Young Composers Roadmap - August 2006 Onwards

If just the post backgrounds were white, it would look a little something like this, which I'm sure you'll agree isn't too snazzy. Or perhaps you meant whiter?

I agree white didnt look good.

Quick note...

I really hate checking for messages, and then trying to get to the homepage really quick to mark all posts as read before someone makes a new post.

Perhaps that button could be put on the view new posts page?

Hm, I would learn towards a deeper purple, personally. When I looked right at the highlights, they were fine, but when I left the page fall out of focus, or looked at the whole page at once, they just looked out of place.

Quick note...

I really hate checking for messages, and then trying to get to the homepage really quick to mark all posts as read before someone makes a new post.

Perhaps that button could be put on the view new posts page?

Oddly enough, this option is already available on IPB's View New Posts page (click "Mark all forums as read and return to index" on the far right of the brown title bar), but it doesn't appear to be available in vB's equivalent. I'll be sure to add it in before we go live.

Hm, I would learn towards a deeper purple, personally. When I looked right at the highlights, they were fine, but when I left the page fall out of focus, or looked at the whole page at once, they just looked out of place.

Yeah, I think you're right. What's your opinion on the purple used in the first screenshot though, the one with the purple ink pot on the "New Thread" button? I think this could only feasibly be darkened a fraction more before it becomes almost black to the casual observer. But I'll get onto darkening the rest of the shades.

By the way, we've encountered a bug with the database conversion utility, which will unfortunately delay the switch over.

http://www.youngcomposers.com/forum/...ges/darker.png
http://www.youngcomposers.com/forum/style_...s/forumview.png

Darkened the shades a bit in the first example. Also changed the down arrow on menus to a deeper shade of purple, wondering whether it's too much of a bold statement...

Second example show the forum view, you'll notice little bits of purple dotted around there. Purple on "New Thread" button is actually darker than all the rest now, may change this later.

Still looking good. The purple seems fine, but it isn't going to make a huge difference what shade of purple is.
I'm loving the left-alignment

Looks good so far! Would it be possible to allign the member information under the avatar, as it is here?

Just like that old blanket of yours, the old YC skin is being whisked off, placed in a hot wash, sanitized, then returned to you smelling sweeter than ever. With blackcurrent flavoured buttons, no less.

Brilliant when I was a kid I would have melted down if my mom washed my blankie, but nowadays I don't mind a little sanitation.

Darkened the shades a bit in the first example. Also changed the down arrow on menus to a deeper shade of purple, wondering whether it's too much of a bold statement...

The arrows do look a little akward.

Smack me.