MacApper Redesign (Screenshot)

[Miles]

I wanted to quickly let you guys know where I'm at with redesigning the website. I think it's a step in the right direction and will make it easier to highlight our best content. If anyone has an opinion I would love to hear them.

Click this for a full sized version. This is marked up already, so this is not a mockup in Photoshop or whetever.

http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/misc/macapper-preview-sm.jpg (http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/misc/macapper-preview1.jpg)

The READ/UNREAD images actually work, but I had already clicked them (doh!). Lots of issues yet with margins and white space to fix, but it's getting quite close I think.

[-TD-]

I am liking it. Awesome work Miles! However, I am not sure about the black bar. I just don't think it fits the design, even the current page. Not sure what everyone else thinks though.

[MarvinSum]

@TD: Yea, I'm hoping to tweak the black bar and the header bar as well, perhaps sprucing up the logo. Let's see what Miles says first.

[wpholmes]

I like it a lot. Only things I'm not crazy about are the black bar and the balloon comment graphics. And woah we have a lot of categories...

[-TD-]

@MarvinSum: Hmm ... I actually like the logo, just simple!

[Daniel Greg]

You know my thoughts on this Miles - it rocks!

[Miles]

Thanks for the suggestions guys, appreciate it. I'm getting close and I will be addressing most of the things you mention including comment bubbles and navbar.

One more question:

Gavatars? Keep them or lose them?

[-TD-]

Thanks for the suggestions guys, appreciate it. I'm getting close and I will be addressing most of the things you mention including comment bubbles and navbar.

One more question:

Gavatars? Keep them or lose them?
I think it differentiates us from everyone else in the comments, which is needed.

[wpholmes]

I think it differentiates us from everyone else in the comments, which is needed.

I also like them.

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