[Idea] to cleanup the display a little for each topic

Sir Frosthaven·Sep 22, 2013·5 votes·1,028 views

As it stands, my eyes are blasted with way to much information in one area resulting in overload. I feel like some smart data separation could help give it a nice and neat feeling (and also take care of my OCD with alignment).

Here's an image of the layout and alignment change I'm proposing for each topic display: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8782995/cleanup.gif

Simple, but effective?

Edit: Also noticed that the green color of the upvote (arrow up) button is a hard color to distinguish from the mid-tone gray default. Sometimes I'm left doing a double-take to see if I upvoted a post or not.

Here's an alternative mockup of compacting some things a bit more and giving a nice middle ground for users who will miss the forum layout. It gives a familiar feel while still using your new platform: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8782995/improvements.jpg

Also note I've removed the ability to upvote and downvote from the view threads page. I don't think we should be able to vote on a thread we haven't even opened to read lol

12 Comments

Kira OnimeSep 22, 20132 votes

Does make it look cleaner and would be a small CSS fix.

PryotraSep 22, 20132 votes

That would be a reletively small fix, but it would clean up the page quite a bit. Also, I can barely tell the difference between upvoted content and neutral voted content.

You have my vote. Also, Riot really needs to offer you a job.

AtlanisSep 22, 20131 votes

If frost doesn't beat me to it, I'll throw something together to demo that this evening.

JackAquaSep 22, 20131 votes

Nc idea

OpasonofpopaSep 22, 20131 votes

I think the underlying problem is the color scheme which tends to tire out the eye faster than usual.

Sir FrosthavenSep 23, 20131 votes

So this is going to bug me if I don't point it out, but my mockup image was done hastily before scuddling off to work. I didn't vertically align the data, and now I'm going to be haunted forever and ever.

dotFinchSep 23, 20131 votes

I also made a post about this. I didn't think anyone else would feel the same. :3

The heavy left oriented content really bothers my eyes. A more centered design done by maybe changing the location of the search, create, and sub-communities should solve this. For me it's not because of the color scheme because I browse the regular forums for hours and actually prefer this scheme versus the old one.

Sir FrosthavenSep 23, 20132 votes

mhmm. To be honest they could easily move the sub-communities and side panels into dropdown links that sit as a row above the content, and then stretch this narrow side column that contains all the posts and topics to fill the width of the inner page. I think that would solve most of the problems I have with the current layout.

dotFinchSep 23, 20131 votes

That's a good idea that, I agree, would fix my current issues with the layout as well.

RiotKrylhosSep 23, 20131 votes

Thanks for the feedback Frosthaven

Sir FrosthavenSep 23, 20131 votes

Hey Krylhos, I just wanted to say fantastic work keeping up with all of the feedback. You guys really seem energetic about the work being done here - and looking through the source code I have to say it's a lot cleaner than I expected. Love the data-binds! :D