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Change the COLORS!!!

190 points posted to IdeaStorm by phubert 11/21/07

The new layout is great.

The color scheme leaves just a bit to be desired.

Those aren't even decent FALL colors.

Either make it more tan (less yellow/orange), or try something like Teal.

Right now, it looks like an orangy ochre,..

premcv
11/21/07
The earlier color was good, they could've retained the earlier color feel, but changed the design. The font-size too needs a bit of tweak, don't you think?
phubert
11/21/07
Small fonts are no problem for me.
premcv
11/21/07
Well, Ok!
phubert
11/21/07
my co-workers, and anyone who comes for help, complain they can't read my screens... :-D
premcv
11/21/07
LOL! Same here!
dwood
11/21/07
Firefox increases font size if you scroll and push control at the same time.
premcv
11/21/07
I know! I've been using it that way since the redesign!
dwood
11/21/07
We need to kill LOL
premcv
11/21/07
Yea, tell me about it!
dwood
11/21/07
you need to stop using it!
premcv
11/21/07
Ok.
phubert
11/21/07
In my case I use shift-scroll in FF for font size... usually I'm making it SMALLER
dwood
11/21/07
i make it bigger.
pablopecora
11/21/07
I would like the old aproach!...
dwood
11/21/07
what is the old approach?
winoffice
11/21/07
Maybe make it red-violet? Of course the blue will never disappear because the logo of Dell is made of blue.
dwood
11/21/07
I prefer a darker blue color scheme.
winoffice
11/21/07
But then phubert talks about decent autumn colors...does dark blue have anything to do with autumn? Fortunately, blue has not completely disappeared here on IdeaStorm.
dwood
11/22/07
Yeah. true.... If Ideastorm had anything to do with seasons then why wasnt it Green over the summer?
petzymathuram
11/22/07
Oh where did the blue color go?

FYI:
Green & White...Graceful sight
Red & White..Ready to fight
Red & yellow...Rowdy fellow
pink..you cover my heart
violet...you attract me
black...you make me envy you
brown..you make me religious
orange ...you make me peely
white...your pure heart attracts me

&

Blue & white....beautiful sight...;)
matthew2142
11/22/07
I still say give us options to chose different colors to our liking along with seasonal or monthly colors. Monthly colors can consent of light and dark blues for january red, pink and purple for feb. green for march, blue and purple for april,. yellow for may, orange and yellow and light blue for june - august, brown for september and novemeber, oregange aand black for october and red, green for december. these monthly colors will be an option, themes may also be included. members can just chose what ever color they want from preslected themes
petzymathuram
11/23/07
The colors representing the month

http://www.birthdaycelebrations.net/birthstonesflowersandstars.htm
dwood
11/25/07
matthew what you ask to do is impossible with salesforce's current software lineup.
matthew2142
11/25/07
there is always ways..
dwood
11/26/07
Is it just me or is the yellow fading to Gold?
phubert
11/26/07
If you're referring to the IdeaStorm banner colors, it was NEVER yellow... I'd call it an ochre... an orangy-browny-yellow... (uck)
matthew2142
11/26/07
mustard yellow?
matthew2142
11/26/07
school bus yellow
phubert
11/27/07
@winoffice - I said the current colors aren't even decent Fall colors... meaning, what is the scheme based on?

Naturally, if you're designing a site, you want adequate contrast and highlight as well as -pleasing-(?) colors.

I don't think any of us has complained about the blue lettering for contrast/highlight purposes. It's just that wierd browny-orangy thing in the banner and buttons. Beginning-to-rot PUMPKIN orange????

hmmm... maybe it IS a Fall color after all...
dwood
11/27/07
By now, it should be winter colors.
petzymathuram
11/28/07
Hi dwood which are the winter colors over there right now?
dwood
11/28/07
Red, and Green (Christmas(Or holiday, to be politically correct) Colors)
petzymathuram
11/28/07
Oh ...I ..C...

Hi dwood....;)
dwood
11/28/07
hi. what color is it where you live?
petzymathuram
11/29/07
Hi Dwood, let me explain the scenario over here:

Purple color- This is the color of the season (Novemebre 2007). This shade which essentially belongs to the mauve, magenta, rose and indigo dye family, is often cited as an autumn-winter colour.
Regarding specific colors: There is no specific spread of colors. Each one prefers the colors they like.
Regarding Dress: Each one prefers their choice during festivals and ocassions
Beauty consciousness : Mostly people dress up plain everyday, some with mild make up and no make ups...very rarely- heavy makeups
but if there is an occassion or an event scheduled as an important ocassion ..we strictly go to the beauty parlors for a facial and for a different hair style to suit the ocassion...;)
This is the culture over here dwood....;)
dwood
11/29/07
Yeah. our culture is heavy make-up unless the parents of the person were religious and held the "whats inside is what counts" feeling in the kid.
americaneagle.com should sum up the clothes of preps,
Gangster (In images of your favorite search engine) should give you enough to know what is popular)
petzymathuram
11/29/07
Hi dwood, yeah the culture differs...;)....there's nothing wrong in make ups. It just makes the person look great. The idea that sitting with the lipsticks and spending too much time with it and not doing your job or mocking at plain people around is really very bad at your work spot. People should look neat but when it comes to duty..you'll have to concentrate on it. Is it not dwood?
dwood
11/29/07
I dont..... it just happens for me.
petzymathuram
11/29/07
;)
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