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Discussion in 'Site Feedback and Suggestions' started by Whiffen, Jul 6, 2008.

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  1. poertner_1274 secroF laicepS topShceT Posts: 4,745

    Looks like it's already been updated with a white T inside a blue background.

    I like the new look Julio & team.
    poertner_1274, Jul 7, 2008
    #21

  2. eafshar Newcomer, in training Posts: 86

    change is good.. usually.. and this is one of them
    eafshar, Jul 7, 2008
    #22

  3. Canadian Newcomer, in training Posts: 102

    I will be honest, it seems that the side bar is to big. It takes away from the actual stories.
    Canadian, Jul 7, 2008
    #23

  4. cfitzarl TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 2,521   +9

    The new home looks awesome :D

    It's much "sleeker" :p
    cfitzarl, Jul 7, 2008
    #24

  5. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,893   +117

    I like the new home page, but after you scroll past the boxes on the right, there is a ton of white space. Looks kind of funny.

    I'm also not a big fan of the white T in the blue box for the browser icon..
    SNGX1275, Jul 8, 2008
    #25

  6. Canadian Newcomer, in training Posts: 102

    Yay, looks like the old one is back?
    Canadian, Jul 8, 2008
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  7. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor Posts: 6,051   +121

    Hi SNGX, I assume you are using Opera?
    Where do you see the white space, in the left column or the right column?

    As for the favicon, the current one is sort of a temporary solution though it's still not that bad.
    Julio Franco, Jul 8, 2008
    #27

  8. poertner_1274 secroF laicepS topShceT Posts: 4,745

    I think he is talking about underneath the right hand side tabs:
    Most Popular
    Downloads & Drivers
    TS & Community
    Newsletter

    Once those are done there is a lot of whitespace underneath. It would look better if the stories underneath those secitons went the width of the page.

    I am using Opera as well.
    poertner_1274, Jul 8, 2008
    #28

  9. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor Posts: 6,051   +121

    Oh, I see. If that's the case then admittedly that's been done on purpose to keep things tidier. Plus there is this sort of consensus on web design that reading is better done when columns are not far too wide.
    Julio Franco, Jul 8, 2008
    #29

  10. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,893   +117

    Yes. I was talking about the same thing Poertner_1274 thought. I didn't have any solution in mind and I agree if you simply made the text fill the page it may be too much. I didn't know what to do about it, which is why I didn't offer any suggestions.

    Overall though I think it is a nice change and I like it.
    SNGX1275, Jul 8, 2008
    #30

  11. cfitzarl TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 2,521   +9

    Hmm, the "T" seems to be not vertically centered.
    cfitzarl, Jul 9, 2008
    #31

  12. gbhall TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 2,069   +15

    On the main page, sub-sections show up where the mouse hovers over each main topic button, could we have an extra sub-section under 'forums' giving direct access to 'my posts' please ?

    Seems the new header is pleasant to use, slightly less intuitive (subtly different colours for the differing sub-heading lines might help), takes a longer time to load and nothing to do with browser cache seems to help that.
    gbhall, Jul 9, 2008
    #32

  13. kimsland Ex-TechSpotter Posts: 18,353

    Triple the fun !

    I'm a bit confused :confused:
    Maybe I'm color blind, but there is a difference isn't there?

    Is this the TechSpot logo? (as seen here: http://www.techspot.com/articles/dualboot/ )
    [IMG]

    Is this the TechSpot logo?
    [IMG]

    Or is this the TechSpot logo?
    [IMG]


    Or it one of these? http://www.techspot.com/logos.shtml


    Or are you wanting some member active discussion on designing a new logo?

    There does seem to be a lot of different logos about
    kimsland, Jul 10, 2008
    #33

  14. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,893   +117

    SNGX1275, Jul 10, 2008
    #34

  15. poertner_1274 secroF laicepS topShceT Posts: 4,745

    Kimsland is correct about 3 different logos on the entire site.

    The 3DS one is on some of the guides
    The middle one is on the forums
    The bottom on is on the Frontpage


    However to answer kimsland's question. Julio & team have designed the frontpage already. The forums are to follow shortly (and the logo 'i presume' will change shortly as well to reflect the frontpage)
    poertner_1274, Jul 10, 2008
    #35

  16. Obi-Wan Jerkobi TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 592

    Yeah, I was confused by that too kimsland, when I was browsing the guides and noticed some of the older ones said 3dspotlight.
    Obi-Wan Jerkobi, Jul 10, 2008
    #36

  17. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor Posts: 6,051   +121

    Excuse us, but our one man webmaster team (meaning me) can sometimes not handle the load of implementing such a big change site wide as fast as you guys desire it to :)

    Still the feedback is appreciated and at least the forums will be updated very soon. Because the change will come with an upgrade to vBulletin 3.7, this requires more planning than you would think.
    Julio Franco, Jul 10, 2008
    #37

  18. Nirkon TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 243

    I think I know why it loads slower for me.
    Julio, could it be by any chance that more news items are displayed per page
    than before?
    Nirkon, Jul 11, 2008
    #38

  19. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor Posts: 6,051   +121

    Nope, not at all...
    Julio Franco, Jul 11, 2008
    #39

  20. ITGuy702 TechSpot Member Posts: 86

    I love the new design...

    Is there any beta testing you need help with for the forum redesign?
    ITGuy702, Jul 13, 2008
    #40
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