My New Style, any comments?

[JakeS]

Hey guys/girls,

I've just about finished my new style,Just pulled it from my test forum to my main forum, its still in development stages, but would I be able to get some comments on it from you guys?

http://forums.razehosting.co.uk/index.php?styleid=11

Thanks.

[Dream]

Looks nice. I think you should change the table border color too.

[IDN]

It seems too bland to me, and it is also lacking color?

[JakeS]

Looks nice. I think you should change the table border color too.

Ok, I've changed the border colour, do you think it suits?

It seems too bland to me, and it is also lacking color?

I'm trying to go for a sort of silvery light, I've always had dark or medium lightness forums or websites, I thought I'd try something different.

[Floris]

I kind of like it, a bit more color wouldn't hurt though, but it looks ok.

[JakeS]

I kind of like it, a bit more color wouldn't hurt though, but it looks ok.

You say "A bit more colour" but, do you mean on the main banner or on the gradients or the icons? explain a bit more so I can try to improve it.

[Floris]

I bit more texture on the icons that should get attention.
And I don't mind bright green or yellow, something subtle.
For example, if there are new posts in a forum,
or perhaps the newthread and newpost buttons.
Stuff like that.

[ManagerJosh]

It's very....um... phpBBish...

[Mazinger]

... Looks like this one: http://forums.blitwise.com/forums

[forumguy]

More colours would make it look more vibrant. I mean, the text is grey, the backgrounds are grey, the icons are grey. Lots of people consider grey to be a very... boring colour.

[Wayne Luke]

More colours would make it look more vibrant. I mean, the text is grey, the backgrounds are grey, the icons are grey. Lots of people consider grey to be a very... boring colour.

Yeah, I don't like it because of its monochromatic blah. Oh well, I am not a member so don't have to like it.

[JakeS]

I bit more texture on the icons that should get attention.
And I don't mind bright green or yellow, something subtle.
For example, if there are new posts in a forum,
or perhaps the newthread and newpost buttons.
Stuff like that.

Okay.. I'll see what I can do with those buttons, or I might just make a fresh set a different colour.

It's very....um... phpBBish...

In this case, I'm going to spend a bit longer editing the theme than exspected, I'm going to take it a couple of levels higher.

... Looks like this one: http://forums.blitwise.com/forums

Um... That's a lot darker than mine.

More colours would make it look more vibrant. I mean, the text is grey, the backgrounds are grey, the icons are grey. Lots of people consider grey to be a very... boring colour.

I see the text as black , but I will look into it and see what I can do.

Yeah, I don't like it because of its monochromatic blah. Oh well, I am not a member so don't have to like it.

That's very true, you don't have to like it.

[Onimua]

I would definitely add more color, fix some images that show the white background on the white... but over all it doesn't look bad as a start.

[IDN]

... Looks like this one: http://forums.blitwise.com/forums

That's what my forum looked like 4 years ago, I'll tell you from experience, these dark colors usually don't go too well.

[bmc]

It's too monotone for me... Maybe you could add more color variations? It's alright I guess, but not bad as a start - just could use some color enhancements, as others have pointed out.