None xenForo Design Feedback

[Lee]

(Please move this if there is a more appropriate place).

Just looking for some design feedback.

This is actually loosely based on an old design of mine circa 2008.

I'm currently re-writing the front-end using Bootstrap by Twitter.

My problem is, it has been so long since I have done any design work that I am feeling a little un-inspired. Looks a little bland to me.

Any idea how I can brighten things up a little? Or a better way to display my content?

 

[imthebest]

What is your public and what is the site for?

I'm not a designer but I don't like the color palette used on that screenshot. White and blue are ok, but pink and yellow plus that heaven color at the top I don't like.

 

[RickM]

the pink "Active" home button on your navigation bar needs the text to be white. Look into website accessibility as this is a basic thing to be considering right out of the box.

I'm not a fan of the yellow/pink colours, as colour pallets go, these don't seem to be going together very well. If possible, I'd keep the pink but drop the yellow.

 

[Lee]

What colour would you opt for to replace the yellow?

Thanks for the feedback so far, much appreciated. Will do some further research - made the active tab text white for a start.

 

[Lee]

Tried a new colour for the navbar. The dark pink text isn't very readable though, not sure what to try here, might go for a very light shade of pink.

Does this look better?