Am I the last to know? Was signed on, changed a screen, got a completely different look, then it came back to something like I had it - sort of. Change can be good. Sometimes.

Quote - Am I the last to know? Was signed on, changed a screen, got a completely different look, then it came back to something like I had it - sort of. Change can be good. Sometimes.

You must not read the homepage. They've been reporting this change for a while now.

It's good that they brought up stuff higher on the page. I thought too much stuff was "below the fold" in the old design and I would often miss things that I would normally be interested in but didn't have time to scroll down to find.

I leave for Breakfast, and the place has changed.  

I like the new look, especially that I can scroll to the top and directly click the Top of Forum link....

EDIT  I can't recall the last time I visited the Home Page-I have the Forum bookmarked directly, so the change was a pleasant surprise...

Quote - [You must not read the homepage. They've been reporting this change for a while now.

Yeah, you got me there. But I LIKE the new look!  Thanks.

Errr ... you also WandW!  It looks like some consideration went into it.  Of course, I'm sure some one(s) will protest.  But it wouldn't be Rosity if they didn't, LOL!

I like it. It's much cleaner, more vibrant colors and not such a drastic change that you can't find your way around.  It's very inviting.

I'm happy to see the battle ship grey-blue gone.

The blue is garish and bright! And the different blues don't even go together to give a pleasing appearance.  And the grey doesn't match any of the other colours and looks like a sore thumb just stuck in there to fill space.

There have been a number of complaints about these colours in beta, yet here it is released without having listened to a word anyone has said!!!! Typical!

If they insist on keeping th ese garish colours, then they need to at least give skin options to those who physically can't tolerate looking at the brightness of certain colour combinations together.

I'd LOVE an all black option. As things are tho, I hate the bright blue. Headache material.

Laurie

Yes, the blue is very unconfortable. 

And, perhaps it is me, but I think all the forum seems smaller.

I liked the button renderosity symbol more.

"I'm happy to see the battle ship grey-blue gone."

I think this is not the problem, in my opinion it is just that some colors can be used like a web general background color, and that blue is one of them, like red, orange, yellow, green ...

Wow, I thought the site had been hacked. I love the color blue but I HATE this design. It's so poorly done. I mean, look at the menu bar. It's like something a designer would make on their first attempt at a site. I like the new logo but everything else is so garish and ill-suited to a website about ART and DESIGN.

It's definitely blue.

The menu bar(s) are bad and they should be together, not split by a banner and an ad.

Hmmm... the blue does not seem too bright to my eyes at all. It looks quite classy and more up to date. I'm viewing it with a new nicely calibrated monitor. I would suggest checking your monitor settings. Perhaps they are not set properly. It's a long standing complaint of mine that some Poser and DAZ users must have too bright monitor settings as their renders are often too dark - a result of setting lights for a scene on a too bright monitor.

Quote - Hmmm... the blue does not seem too bright to my eyes at all. It looks quite classy and more up to date. I'm viewing it with a new nicely calibrated monitor. I would suggest checking your monitor settings. Perhaps they are not set properly. It's a long standing complaint of mine that some Poser and DAZ users must have too bright monitor settings as their renders are often too dark - a result of setting lights for a scene on a too bright monitor.

Quoted for complete agreement.

Even though I have an old CRT it's reasonably well set up but boy am I tired of the "Black Cat in a Coal Cellar at Midnight" renders. 

of course, everyone's eyes are different. I have 3 properly setup monitors here, and after about 10 minutes the white/grey on blue is to much. but with the Firefox addon to over-ride the RO colours to my choice - black, grey and white - I find the layout more to my taste and eye's.

The old blue/gray was nice. The new screaming cyan blue is not. And no, my monitor isn't too bright ;).

Laurie

Which Firefox Addon would that be? Not that I have a problem with these colors but I might find it useful for other websites.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/color-that-site/

Quote - The blue is garish and bright! And the different blues don't even go together to give a pleasing appearance.  And the grey doesn't match any of the other colours and looks like a sore thumb just stuck in there to fill space. There have been a number of complaints about these colours in beta, yet here it is released without having listened to a word anyone has said!!!! Typical!

If they insist on keeping these garish colours, then they need to at least give skin options to those who physically can't tolerate looking at the brightness of certain colour combinations together.

And here I thought it was just me. Thank you, Acadia. I find it odd that on what is ostensibly an artistic site, colours can mean so little that they be thrown together haphazardly like this. At least the old colour schemes worked, sort-of... even if they were a bit dull.

Yeah, even that other site (Daz3d) gives you at least some skin options...

Quote - Yeah, even that other site (Daz3d) gives you at least some skin options...

But only for the forums since their last redesign.

Quote - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/color-that-site/

Ok, so I downloaded and installed that and it changes everything but the forum frame colors. What's the trick to accessing and changing them?

Quote - > Quote - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/color-that-site/

 

Ok, so I downloaded and installed that and it changes everything but the forum frame colors. What's the trick to accessing and changing them?

There isn't one that I can find. However, the current forum colors are the old forum colors and those I can deal with. The rest of the site however, I've sent to black ;).

Laurie

Yes, it's very blue.  It doesn't bother me but I'd like too see the blue with a lot more grey in it so that it feels more "neutral" especially when viewing art.

I can't say too much though... My site is brown but I find the earthy tones like that very comfortable.

It is not monitor fault at all, a little of common sense, electric blue is not good election for the background color, just tell me one site around the net (serious web) that have that color as a general background.

One thing is make something different and other make your users, go out every 5 minutes or loose their eyes, and I am not exaggerating at all

Laurie

Laurie,

If I had the proper plugin, can those .css overrides be (easily) shared?

(Though the text size in the Reply box is teeny here and I'd also like to up that a bit :) )

Blue, blue, electric blue

That's the colour of my poo, er, I mean, room. 

:) 

Quote - Laurie,

If I had the proper plugin, can those .css overrides be (easily) shared?

(Though the text size in the Reply box is teeny here and I'd also like to up that a bit :) )

I think you can change the text size in the CSS (which is in the CSS forum for anyone to copy and paste). The FF addon can change the colors but not change the font sizes.

Laurie

 Laurie's version looks much, much better.

This blue background is really hard for eyes. Not only it looks kind of (sorry to say it) cheap and unprofessional, but it's invasive and distracts from other content. Background color should be neutral and strong, vibrant colours used only in spots.

I really hope this colour scheme will be changed.

Quote - Blue, blue, electric blue

That's the colour of my poo, er, I mean, room. 

:) 

What? LMAO...ur nuts :-P

Laurie

Quote - Laurie,

If I had the proper plugin, can those .css overrides be (easily) shared?

(Though the text size in the Reply box is teeny here and I'd also like to up that a bit :) )

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/showthread.php?thread_id=2830996

See the thread in the CSS forum.

Is it just me, or do all the thumbnails in the Marketplace New Products section look like crap on the blue background. It's almost as though they were designed for a neutral color background.

I've only been here a few minutes and I already feel sick - the blues are vibrating. and where ever there is white it's super bright.

Please have an option to change the theme, the blues are really unpleasant.

I happen to like the blue cause...... :laugh:

I'm Blue lyrics performed by Eiffel 65
Yo listen up here's a story
About a little guy that lives in a blue world
And all day and all night and everything he sees
Is just blue like him inside and outside
Blue is his house with a blue little window
And a blue corvette
And everything is blue for him and hisself
And everybody around
Cos he ain't got nobody to listen to

I'm blue da ba dee da ba die...

I have a blue house with a blue window.
Blue is the colour of all that I wear.
Blue are the streets and all the trees are too.
I have a girlfriend and she is so blue.
Blue are the people here that walk around,
Blue like my corvette, it's standing outside.
Blue are the words I say and what I think.
Blue are the feelings that live inside me.

I'm blue da ba dee da ba die...

I have a blue house with a blue window.
Blue is the colour of all that I wear.
Blue are the streets and all the trees are too.
I have a girlfriend and she is so blue.
Blue are the people here that walk around,
Blue like my corvette, it's standing outside.
Blue are the words I say and what I think.
Blue are the feelings that live inside me.

I'm blue da ba dee da ba die...

Inside and outside blue his house
With the blue little window and a blue corvette
And everything is blue for him and hisself
And everybody around cause he aint got
Nobody to listen to

I'm blue da ba dee da ba die...

I'm blue (da ba dee da ba die)

But if you are older then dirt like me then this one might ring a bell instead. BTW where is the BB dirt shader :) Or the VSS Blue Man shader :laugh:

Shangri-Las I'm Blue Lyrics:

I'm blue-oo-oo oo-oo, doo-be-doo-be-doo-be-doo.
I'm blue-oo-oo oo-oo, doo-be-doo-be-doo-be-doo.
I'm blue-oo-oo, blue, blue-be-doo-be-doo-be-doo.

I throw'd a penny in the well,
Hopin' you would come back soon.
The fortune teller told me,
My love with you-oo was through.
I hope she was wrong,
'Cause you been gone too long.
Come home.

((I'm blue-oo-oo oo-oo, doo-be-doo-be-doo-be-doo.))
Gone gone gone gone gone gone, gone-gone-gone-gone-yeah.
(I'm blue)-((oo-oo oo-oo, doo-be-doo-be-doo-be-doo.))
Gone gone gone, gone-gone-gone-gone-yeah.
(I'm blue)-((oo-oo, ha, blue, blue-be-doo-be-doo-be-blue.))

I can't sleep at night for thinking of you.
((Every night about two,))
((My love for you comes tumblin' down.))
I can't stand being here all alone.
[ Find more Lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.org/96PM ]
(I start to a-feelin')((and a-fumblin',))
(But you ain't nowhere around.)
I hope her reading was wrong.
(I hope)((she was wrong,))
(('Cause you been gone too long.))
((Come home.))

Gone gone gone, gone-gone-gone-gone-yeah.
(I'm blue)-((oo-oo oo-oo, doo-be-doo-be-doo-be-doo.))
((I'm blue-oo-oo oo-oo, doo-be-doo-be-doo-be-doo.))
((I'm blue-oo-oo, ha, doo doo-be-doo-be-doo-be-doo.))

I wanna tell all you people,
(I throw'd a)((penny in the well,))
((Hopin' you would come back soon.))
I couldn't belive what I heard.
(A fortune teller)((told me,))
(My love with you-oo was through.)
I hope her reading was wrong.
(I hope she was wrong,)
('Cause you been gone too long.)
(Come home.)

((I'm blue-oo-oo oo-oo, doo-be-doo-be-doo-be-doo.))
Gone gone gone gone gone gone, gone-gone-gone-gone-yeah.
(I'm blue-oo-oo oo-oo, doo-be-doo-be-doo-be-doo.)
Gone gone gone, gone-gone-gone-gone-yeah.
(I'm blue-oo-oo, ha, blue, doo-be-doo-be-doo-be-doo.)

I do not like the new colours, the blues are not nice to the eye , makes me want to leave fast and wont let me concentrate on Images in the Gallery.

Very distracting.

Just my humble opinion though.

Hope they take the Beta viewers complaints to heart and make a colour change. sighhh

The rest of the layout is very nice indeed.

Everything is nice but in terms of colour, I prefer the old look. Maybe have an option where you can choose what colour profile to use?

I think it looks okay.  just jarring and unusual - probably because I have spent so many hours of my day everyday for years (pathetic I know) staring at the old colour scheme.

Love esther

Quote - Everything is nice but in terms of colour, I prefer the old look. Maybe have an option where you can choose what colour profile to use?

Yes, that would be a good option actually.  I created a css override but it doesn't work by simply entering it into "My CSS".  You'd have to be willing to edit/add a userContent.css file or use the Stylish plugin for Firefox.  As far as Opera, Chrome and IE go, don't really know.

This really is too bright, especially for a site that features a lot of images. And it clashes something fierce with the blue in the forums. It looks like the web designer was colorblind.

what is this font I am  seeing in  menu bar, etc .... -  like arial  or something?

very chunky, clunky. plain goofy.

I dont think  that  what  we are doing here is creating a dogpile bash thread, either.  I think  Rosity really should consider its membership  and what  the aspects of the  site are that appeal  to  its members . and i think  that obviously job number one is to  create a place that people can  relate to , and a place that  reflects what  they want.  this is really kind of trite and commercial looking.  this site is all  about  identity and self image of its members  for chrissake  it would do wonders just to  load up  the old design. nothing personal  here against the designer . maybe they  just did not consider that.

my  2 cents.

S

P. S. I am not so sure I like the colour schema my retinas they are ablaze with stinging fire, yes?

I posted CSS code for the old look in the CSS forum.  There are still things needing to be tweaked, but I don't know how to do it.

I like the new layout, the forum actions are all together now instead of separted in two rows, which was confusing. Things feel more in place and organized.

But the colors... I don't I like them at all, they don't match, don't look profesional, not very "Web 2.0", not classy, not confortable to the eyes.

And please, oh please change that simplistic menu theme with just a gradient, I can photoshop a better gradient in 15 secconds, and most people here in less than that.

me i like the way  the advertisemets are set in  contrasting color  so as you  can be sure to  see them, sheeple

LOL

It's all my fault. When you get to be a man of a certain age, they find out what you like and change it...;)

Just think of the new look as Smurfovision...;)

I'm used to it already.  it's fine.

Quote - I like the new layout, the forum actions are all together now instead of separted in two rows, which was confusing. Things feel more in place and organized.

But the colors... I don't I like them at all, they don't match, don't look profesional, not very "Web 2.0", not classy, not confortable to the eyes.

And please, oh please change that simplistic menu theme with just a gradient, I can photoshop a better gradient in 15 secconds, and most people here in less than that.

I was wondering what the site was reminding me of. That menu together with the contrasting colored banner take me back to those good old Geocities days -- back when you'd scour the web for free buttons and and dividers and sidebars. C'mon, Rendo. Where's the blinky text?

I keep coming here and going, "Ack!  What's happening?  Where am I?"  :scared:

It's a very... striking new design.  :laugh:

Edit: And the smiley graphics are still designed for a white background.

Quote - > Quote - I like the new layout, the forum actions are all together now instead of separted in two rows, which was confusing. Things feel more in place and organized.

But the colors... I don't I like them at all, they don't match, don't look profesional, not very "Web 2.0", not classy, not confortable to the eyes.

And please, oh please change that simplistic menu theme with just a gradient, I can photoshop a better gradient in 15 secconds, and most people here in less than that.

I was wondering what the site was reminding me of. That menu together with the contrasting colored banner take me back to those good old Geocities days -- back when you'd scour the web for free buttons and and dividers and sidebars. C'mon, Rendo. Where's the blinky text?

Haha whoa, yeah, definitively a "Geocities" look, except for the missing blinking text and scrolling markees :P.

Also, the forum's color simply does not go with the blue of the site, someone didn't look at the color harmony chart.*

I find it a bit amusing that people are asking for the old color scheme back. A few years back when rendo switched to the blue gray with white everybody complained that that hurts their eyes. I'm sure we'll get sed to it by the time they change again.

What else are people supposed to do while running a long render, long cloth sim, or animation set, then come here to the forums and.....? :laugh: