New layout

[Jxhn]

For a non-habbo website I'm thinking of making.

http://www.tehupload.com/uploads/449100dc49f8886layout.png

Any thoughts of how I could improve it. I think the dropdown menus and buttons are probably a bit too chunky.

[Calon]

1. By not using paint
2. Use fireworks or photoshop and use the roundness tool, and don't be so harsh on the corners
3. Every navigation tab thing at the same size, in the same position
4. Colour's that aren't so dull.

A million more ideas..

[Jxhn]

1. By not using paint
2. Use fireworks or photoshop and use the roundness tool, and don't be so harsh on the corners
3. Every navigation tab thing at the same size, in the same position
4. Colour's that aren't so dull.

A million more ideas..


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Thanks for the advice
This is only a rough design, I haven't coded it yet.
What would you suggest. I want a kind of dark feel to the website.

Thanks, can't +rep because you've been naughty.

[Calon]

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Thanks for the advice
This is only a rough design, I haven't coded it yet.
What would you suggest. I want a kind of dark feel to the website.


A few gradients wouldn't be the end of the world.

[Glasses]

You should use that as a baseline, build it up.

You start a house with boring foundations and build it to become something beautiful. That layout has a potential to be something really nice if you worked on it and kept posting updates asking for improvements etc.

[Influix]

If you want a dark color scheme, try surfing colourlovers.com and search for dark palletes. That's what I always do :)

[E-business]

I really wouldn't advise using that. You won't get anywhere.

[Calon]

I really wouldn't advise using that. You won't get anywhere.
Agreed.

[Jxhn]

Nevermind then. I'll work on coding the actual site before I carry on with the template.

[HabbDance]

Paint is ok for layouts ;P You just have to use it right.

[Excellent2]

Paint is ok for layouts ;P You just have to use it right.Paint is good for habbo layouts, thats all.

First and foremost remember if you're trying to build a professional layout that you do not use Paint. Paint is a pixel by pixel program which will pixelize your layout (toung twister :P)

You've used horrible coloring which totally clash against eachother.

My advice to you would be to scrap the whole layout and go looking for some inspiration.

[wazup999]

Paint.net is pretty good for a free program if you don't have money to buy photoshop. Or you could even use gimp which is pretty much just a rip off of photoshop. Gimp is not as good as photoshop but it's a lot better than ms paint :]

Paint.net (http://paint.net/)
Gimp (http://gimp.org/)