The Google widget will be included like on this forum and Halo Custom Edition Site.

When someone suggests to imitate a Microsoft design, they are crazy.

I actually like the simple interface

in any case, I think this forum does need a graphical overhaul, at least to make it more clean, and with more modernized icons (retina display support plox?)

please stop.

You mean the design of Windows, Microsoft Office, NotePad, WordPad, Halo, Fable, and various other applications and operating systems?

Yeah, because you'd be crazy to want to imitate the most successful designs ever produced...

And on the topic of Metro-style designs, there is nothing wrong with the style. I personally think the simple design is brilliant. No more pixelised attempts at adding a glow to everything possible or over-sharp gradients. Simple colours. It looks amazing.

And yeah, screenshots make it look bad, but looks cool really if you use applications that replicate the Metro style well. The Start Screen is a good example of the Metro Style if you actually see it in practice. :P

I think Halomaps would certainly benefit from the style. Would modernise the site.

You might want to close your porn next time, you have youjizz open... :/

o.o

wat.

OT: I think that a great scheme would be a minimalistic, but sleek design with smooth animations for icons and tabs

porn tube too... kids these days.

Keep the light.

If you change it to dark I will murder a Mudkip.

I like the current interface, it's been there for so long. Perhaps it could use some refresh and new top banners but I don't see a need for a total reconstructing

How about fixing the go to page thing? I click last page and it takes me to a page that doesn't even exist. Example: I click last page of a five-page thread, takes me to seventh page.

There is only one page on the website in question.

More metro.

Metro is the ugliest style for an interface I have ever seen. Bland color squares mixed in with image-applied squares. Messy, clunky, and built for high schoolers.

I totally agree, it's such a stupid design.

Have you seen it in practice? Screenies make it look horrible. But it looks brilliant here on my monitor.

It is certainly not bland, and it is most definitely not messy nor clunky. (Well, might be messy if you don't bother organising it, but the same applies to the desktop environment)

It's clean, it's bright, it's colourful, and it's built for uh.... people who don't still use Windows 2000?

I've used it on the regular version and also for windows server. It's literally one of the stupidest designs that mc could of gone for, especially for developers. It's very hard to work with and it's obvious it's made for tablets and touch screens. Maybe on a touch screen it would be nice, but other than that, I personally dislike it.

style, not button layout

Halomods was originally dark! They made it light later!

I think the light is nice and easy on the eyes. I love the layout here and the colors.

Isn't that pretty much what he said?

There seems to be some confusion even after I tried to clarify it for some. So....

To put this in context Click this link - this the page that us being redesigned - nothing else at the moment.

Well... After playing with dark for a while I finally I decided on a light theme. The newly redesigned site is now active with a number of changes including larger preview images, longer new addition lists, an updated twitter feed and a Video game news feed that allows you to select Halo Waypoint News, Halo Bungie.org, IGN Video Games, 1Up PC Game News and Giantbomb Game Reviews news feeds.

Awesome, I like the new design.

The Minecraft Maps link at the top doesn't work though.

Yeaaa... I knew I forgot something.... it is not yet ready.


And although you didn't ask: Yes that is over 26 million downloads and over 1 thousand Terabytes (that's over 1 million gigabytes) of data.

Looks better without the ads.

It really does look better without ads.



Why don't you just get adblock, HaloExtreme? :/

I prefer my little adblock app.

bro, you need to check your mail

also, I prefer to keep ads up, they pay for this site.

I would prefer to not have ads on the site however as I pointed out in another post you guys have consumed over 1 million gigabytes of data. (1,010 terabytes) and downloaded over 26 million files all on my dime.

Yeah, on my PC, I have adblock disabled on halomaps. Using a laptop atm though. :/

Im gonna miss the old Site looks, but hey it's almost 2013 now things gotta change.

Would it be possible to have a drop-down menu instead of static links on the navigation?

I'd prefer dark, because it's far easier on the eyes, especially when you're in a dark environment - It's like looking at a light bulb.

But, to appeal to both sides, maybe implement a background colour inverter? Switch between light and dark?

I think a theme switcher would be the way to go, but then I also favor a complete redesign of the site.

Expand your software into a better board, then put it up for free (ad-enabled) and make a couple bucks off people looking for iPB/vB/Xen alternatives.