Forum:Design stuff

So having taken a look around at the wiki, I can tell that there's been a lot of good design work that's been put into it. Having said that, I have a few suggestions which I think would improve on what the wiki has now. I might think of more but that's what I've got so far. The 888th Avatar  (talk)  02:05, April 15, 2012 (UTC)
 * Sidebar elements and search bar – to be honest, while custom CSS is a wonderful thing, I don't know that these needed to be changed from the Wikia default. The rounding reduces the intuitive contrast between what's part of the site design and what's part of the article/page. The search button stands out, not in a good way. Sometimes simple is best.
 * User page profiles – the custom CSS changes genuinely look great. But I think "simple is best" applies here too. The various effects that are there can't be seen in Internet Explorer, and if someone's nickname + user name is too long, it starts being hidden by that search bar.
 * Link colour – The rest of the theme colours are great, but blue links seem to have been left in, and in contrasts too greatly with the rest of wiki. I think a more earthy colour (brownish) would fit the wiki far better. And it would make template design and improvement a whole lot easier.
 * Admin highlights – red is not a great colour for this, the obvious reason being that red also happens to be used for redlinks. Perhaps green or another colour is more suitable.