New AGS Website

[Chicky]

I think we're getting a little too anal about this.

ProgZ sprites are lovely, could do we being double sized.

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If not just use red cups.

[Andail]

I for one didn't see roger's face in there at all. I saw it as a cinnamon bun or something.
But anyways...

[Lufia]

Are the mockup pages in the first post still representative of the new style ? With the blue external luor around everything, I think it ends up looking like some cheap livejournal. -_-' I've a problem with the whole color scheme, actually, which makes everything look quite bland.

But it's probably too late to convince anybody to try something different ?

[Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens]

Here's a quick double-sized cup to go with the 2x coin I made earlier:





Roger always did look like he had a cinnamon roll on his head, so I guess it makes sense.

Edit:  Here's one last variant of the coin with a darker outline and a more symmetric shape.

[Ryan Timothy B]

Are the mockup pages in the first post still representative of the new style ?

I haven't read through this thread since it was first created, so I can't remember what stuff we had in the beginning for ideas.  But this is the design that was voted for by most people, and will be the new page.  Designed by Loominous and Darth (and I believe formatted into a website form by CJ):  http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/Newsite/Home.aspx

edit:
Actually I decided to see what a mock-up of Progz cups would look like on the site (had to slightly resize them):
New:


vs

Old:

[Ali]

I don't think ProgZMax's icons quite fit, because they look very pixel art and the rest of the design is vector smooth. Since pixel art is fitting for AGS, could I suggest a subtle and soft drop shadow on the cups which might help blend them into the design. I also think there should be a pixel or two between each cup.

I'm not sure about using Roger's face on a coin, because I'm still hoping that ProgZMax's updated Roger design will one day replace the old one!

Actually, I don't think Roger should feature in any of the icons. I love what Chris Jones has given us in AGS, but Roger is a yellow-faced mutant I'd be glad to see the misshapen back of. He also means nothing to those who are new to AGS and just browsing for a game.

[Peder 🚀]

If the cups are to be redone, redo the content advisory icons too!

[Ryan Timothy B]

Since pixel art is fitting for AGS, could I suggest a subtle and soft drop shadow on the cups which might help blend them into the design. I also think there should be a pixel or two between each cup.

Here we go:

(yes, I literally have nothing better to do.  )

[DoorKnobHandle]

Love those new cups but now the contest advisory symbols stand out. Re-do them in the same style and we have a winner imho.

[Lufia]

I haven't read through this thread since it was first created, so I can't remember what stuff we had in the beginning for ideas.  But this is the design that was voted for by most people, and will be the new page.  Designed by Loominous and Darth (and I believe formatted into a website form by CJ):  http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/Newsite/Home.aspx

Yeah, that's what's linked in the first post too. And I reiterate : I find the color scheme dreadful. But if it's been decided by a vote, I'm not going to start an uprising to convince people my opinion is better than theirs. I'll stick to whining it was better before once the new site goes online. >.>

[Crimson Wizard]

There's a thing I told to Peder Johnsen, knowing that he's working on some separate AGS game archives website.

I found content advisory uncomplete. There are cases when game does not have any obscene language, nudity or explicit violence, yet it might not be suggested for those of young age (or gentle soul ). I mean something highly dramatic, or thrilling, or depressing; adult topics also (not related to sex): racism, illness, death, war, cruelty of the life, etc. Maybe you should invent some fourth rating for those cases.

[Darth Mandarb]

I could be biased, but I think the color scheme is perfection.

Ryan/progZ - love the new cups

As for the 'content advisory' I had a quick idea of something like this:



But that felt too "icon heavy" to me (and took away a bit from the ratings) so I altered it:



These icons were borrowed and [very] quickly mocked-up to this but it was more just to show the idea.

[IndieBoy]

I really like the non-heavy icon version Darth made (plus the new cups from Progz and the colours from Ryan). Borrowed or not.

As of the website design and colours I think they fit well, with the forums which I doubt will change, and our Blue Cup mascot.

So when is this re-vamp going to happen? As I see it we are only discussing the little final touches now. 

[Dualnames]

I really like the non-heavy icon version Darth made (plus the new cups from Progz and the colours from Ryan). Borrowed or not.

As of the website design and colours I think they fit well, with the forums which I doubt will change, and our Blue Cup mascot.

So when is this re-vamp going to happen? As I see it we are only discussing the little final touches now. 

We've yet to design all the minor details! Seriously, now

[LimpingFish]

Here's PEGI's take on rating icons:



(Bonus: See if you can guess what they represent!)

Most other rating systems simply use numbers (12, 15, etc) or letters (U, R, etc). But PEGI is used in multiple languages, so I guess symbols work better.

I like Darth's second edit, but multi-coloured icons at such a low resolution could be hazardous. Hi-res alternatives or monotone versions might be clearer.

I think that's the unsung beauty of the original cup as an icon; it's simplicity. It's neatness.

The rating icons are in desperate need of a change, though. Even viewed at 1680x1050 (what I'm looking at now), they're awfully indistinct.

Darth's are better, but at higher resolutions they might suffer the same problem.

[Ryan Timothy B]

Decided to play around and turn progz cups into a more 'modern' graphical style, less pixelly.

Here:


I actually kinda like it!

Edit: Oh and Darth, I really like the second edit (the one I have used here on this image).  Those icons are great.  Perhaps I could tweak them to look close to this new style of cups.

[m0ds]

Awesome! All shiny and stuff & not too crowded

[Bulbapuck]

Wow, that looks great Ryan!
This new site looks better by the minute, can't wait for it!

[Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens]

The angle of the bottom of the cup and the handle shape looks weird now.  Why not just draw your own version if mine was insufficient? You'd probably end up with better results.

[Ryan Timothy B]

The angle of the bottom of the cup and the handle shape looks weird now.  Why not just draw your own version if mine was insufficient? You'd probably end up with better results.

Well that's the thing.  It wasn't insufficient, but once Darth added his new icons I decided to try changing yours.  Took only a few minutes versus me actually making a new mug from scratch, and I can be pretty slow at that.  
But you're right, it does look a little weird now that you point it out.


EDIT:  You guessed again!... I got bored and tried to fix the flaws that Progz had mentioned, and I also decided to create my own Content icons closely matching the ones Darth had.  I tried to add a little blue and orange in each of the content advisory icons just to match the orange and blue mugs.   (I also changed it so the mugs were empty instead of filled with coffee)