Brand New Portal Launched Utilizing Ajax - Take a look

jg123 · 12-22-2006, 06:37 AM

I just launched my new entertainment site a few days ago and would like to encourage my fellow forum members to check-it-out and take it for a spin. I have the home page and the polls page ready right now and the forum will be up and running soon. In the near future I want to introduce games, contests and other fun pages.

Please let me know of any bugs you encounter. Anything you like or dislike. Performance, loading times, etc...

thanks

RegisterRants · 12-27-2006, 08:21 AM

#1- Change that header color. Purple is a terrible color for something like this.
#2- Make the background white or something. For me, the term AJAX brings to mind a white background (don't know why, it just does)
#3- Get rid of the red dotted outline whenever I try to move one of the widgets.

w1ww · 12-27-2006, 08:46 AM

Hmm too much ajax?

Play around with the colours and I think you're going to have a very nice portal

jg123 · 12-27-2006, 10:43 AM

Oh, I like purple....but you might be right :-)

Thanks for your comments JBSHosting,

White=Ajax, Ajax is/was a cleanser and it had bleach in it I think.

Red dotted outline, it is suppposed to show you where you can place the block. I kinda thought it was helpful.

Thank you for your comments w1ww,

Too much Ajax, I guess it is a bit of a novelty but I am very intersted in new technologies and programming. Right now everyone is using Ajax for those cool hover previews of links, I want to use it a little differently on my site. Right now only the home page and polls page is using Ajax. I do like the poll animation (via Ajax) when you click vote.

Yes those colors seem to not be too popular. I really like a black background for entertainment though. What color combonations can you recommend? Anything with black background?

thanks

RegisterRants · 12-27-2006, 10:45 AM

I personally like the black/blue and grey(silver?)/white color schemas.

jg123 · 12-27-2006, 10:52 AM

Check my forum and tell me if that color looks better?

RegisterRants · 12-27-2006, 10:59 AM

Much better. However, I have seen that SMF skin somewhere before...

By the way, are you from NJ? The NJ in the URL, does that signify New Jersey?

jg123 · 12-27-2006, 11:02 AM

I am from Canada, Toronto area. I just liked the domain name and bought it, thought it rolled off the tongue nice and my kids names both being with 'J' so I liked that too.

The skin is a free one that I had modified slightly.

I took a peek at the forum in your signature and it is very high-tech looking, love the look of the scrolling screen. I might just go for black and white and use a purple logo to get my fix of the color.

thanks

RegisterRants · 12-27-2006, 11:03 AM

Good to see that my sig is getting attention

The purple in that idea will look REALLY, REALLY, REALLY bad. Black + White + Purple = BARF

12-22-2006, 06:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
jg123 NamePros Regular Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 573 1,080.00 NP$ (Donate)	Brand New Portal Launched Utilizing Ajax - Take a look I just launched my new entertainment site a few days ago and would like to encourage my fellow forum members to check-it-out and take it for a spin. I have the home page and the polls page ready right now and the forum will be up and running soon. In the near future I want to introduce games, contests and other fun pages. Please let me know of any bugs you encounter. Anything you like or dislike. Performance, loading times, etc... thanks __________________ jg123 Best Web Hosting, Music Concert Reviews, Hostgator Review $4.95, Affiliate Management

12-27-2006, 08:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
RegisterRants Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,144 257.37 NP$ (Donate)	#1- Change that header color. Purple is a terrible color for something like this. #2- Make the background white or something. For me, the term AJAX brings to mind a white background (don't know why, it just does) #3- Get rid of the red dotted outline whenever I try to move one of the widgets. __________________ Web Development

12-27-2006, 08:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
w1ww NamePros Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mars. Posts: 433 109.50 NP$ (Donate)	Hmm too much ajax? Play around with the colours and I think you're going to have a very nice portal __________________ :notme:

12-27-2006, 10:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
jg123 NamePros Regular Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 573 1,080.00 NP$ (Donate)	Oh, I like purple....but you might be right :-) Thanks for your comments JBSHosting, White=Ajax, Ajax is/was a cleanser and it had bleach in it I think. Red dotted outline, it is suppposed to show you where you can place the block. I kinda thought it was helpful. Thank you for your comments w1ww, Too much Ajax, I guess it is a bit of a novelty but I am very intersted in new technologies and programming. Right now everyone is using Ajax for those cool hover previews of links, I want to use it a little differently on my site. Right now only the home page and polls page is using Ajax. I do like the poll animation (via Ajax) when you click vote. Yes those colors seem to not be too popular. I really like a black background for entertainment though. What color combonations can you recommend? Anything with black background? thanks __________________ jg123 Best Web Hosting, Music Concert Reviews, Hostgator Review $4.95, Affiliate Management

12-27-2006, 10:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
RegisterRants Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,144 257.37 NP$ (Donate)	I personally like the black/blue and grey(silver?)/white color schemas. __________________ Web Development

12-27-2006, 10:52 AM	#6 (permalink)
jg123 NamePros Regular Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 573 1,080.00 NP$ (Donate)	Check my forum and tell me if that color looks better? __________________ jg123 Best Web Hosting, Music Concert Reviews, Hostgator Review $4.95, Affiliate Management

12-27-2006, 10:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
RegisterRants Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,144 257.37 NP$ (Donate)	Much better. However, I have seen that SMF skin somewhere before... By the way, are you from NJ? The NJ in the URL, does that signify New Jersey? __________________ Web Development

12-27-2006, 11:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
jg123 NamePros Regular Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 573 1,080.00 NP$ (Donate)	I am from Canada, Toronto area. I just liked the domain name and bought it, thought it rolled off the tongue nice and my kids names both being with 'J' so I liked that too. The skin is a free one that I had modified slightly. I took a peek at the forum in your signature and it is very high-tech looking, love the look of the scrolling screen. I might just go for black and white and use a purple logo to get my fix of the color. thanks __________________ jg123 Best Web Hosting, Music Concert Reviews, Hostgator Review $4.95, Affiliate Management

12-27-2006, 11:03 AM	#9 (permalink)
RegisterRants Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,144 257.37 NP$ (Donate)	Good to see that my sig is getting attention The purple in that idea will look REALLY, REALLY, REALLY bad. Black + White + Purple = BARF __________________ Web Development

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