Real Polls would be great too. Maybe you could implement something like a real poll on the right hand side t the page. We don't need it yet, just check out where to get a script or how to implement it maybe?!
Ok, a friend of mine and i worked a bit on my graphic idea of the next homepage design. It was done "in a hurry" after my friend showed me the program.
Absolutely right, i forgot to say that it was just a design test. The overall dimensions are too big and it would not fit as it is now, but that's only to show you what it could look like, the metal pieces and interior stuff.
- i tried to create a Terran like design, as seen in scbw all the time
- the graphics will be in a bettter quality as on the actual page (and hopefully even better as seen here). i will try my best to create neat and worthy graphics (i will try to optimize it for 1024x768 as the minimum resolution)
- i try to implement as much elements from the actual page as possible, i.e. the twilight and/or other terrain textures
- if everything works fine, i try to create more than one color theme, so that we may change the design in a second or even have the possibility to choose from (maybe in a welcome screen?)
if you all like it (especially panschk) i will work on that one, if not, i try to create another design, but i really think that this has potential. what do you guys think?
im more into design like www.worldofwarcraft.org for example. thats my cup of tea.. not that it has to be so superfancy, but that kind of layout and integrated design :P
with that straight lined top banner. no "unnecesary" weird formations that look unnatural and unmotivated if you know what i mean :P (dont focus on the visual apperence of wow.com, rather the layout of the banner and the site, and the "metal" parts) Its really more a question of layout rather that images. That is why i tend to be minimalistic in these suggestions..
in search function, when you press "ok" to go to search menu directly, could you please remove the autotyped "search" text in the text field? its dead anoying..
Again, i have to agree. I for myself like it small and minimalistic best. The size of the banner is only that big after panschk decided to integrate a banner like that, and i only created it to fill the dimensions.
The problem is, that i don't have any idea of Php and only know the siplest and most basic html codes myself, so that i can't help panschk with the page itself. I'd like to have some buttons redone, the navi-bar updated, more small graphics implemented and more sweet and usefull stuff, but i don't know how to implement it and i can't demand panschk to update and rewrite his page for a better design. Other things have to be done first and so the only thing i can do is, try to invent a better design, present it to you guys, and hope for the best.
Anyway, i will post every new idea and finished graphics here first, to see if you like it and how you would change it as well.
btw, i also dislike this "search" text. If it would disappear when you click on it, that would help a lot :)