Landing site updates

This is a good step forward. I'd prefer it if it didn't go full screen, though. On my 4k monitor it is extremely wide. It would be better as a centred block with generous white space on either side, more like the mobile device mock ups earlier in the thread.

It would be better if the top image was the same width as the content block as well. On my screen, the effect is a bit like a pyramid with the banner image the pointy bit on the broad shoulders of the section blocks.

I think it’s looking good - and congratulations to you on moving things forward.
I suspect I’m borderline OCD - I’d like to see the Quick jumps in a single vertical column with a bit of white space between them and all of the contents of the three lines menu in that list so that you can get rid of it from the header. Also I think having the rows of Read more and Start here buttons horizontally aligned would improve the appearance. I read the site on a 12.9” iPad and I have no idea what these changes would do to the mobile version.

But well done so far!

Another Alan…

Alan,

What you might do...

Good afternoon!

While I suppose that finally thephoto.uk is going to become the final index page, you might change the name (logo) and link from "dprevived" to "ThePhoto"

Then I would become clear to occasional and former dprevived.com visitors that there is something very positive coming up...

Kindest regards,
Stany
www.fotografie.cafe

Thank you very much Alan for your hard work on this! I feel like many aspects have improved considerably and it's fantastic to hear that the site is likely going to be united under one banner (The Photo). I like the (non UK) .org adress as well.

The portfolio by @Fireplace33 is very impressive and a great example of how this can be used effectively - fantastic work! Even though I live in Austria, I wouldn't be able to ever take shots like that.

I still think the overall appearance of the main site should be a little bit cleaner design-wise, so here's my suggestion:

Desktop:

Mobile:

Some explanations:

1.) I would by all means avoid the Comic Sans font for any kind of main navigation.
2.) I wouldn't use a 'mobile type navigation' (three bars) for anything but mobile devices because it takes away the ability to get to a place via one click, doesn't let you see the structure without it and adds another CSS-challenge of getting a dropdown menu to behave and look good on an almost infinite amount of different screen sizes.
3.) The font I used for the description is meant as a placeholder. This is the kind of stuff where you can get creative and where I wouldn't mind some kind of more personal style. Because it's part of every page, I feel like it has to be uniform though. And I also would recommend avoiding any kind of photographs in the background, because one of the last things you want to do on a photography site, is distracting from the main thing (the images) by using another photo inside of a header, content box etc.
4.) The style of the links I've used is also still a kind of placeholder. Of course you can use regular buttons as well. But I would suggest doing so in a consistent and clean style, without lots of effects (shadows, outlines etc.), backgrounds and different colors. Misago has its clean and quite consistent system. I'm perhaps not the biggest fan of the particular color choices, but the general system works quite well and seems well thought-through. So I would suggest taking that as a basis. (I'm talking about the Quote, Reply etc. buttons)
5.) I don't feel like a separate "Forum Info" point is needed. To me it would make sense to add this information to the "About Us" section.
6.) I also feel strongly about the Forum not being a separate entity, but using the same menu on top! It feels way more professional if you have the impression of staying on the same site (regardless of what happens on the backend) than jumping to a different site when looking at the forum and then having to return via another menu to the "Web Site".

That's my 2 cents...

Thanks again and keep up the great work!

No. 0. Thanks for your work, Alan. I hope your hip gets better soon!
1. Agree with Simplejoy. Use the same font as further down the page.
2. I think it must be quite a challenge to restrict the hamburger menu to mobile sites, unless they are to be separately compiled.
3. Agree with Simplejoy about background images.
6. Alan's proposal seems worthy of trial.

Actually, if I can get Zoom to play ball, I am coming to the meeting! 😀

David

Not really - that's pretty basic CSS responsive design and standard on almost all websites nowadays. It certainly doesn't need a separate build.

Yes indeed. I have nothing against it on mobile and narrow viewports. However I don't know many sites (with a considerable amount of content) which use it on a desktop view.

Take a look at the f-stoppers site: fstoppers.com/

And then narrow the window to what you would see on a mobile phone in portrait view and you can see how it changes. That's what I have in mind. You still have an CSS wizard on the team, don't you?

Hope you feel better soon!

I think this is a good idea…. I think there is progress in the right direction and the present version would be ‘good enough’, but there are always improvements possible. I’m in agreement about buttons, simple would be best: backgrounds, rounded corners, drop shadows etc. are so 1990s and all ‘decorative’ fonts should be avoided like the plague! The ‘what’s new’ section could be moved to a link on the left rather than its current placing in an obtrusive place in a non-matching font size etc. Indeed, the ‘quick jumps’ aren’t really needed if you stick with the string of links in the header.

More contentiously, I wonder whether the ‘dpRevived’ branding hasn’t already served its time and become irrelevant. The original now seems likely to survive at least in the short term and this site is now developing its own identity as something distinctly different.

One last thing: I wonder about the hyphen in the domain name - is it really needed?

Best wishes

Another Alan

Thanks @AlanSh for your work!

Yes, way better! I don't understand the change of colors though. I think it should be pretty neutral and particularly no complementary colors. The mobile navigation has no background... it only seems to appear on hover, (but I'm sure you're aware of that).

That's great - makes it easier to navigate.

I would probably call the section 'About' and then make different headlines for the forum idea/philosophy and the people behind the project, but yes, overall I think this can go together.