New Colors & Buttons...
 

I know that a lot of you hate change...

But...

I have changed the buttons on the BBS to make them easier to find. A common complaint in the past has been that people cannot find the buttons. I have also made two (yes, only two) changes to the colors on the screen - changing the colors aligns the BBS with the new look for the Pelican Website (slowing being rolled out across the site). I want a consistent look and feel across the entire new site. Plus the green and pink pastel colors really weren't cutting it anymore.

These are the only changes for now. In the future, the small tabs on the top of the screen will be turning into something else. I also have a major upgrade in the software used to run the BBS coming soon - this will change things significantly, but there will be a lot of upgrades in the process (including an improved search function!).

-Wayne

I dig it. Blue rocks :D

Gotta find my monitor controls and turn the color down.......:D
Yeah, whatever you like. Looks like Boyd Cottinton's new blue and yellow '34. Cub Scout blue and yellow, UCLA...

Re: New Colors & Buttons...
 

Yep, it's much better now :D

I like it

Wow, you guys must be mellowing out (or I'm getting better at this). The last few things I showed you guys, you liked!

-Wayne

Wayne, really nice improvements. Clearly improves the feel and use of the BB.

i think you're getting better, maybe the ferrari brought something out in ya :D :D

Good job Wayne!

Mongo likes

me agrees with Mongo.

Still flabbergasted...

-Wayne

Changes? What Changes? Aside from these big-ol-buttons, the context looks the same.

The most important part is being able to read the site's posts. Looks are very secondary.

it SUCKS

Feel better Wayne?

The buttons aren't as bad as with the old colors. They still don't tie in quite right like the do on the new catalog due to the lack of the yellow/tan header bars and the alternating pale yellow on the left column. But it's closer.

I like it Wayne - much more professional looking.

Looks good! That was the first thing that I thought earlier today.

"We Fear Change."

Ahh, much - all is better with the world now...

-Wayne

glad to be of service...

actually, if you could use the same yellow that is in the pelican's beak, I think it would look a lot better. And no, I'm not kidding. It would tie the buttons visually to the logo in the top left. As they stand now, there is too much orange/red in them.

I hired some well-known consultants over the summer - one of the tidbits they gave me was the results of colored button studies they did - which color resulted in the highest conversion rate among several controlled tests. The burnt-orange won...

-Wayne

yeah, but it has to tie into the rest of the site design. You can't pull the elements into isolation and the generalize the user data.

Well, I suppose if you're a consultant you can.

Can you redo the headers in "Venetian Blue"?

:)

Radio Buttons
 

Nice changes going on!

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/ultim...ons/icon14.gif . . . again.

. . .you ARE getting better at this!

It seems all of the board-members hard work [cough]training you[/cough] is finally paying-off. :cool:

Looks great.

That's it! I'm going to paint my car burnt-oragne! It will be much faster!

I was suprised when I pulled it up. I like it. Bold colors break up the monotony. Nice job Wayne

Bolder appearance maybe - but it is the quality of the content that remains consistent with this site/