New design?

[inwoker]

This is rpgcodex new design or what?

 

[WhiskeyWolf]

No it's not, you are seeing things.

 

[inwoker]

I knew!
Where are editorials and other stuff?

 

[SlavemasterT]

I hope this is just some kind of awful bug that's going to be stamped out soon.

'Cause it sux.

 

[Ismaul]

I hope this is just some kind of awful bug that's going to be stamped out soon.

'Cause it sux.

Nah. It's a cleaner design, with more space for news.
It's been a long time comin'.

 

[inwoker]

Hm.
That is like the thing Cleve was talking about.

 

[Sir_Brennus]

I hope this is just some kind of awful bug that's going to be stamped out soon.

'Cause it sux.

QFT!

Is that a new way to scare away ESF refugees? It may work but will scare away old residents, too.

Worst site design change 2008/2009: ... and the winner is RPGCodex.net!

 

[DefJam101]

This is not your grandfather's Codex.

 

[POOPERSCOOPER]

The new design actually looks like a partially loaded codex.

 

[MetalCraze]

It needs better graphix

 

[Forest Dweller]

Does anyone have screens of previous site designs?

It would be interesting to see.

 

[SlavemasterT]

The new design actually looks like a partially loaded codex.

That's actually what I thought, too. But I kept pressing F5 and it just wouldn't go away

 

[Tintin]

It's less ugly than the old design.

 

[Nalanod]

This new "site design" makes me want to learn the rules of poker.

 

[TalesfromtheCrypt]

I hate the new design, it looks totaly fucked up.

Thanks to all the morons who kept bitching about the old codex design although it was perfectly fine.

 

[Jaime Lannister]

The old one was better.

 

[drunkpriest]

Does anyone have screens of previous site designs?

2002- http://web.archive.org/web/200210211652 ... codex.com/
2002- http://web.archive.org/web/200211271402 ... codex.com/
late 2003- http://web.archive.org/web/200312281708 ... codex.com/
2004- http://web.archive.org/web/200402020031 ... codex.com/

 

[Helton]

This is not your grandfather's Codex.

This is not your older brother's Codex.

 

[racofer]

So, it seems my nightmare was in fact a premonition.

 

[Forest Dweller]

Thanks drunkpriest.

Alright let's compare:

Well, that green color is ass-ugly, but the layout is alright. And that Annie Carlson picture is pretty fucking stupid.

The background color is better, but now the hyperlinks are barely distinguishable from the regular text. I'd say it's worse than the original.

Absolute worst fucking layout ever. What were they trying to do, create a phallic symbol?

And what's with this "Select Scheme?" What happened to that? Did it not work out or something?

Best layout yet. Ease of reading isn't as good as the first design, though. Hyperlinks blend in with the background a little bit.

Well, I can see how this one would have been a bit of a shock, but it's the best. Sure it's bright, but that also makes it easier to read. Nothing beats those red hyperlinks. And the bigger text is better. That other stuff was too small. The only problem with it is, as others have pointed out, the fact that you have to scroll down to get to the content.

Back to the color scheme of the fourth design. Now the text is too big. Are we trying to attract the console crowd? Layout is alright but topics need to be on top. And yeah, that pop-up needs to go.

I think I can be objective about this. If I were to rank them, it would go:

Fifth>Fourth>First>Sixth>Second>Third

 

[DarkUnderlord]

Now the text is too big. Are we trying to attract the console crowd?

Apparently because that "big text" and font are now exactly identical to what's in the forums. The large white headings match the topic headings shown when viewing a thread and the body text is the same as this text I'm typing right here. I just dropped it down a pixel to match (I was originally setting it at "10pt" but the forums are "12px" so I've just changed that).

 

[Forest Dweller]

There's more info on the front page though.

 

[Sovy Kurosei]

I don't mind it.

 

[Jaesun]

I like the new lay out.

 

[Severian Silk]

The nwe site design is sufficient. However, what are your favorite sites in terms of being good-looking? A lot of Flash game sites tend to be pretty, such as GameZebo.