Site design

hi all
this site design is for an item database script that is currently being designed.

its purpose is to list items, weapons, etc..... in games (MMOG genre) in a categorized database.

the design isnt complete yet
i just wanted some critiqueing of it.

this is what the current version looks like:http://www.gatecentral.net/forumreference/item%20database/itemdatabase-layout-test-04.jpg

the gameport image there is our ad banner

in the next version im going to be taking the background colours down a notch.

black will go to dark gray
and the dark gray will go to a mid level gray

also the gears in use are not the gears i plan to have in the finished product. those 2 are there right now to give me a general idea of the finished product.

i plan on putting in 3 different gears on the left hand side of the header, in 3 different sizes and configurations.

i also plan on using a rust texture on them or some other way of making them look a bit aged.

on the right hand side of the page i plan on putting in text the words "Gate Network Item Database" in a yet undetermined font.
As well as maybe one or 2 more smaller gears to offset the text.

thoughts? comments?

thanks
-mala

I guess you where hoping for some better thoughts than this but...
I think it's simple and nice...
Suits for a game site...

It's small. It better have Asheron's Call!!!

Originally posted by Censured
I guess you where hoping for some better thoughts than this but...
I think it's simple and nice...
Suits for a game site...

pretty much what i was going for
i want to keep it simple and unloaded with gfx

here is the configuration of gears im going to use

http://www.gatecentral.net/forumreference/item%20database/itemdatabase-layout-test-05.jpg

now i have to colour/texture them

thats nice and simple. I like it. The second one, the gears look too 2d, too dark, don't reallt match very well, it makes 1st one look better. I f you get the first gears and make it lighter, then ad splotches of rust, mebbe a few cracks, it would look awsome. And it would match really well w/ the orange i think.

Wrong Forum

alright ive gone thru several changes in the past week

ive played around with panelling over the gears
dials, knobs, clock faces, etc...

now ive gone back to my original idea.

http://www.gatecentral.net/forumreference/item%20database/itemdatabase-layout-test-11.jpg

the thing that i cant seem to figure out what to do with is the page title text

does anyone have any recomendations on what to do with that?

Nice Idea, Check this out though. This i swhat I would do to the gears.

http://fullimpact.us/sgtemp/1.jpg

Its just a quick draft, but u get the idea!:D