as well as different ways to do things, this has just degenerated in to attacks. <Thread closed> gohpep 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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