[Feedback] First vBulletin Design

[heartbeat]

hey,
my exams are over so i started a new design project since
i was teaching my friend about deisgning as he wanted to get an apprenticeship and during this time i decided to start something new; which was my first vbulletin design though i prefer IPB.

Previous:

Few things to consider before giving feedback:

• This is my First Ever vBulletin Theme Design
• Wanted to try a darker theme (as i usually do light ones)
• Took me 3-4 hours
• A sequel to: http://forum.ragezone.com/f119/feedback-webdesign-626078/
• Designs not made for anyone in particular
• Logo's and banners used were previously made by me
• Character in banner is cut off as i was too lazy to fix it =p

Inspiration for this design was from Mike's vB Skin, AthensNetwork and other large artwork and doesnt have any connection with AthensNetwork or any other mmorpg displayed therefore i will remove this design if the owners of the mmorpg or brand requests.(if its illegal to use the name or what not)

Anyways, I would love your feedback and opinion on this design, whether its bad or good~

 

[Giro]

Nice!, The only detail i don't like is the graphic. To me it looks strange... I don't know why but it just does.

 

[heartbeat]

lol i just realised thats not how its suppose to look =P
the tree was a 3d render which wasnt in high poly so didnt really fit with the luna artwork and the hosue was handdrawn and coloured and wasnt HQ either so i couldnt do much with it x]
so i was gonna put the nav and content ontop of it at the end so you can barely notice it =P but forgot xD

--Fix is added in first post

 

[Sir Kidd]

A very nice concpet design.
Im guessing this isnt actually fully coded yet.

Pros,
The overall layout is very clean and easy on the eye.
It is really easy on the eye and isnt to busy meaning you dont mind using it on a daily basis.
The colors of the layout work well and blend well.
Mainly I love the fact it actually matches and isnt over desinged.


Cons,
The love hearts dont really match the website page.
I would have liked a matching style to the speach bubbles as they worked well.
Also The color of the love hearts is abit to strong.
I love the sign up buttons and join forum button as they blend well.
Try to get a matching color to that and maybe a new idea isntead of love hearts.
Next is the welcome bar at the top.
I love the idea but I think the background image should be slightly lower.
As I only hate one thing and thats half cut of heads on a bg ^,^.
Finally is just the small icons for recent post and the small orange and white rounded button. [collapse]
Is the bottom suppose to be flat? Im not sure if its just the screenshot or if its suppose to be like that.
But as the other buttoms are rounded I think they dont really match aswell.

Overall,
A very nice concept that matches the main webdesign

 

[heartbeat]

*facepalms* just noticed i missed out some important vB features x3

and thanks giro and especially kidd for your feedback,
i'm probably gonna drop this design now since i'm bored with it
already but ill take your suggestions into consideration in my
future work