Boost - HTML Corporate and Magazine Site

Thanks for the feedback. I’m really glad I did both options for the home page. It feels like every site has a full width slide show and I wanted to do something different.

This is in fact the theme I was working on which inspired me to create Unite. I always intended to come back and finish it. I agree there are similarities/things that carry over. However, I’ve recreated the entire interface to ensure it’s a unique design, not just another “skin” of Unite.

As fate would have it… While working on completing Boost I had a new idea for a design that is completely different. I will be trying to finish it in the coming weeks.

I have to add that the UNITE theme is Stunning…I have used it for my own personal project and It has been worth every single penny.

Thanks

Like I said before, I was working on this design when I got the inspiration for Unite. I don’t like leaving things unfinished, although I do have a folder of Photoshop files called “abandoned” where bad designs go to die! I did work very hard to make the design stand out and be different from Unite. I don’t think it’s fair to criticize for reuse of body pages structures and resources… not to name names but many other authors do this also.

Don’t fret however, while working on completing this site I had a new idea for a design that is completely different. I will be trying to finish it in the coming weeks.

Thanks.

Thanks for the tip. I honestly did try very hard to make this feel different from Unite, which wasn’t easy considering it came from the same inspiration. If you don’t mind, can you tell me specific things you feel are too similar or should be changed? I’ll happily make updates to the design as I agree with you that this has some great features that are very unique but retains a similar feel with Unite.

I realize the icons and login/modal windows are the same and agree with everyone that some of the carryovers are probably resulting in this feeling too close to Unite. I wanted SO much for that not to be the case and spent over 100 hours reworking the design already. It was different from Unite at the start of the process in many ways, for example it didn’t have the “page” background look, included a header style top and used a different slide show layout. The page content elements are the main things that were the same as Unite when I started such as the blog layout and featured content area. This design never had “ribbons”, because they were the “big idea” that led me away from this design to create Unite in the first place. That’s why it has a “page” style background… I couldn’t create the ribbons without it.

Please help me. I want yours and everyone’s suggestions for this. I probably should have asked this question in the forum before uploading the design. It didn’t even occur to me to try that. I’ve been so impressed with this community and now I need your help. Tell me what to change.

• I really like the way the search input has it’s mouse over effects and tried to retain that functionality but modify the look to match this design. That was done before I branched off to create Unite.
• The Portfolio page layout is the same but I LOVE the way it turned out with this design even better. I think that is my favorite page.
• The “showcase” area on the home page (with monitor and slide projector icons) is something I like to include. Would it help to modify that formatting or change the icons? I thought it was pretty generic so I left it the same.
• The home page “welcome” message is something I think most site should have. I reused this formatting exactly because I thought it was a generic feature as well.

Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions you can offer. I believe this design has enormous potential and if you can assist me in getting it there I will greatly appreciate it.

Thanks for the feedback. The cu3er is no longer free and due to the cost of licensing I can’t include it in my themes.

Thank you for the kind remarks, and it’s “him” by the way

I have not decided on the WordPress version yet. Right now I’m working on a new design I want to complete first. Once I finish that I’ll revisit making a WordPress version of Boost.

I have not decided on the WordPress version yet. Once I finish the new design I’m working on I’ll revisit making a WordPress version of Boost.

I have not decided on the WordPress version yet. Once I finish the new design I’m working on I’ll revisit making a WordPress version of Boost.

Hi, I was out of town for the weekend for a family event and did not have internet access. My flight just landed 30 minutes ago and I’m working my way through all the emails and posts now.

You should have 6 home page files, each starts with the name “index”. Currently the demo is showing “index-alternate-3.html” as the main page. If you open each of these you will see I’ve included an example of each layout and slide show in the download files. The documentation explains what makes these files different, such as using the class “alternate” in the body tag to achieve the alternative layout. I’ve included ALL files in the download that are visible in the demo. The only difference is that some features are removed from the demo, so you should have a few extra items in the download version, mainly on the home page.

I have not settled on the WordPress version yet. I’ll probably decide after I finish the new design I’m working on now.

You can use the live demo of this theme to preview it.