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Title: New Site Build with elxis
Post by: cdesp on July 28, 2008, 13:04:28

http://www.newbrain.info

Also converted DOCman v1.4.0 RC3 to work with Elxis 2008

Title: Re: New Site Build with elxis
Post by: yiannisK on July 28, 2008, 22:54:14

Welcome cdesp.

Nice try. This site could be more more beautiful if you try to change the colors, layout, something different from the original template.

You have to redesign the search button, which is very compressed with ugly pixels around.
You used a lot of colors. Concentrate your design to 3-4 basic colors, play with coloration around those colors.
Your logo is very sharp, use smooth anti alias when you export it from your graphics software.

Keep trying  ;)

 

Title: Re: New Site Build with elxis
Post by: cdesp on July 30, 2008, 15:49:33

Thanks for your comments , i am not a designer so ... i just try

Title: Re: New Site Build with elxis
Post by: datahell on July 30, 2008, 21:42:16

Hi cdesp,
I agree with yiannisK. Although the site is in general good, I dont like seeing the default elxis template everywhere. Your site should has its own character. Use your own template or modify the "okto" or an other free template to something different. For example you can easily change the background image/color and the columns background image to make it a little different than the default. Like you did in the header. You can also change the icons (the stars for the popular items), the modules titles, etc. The search form also needs some more css work. Keep trying, don't give up!  :)

Title: Re: New Site Build with elxis
Post by: cdesp on July 31, 2008, 11:43:36

I wont give up on the design it's just 4 days since i launched the site.
For me it's the content that matters most so i ll focus on that first then on the design.
I already downloaded several templates from elxis , joomla  and mambo.
Designing takes too much time (for me at least) so be patient... :)

Title: Re: New Site Build with elxis
Post by: cdesp on August 01, 2008, 15:06:27

I just finished my 1st try to change the template.

I changed the colors and the top menu. Also some icons.

Title: Re: New Site Build with elxis
Post by: Ivan Trebješanin on August 01, 2008, 15:23:24

Now this is much better! Way to go.  :)

Title: Re: New Site Build with elxis
Post by: babis1 on August 01, 2008, 17:58:04

if you want to have background image try something like that (i mean the colors), but for my opinion its not good to have bg image

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Title: Re: New Site Build with elxis
Post by: cdesp on August 01, 2008, 23:30:38

I try this image but i think i need  the contrast with the background so i ll leave it as it is.
You are probably right about the image in the back ground maybe i ll change it with something  else in the future.

Thank you all for the comments and suggestions.