Changes on the horizon

LincLinc OwnerDetroit Icrontian

We're overdue for a design iteration, and I want to take the maintenance overhead down several notches while bringing the engagement & style up a few. So, I'd like to change a few things about Icrontic:

  • Eliminate the front page / forum separation
  • Eliminate the sidebar (except in super-wide displays, maybe)
  • Use 1 unified, responsive theme (we currently have 3: forum desktop, forum mobile, and WordPress)
  • Publish articles as discussion OPs, with modified styling (also solves issue that articles are currently not searchable)
  • Create some new ways to show featured content, what Icrontic is up to, & how to engage
  • Make a modified dark theme the default

I'm also going to make NewBuddhist & intoDetroit structurally the same as Icrontic in the process. They will each still have their current flavor & style, but they'll be using the same overall layout.

Some things I don't want to change are basic design choices that I think are settled:

  • Color palette
  • Font choices
  • Grid & general spacing
  • Category structure
  • Top navigation

I'm not much of a designer and I like the way most of that stuff has shaken out over the years.

When am I doing all this? I dunno. I've already started it but these projects are notorious for dragging out three times longer than I expect, so I feel like "hopefully this year" is about as optimistic as I'll get.

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Comments

  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian

    Sounds good. Looking forward to it

  • drasnordrasnor Starship Operator Hawthorne, CA Icrontian
    edited June 2014

    Make a modified dark theme the default

    Win.

    RyanFodder
  • FettBaconFettBacon Viscount Icrontian

    Three years isn't a bad estimate either.

    Annes
  • TushonTushon I'm scared, Coach Alexandria, VA Icrontian

    Dat first comment.

  • GnomeQueenGnomeQueen The Lulz Queen Mountain Dew Mouth Icrontian

    @drasnor said: Make a modified dark theme the default
    Win.

    Noooooo

  • Straight_ManStraight_Man Geeky, in my own way Naples, FL Icrontian

    @GnomeQueen said:
    Noooooo

    Agreed, Nooo.

  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian

    Just because something is the default doesn't mean you can't switch it back.

  • mertesnmertesn I am Bobby Miller Yukon, OK Icrontian
    edited June 2014

    @primesuspect said:
    Just because something is the default doesn't mean you can't switch it back.

    Once you go dark theme...

    something that rhymes with dark theme
    UPSLynxCanti
  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian

    Once you go dark theme, you suck at the 'Net meme.

  • RyanFodderRyanFodder Detroit, MI Icrontian

    @NiGHTS said:
    hey mabe you should make beter drivers my ati card driv is terrible its nvidia is better plus my gpu has ddram5 and plays badlefield4 on ultra quality gtx750 at 1080p

    ^^ Flagged as spam.

    UPSLynxCanti
  • SignalSignal Icrontian

    @[Deleted User] said:
    hey mabe you should make beter drivers my ati card driv is terrible its nvidia is better plus my gpu has ddram5 and plays badlefield4 on ultra quality gtx750 at 1080p

    Drunk at 9 in the morning is impressive.

  • mertesnmertesn I am Bobby Miller Yukon, OK Icrontian

    @CannonFodder said:
    ^^ Flagged as spam.

    ^^ Spammed as flag.

    RyanFodder
  • erichblas2005erichblas2005 Your Native Texan Houston,Texas Member

    Can you make a section for cars / gear heads

  • CrazyJoeCrazyJoe Winter Springs, FL Icrontian

    @Bandrik said:
    If we're making themes, how 'bout a TF2 theme? Or a pony theme? Oooh! How about a drunk theme that applies a filter that makes everyone look 1000% more hot? Here's how it would work:

    Before:

    After!

    [spoiler]Combine the filters together may lead to unexpected results...
    [/spoiler]

    So you're saying Brian isn't hot?

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