dlang.org redesign n+2 (the one with the bold red vertical menu)

[H. S. Teoh via Digitalmars-d]

On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 04:23:21PM +0000, anonymous via Digitalmars-d wrote:
> On Saturday, 24 January 2015 at 06:43:41 UTC, H. S. Teoh wrote:
> >Not bad! I actually like this one. The only obvious object I have is
> >the unbroken bar of red on the left. I think it might look much
> >better if we darken the "sky" above the Mars horizon where the D logo
> >sits. Not completely black, but a much darker red that it currently
> >is, to provide some visual contrast.
> 
> Like this: <http://i.imgur.com/70guZgC.png>?
> 
> Used the same color as the border, because darker than the border
> looks weird, and lighter than the border isn't really dark.

Much better!

On another note, the black border between the red and white seems a bit
too thick. What about make it slightly narrower?


[...]
> >And maybe fade out the red towards the bottom of the page. Just
> >something to soften the otherwise prominent red strip on the left.
> 
> I think I'd prefer the plain version here too. If the red is to
> flashy, maybe a slightly darker tone for the whole thing would be
> better.

That's another option too.


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