Today, like any other day, I decided to come browse and converse with my fellow cg artists at my favorite online community, and... EEEEEEKK!!! What the heck happened??? I didn't necessarily love the layout of the original design, but this is far from an improvement. The "logo" is crude compared to the old one. It's also very 2D (contrasting the main theme of this website). It is interesting, but the original was far more creative, original, and visually appealing. This one seems to be more like a mechanical engineering firm or a computer hardware company. The old logo showed the expressive nature of artists, it hinted at a simulated reality, and it paid hommage to the CG software (i.e. a wireframe fading into a rendered hand). Aside from the typography, this logo says nothing about community nor much about modeling or rendering. The drop-down menu for selecting a forum is just a minor inconvenience, but it is an inconvenience none the less - especially if your favorite forum is near the bottom of the list. What is with that detail behind the menu titles? I realize it reflects the 'logo', but that little mechanical joint seems very insignificant and doesn't combine well with the background menu color. Also, the marketplace symbol seems a little misleading - I didn't see an ATM when I first saw it. Sigh... I expected better... Good luck on the expectant remodel - it seems I am not the only one dissappointed here. You have thousands of willing artists at your disposal - try using that resource.

Not so say poser users are te only problem - I hope that did not come across too strongly. Both of the problems I have addressed are found in almost all of the gallery sections.

Honestly, the shear number of poser uploads is ridiculus. Many poser users need to spend more time developing a more original well thought-out clean image. With a program like poser, it is often far too easy to just crank out generic scenes and not put enough thought or time into it. Sometimes it is difficult to sort through all the gibberish to find the really good images - those created in other programs as well as poser. On a site note: Although renderosity discourages overly sexual images, this site still has many problems with untasteful portrayals of "soft porn". There is a difference between the artistic representation of feminine asthetics and crude cheaply produced eroticism. I feel it is sad and often a waste of talent.

Yes, Renderosity has my permission to use my artwork from my art gallery for promotional use only. Hope you guys get the recognition you deserve at the show. Have fun and good luck!