Old DC Theme Revival

Please bring back the old site design, Danny ^_^ I do like the old design much better than the temporary one.

YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! The Danny Choo we all know and love! (^o^)

Member news too please. (~.') <3

Another one for the old site design here... I must be getting old as I don't take to change that well :D

Also if may ask, will all the posts that have been lost be recovered?

Old site with member news please ^^; Love the previous dc.com and hope it'll be possible to change it back!

Onegai shimasu! *bows* I'm too use to the old DC theme ^^"

I wouldn't mind seeing something new, sometimes change is good. But in all honesty, nothing was wrong with the old layout either. heh

是非! I really liked the previous design.

I do like the old design. ^^

Even though the new design is nice, I still greatly prefer the old website design. The old website design had many pictures and was very attractive because it had so many things that just stood out, very nice job on both Danny!

Yes, back to the good old days pls....
"Domo Arigato Gozaimasu"

Members post too....."Onegaishimasu" :)

and a few more bells and whistles too while your at it.....hehehehehe "just kidding" :P

God speed with that, Danny. Though I fear that migration is gonna take you twice as long now.

I thought the old design was quite functional. So I guess I'm part of the "if it ain't broke..." group

*nods head vigorously* I liked the old DC theme very much! and i enjoyed reading members news, i never found anything inappropriate about the posts in there, maybe i just missed them? While i did enjoy and love the old DC theme. I was very much excited to see the new theme and was hoping for something spectacular!

I like the older format, but with the deeper orange on the current layout.

Some trolls can't seem to wait nor know the meaning of "Learn to Wait" huh?

@Danny:
Take your time sir. Rushing things won't help much as i also know how hard it is to manage a tight schedule especially yours. (I may not know lots about what you have ahead but i'm pretty sure it's one tight seat-belt.)
May it be a new design or old, anything is fine with me. What matters most for me is the content which made me browse the site and you have never failed to do so even till now.

Funny, I missed the large pics of Mirai and her sister (forgot the sister name lol)

Well, I'm still in favor for the new layout (but with a Member Stuff section).
@Danny: Is there any way you can please implement/keep the streamlined List layout for all content, including your "Danny's News" section? Basically, I suggest just renaming the "Latest" section in the current temporary DC.com layout to "Danny's News". Lists just make it much more easier to skim through things quickly and read, especially on the iPhone/iPod Touch.

Please take your time Danny, honestly I really love the previous layout. Orange always cheer me up whenever I feel lonely or whatsoever..

Definitely loved the old layout better. Nice to try something new periodically but if it's not broken, why fix it?

Well, designs never bothered me, what's bothering me is the absence of Member News ^_^
As for design Danny, we don't wanna hold back your sense of art, if you want to make a new design, then by all means, make it (just don't forget about the Member News) ^o^

Oooo I like the sound of the ajax loading thing. Like the puchi blurbs at the moment right?

There do seem to be alot of folks who want the old DC back... and I gotta say, I'm more for that really... not that big on change lol. And I hope member news comes back too.

Bring back the old one pls!
The current one is great on the iPhone as it is quite narrow but s*cks on the PC. As most of us have widescreen displays anyway, make use of the width!

Old is the way to go! The site just doesn't feel like DC with the figure.fm theme. Hard, the edges are ^^;
Just remember to add the dark gradient to the article photos on the front page. It's hard to read the text as it is now, and it looks like the gradient in that mockup is a bit light compared to how I remember it.
Anxiously awaiting the true re-birth of DC!

Really prefer the old theme back.
I really liked the placement of ur news section at the top without the need the scroll down to see what I've missed.

You always say that you shouldn't try to please everyone, yeah? Why not just lay it on us? Should be interesting.

i vote for members news. other else do whats you think better. i will support dannychoo.com no matter what happen from now and beyond..

Looks to me like almost everyone wants the old theme back. I'm another one of those who supports the old theme.

I think this new theme looks a lot better than the old theme. But honestly I both themes look great. I was never dissatisfied about the old theme, but I think the new theme looks easier to navigate, seems more organized, and the best thing is how everything is kept simple. But please take your time. There's no need for a rush. I'm looking forward to the new site (^^)

how 'bout each member can choose their own "skin"
basically just style the whole site with CSS, make several CSS sheets, each member can choose which CSS sheet to use for their view. You can even add up more designs later and keep the old design for those who prefer it, probably just changing the default layout for non-members and new members.
Well of course when new feature is added all skins need to be updated to view that particular area. Takes some amount of work to get it done, I know
and it's only for view, can't say anything for 'content'

I think it's mostly people gotten used to the old design, but in my opinion everybody would get used to the new design right away. I for one am not very bothered by the new one, it's just a matter of getting used to it. As long as it makes its job anything that improves the site is A-ok with me.

Looking forward to the old design. I'm enjoying the Live blogging section, it's a nice touch. Great designs only need minor refinements ^^ keep it up DC.

Well, I personally liked the old way better, but I can adapt to changes. This way is just taking longer to warm up to. Don't really mind it this way or the old way, do whatever you feel like, because if someone leaves just because you decide to change things they aren't worth keeping around anyways ^^

"You sure(...)"

YES WE ARE!

*raises hand* I like the old DC design better than the new one. However I'm sure I will have no problem adapting to the changes.

The old layout was easier and more convenient. ^_^ But don't rush yourself, Danny. We will all wait patiently and we all know how busy you are.

The old design was definitely more appealing to me... ^_^

If this is only a temporary design, then I wouldn't be able to say whether new or old is better. That said, the old theme was nice and easy, not cluttered, pleasing to the eyes, and a good mix overall.

though the new design had much faster load times, the old design is much better visually... XD

This or that, it doesn't really matter to me, I love these sites none the less.
Did any of the member site mock ups get judged and may have been used?

I love the old one but seem it too big to see on 800x600 pixels monitor and it loads too slow. This new theme is faster and can see full images.

yes yes! お願いします! m(_ _)m

/signed
The old theme was epic. ^^

Like what most people here have stated: Would prefer the design of the old theme + page loading speed of the new one.

That will be the best of both worlds to me. And do take your time on it. People usually don't complain when Apple.com websites get downtime just to put new products in. ^^;

I'm used to the old 1, so the new design I really got totally confused...

Old design are more useful and easy to fit yourself in DC.

I prefer to old theme, and better page loading speed of course.
Take your time, I know this kind of work took a lot of time. :)

Make sense since we are so used to it...If it buys time for the new design...then by all means, go ahead with the change...

yes thank you danny

I liked the old design as well

love the previous theme, but as you said this is temporary so i guess is ok to wait.

Yup. I prefer the old design too. This new one is rather incomplete and hard to navigate.

Hey Danny for members news what about some ratings features so the community can look for really good news and discard the bad ones

wow just like the recent general elections .. the old theme won by landslide XD 300+ otaku seats :P

now we need is change XD

Oh thank goodness I was really starting to miss the old design :D

I liked the old theme better too but I liked the new puchi blurb set-up, the auto refresh was convenient. Thank you Danny, take your time ^_^

Hrm, where are these trolls I keep hearing about? X_X Danny must be exterminating them before I get to see them xD

The old theme definitely. It was very comfortable and easy to use.

The old theme was quite ok so it would be nice to have it on the new platform too. Or a creative member could make an all-new design? (just to keep things fresh)

yup this one is better and please help with my puchi blurb thingy... i can puchi blurb.

Yes sir, we want the old site design!
I miss the Member News...

Awesome! I'm looking forward to the revival of the old theme ^^

I didn't dislike the old theme... . But, keep the puchi blurbs with the constant update.. option..

I'm loving the features of the new DC.com Puchi blurb refresh is the greatest thing ever. Live blogging is good, and I'm liking the organization options. But, I agree with the general sentiment that the previous layout *looked* a lot better.

Also, add my name to the list of people missing member news.

Love the old design, would be nice to have it back.

I love you danny

yeah, i miss the old design/layout but this is your masterpiece danny. so you still have the final say in this. either way, it's the contents that matter most. :)

Ooh nice! Gambateh ne Danny-sama!

I'm ok with the old design too ^^

Old site design although if you can think of any nifty changes you can make to it then that would be great too :D

loved the old theme, glad its gonna come back

Hmmm, I kinda like this provisory one... specialy the comments session, looks more clean.
But I won't mind if the old design comes back too

While I do like this temporary new design, I still like the old design as well. T_T!
I will say that some of the new features should stay if the old design comes back. The box you click to have the puchi blurbs refresh is such a nice feature!

Also, Danny, I'm in not rush, so go ahead and take your time. It's your site after all.

That theme on the picture looks perfect! Love how Danny's News section is located.

Hmm... people sure are resistant to change. I was looking forward to some new layout changes if not a total restructure. However, majority rules and migration to Mirai gaia will still yield many new features behind the scenes that I'm sure will be very cool. Thanks for the hard work, D!

Old design for me too :)

yeah the old design is MUUUUUCH better.

Old theme FTW!
Though the addition of new UI elements (grid/list, AJAX loading) will be appreciated :D

Old theme = keeper. But don't let us push you around too much - do what you want, if you like the concept or w.e.
You have the opportunity to rule with an iron fist! muh hahaha - but really thanks for listening to our input. ^^,

why so many want the old?? it's O.k in new but everyone wants the member news,sooner or later it appears now..

Old Design.

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

I like the old theme but it's also your site to do with as you wish. Thanks for all the hard work you've been doing with the site. ^^

I found the layout easier in the old design, but I don't mind the new design. Just takes getting used to. I'm just waiting for the member news to return. Had some posts linked that just up and disappeared on me.

Old design please, it was PURR FECT (^!^)

Yes to old theme! it's like am old friend whose return I look forward to!

Please bring back an updated old theme please Danny! I miss reading members news!

i definitely liked the old theme.
they say it takes time to get new things, but not this one.

Old all the way! ^^

plz the old is much better

i prefer the old one too ^_^
figure.fm is unique in its own way! DC should be different!

I think I wasted all my juice on the Mirai Gaia article.

I'm just crying tears of happyness (>^^)>

Take your time and do what you can. We're not going anywhere.

Do the Kirby! Do the Kirby Dance!

<(^^<) <(^^)> (>^^)> (<^^)> <(^^>) <(^^)> (>^^)>

I actually like the new design because it's so much faster. Specially getting the blurbs without reloading the whole page is great. I wouldn't mind the old design with the new features and speed though ^^

I don't really care what the site looks like, as long as Member News comes back!

With AJAX added feed loading will be much much faster~~~

I prefer the old design ^^

I think we all prefer the old design because of the members news.
But lets try the new when it will be over. Then we will decide the get back to the old or not

I prefer the old design too.

Must agree with the others, I prefer the old design too. Much more comfy and cozy:)

To be honest I like both designs, but I do like the figure.fm theme more between the two. It looks very smooth.
I'm not too fussed and support whatever Danny chooses to do anyway.

I like the old design. Not because I fear change, but because it allows me to keep the two sections separate in my head. (DC and figure.fm.) As for what should go where, I do like having member news here, but if it's easier to put it all on figure.fm, then that's the way to go.

I do like the current design. Either way, i prefer the most uncluttered, streamlined, simple approach. I find that important.

I've pretty much adjusted to the new design. However, the old design had the advantage of having the ads after Danny's News. But it really isn't a big deal.

I don't mind how the site looks, change is necessary in order to adapt to the new environment as they say. If some members are lost just because the site changed a bit then what was the point in them coming here in the first place. I myself like this site for what it is, not for what I can do here.

thank you! x3 this will be awesome to have the site back to normal :]

Being a strong evolutionary im going to go with the new design. Adapt and change! (but keep member news)

Either way I am looking forward to seeing the outcome!

Please bring back the old DC theme..

The old design felt more comfortable to use IMO...well it felt like the old DC theme maximized space use...

The new one isn't that bad but the old one looks better IMO.

I miss the classified section other than that either layout is fine.

Definitely prefer the old design...I'be been lost since the change since I missed the post about it being temporary.

Since I'm not one to jump on the bandwagon, I think the temporary design is fine. I'm sure everyone can live without the old design and Member News until Danny gets a new one up. He's not just doing some body work to make things look pretty, he's also doing some work under the hood to make things run smoother. Well that's what I get from reading his posts anyways. I'm sure when all is done we will have an even better dannychoo.com to enjoy.

take your time to make sure all the bugs get ironed out. have been happy with both themes, but really prefer the older one :)

Really used to the old layout.

I like the old layout more. That one looked more like a professional website, this one looks too much like a WP template

I like the old one more...I prefer news updates rather than people constantly boasting their stuff post after post...it's more...professional IMO.

I like the old design a lot, but the content layout is better in the new design. But I'm really missing the mascots^^

YES plz!!!! perfer the old design (too used to it)

i prefer the old layout too

This temporary design is nice but I have to admit, I really miss the old design.

I understand that sometimes we cannot avoid changes as it is part of evolution. The temporary new layout is quite simple and I have no issue with it, but at the same time, I think I agree with the majority of DC visitors who give comments here... nothing wrong with the old format and I don't mind if DC revert back to the old format. At then end it's up to DC to decide in the best interest of DC and all the readers/visitors....

Both themes are good. My favorite part of DC theme that is missing on figure.fm is the logo which would take you back to the top page. I cant find a button or link that will easily take me to the main page on figure.fm

Also, always wondered why it said "My Menu", but then listed "Your Comments" and "Your Profile". Is it mine or is it yours? ;) I guess as long as we are sharing it then there should be no problems. :)

The old theme seemed a little more polished. Maybe something to do with the figure.fm theme having a lot of solid boxes around the content and the DC theme being more free flowing.

Good to see you changing it up often, to keep up with new innovations.

I actually found myself adjusted to the new/temp. format. It feels like a new iMac compared to the previous format's old iMac feel. :3

All this talk about theme changes don't really affect me since I just get it straight from the RSS feeds and I don't really care either way about the changes I have noticed.

yeah, the old one was perfect for me, and see it the way it was would be great, besides some features from the actual design can be implemented too but take your time we all can wait ^_^b

I liked the old theme but kinda getting used to the new one lol!

dannychoo.com has always felt like a second home on the internet to me. I may have found out about everything somewhat late (late 2008) but since then, I've loved the site, and it's been great to learn about Danny, Japan, and more. I've been inspired in so many ways by Mr.Choo, especially when it comes to my life. I had absolutely no idea what to do with my future, until I noticed his "do what you love and love what you do" attitude. I've really loved feeling like I'm connected to all of the other members in some way, since we're all pretty much otaku from around the world. Since the theme change, I've found myself coming on the site a lot less, since I would come to read Danny's news and afterward read some member's news for a bit, as well as keeping the community updated with some of my own news. Now I visit a couple times a week to check out Danny's news. Figure.fm is cool, but the old DC felt like home. In my opinion things seem a little plain around here though...That feel of members sharing news underneath Danny's news while having convos below was amazing, and with all the photo articles on the sides...classic. I know sometimes member's news was either amazing or just messed up, but I think it was a great thing for the networking, information, and otaku fellowship purposes. I think it's a great idea to see what the members of DC think, and I'm for the old theme. Sometimes you can fix the inside, but you can't always improve the outside...some things are already as great as they need to be, you just add on to them. That's how I've always felt about sites and communities, and themes at times.

I look forward to the outcome, and wish Danny the best of luck. I'm sure it'll be turn out awesome.
-HK

i really liked the old design as well

As much as I'd like the old design, I don't mind having new layouts either. Keep things fresh, y'know.

(Psst... Danny, you can always change it little by little and maybe the changes won't be as noticeable ^^)

I also miss the old layout with member news. The new layout if fine for figure.fm but I like the old layout for dc.com.

I just miss the days when DC.com was about the PG Strike Gundam. There have been so few releases lately about Gundadm, and I'm not as interested in cute half naked girl figures, that I find myself not coming back as often as I used to. I bought my PG Strike to be cool like Danny, so maybe that time in the site was when the sites content and my personal interests overlapped the most.

I'll read about Danny's rise to fame, articles about the BBC, etc, but I don't think I'll stay on a page as long as I used to stare at those beautifully taken shots of PG Strike. Danny is still the #1 SEO'd hit when you google PG Strike Gundam even!

Danny make us an SEO Guide! lol

Yes I really prefer the old DC.com. I feel more better posting member news on the old layout.

I don't mind either way... I'm here for the content usually.

can we go back to the 04' style dc???
hahah

I much prefer the old design. It was cuter!

I saw this news headline on a feed on someones blog. So happy right now.

Was so used to the old style with comforting orange background and cute mascot characters. Plus, member news is coming back. Thank you. ^_^

I'll go with the flow and say I want the old theme back. There's noting wrong with this one, but it doesn't feel like DC.com anymore. ToT

As long as I can find what I want fast and easy it´s ok. This temporary theme that you have now is not easy to navigate. In that aspect the former design was easier to navigate, but it still was a bit messy with your news here, photo articles there, member news there, puchi blurps here and everything just seemed like a big mess.

So if you go back to the old design there is just one thing I want you to change. The green color that you used was not for me. I like it better when the color scheme is like it is now. The grey and orange combined with the white is really pleasant on my eyes.

But I also want to see if you can manage to make it all work with a new theme design. So if this current theme is a tryout then the navigation have failed, colors on the other hand is a great success.

And I miss the cute banners with your mascots in them. That is something I really want back.

The older layout is quite more decent

i want old layout with member posts back.

I like the old layout better. It must mean I got used to it.

Yes, I was hoping that this was just temporary. But if this is the new one I prefer the old one all the way.

I do love the old design because of the wide layout since I have a big monitor. I can see more and click more without having to scroll down much ^^.

Definitely looking forward to a revival of the old theme, I personally thought that it was an example of excellent front end design. In fact it was this site that got me interested in web design/coding in the first place. The new temporary theme comes off as a little too utilitarian for me, very quick and efficient but a little to cold. I think DC.com deserves to live on something thats both artistic and functional, and thats why I'm so excited to hear that Danny is bringing it back in an even better way.

I vote for a revival of the old DC theme.

The only change i could think of is that you should just keep a Featured Article and Recent News to replace the Dannys News and Photo Articles on the front page. Also, instead of showing 6 recent news, just have one post in both featured article and the Recent News.

Just my 2 cents.

Danny what advantages does fireworks give you on working themes for mirai gaia? The Old Theme is realy a cool theme it will be cool if you could combine the header format (You know mixing fotos with animation (the mascosts Mirai anda company).

as long as i can keep posting , anything is fine :D

just like to showoff lol

僕はたびたびリニューアルして新鮮などんどんデザインがかわるのが好き。

I like the old theme so much better.

I think the old DC theme would be better. This one reminds me of figure.fm too much. Need to differentiate!

Please bring back the old theme. Its somehow easier to navigate at least for me.

Yeah i still prefer the old design! Bring that back! :D

I kind of like this design, although my design class prof will scream like a little girl (or something like that) if he sees the almost 50/50 split in the middle.

we all love the old dc and id like it back 2 but give Danny a chance to finish the new one then if you don't like it we can tell him.

Yes Danny, please bring it back cause the old design is way better......I am sure you will come up with something that beats the old desing but in the meantime......;)

CHEERS!

I don't really mind what design you use as long as you keep the use of AJAX. I think it's really nicely implemented here, and more sites should do the same.

I like the new design. Seems like a bunch of stuff got eaten though:(