Archive for February 2009
It’s here! We have finally redone the logo. It’s now far more inline with web 2.0 styles, and more importantly, looks MUCH better than our original logo. With so many new members daily, we really wanted to put our best foot forward.
We wanted to include all three of the main soLinkable colours (black, blue, and green), whereas the previous logo only included a shade of blue. The huge focus on blue took away from the logo and made it fade into the background. With the new green hue, the logo is given more prominence and brought to the front of the page. The idea is that the logo will have more of an impact in the mind of the potential user.
So, without further ado, I present the new soLinkable logo, and it’s derivatives:
We put a lot of thought and effort into these logos, but I know that there is still a lot of work to go. We are far from finished. Thanks to all of you for your support, and look for more great updates in the near future!
New year, new… layout?
It’s about time SoLinkable got a little sexier, so over the next few months expect some updates to our look.
The first batch of changes have already come. You should immediately notice the new “Featured Link” at the top of the page. This replaces the ugly “About Solinkable” box, which never really fit with the rest of the layout anyway. This will be updated by admins, though I haven’t decided whether it will be at pre-determined intervals (ie. every week, 2 weeks, etc…).
Gone are the 4 sidebar advertising buttons. They’ve been exchanged for one less obtrusive (and less busy) 250×250 square. Hopefully this will result in a higher click-through ratio and make us a little more money 
The “Recently Active Stories” sidebar module also got a makeover. Firstly, I’ve upped the total number of stories to 10. And secondly, the whole story should get a blue hue when you hover over it. I really like the look of this one.
Some of the changes you can expect in the near future:
- New Logo
- New Blog Template (I’ve had enough of this ugly one)
- More categories! (Finally!)
- New category layout
- Removal of the Gravity function (I won’t completely code it out, but there is no need for it at this point)