Help PBF Choose a Forum Style and color

[Steven Avery]

Hi ,

You might want to just cruise around for awhile.
The whole "Style" world is complex.

This can be implemented after we start.

NOTE THAT THESE FORUMS have separators between "Categories" something we lack on this default.

Whether our chosen forum style is free or $25-35 is not the issue ("custom" costs more). Simply finding
a good one with nice color scheme and some basic neat features.

At least two forums have special style sections where designers post their styles.

Vbulletin.org
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=237

Vbulletinsetup.com
http://forum.vbulletinsetup.com/f191/

Then various designers may, or may not, have small portfolio areas.


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SAMPLES FOR DISCUSSION AND INSIGHT

Compare to

STANDARD STYLE

Fighting Fundamental Forum - STANDARD well -designed ONE-LEVEL
http://www.fundamentalforums.com/

Doing the best you can without separators.

For comparison - here is a sample of a similar "hard colors" forum with separators

vbulletin.org
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/index.php

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SPECIAL STYLES

All Full Width

Green Gold - Peggy- ThemesByDesign
http://www.themesbydesign.net/forums/geek/gars/images/1/12352766660greengold.jpg

Bluepal Light
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=222947&page=2

Minty - Peggy - ThemesByDesign
http://www.themesbydesign.net/forums/geek/gars/images/1/minty.jpg

Sofia - choose 25 colors - e.g Chestnut or Royal Blue
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=214585
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=131631 - CHOOSE COLOR
http://www.picdo.net/Fichiers/41943693c8e62ededf1944b9dee3b2f3/0.png

Impact Blue - Sofia
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=215519

Many Free but blah and no support
http://vbskins.com/theme/solido.html
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THIS FELLA HAS THE RIGHT IDEA
but too much unused space
http://www.vbskinzone.com/index.php?pageid=products
Chat Fusion
Red Carbon
Seasons
Web Point

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BIT LARGER COMPANIES

ThemesBase - Free or Buy
http://www.themesbase.com/?category=vBulletin


Completevb - To Buy
http://www.completevb.com/vbulletin-skins/
Animated Arena
Orange Peel
http://www.completevb.com/demo/index.php?styleid=38
Color Theory
http://www.completevb.com/demo/index.php?styleid=14
Totally Pro Pg. 2
http://www.completevb.com/demo/index.php?styleid=28

Shalom,
Steven Avery

 

[Tandi]

Styles and Color

So many choices it is mind-boggling. I really like simplicity. Too much bold color and clutter takes away from the reading experience.

I like a heavenly blue color myself. Easy to read text against a light blue or white background.

Actually, the FFF forum looks very nice to me.......minus the annoying ads that I can't stand......

So maybe the default is fine........or something similar with the dividers?

We need a nice logo to cover up the vbulletin heading at the top. Something elegant rather than tacky.

I also get annoyed at animations. If some like to use them, I hope there is a setting for individuals to turn them off. Too distracting. I am most interested in reading the posts and thinking about what I read.

Shalom,

Tandi

 

[Steven Avery]

ok, we can invite some folks

Hi Tandi and Marty,

Kewl, the WYSIWIG editor showed up.

So many choices it is mind-boggling

I know, it distracted me for awhile.

I really like simplicity. Too much bold color and clutter takes away from the reading experience. I like a heavenly blue color myself. Easy to read text against a light blue or white background.

The blues are nice, the main alternative I think is some of the tans (e.g. chestnut, etc). I could conceive of a green, but not likely to find really right.

The FFF looks to be the default. The way they get the box look is by the decisions of categories and forums (a category has no direct posting, it holds sub-forums). I think the design is thus single-level, nothing like

KJB Defense --> Verses --> heavenly witnesses
Acts 8:37

Verses can be made top-level ... or waiting for the separators you can achieve two levels more nicely (and there are alternatives as to whether to show the second level on the top-page, which I am testing ).

So maybe the default is fine........or something similar with the dividers?

Right. A few tabs on the top are kewl, if you can get them. However I haven't found one yet. The user should be able to toggle styles, btw, once we set one up.

We need a nice logo to cover up the vbulletin heading at the top. Something elegant rather than tacky.

Right. I was hoping Billie would step in, she put the one in the Messianic_Apologetic forum.

No animations, no flash, no way.

Shalom,
Steven

 

[adelphos]

If you would like I can work on a graphic. What are the specifics? (pixel size etc.)

Adelphos

 

[Nazaroo]

I like green. It says "go!"

If you need someone to help with graphics, or html I have some experience.

peace
nazaroo