Welcome to the new look TheSixthAxis.com. Usually, we change elements of the site as we need them, as ideas for new features and ways of making things look or work better occur to us. It’s modular and the change is generally subtle and not too much of a shock. But we have felt for a while now that it’s probably about time we overhauled everything again.
We initially kicked ideas around for this full redesign way back in August 2011, with various prototypes since then.
All of those abandoned attempts worked in slightly different ways and had different appearances but they all started with the same idea in mind: to modernise how TheSixthAxis looks and works, and to retain the ease of use through to all the most visited areas of the site.
We also gave considerable consideration to how we promote interaction from readers – we want your comments on everything, your participation in TSA Meets and your presence in our forums. We want you to share TheSixthAxis with your friends and join in with everything we do.
We think that this new look is cleaner, fresher and brighter than ever before and we think that we’ve retained the familiar navigational aspects so that it still feels like home. There are a few new elements to the site and there are one or two more to come in the next couple of days and weeks but at its core, TheSixthAxis still functions just as it has done.
Importantly, the site now fits much better onto mobile devices, in particular tablets like the iPad – you can still use our mobile theme but at least now the main site should work perfectly on the move. We’ll be making some additional tweaks in this area once the new style has bedded in a little, too, especially with respect to smartphones.
This month also represents TheSixthAxis’ fifth birthday. We’ve come a long way in half a decade, but we’re still independent, still staffed by volunteers and – unlike most sites out there – still absolutely focused on you, our most valued community.
Although we’re aware that it might take a little while to settle in for some of you, we’re confident that this new look will make TheSixthAxis.com even more enjoyable to use. Take a look around, explore a little bit and let us know what you think in the comments below.
MICKY17
Looks great, it really does. Much easier to navigate on a touchscreen now too. Love the scrolling news reel on the front page as well. This is why I love TSA!!!
Bilbo_bobbins
well done guys, it looks great. Very swish as my Dad would say.
element666
Awesome work, it looks grand! Kudos to the team!
haz360
Lovely stuff :) Still exploring and playing around with stuff, but so far, so good!
PoisonedMonkey
Very nice! But what’s happened to the Catchup page? That was the main thing I used on here!
McProley
Wow, looking good! I can finally view the site properly on my work PC now. You give me a happy face TSA
CarBoyCam
The layout looks great. I’ve already nabbed the logo font off t’internet. :P Just one thing, there’s still the underline on the hyperlink for the website’s logo. That’s an easy fix with a little CSS tweaking right?
Other than that, brilliant work from all involved!
SH Number 7/Mini-Lipscombe
This looks sweet, I love the new look. Nice job guys!
XisTG
I’m not crazy about the white/light colours in some places, it makes me feel that there should be some kind of stronger border between items, but i’m sure i’ll get used to it :) but other than that it’s cool. I love the user progression bar up there, very gamer-like :)
Narayan11
Works great on iPhones finally! Good job. This site is definitely the best reliable fun source for my gaming interest. Keep it up.