TalkGraFix Forums, What do you Think...?

Well I now have 10 posts yipeeee...Lol So here's my forums. I have been tweaking my forums all day and now I'm becoming happy with the results.

I.E: vBSEO and lots more back end tweaking.

Anyway this forums is 5 days old so forgive the lack of posts...Lol

TalkGraFix.com | Graphic Image and 3D Graphics, Help and Tutorials. Beginners to Professional Graphics Design.

Be honest I can handle it...pmsl. :lol:

 

Well it looks good and everything, but IMO there's WAY too many sections, it makes it look very empty. Just start off with a few sections, that way it'll look like more posts in fewer sections, than few posts in many sections

 

I'll be honest...

1. To many forums like mentioned. Minimize it to like 3-4 categories with 3-4 forums in them at the very most.

2. Seeing "GraFix" with the spelling and capitalization right in the middle of the word, looks amateurish, and cheap at best. At worst it makes me want to dig my eye balls out with a spoon, in a nice kind of way.

3. Having a graphics forum, but not a customized skin in the slightest doesn't send a very good message, I'd work on customizing it some how and get custom icons and the such.

4. the vBSEO Relevant replacement you have setup, looks horrid. You need to close the gaps and remove the tables, and format it way better. Having <strong>tags</strong> inside of h2 is redundant is redundant is redundant . The RR structure itself is decent, the styling needs loads of work!

5. Remove the default vBulletin forum descriptions from the pages. The relevant replacements you've setup is for this purpose.

6. I'm not sure if English is your first langauge, but since the default language is english on the forum, I'd work on the grammar some.

7. Have fun, and best of luck with your forums! Hopefully it goes well for you!

 

The relevant replacement, as mentioned above, is very distracting and not-at-all pleasing to the eyes. You might want to tone it down a bit.

There are way too many sections starting off, and I'm seeing a lot of 1's and 0's along the right two columns.

 

Seconding the others' comments, and also wanted to add that the folder icons look really washed out and gray compared to the bright colors of that theme. You really need something custom. Also, the edges of your local look a bit rough. It's a rather unimaginative logo, you need something with more pizazz.

 

As i have stated this forums is about 6 days old now. I've been concentrating on the 'Back end' of the forums I.E: SEO and the such. The logo I'm making at the moment and the Catagorys have all been reduced. There will be changes with the Icons/Folders in the next few weeks everything will be sorted.

I'm also not sure what you mean by the vBSEO...? I've also started to add tutorials with images for Photoshop and Illustrator.

Just give me some time and this will be one of the top forums out there. Everything you've said is what i had in mind anyway. So over the next few weeks this will all be sorted out and once it is i will re-submit the forums for critique.

Thank you everyone for your constructive criticism and I have taken note. If your into graphics why dont you join and set an example....Lol Joke!!

I have a friend whos graphic knowledge is the best I've ever seen. His site is pixelforge.com and beleive me hes one of the best graphic artists I've ever come across so hes also willing to help me.

Anyway once again thank you.

P. S what do you mean a pre made skin doesn't do anything for you....? 99% of skins you see on forums are pre made and NOT very many people can design a template and then slice and code it. Plus it takes to long. I've made skins before seeing as i own vBSkinClub.com so know how it works. I wanted something thats NOT over the top so that was a very simple and easy skin on the eye.

Anyway thank you for your critiques and give me a month and these forums will blow you away. Thats a fact!!!


Also that logo came with the skin so as soon as i have time i will create something truely amazing.

Also Validate my forums with W3C Validation and theres NOT one error unlike 98% of forums i've looked at here and Not many people can do that.

 

I look forward to seeing it again when you're done with the changes!

 

Wrams...i think it looks quite good for a new forum and i am sure you will do a great job designing and tweaking it some more..:thumbup:

 

Oh i will, Thank you for ALL your comments. It really has opened up my eyes to more possibilties so your not the only ones who want to see the finished results. I can't wait either....Lol The only thing is as you guys know a owner never finishes his forums. Theres always something else to sort or do...

Once again thank you for all your input and i have taken note and will do as suggested by the members here at AdminAddict.

Thanks Guys!!

 

What section are you on about when referring to grammar...? I've looked and I can't see where the grammer is spelt wrong.

I am English so if your referring to Colour then thats how the English spell Colour and Not color like in the US. There's also other differences in spellings to the way it is spelt in the US.

Thank you.

Wrams