What would you like in the next theme?

As I’m finishing up the upcoming new blog theme, I want to know what you guys would like to see in this theme, and if there’s anything in particular I should add to enhance your experience when you’re here. Please keep in mind that there are some limitations, and that time is of essence as well.

Thanks in advance, and I’m looking forward to your ideas and wishes :)

PS. Yes, that was yet another off-topic post, I promise it won’t happen any more today!

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46 Responses to “What would you like in the next theme?”

  1. nick says:

    make a walkman 2.0 style theme, black se-nse, that wud be great!!!

  2. nick says:

    make a walkman 2.0 style theme, black se-nse, that wud be great!!!

  3. Sphinx says:

    Run some competitions.give away some SonyE freebies!

  4. Sphinx says:

    Run some competitions.give away some SonyE freebies!

  5. NightBlade says:

    You know, I’ve laways liked the colour blue. :p

  6. NightBlade says:

    You know, I’ve laways liked the colour blue. :p

  7. eternal_wind says:

    umm.. maybe cool pictures of the most Advanced and Popular Sony Ericsson phones??

    oh btw, may i request that you provide audio quality test for each phone you review? Especially Walkman phone..

    hope that helps

    cheers

  8. eternal_wind says:

    umm.. maybe cool pictures of the most Advanced and Popular Sony Ericsson phones??

    oh btw, may i request that you provide audio quality test for each phone you review? Especially Walkman phone..

    hope that helps

    cheers

  9. Chris S says:

    red DEFINITELY my favorite color i would love to see a red/black theme that is honestly the best thing and the most visually appealing i feel, when i think of SE i think of red for some reason…lol but think about it, all the SE phones now come in what color? RED, they always come as a color choice available i know the next SE phone i get will be in red(unless it’s the xperia) i already see me having a red g900 :D

  10. Chris S says:

    red DEFINITELY my favorite color i would love to see a red/black theme that is honestly the best thing and the most visually appealing i feel, when i think of SE i think of red for some reason…lol but think about it, all the SE phones now come in what color? RED, they always come as a color choice available i know the next SE phone i get will be in red(unless it’s the xperia) i already see me having a red g900 :D

  11. Michell Bak says:

    I was basically thinking if there was some kind of functionality that could be added with the theme, rather than its colours, as I’ve already sorted that some time ago :)

    I can tell you it’s a fixed width theme. Oh, and I know you’ll love the header…

    eternal_wind,

    I’ll need special hardware for that, won’t I?

  12. Michell Bak says:

    I was basically thinking if there was some kind of functionality that could be added with the theme, rather than its colours, as I’ve already sorted that some time ago :)

    I can tell you it’s a fixed width theme. Oh, and I know you’ll love the header…

    eternal_wind,

    I’ll need special hardware for that, won’t I?

  13. Tigershark says:

    I think everything youve done so far is really up to scratch, it must be because we all keep coming back here, don’t we :P So very well done and congratulations on that (Happy B’Day USEB!).
    Anyway, one improvement you may like to consider is in more focus on aftermarket software tweaking. Just minor things like latest available apps, any new themes that really stand out, maybe even a system of users uploading their own creations :) This would be cool as another seperate section to the site, and mini reviews for the more major software releases. Bear in mind also that SE is moving focus to these areas. With project capuchin (java + flash lite integration), partnerships with UI developers, and the UIQ platform becoming more popular, the A3 platform supposedly coming out soon (rumour!), this sort of thing could take off well.
    Another suggestion, I dont really know if its an idea youd like or see much purpose in, but it would be nice to see a section dedicated to general SE concepts and photoshops or design ideas creation. Something like that could even provide SE with some great direct user feedback ;)
    Hehe dont mean to give you more work though, great stuff Mizz :)

  14. Tigershark says:

    I think everything youve done so far is really up to scratch, it must be because we all keep coming back here, don’t we :P So very well done and congratulations on that (Happy B’Day USEB!).
    Anyway, one improvement you may like to consider is in more focus on aftermarket software tweaking. Just minor things like latest available apps, any new themes that really stand out, maybe even a system of users uploading their own creations :) This would be cool as another seperate section to the site, and mini reviews for the more major software releases. Bear in mind also that SE is moving focus to these areas. With project capuchin (java + flash lite integration), partnerships with UI developers, and the UIQ platform becoming more popular, the A3 platform supposedly coming out soon (rumour!), this sort of thing could take off well.
    Another suggestion, I dont really know if its an idea youd like or see much purpose in, but it would be nice to see a section dedicated to general SE concepts and photoshops or design ideas creation. Something like that could even provide SE with some great direct user feedback ;)
    Hehe dont mean to give you more work though, great stuff Mizz :)

  15. colin says:

    hmmm it takes long to load and start a section with all software ,applications, mods,themes and everything else for sony ericsson thanks

  16. colin says:

    hmmm it takes long to load and start a section with all software ,applications, mods,themes and everything else for sony ericsson thanks

  17. Muhammad-Oli says:

    So the new header is gonna have maybe a product leak or a newly announced phone (after the announcement)??? :)

    To be honest the only thing I’d like to see changed is the header. Everything else is fine by me! And I don’t mean that as an insult to the header, just creative criticism eh? :)

  18. Muhammad-Oli says:

    So the new header is gonna have maybe a product leak or a newly announced phone (after the announcement)??? :)

    To be honest the only thing I’d like to see changed is the header. Everything else is fine by me! And I don’t mean that as an insult to the header, just creative criticism eh? :)

  19. Michell Bak says:

    Yep, that’s the plan.

    Can you please specify what’s wrong with the current header?

  20. Michell Bak says:

    Yep, that’s the plan.

    Can you please specify what’s wrong with the current header?

  21. karun says:

    @michell

    The present header color combination is pretty good.One thing I didn’t like is that the blog title is concentrated on the left of the header, leaving too much emptiness in the middle. But hey, its just me :) your blog is as close to perfect as it gets! :)

  22. karun says:

    @michell

    The present header color combination is pretty good.One thing I didn’t like is that the blog title is concentrated on the left of the header, leaving too much emptiness in the middle. But hey, its just me :) your blog is as close to perfect as it gets! :)

  23. Michell Bak says:

    That has pretty much already been fixed in the new theme :)

    Here’s a preview of USEB 2.0 with the new look, enhanced search and new comments look, still minor stuff yet to happen, and the phones in the header will also be replaced just before I’ll put it on.

    http://blog.se-nse.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/useb_20_preview.jpg

  24. Michell Bak says:

    That has pretty much already been fixed in the new theme :)

    Here’s a preview of USEB 2.0 with the new look, enhanced search and new comments look, still minor stuff yet to happen, and the phones in the header will also be replaced just before I’ll put it on.

    http://blog.se-nse.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/useb_20_preview.jpg

  25. Daniel says:

    The “nn Responses” link is currently located below the divider line that visually separates the posts. This gives the impression that the link belongs to the post below, rather than above, the divider line. One way would be to simply, if possible, move the link to above the divider.

    A slightly bigger change would, if feasible, be to move both the star rating and the respones link closer to the heading of each post. The rating and responses gives a quick hint about how engaging the post might be, and it would be nice to have them close to the heading.

  26. Daniel says:

    The “nn Responses” link is currently located below the divider line that visually separates the posts. This gives the impression that the link belongs to the post below, rather than above, the divider line. One way would be to simply, if possible, move the link to above the divider.

    A slightly bigger change would, if feasible, be to move both the star rating and the respones link closer to the heading of each post. The rating and responses gives a quick hint about how engaging the post might be, and it would be nice to have them close to the heading.

  27. Kitovec says:

    And what abou Walkman 3.0 theme? It would be so nice and pretty! And some Walkman models like W980, W890, W760 or W350? :)

  28. Kitovec says:

    And what abou Walkman 3.0 theme? It would be so nice and pretty! And some Walkman models like W980, W890, W760 or W350? :)

  29. Michell Bak says:

    Daniel,
    Thanks, I’ve just fixed both :)

    Kivotec,
    Well, the basic design and layout has already been completed, so basically I’m wanting to find out what you’ve been missing in functionality, or if there’s anything you find misplaced, could have been better, etc.

    Tigershark,
    Well… Isn’t there already lots of forums and sites for themes, tweaking and alike? I’d rather not have something that won’t be successful or won’t be used that much. So I doubt that’ll happen. For all talk about tweaking, software, people can use se-nse.net, while themes are probably best to fetch at our partner site eSeth.net :)
    Application reviews is possible, but that’s slowly fading away from the prime focus of this site :)

  30. Michell Bak says:

    Daniel,
    Thanks, I’ve just fixed both :)

    Kivotec,
    Well, the basic design and layout has already been completed, so basically I’m wanting to find out what you’ve been missing in functionality, or if there’s anything you find misplaced, could have been better, etc.

    Tigershark,
    Well… Isn’t there already lots of forums and sites for themes, tweaking and alike? I’d rather not have something that won’t be successful or won’t be used that much. So I doubt that’ll happen. For all talk about tweaking, software, people can use se-nse.net, while themes are probably best to fetch at our partner site eSeth.net :)
    Application reviews is possible, but that’s slowly fading away from the prime focus of this site :)

  31. Dominick says:

    Some feature to see what SE (or all company’s) phones sell best. I think that’s pretty interesting, because you can, apart from user experiences, see how the phones are actually doing on the market.

    But that’s not a real theme inprovement :P I think the theme is pretty good now (though I liked the old one better :P )

  32. Dominick says:

    Some feature to see what SE (or all company’s) phones sell best. I think that’s pretty interesting, because you can, apart from user experiences, see how the phones are actually doing on the market.

    But that’s not a real theme inprovement :P I think the theme is pretty good now (though I liked the old one better :P )

  33. karun says:

    yea….its brilliant! :)

  34. karun says:

    yea….its brilliant! :)

  35. Chris S says:

    add a forum :D i’d be on there everyday(like im on here)

  36. Chris S says:

    add a forum :D i’d be on there everyday(like im on here)

  37. Michell Bak says:

    A forum is pretty much out of the question – one of the reasons is SE-NSE.net ;)

  38. Michell Bak says:

    A forum is pretty much out of the question – one of the reasons is SE-NSE.net ;)

  39. Muhammad-Oli says:

    “Can you please specify what’s wrong with the current header?”

    Yeah I just think that the mobile phone images you currently have floating around the text in the header look cluttered and perhaps would benefit from being moved away from the title and enlarged. :)

    Also I think the text looks a bit faded. Maybe it could be made to be pure white or black? Just my thoughts.

    Cheers.

  40. Muhammad-Oli says:

    “Can you please specify what’s wrong with the current header?”

    Yeah I just think that the mobile phone images you currently have floating around the text in the header look cluttered and perhaps would benefit from being moved away from the title and enlarged. :)

    Also I think the text looks a bit faded. Maybe it could be made to be pure white or black? Just my thoughts.

    Cheers.

  41. Michell Bak says:

    I hope I’ve fixed that a bit in the new one, regarding them being cluttered, but it’s also hard to include phones in such little space. The text is meant to be faded (about 50% opacity), as we don’t want it to distract the reader too much.

    Anyway, I’ve improved both things in the new theme, so hopefully that should be OK.

  42. Michell Bak says:

    I hope I’ve fixed that a bit in the new one, regarding them being cluttered, but it’s also hard to include phones in such little space. The text is meant to be faded (about 50% opacity), as we don’t want it to distract the reader too much.

    Anyway, I’ve improved both things in the new theme, so hopefully that should be OK.

  43. Dominick says:

    And my list :P

  44. Dominick says:

    And my list :P

  45. Michell Bak says:

    Hmm, I saw it, but found it literally impossible to bring to life. Any ideas?

  46. Michell Bak says:

    Hmm, I saw it, but found it literally impossible to bring to life. Any ideas?

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