Is it just me or has the site traveled back to the 90's?

[8Jay]

Design wise. Seriously, it looks sooo retro.

[Rikharthu]

Originally Posted by 8Jay

Design wise. Seriously, it looks sooo retro.

Meh, I thought the old version fit into that stereotype perfectly.

Weak colours, very *thin*, basic look - which I actually don't mind. But I like the new version too.

[Red Black]

It's always been an ugly site IMHO . . very outdated design

[sleepingbag]

Step in the right direction imo

[always_ending]

I think it looks much better....

if it was a compressor, I'd describe it as "rounder"

[Jeff Hayat]

Originally Posted by always_ending

I think it looks much better....

if it was a compressor, I'd describe it as "rounder"

I think it looks worse.

If it were an audio console, I would describe it as having less warmth.

[Ward Pike]

The appeal has become more selective.

[Oldone]

Not crazy with it here. It's sterile and cold.

[AllAboutTone]

Originally Posted by Oldone

Not crazy with it here. It's sterile and cold.

Very good quote, I feel the same way. The solid blue color is the worse, edit , report and quote are just as bad.

[tonemaker]

I like the new look. It's neater and less busy. But I didn't mind the old look too much either. They both match my avatar kinda, so it's all good

[Fletcher]

Originally Posted by 8Jay

Design wise. Seriously, it looks sooo retro.

That would be "vintage styling"... ya know... like you put big Bakelite knobs on something and it automatically sounds better...

[monsieur x]

This kind of look is actually from the new trend in web-design.

Timeless and perfect? No. "Friendly" enough? Yes.

[Wesma]

It's horrible to look at. My eyes hurt. But you know you can go back to "Vintage Opto" in the dropdown at the bottom left

[ShadowAMD]

Originally Posted by Fletcher

That would be "vintage styling"... ya know... like you put big Bakelite knobs on something and it automatically sounds better...

Because it's vintage, even though engineers of the past ran away from it... it must be awesome right? It may only be capable of 16Khz / 8 bit audio and have a fan louder than a guy cutting down a tree.. But it's old so I'll obviously hand over a blank check :P

Might have to move over to REP

[Delphino]

I cannot think of any other forum whose style I like more. I'm always relieved when I return to my home: GS. Clear, calm and purple. Just as natural as ubk is brown

[Yago]

Somehow reminds me of the old Amiga 500 ?!

[satellitedog]

I find the too strong tonal contrast between background, headline and content surfaces very hard to adjust to. A more neutral colour scheme would be more easy to read. The old design wasn't pretty, but it was less of a chore to read.
Also, the new icons have way too strong outlines which adds to the mess.

[AllAboutTone]

Originally Posted by Delphino

I cannot think of any other forum whose style I like more. I'm always relieved when I return to my home: GS. Clear, calm and purple. Just as natural as ubk is brown

Where do you see Purple ? You need to adjust Hue.

[WOLF424]

There isn't much difference other than they removed the fugly background texture??

[Delphino]

Originally Posted by AllAboutTone

Where do you see Purple ? You need to adjust Hue.

. ..allright. It is either a very purple-ish blue or the other way around. I'd still say more purple thou.... Im on a mbp.

[krykrykry]

it's a bit like a lot of gearslutz users - outdated and stuck in the past. so it's perfect for the forum

(hey this is the moan zone, alright.)

[mellocapp]

I like it's simplicity.