I was just looking at the y-gallery site and man that is some sweet web design. I was wondering if there were some things on that site that you think we should have here. I'm already thinking through a bunch of ideas in my head for making the site easier to navigate. Here's the y-gallery:
http://yaoi.y-gallery.net/

I'm not going to make bogusred.net designed as extreme as the y gallery because they use layers which can slow down the browser and often don't work correctly on older browsers.

That site also has bigger thumbnails. What do you guys say to that? Most of you would probably say yes but if I do implement larger thumbnails, that would mean less images on a page. When browsing a gallery there might be only 20 images per page instead of 40. Also, the random featured art in the gallery index would have less random artwork there. Also, there might be less "featured artwork" listed on your profile page and less of your latest submissions. I might limit it to 1 to 3. Maybe do something like at http://www.luffkin.com and show latest sketchbook, latest finished work, latest work-in-progress.

It all depends on what you guys say. What do you think?

That really is a nice site! Larger thumbnails would be nice. I wouldn't mind less images for a bigger thumbnail.

Ooo, I like both ideas :). I was on the ney side of the larger thumbnails before I saw them, but they do look really good. Also, I like the thought of splitting up the featured art into different groups, i.e. sketchbook, finished, and all that good stuff. :thumbsup:

I'm fairly indifferent as to the size of the thumbnail... But as for comparing to Y! Gallery... Well, I'm part of it, and I don't want us to go too too much in that direction. I think a nice feature for us to add would be that when you go to someone's profile page, there should be a button for "send a PM"... Just because I keep going to people's profiles to send PMs and then realise that I can't. :lol:

Actually you can send a PM from a person's profile but I'll try to make those links more prominant all over the site. Any time you are viewing a persons artwork, writing, or forum post you can go directly to sending them a private message.

But only from one of their actual pieces of art, not from the profile page, luv. I never usually feel the need to PM someone from one of their pieces, but I do occasionally from their homepage.

There is a link to PM on the profile page.

Deffinatly like the bigger thumbnails idea!!! We should have that!

WOOT! You're right! There is! *dance*... Was that there before? Should I feel dumb? :question:

Hehehe...It's been there the entire time dearest, sorry! :lol: You'll be okay though, just take a deep breath. :blink: