ideas?

[alex markwart]

Okay. I'm thinking the current website is shit. I'm sick of the layout but most of all it never gets updated. I don't think I will update it more with a new website but I figure if i change it I can eliminate all the out-of-date unvisited pages like the gallery, bike/rider and other pages. This would leave a link to the forum, contact and most importantly, the videos page.

I figured i would sort of incorporate the gallery into the homepage, with the best images in a database that loads a new image each time the page is loaded. This will create the illusion that something has been updated, when nothing has been done for years!! I also thought that i would leave any information/news on the homepage but only a portion, so that if people really do want to read it, they can click for more. This will be the same with the videos - with a list of the latest with a link that can be clicked that will show all of them.

take a look at a sort of test thing.



I'm not saying this is good or bad, but it would be good to have some feedback. tell me if the whole idea is completely shit or if it is a good idea with shit execution - or whatever.

Hopefully the forum will get some use for the next week or so.


Alex

[pearcey]

good idea

[JoelO]

pearcey said:

good idea

[Peace]

that test thing pic looks quite a lot like the fat tyre flyers website www.ftf.com.au

you gonna keep the riding locations page? cos thats pretty cool and im sure a lot of time went into it.

Peace

[alex markwart]

canberratrials.com/canberratrials/index.htm

Alright, i converted the idea to html. Tell me what you think, what i should add, subtract, change, etc.

Should be cross-browser compatible.

Peace, I don't see much resemblance in style? I doubt they will sue me anyway for blatantly copying their site.

[alex markwart]

probably going to come up with a new design soon.

[alex markwart]

here's another design to contemplate. not finished in anyway but it's different to the other. which one has more potential?

canberratrials.com/canberratrials2/index.htm

[charlie]

i thought the first one was better just liked the design, the second one looks a bit harsher


ps, is anyone going to ride soon?

[alex markwart]

canberratrials.com/canberratrials3/index.htm

Didn't know how to incorporate an image into this one but it's neat. Very plain though. I guess having no image defeats the purpose of the site looking fresh...

Okay...I've been looking at this one and it looks horribly unfinished. Maybe a manifestation of the three? Opinions?

[Don]

yeah, I liked the first design better

not to be weird or anything, but i sort've liked the 'riders bikes' section (not THE riders but YOUR bikes) Cause i sometimes like to look at the specs that you folks ride and wonder, boy, must be these stuff that made them awesome

[alex markwart]

canberratrials.com/canberratrials4/index.htm

Probably my favourite so far. Has teh most potential for extension and i could still keep the locations section and gallery without too much effort and gayness.


Or with a border? I prefer no border.
canberratrials.com/canberratrials4/index2.htm

[tomac]

yeah the last one is good. Gives you space for a modest banner up top should anyone ever offer you one.

- Joel

[Seb LG]

a cooler looking pose for the background picture? like a rider at full reach going up something or something.

[AlexPV]

Fuck off seb, foto rules.