They've only had two real versions, not really a scheme phase yet.

3, and I'm sure the 4th won't be much different.

Version Zero isn't a real skin. It's a revival of an old skin of Joe's. We decided to do that since Version Two was taking so long, just give the members another choice. Now, we may. Joe won't be designing a skin for us again, so it'd be the call of whoever designs v3. I'd probably push for a color other than blue though.

I, for one, like the same scheme. I feel at home. I feel like "yes, this is SZ". I don't feel like "yes...this is just another new skin which conforms to the usual trendwhore fashions of this season". It's more proffessional. If we suddenly switched to dark red or something, it would've made no sense and definitely wouldn't have been truly SZ.

I understand what you're saying Lucifer, but still, it could be changed. And dark red wouldn't be 'at home' on any forum xD

A green shade was actually discussed at one point for SZ. Don't remember where Joe and I went with that idea though.

While the scheme thing is something to talk about -- the way Joe did it is way better than anything else at any other forum on Proboards --- He's used almost every color in the rainbow but there's some blue blended with all of it -- making it flow and stand-out at the same time. Honestly, I cannot think of even 1 other Proboards SKin that even remotely matches the level of perfection that this one has.

I can. For example, the head/base have no depth in the cutout parts, they look like they were done on one layer, no offence.

I CAN what???

I was talking of something completely different. And what if they WERE done on one layer --- still looks bloody fantastic to me --- you don't necessarily need 100 layers that don't go anywhere


Last Edit: Feb 4, 2007 10:21:21 GMT by slip

Why fix something that isn't broken?

I don't view this forum as anything near professional. I view this as a layout strictly for the members convenience. I will admit, I'm not completely digging the layout myself, the coding makes up for that.

Um, go Colts?

I'm trying to stay out of this, but I just want to correct you here. SZv1 was very professional, and I think it's the best skin I have ever seen for a Proboards forum, and probably the second best skin I have every seen for any forum. SZv2 is not really that professional. It's a light-on-dark, which is pretty much against the whole "professional" feel. I do like it, but I'm just saying that I like SZv1 better.

Bottom Line: Between SZv1 and v2, Joe and Chris have done everything that you can do with a Proboards forum, and this forum will definitely go down as one of the best designed forums that PB has ever hosted.

Yeah, you're right, but it's still better (in my opinion) if they stay with a color scheme. It'd be like Firefox switching to a purple goat. It doesn't make sense.