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To help with the controversy over the new blue background, Registered users can now choose between different themes, including a Grey, Blue, and Yellow color scheme (from the Amiga.org 5.0 period).  

Since our graphics guy (SimoAmi) has somewhat disappeared recently, we are looking for a great web artist to help us build some new headers for the yellow and possibly a red and green theme as well.  If you are that great web artist, we could really use your help.

 

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Re: Pick a color, any color (as long as it's blue, grey
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2003, 04:27:41 PM »
Blue ofcourse, this ain't no yellow submarine =).

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Re: Pick a color, any color (as long as it's blue, grey
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2003, 04:54:22 PM »
Ermm, cool, but how do you change the theme?
Anyway is the only way
 

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Re: Pick a color, any color (as long as it's blue, grey
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2003, 04:56:31 PM »
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Re: Pick a color, any color (as long as it's blue, grey
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2003, 05:00:22 PM »
Thanks Wayne, couldnt see it, need some sleep.
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Re: Pick a color, any color (as long as it's blue, grey
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2003, 05:42:46 PM »
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If you are that great web artist, we could really use your help.


I'll help if you like :o)
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Re: Pick a color, any color (as long as it's blue, grey
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2003, 06:09:34 PM »
Grey is OK, but a little bland. To bright for me. The yellow is
actually quite horrible...:-)
 
So blue ought to be my choice. Feels more genuine having a darker background.
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Re: Pick a color, any color (as long as it's blue, grey
« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2003, 09:41:49 PM »
Sheesh, that yellow one was a bit off, the blue is very nice but the coloring of the news borders is not.

Ah, i see theres a BeOS icon present aswell, a bit odd, too big too. But it is refreshing to see all this work being done, does that mean the replacement for xoops is off ?
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Re: Pick a color, any color (as long as it's blue, grey
« Reply #8 on: April 02, 2003, 11:11:01 PM »
Sence at last ;-)

I'd also agree that the shade of grey a touch darker would be great.. but hey, i'm happy enough not to be seeing [color=0000CC]Blue[/color] no more. :-D

Cheers Wayne
 

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Re: Pick a color, any color (as long as it's blue, grey
« Reply #9 on: April 03, 2003, 02:39:20 AM »
I'm with Calen on this one, a little darker grey for the backdrop will do nicely.  Other than that, the grey's doing fine for me :-D
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Re: Pick a color, any color (as long as it's blue, grey
« Reply #10 on: April 03, 2003, 03:58:36 AM »
Wayne,

Blue: Been there, done that.  But it's a nice background colour nonetheless.
Grey: Nice.  Not hard on the eyes, and very ... serene.
Yellow: AAARRRGGGHHH!!!!  My eyes!!!  Must ... avert ... my ... eyes!!!  Now I know what it feels like to have a hangover and be looking at a bright computer screen at the same time. :-P

My vote: Go for grey, or stick with the current blue.  I prefer grey, but I'd be happy either way.

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Re: Pick a color, any color (as long as it's blue, grey
« Reply #11 on: April 03, 2003, 02:50:02 PM »
Verdicts:

Grey - like everyone else says - not to bad, but a bit too light really.
Yellow - If that dates from a previous version of amiga.org's setup, then god knows how their eyes survived intact...
Blue - definitely the best for now, until some more variety can be introduced to the options.

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Re: Pick a color, any color (as long as it's blue, grey
« Reply #12 on: April 04, 2003, 05:16:16 AM »
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interesting idea - people can start sending screen shots of their amiga.org in the forum, coz they all look different


on second thoughts - thats a crap idea... carry on..

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Re: Pick a color, any color (as long as it's blue, grey
« Reply #13 on: April 04, 2003, 07:13:40 PM »
I actually liked the yellow theme, though it's a little intense. Perhaps something like #FEFFBB would be a little better.
Still, the ol' blue theme does look incredibly good. :-D
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Re: Pick a color, any color (as long as it's blue, grey
« Reply #14 on: April 04, 2003, 08:10:35 PM »
I tried all of the choices.  I didn't mind the yellow that much though it is a bit extreme.  Maybe some texture or a slightly different shade would make it more palatable.

The grey fades into the text boxes too much.  A different shade that adds some clear cut differences would be better.

In the end I have to say I like the blue the best.  Maybe a slightly lighter shade but I'm certainly not complaining.