The designer and I finally finished up the design side of the AFW update I mentioned previously. The PSDs are off to the coder, and hopefully we’ll have them ready to live on the site in the next week or so. I wanted to give you an early preview so there are no surprises when it happens.
As you can see in the preview below (click it to view it full-size), the new design is based on the current design’s structure. Everything should be accessible from the same place, so there shouldn’t be any confusion in navigating. I know it’s a somewhat drastic change stylewise, but I like it and I hope you will too (or that you’ll at least get used to it!). The logo is also being updated — I finally have one I really like for this site, and I think it works well with the new theme.
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The design looks awesome, Jenn. If I could figure out how to use Gimp / work with PSDs I’d do something with my sites…like figure out how to use the AFW templates!
I offered to help you get one set up via Twitter and email earlier. :P So if you want one of them setup email me and I’ll let you know what you need to do for me to get it setup for you.
It looks great! I can’t wait to see it live.
Thanks LaToya!
Jenn, I sent you an email.
Wow!
Love the new colour scheme and the buttons / icons are great, too.
Looking forward to seeing it live!
I’m in agreement with everyone else so far, it looks really nice. The colors go together well. Seems like it will be easy on the eyes. Can’t wait to see it.