Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-5645428-20170619083356

In the wake of the new headers, there has been a lot of styling going on to ensure that the wiki looks awesome while retaining the familiar feel that distinguishes it from more clunky wikis out there. As part of Fandom's modernisation project, there are the obvious changes, but since this is an ongoing process, things like the rail modules (the right coloumn boxes) and buttons are actually split between classic and modern designs currently. I have gone to the effort to iron out the temporary inconsistencies so you won't notice them, but I am indeed acknowledging Fandom's intended design elements and I am willing to lean in that direction. The main change so far has been with the dropdown menus that have lost their internal borders and been made consistent across the staple header, button dropdowns and the footer toolbar. I have also implemented 'transition' hovers on main links which makes them gradually light up when hovered instead of changing colour instantly, this being increasingly pushed by Fandom.

I have now arrived at the buttons. We currently use the classic skeuomorphic design (buttons with gradients so they look like real life buttons), while most other wikis have shifted to the flat design (one colour). With the classic design, they have unique hover and on-click backgrounds, while hovering over the modern design will be changing the text colour to the blue you can see on the footer toolbar. I think both designs are good. The classic design makes more sense from a functional perspective. The modern design makes more sense from a design trend perspective. It is a fact that many people are resistant to change because they like what they are used to, but it never hurts to try something new, otherwise, nothing would ever improve, and keeping things fresh is also important in the design world.

I look forward to hear many opinions on this, so please comment on what you like and think is the best button representation. Even a simple good or bad is feedback, and that is definitely helpful. Thanks! 