WHOA! MIX is a work in progress...

Hey guys -

As you can see, we just rolled out a facelift to MIX, but it's a long way from being nice and tight. We'll be tweaking things over the next few days and starting to put the header banners you guys created into a rotation at the top of every page of MIX.

This is a good thread to post bugs, oversights, glitches, and any other complaints about the new look.

Rock on.

Tags: facelift

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Permalink Reply by Zadi on July 8, 2008 at 4:53pm: Woah, did someone turn on the lights in here? ;); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Rick Rey on July 8, 2008 at 4:55pm: AHH! need sunglasses..; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by LVS on July 8, 2008 at 6:52pm: ...So the 'white' is temporary?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Matt Gowdy on July 8, 2008 at 5:12pm

I tried to be as nice as I could be. Though it seems like you guys are tweaking as I type this. Not 100% sure how well some of these changes will work inside of Ning, seeing as it's kind of a bundle of browser hacks and can be a pain to skin for sometimes.

I do like the colors, though I'm noticing that the typography is a bit bigger then it was with the old theme. Other than that, it does look pretty sweet, so I'm looking forward to seeing it shape up. :)

I humbly submit, my first impression.

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Permalink Reply by Rick Rey on July 8, 2008 at 5:24pm: We weren't able to temporarily shut down MIX while we made the changes, so we had to rush to get the major visual elements integrated as quickly as possible. We're still tweaking now, and I think some of your feedback has already been addressed. We appreciate the feedback -- keep it coming!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Matt Gowdy on July 8, 2008 at 7:01pm: Ahh... That explains it some. It's starting to look better, perking up here and there, couple pixels out of place but nothing too major.

Oh, I'll keep the feedback coming. Not sure how long you're going to appreciate it though. ;); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Ron C on July 8, 2008 at 5:18pm: Dang really bright, all the vamps will die, LOL; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Leadpipe on July 8, 2008 at 5:43pm: I like it. I wasn't sure I'd come to the right place at first.

My only negative comment so far is that the banner art looks a little low-res compared to the graphics laid over it. I'm not sure if I'm making sense. If not, ignore it. It's a pretty minor thing.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jordan on July 8, 2008 at 5:45pm: It's like I'm outside! Now I never have to leave my computer =p; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by salim dao on July 8, 2008 at 6:31pm: wow, i wasn't expecting this. kinda like a deer in the headlights type of thing.

any way to add a link back to epicfu.com? once you're in MIX, you're kinda trapped there. if you're deep in MIX, then clicking Back can take awhile.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Matt Gowdy on July 8, 2008 at 6:58pm: I'll second this, though there are the links in the "Latest Updates" section on the front page. If a larger link back in the main nav or sidebar were available, that would be pretty cool.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Rick Rey on July 8, 2008 at 7:54pm: Yep, absolutely it's already on our list. We're somewhat constrained in what we can do in the navbar on top -- but we'll put it in the left or right columns.; ▶ Reply to This