OOoooooOOOh a new look home page :-o

[FrannyandZooey]

How exciting

Like it - but did like the previous version as well

I think you need to do warnings before you make big changes like that though - I nearly had heart failure when I first opened it - thought for a second MN had gone and been taken over by someone else!!

Personally (and I don't expect you to change it just for me ) I'm not keen on the blue - it's very NHS and now reminds me of work - which I should be doing when I'm MNing...

ooh yes, I second Notts Mum - please don't roll out the font to the talk pages - it's not as easy to read.

thats exactly what I thought dotty

I myself was strangely comforted to see that talk had NOT changed too.....OMG I am so fucking old! Homepage looks great and I like the new spot for talk too!

Too much blue, I don't like blue! And imo the font looks rather old-fashioned and basic. But apart from that, it's fine.

Hi guys - new font on it's way tomorrow - will be clearer. The original design was Geneva but it turns out that doesn't show up on explorer only macs, so we are returning to Verdana which we agree is much clearer - thanks, as ever, for the input.
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LOL, the stuff about SheWhoMustNotBeNamed is linked from the homepage now And when you click it, you can look at the press coverage.

WHO is the fab and witty literary genius of a Mner who wrote that article called Baby Bomber (and culprit of the South Lebanon comment, ahem )? Her name is Jospephine Wall.. but what is her REAL (Mumsnet!) name!! She is so funny.. I want to read everything she has ever written and don't know who she is as I was (sadly) not privy to the notorious thread in question.

Sunchowder, what you mean you're not hankering after the odd ticker.. stating such information as "4 mins, 3 seconds since last Very Inflammatory and Potentially Libellous Comment was posted..." all done in lovely pastel colours of course..?

Hmmm what fount is that? Looks a bit like verdana. I like it personally, simple and easy to read - MN has always been about making the site straighforward to use and avoiding unnecessary bells and whistles.

IMO looks v. nice overall but agree too much blue, could do with a second colour.

Justine - are you lot really sure about the blue ? It's erm, very blue !

Are you trying to attract more men or something ? LOL

Phew - the font's changed and it's slightly less NHS blue I think - looks better!

That dark purple colour on the adopt an orphan advert is lovely

Actually this is just like being at work, where I'm trying to persuade our IT guy to drop the NHS blue and go with purple!

i liked the old page more

i liked the parents holding babies

and the borders around things

I mean, its active convos I have bookmarked but..

ah, I suppose change in inevitable in all things...

The font's changed again! (is this a test..?!)

Have a look tomorrow - we've tweaked a bit and it is indeed a bit less blue. Let us know what you think.

A little more purple/lilac would be lovely It's a nice spiritual colour.

Justine - are you following the Barnet corporate blue used in all the signposts ? LOL

I think maybe a pixel spacing at the top to space the banner ads down a tad. Also consider rounding off the top left and top right 'mumsnet' / 'parents' corners with a rounded edge instead of 90 degrees. Looks a bit harsh.

And I've just seen you've put the fainting fathers on featured threads when you know full well it's got me in all my glory post floor-inspection.

Also I'd vertically centre the DSC logo next to 'Hosting by'

I am a picky little git.

Also, if you've moved the case on 'by parents for parents' to all lowercase, I'd de-capitalise the B. Now please tell me to f*ck off.