So i've come to the conclusion that the minecraft website is quite outdated, and not really up to standards with other web 2.0 websites near 2010, so last night I cracked open photoshop after about 2 years and decided to see what I could whip up. After about an hour, this is what I have so far;
Sure, it's not everything that a lot of us are looking for in a website, but I'm sure the community could work together to bring a suggestion to the table on how to improve the layout and stuff to make it more user friendly. All in all, I'd like some feedback, suggestions for improvements, ideas, ect. Also, it'd be great if we could get an administrative view on this as well!
Instead of just saying it "Looks bland" could you give me ideas on how to improve it? That's what I'm here for if your read the entire post. :tongue.gif:
I really love it, but maybe you could add some interesting textures to the background of the widgets.
For example, the Account Login box could have a different color and background than the other boxes and backgrounds around it. Or something like that.
Other than that, it looks great, and I'd love to see Minecraft.net get a makeover.
I love the new version, but you should crop the top banner to bit a little bit smaller- the main focus of the site should be the content, not necessarily shiny pictures (even though it looks incredible). Also, just personal preference, the font's a little annoying. Maybe change it to a wider, or more Minecraft-esq font? I dunno.
Other than those two things, I'm loving the new look of the layout, and hope to see some great things coming to Minecraft.net soon!
I love the new version, but you should crop the top banner to bit a little bit smaller- the main focus of the site should be the content, not necessarily shiny pictures (even though it looks incredible). Also, just personal preference, the font's a little annoying. Maybe change it to a wider, or more Minecraft-esq font? I dunno.
Other than those two things, I'm loving the new look of the layout, and hope to see some great things coming to Minecraft.net soon!
Try and find something on
dafont.com
tell me if there's something you prefer, I couldn't find any good ones.
tell me if there's something you prefer, I couldn't find any good ones.
After looking around for a while, I came up with two decent fonts to use. Keep in mind, it's competly your choice want fonts you use, and you can always switch some of those fonts for similar ones if you don't want to make me sad (:tongue.gif:).
The first font is very Minecraft/Pixel themed, so you can use that for regular text, and the second is a completely different font I suggest using for titles, if you don't like RONDA SEVEN, and want to spice things up a bit. Of course, I'm trying to pick these with an objective interest, so don't think these are the only two fonts that'd work.
Here's the new version using the ronda font, I wasn't really a fan of the ethon font and I couldn't see it fitting into the titles, so I tried something with the ronda font. I also resized the top menu so it adds more space to actual content. :smile.gif:
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/4930 ... aftweb.png
New Version: http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/6759/minecraftxx.png
Sure, it's not everything that a lot of us are looking for in a website, but I'm sure the community could work together to bring a suggestion to the table on how to improve the layout and stuff to make it more user friendly. All in all, I'd like some feedback, suggestions for improvements, ideas, ect. Also, it'd be great if we could get an administrative view on this as well!
For example, the Account Login box could have a different color and background than the other boxes and backgrounds around it. Or something like that.
Other than that, it looks great, and I'd love to see Minecraft.net get a makeover.
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/6759/minecraftxx.png
Good to hear! :smile.gif:
I love the new version, but you should crop the top banner to bit a little bit smaller- the main focus of the site should be the content, not necessarily shiny pictures (even though it looks incredible). Also, just personal preference, the font's a little annoying. Maybe change it to a wider, or more Minecraft-esq font? I dunno.
Other than those two things, I'm loving the new look of the layout, and hope to see some great things coming to Minecraft.net soon!
Try and find something on
dafont.com
tell me if there's something you prefer, I couldn't find any good ones.
Any more opinions, comments, suggestions?
Glad you like it. :happy.gif:
After looking around for a while, I came up with two decent fonts to use. Keep in mind, it's competly your choice want fonts you use, and you can always switch some of those fonts for similar ones if you don't want to make me sad (:tongue.gif:).
The first font is very Minecraft/Pixel themed, so you can use that for regular text, and the second is a completely different font I suggest using for titles, if you don't like RONDA SEVEN, and want to spice things up a bit. Of course, I'm trying to pick these with an objective interest, so don't think these are the only two fonts that'd work.
PF RONDA SEVEN: http://www.dafont.com/pf-ronda-seven.font
ETHON: http://www.dafont.com/ethon.font
You're doing an awesome job, by the way!
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9296/mc23u82.png
Cheers.