Designers: What Are The Newest Design Trends For Paysites?
 

So designers what are the newest trends in design for paysites?

i like http://nats.mediumpimpin.com/ sites

seems like GF sites are the newest thing

Yeah those are pretty sweet.

I'll never tell.

Using the entire screen for the design, and in your face! Lots of movies that have joins next to them. That's all I can tell you now. Or I will have to kill you :)

Marquee tags, of course!!

wide screen, players integration.
anyway, content is king.

what do you consider wide screen?

HTML seems to be a new trend..lol

lots of blinking gifs, preferrably from clipart sites hosted at tripod. Frontpage sites are taking the net by storm and 10 nested tables are the way to go! There, I said it

:1orglaugh Minus one to buy from :Oh crap

what does that mean ?

don't forget <blink></blink>

... wrong.

design has become more emotional, after you can hold a shape or a form, keep them intact, balanced and proportional, structurally organized... after that you try to break away from solid shapes and forms - it becomes almost intimate and emotional. emotionally you can blow a mind away and sell them what they want. i know, its nonsense.

You are correct sir, hit me up soon doood i want to talk about making a new tour about 600 pixels wide by 400 pixels tall one big graphic its the big new thing.

http://fdsign.com/bobera/sorry.gif

:Oh crap

Designer fights are the best

12345 Hi Alien

The way I see a paysite is simple really, 2 or 3 graphics (logo, and a couple detail backgrounds or icons to draw attention) and that's it.

The content along with some CSS will create the perfect flow through a site and to the ultimate goal which is of course the sign up page.

Not only is it the best looking option, it's also the most dynamic and cost effective. See Sig!

gotta have magic join links, nested tables all text as jpgs so its nice and fuzzy and there's no html text cause SE's hate html text.

640*480 screensize and try to use that lovely yellowy/brown affect that russian photos usually have.

If you're really lucky you may have the pixmasters 2500pics cd that had every photo taken on a brown sofa. use that for your graphics.

I hear loud music on autoplay does wonders. Girls moaning and screaming, a browser hijack & epileptic seizure triggering flashes.

Just playin.

Bah. It's all about the content.

I doubt a single customer has ever joined a site because of the design.

You may be right, but it's also right to say there have been sales lost due to shitty design.

Design includes more than just the pretty colors though. I agree with you that shit isn't important, but I consider things like the navigation and flow of a site to be part of the design, and they are VERY important IMHO.

Even the greatest content can get lost in a shitty site.

I have seen tours with a large header image and then 4 scenes on the first page. That's only 5 chances to connect with the surfer, and that's if he scrolls down.

and let's not forget the signup page. Design is real important here. Even some of the best tours I have seen have lazy sign up pages... and again, I'm not talking about the pretty colors, I mean the layout and the delivery of a LOT of information. As a surfer, there's a lot I want to see on that page to know I'm safe before I whip out the credit card.

just showing my l33t gif skillz!1! :winkwink:

OK, so what for most sites that share the same kind of content? Whether they share the crappy style or the amazing style, what are you going to do to make a difference? On a side note I've proof that sometimes overused content converts way better than most exclusive sites... if you know what you're doing

I agree, but I think you also need a pitch and a design is an important part of that pitch.

Maybe pitch is not the right word, but you get what I mean?

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animated blood dripping bars?

is that a preface?

good content = simple and clear design
bad content = exaggerate it

Seems right.