Tels,
T> The entire old skin design is more or less flat
Negative. Old buttons are bordered and gradiented.
T> I think making them 3D (especially the search button!) is a solution in search of
T> a problem :)
Even in overall flat design it is highly recommended to have one's
control (interactive) elements highlighted. Usability. The volume is
the best way to do it.
T> * The new edit buttons are nice, but apart from the 3D problem, they also
T> suffer from reduced contrast. That might be due to JPG compression, but
T> IMHO the black "A" was much better readable than your new dark grey
T> version, especially because the background is now also more grey/silver.
Not JPEG compression. Intentionally - to compensate its large,
relatively to other pictos, strokes. But perhaps you are right. Let's
compare:
http://tactics.indians.ru/tmp/wiki/wiki3.shtml
T> * In additon, the blue buttons stand out more, the silver ones almost
T> vanish on the white background (since they don't have a black border,
T> either)
Another variant - to not to vanish. But it is more complex, less flat.
http://tactics.indians.ru/tmp/wiki/wiki5.shtml
T> I think a flat button design that matches the "1px solid dark-grey"
T> borders of the rest of the site might be a good idea - in fact, just like
T> the current search button.
I had this idea too.
http://tactics.indians.ru/tmp/wiki/wiki5d.shtml
And I don't like it. It looks like a work of a man who doesn't like
his work.
Thank you, Tels.
Alex Bobrov____________________________________________
Indian Summer Studio
http://indians.ru/