April 28, 20241 yr We need to do what the snake said snd have a giant, colourful buzzong bee flying into the corner, smiling!! Indeed, a small bee to represent the buzz of Buzzjack. Still keep Lady Buzzjack though in some form as well. Could fit both of them in!
April 28, 20241 yr I'm no designer (and not sure if a logo change is even possible) but just putting the letters in BUZZJACK closer together would be such a good improvement. Could be as simple as this but could certainly be more extensive too.
April 28, 20241 yr My instincts tell me the two main components that make the site look dated are that there is an overuse of borders around boxes and text so maybe remove some of them would give the site a more modern feel (and give the colours more prominence in separating different chunks on the forum); and that the site spans the entire length of the screen (I'm not sure how difficult it is to set it up especially for mobile users), so perhaps a fixed length (or flexible, like give the forum a max width) would help? Potentially also the gradients used at parts of the forum as well
April 29, 20241 yr Author I'm no designer (and not sure if a logo change is even possible) but just putting the letters in BUZZJACK closer together would be such a good improvement. Could be as simple as this but could certainly be more extensive too. I've actually mocked something up that's not dissimilar to this! I agree that simplicity could be the way to go. I'll work on it more later and maybe post to get some feedback :thinking: unless it looks horrible x My instincts tell me the two main components that make the site look dated are that there is an overuse of borders around boxes and text so maybe remove some of them would give the site a more modern feel (and give the colours more prominence in separating different chunks on the forum); and that the site spans the entire length of the screen (I'm not sure how difficult it is to set it up especially for mobile users), so perhaps a fixed length (or flexible, like give the forum a max width) would help? Potentially also the gradients used at parts of the forum as well The width of the forum is something I've absolutely considered already! Though I'd have to take some time to make sure I'm doing that properly so perhaps not an immediate solution. Thanks for mentioning though!
April 29, 20241 yr I'm no designer (and not sure if a logo change is even possible) but just putting the letters in BUZZJACK closer together would be such a good improvement. Could be as simple as this but could certainly be more extensive too. I 100% agree. Even moving the text to the left, slightly off center and incorporating lady buzzjack directly to the right of the text would be a nice way to honour her since everyone does want to keep her.
April 29, 20241 yr Author I've mocked this up... what do we think? Was thinking we could keep the same current shade of blue for the background, so this is basically how it'll look: Open to feedback! I think simplicity is key so I don't want to try anything too complex or artsy with it, but Lady Buzzjack wasn't easy to put in (and I was VERY careful making a cutout of her :lol: ) so if you guys think of a better placement for her then I'm all ears. Be gentle xx
April 29, 20241 yr I would much prefer Buzzjack Music Entertainment Discussion would say Buzzjack Entertainment Forum, or even just Buzzjack. Going back to James' earlier remark about the subtitle description underneath, I think perhaps it could be reworded ever so slightly to be more in line with what the forum is about going forwards. Music is of course the primary subject but it’s so much more than just that! So perhaps some more creative juices will be needed to come up with a catchy slogan…
April 29, 20241 yr Author I've got no hope of coming up with a new slogan - open to ideas if anyone has any - but here's how it looks without any slogan: (I don't really mind the current slogan though, music is what the majority of the forum is about though perhaps it should be "music AND entertainment discussion"?)
April 29, 20241 yr Author One more example with a different subtitle (as I think it does look better with the text underneath) Which covers pretty much all major sections of the forum. Charts are the very first section so feel notable enough to get a mention and it removes the slightly clunky wording :thinking:
April 29, 20241 yr Oh that does look much better in the second one with the new description! :wub: Joseph, you have outdone yourself yet again! :heart:
April 29, 20241 yr Author Thanks all!! By popular demand, Lady Tina may still be added to the right side of the logo xx oh yes this looks better! What's the font you use btw? :thinking: Helvetica Neue LT Std - was actually aiming for HeliosCond Bold which is the current logo's font but I obviously clicked the wrong thing :lol: this one looks better though!!
April 29, 20241 yr Thanks all!! By popular demand, Lady Tina may still be added to the right side of the logo xx I demand this not to happen x
April 29, 20241 yr I like that Joseph! What if we swapped the darker blue and the pale blue around so the background is darker? Idk if that would just look awful though :lol: I feel like a darker background for the banner will section it off a little more from the rest of the site
April 29, 20241 yr Author I just tried swapping and it didn't look good! :cry: the pale blue is too close to the white to work as a text outline unfortunately!
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