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Voltagenic June 21st, 2008 6:39 PM

Profile customization tips?
 
My profile looks atrocious; any tips on how to make it look better and less n00bish?

Binary June 22nd, 2008 8:22 AM

You should use colors that match properly, that way you can make it look more prettier and it also looks good. Avoid using the same color lots of times. Just make you're profile good or just use the default one, atleast that looks good.

Spectrum June 22nd, 2008 10:15 AM

If you're keen on all black, just change your overall page text colour to white so the headers and tabs are readable.

If you're after a new colour scheme, use either Photoshop or an online colour chart (google it). Find a colour you like for your profile, and then just move the slider around on the same colour to find different shades of it.

Don't leave text colour as default if there's a background colour behind it. Some skins use very different colours which will make it hard to read.

Preview often. It'll give you a good idea of how it looks so far.

BeachBoy June 22nd, 2008 10:28 AM

Adding on to what Ty said. Maybe select a certain theme... I selected the beach for obvious reasons, you could try to center your profile colours and such around a specific theme, object, etc. Also avoid super bright colours, you don't want to blind people.

You can find colours and their hex triplets here. Maybe that can help you pick out some unique colours, other than those provided.

THIRTY-SIX June 22nd, 2008 10:39 AM

http://0301.netclime.net/1_5/309/2ff/243/1175128988224848.png
Use a colour wheel to pick nice colours… most people actually need to do that. x.x
Complimentary colours are usually opposites on the wheel.

parallelzero June 22nd, 2008 10:50 AM

Remember kids: bright pink and bright yellow don't match.

Alter Ego June 22nd, 2008 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by .fate (Post 3695475)
Remember kids: bright pink and bright yellow don't match.

I feel strangely targeted by this statement. Is there something you're not telling me? D=

But yeah, whatever you do always, ALWAYS make sure that the text is clearly readable over the background. No amount of aesthetic appeal makes up for forcing people to squint at the writing in a vain attempt to make sense of it. xP

OH, and if you're using a profile picture it may be a good idea to adopt the dominant colors of that picture into your color scheme for great coherence.

But, you know, considering my own profile I'm probably not in a position to be handing out too much advice. xD


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