Ozhonda gets a new look!

Hi all,

A few updates over the last couple of hours.

New Look Ozhonda
The most noticable being the new theme which still retains the blue colour scheme but is a bit more easier on the eyes. A big thanks goes out to Justin Fox from the JDM Style Tuning forums for helping me choose this theme and doing the sexy banner at the top of the page :thumbsup:

Trader forum reorganised
Have a look in the traders forum for the best deals on part and accessories for your Honda. The traders forum is now devided into sub-forums for each trader, cleaning up the mess we used to have with all the traders in one forum.

Those are the major changes that took place so reply back if you have any queries.

cool, very nice!

well done to all involved

great work guys. keep it up! really like the color scheme since i got sensitive eyes :D

is it possible to have a spell checker? or not possible with this forum software?

just use winword :p

Thanks for the comments....I have sensitive eyes too so had to look around a LOT for this theme (actually Justin picked it out).

So this is what you've been up to? Looking good Win :D

Me likey! I can't think of a more professional looking forum! Thanks Win!

Good work guys! The facelift looks awesome!

if the logo has changed..
what's gonna happen to all the stickers..
they gonna change too ?

yeh are the stickers gona change??
i wanna facelifted sticker now lol
btw....

Wynode edit: *tsk* Q!

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Originally Posted by tripitaka

if the logo has changed..
what's gonna happen to all the stickers..
they gonna change too ?

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Nope...sticker isn't going to change. The logo is just a slightly cleaned up version of the original logo.

Guys.....no username changes. tripitaka, you have PM

Top stuff Ozhonda board!

Very clean looking just how we like our cars!

Yeah looks AcE! Nice clean sharp lines, I Lyk!

Looks Good Boss!

Tuff colours, looking good, 10/10 for the ozhonda heading, Keep it up..

Nice.
New logo looks tight. Top banner needs to stretch i think.
Also, the 'post reply' button has a white square around it.

but its sweet.

Top job! looks like the downtime was well worth it. Much easier in the eyes and makes an already good thing better. Keep up the good work! :D

looking very futuristic... :p

wat happened to the old ozhonda banner... that was shmick :thumbsup:

I like the upgrade, well worth the wait last night :thumbsup:
Tho, I liked the old banner too lol

ahhh, now it's the new default :D

good stuff as usual Win... Only down side... u got rid of my (edited) lil banner! Hehehe... nah j/k, it was a crappy effort anyways :rolleyes: LOL

Nice one Wyn!

Nice!:D Looks fresh! good job!:D

one problem..
when you want to send a pm..
the white is too bright..
hurts my eyes bad

nice stuff, I've been using the Aria style for a while now, I love the banner too, its hot:thumbsup:

looks very nice, was shocked when i logged on, but looks trick

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Originally Posted by jackosimm

nice stuff, I've been using the Aria style for a while now, I love the banner too, its hot:thumbsup:

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banner looks a little too flat and 2D imo.. i liked the idea of the previous banner where it

incorporated members cars... my 2cents :thumbsup:

I like the new fresh look! Well done Win

very nice layout. :thumbsup: Easier to read. :D

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Originally Posted by J-MuN

banner looks a little too flat and 2D imo.. i liked the idea of the previous banner where it

incorporated members cars... my 2cents :thumbsup:

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I see where your coming from, I'd say it's a 50/50 thing, I like the new look, I think that banner best suits the current style of the forums too.

Nice look there mr Trump :D

quick question.. hey wyn, can u change the color of the writing when we post replies?.. the grey

makes me squint my eyes... :p the grey and white contrast is hard to cope with...

new look is ****ing sick, i love it.

mad work admin team!!

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

i cant see anything special about this change.

good to appreciate but appreciatition just for color scheme change sounds too crap. users were able to switch to this colour scheme before from left bottom corner.

yeah, spell checker would be a good change. plus it would be good if user can see list of threades where they posted in last whole week or specific number of days. :wave:

worst part of this new change is that ADVERTISEMENT BANNER moved right in middle of page. it is realy annoying now. it was much better before on top right hand corner.

This is a nice colour scheme! You can make your font black too and yes, makes it much easier on the eyes having it black on white!
lol How is the banner position anooying in the middle compared to right hand side lol?

Please take it easy on the criticism guys. I did the design work for free (I am a professional designer by trade). I was there to help Skyline's Australia (SAU) when they needed a new banner for their forum. I am here to help other forums I frequent too because I get a lot out of these forums I am more than happy to contribute my time for free.

There's always going to be people who dislike change whether it be the new Honda Civic vs. the old or the new web site vs. the old web site. Designing something to please myself, the client and the client's target market (being yourselves here) is never an easy task but I feel that we have achieved a new sense of quality with the new banner design and the forum theme is easier on the eye which is important considering many people come to this forum to read, sometimes even a few times a day. It also stays true to the original Ozhonda blue scheme/identity. Even the new logo in the banner is just a progression of the old one.

I hope you approve of the design over time. Thanks for reading.

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Originally Posted by justinfox

Please take it easy on the criticism guys..

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its all constructive criticism justinfox. i'm sure i can speak on behalf of the others; that we

are pleased and grateful for ur work... just some suggestions for the future... keep up

the good work :thumbsup::thumbsup:

i love it mate:thumbsup: excellent work

i take my hat off to u justin for the work :thumbsup:

nice overhaul of the OH site. great work guys!

Guys,

A big thanks to Justin fox like I said for helping me with this. The meain reason for the change was so we don't look too much like all other VB sites.

I have sensitive eyes so I chose carefully and tried to choose something with the same theme as the other theme.

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Originally Posted by tRipitaka

one problem..
when you want to send a pm..
the white is too bright..
hurts my eyes bad

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I'll have a look into it (you mean the backround when typing the text right?)

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Originally Posted by MIRZ

i cant see anything special about this change.

good to appreciate but appreciatition just for color scheme change sounds too crap. users were able to switch to this colour scheme before from left bottom corner.

worst part of this new change is that ADVERTISEMENT BANNER moved right in middle of page. it is realy annoying now. it was much better before on top right hand corner.

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Well the change was purely visual (apart from the Trader forum)........and you probably wouldn't have seen it anyway given you were using the same theme previously!

nice change wyn, keeping up with the times aye....

like the new facelifted OH! seems more visually appealing now! :D great stuff guys!

Anyone noticed the site loads faster now too?

To be said in a very strong lankan accent "Go Luda Go luda is it ur birthday ma friend. Ya Dawg Go Luda" Well done:D WIN :thumbsup:

gotta love the boss

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Originally Posted by wynode

Anyone noticed the site loads faster now too?

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Nope. Has the fonts changed recently? Or something else has changed?

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Originally Posted by J-MuN

Nope. Has the fonts changed recently? Or something else has changed?

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I think the images etc are just smaller in size = quicker load time (also this new server has php caching which results in it loading slightly faster than before).

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Originally Posted by J-MuN

quick question.. hey wyn, can u change the color of the writing when we post replies?.. the grey

makes me squint my eyes... :p the grey and white contrast is hard to cope with...

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Made the white a bit darker for you.

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Originally Posted by wynode

Made the white a bit darker for you.

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Thanks Boss :)

a nice change to the Traders section.. just done earlier tonight I gather.. easier to navigate..

yup.....dont today. Thanks :0

i knw its a bit late but well done guys on giv OH a new look... the traders section is much better... keep up d good work

Thanks for the kind words.