A new look - Revamped start and main pages

A big change for Frenzoo users logging in today to our online 3d world.

It's a shiny new start page which lets users:

- Jump straight into most popular activities via shortcuts (critical for newcomers)
- See all the latest community news and read the user-made magazine
- See the latest contests and winners
- Rate items
- See VIPs and non-VIPs who have just logged in
- View latest creations
- See new arrivals to the shop and popular items

We designed that looking at how newbies and olderbies were interacting with the site - newbies needed to be able to hop into the action - chatting, changing their avatar, shopping etc, whilst existing users also wanted to be able to easily see what was new and happening around the community.

Here's a screencap:

Also we got a lot of feedback that people don't know how to earn or buy coins, so we have put two simple and catchy buttons for coins, at the top and also near the shortcuts.  Seems that's had a good impact already - a jump in coins purchases overnight which is of course great news!

We'll see how the new page goes and continue to evolve it..

We have also have introduced today a new version of the main page, the one visitors (or users who haven't logged in) see:

Before it was a single frame image, now we've extended that out into a multi-frame slideshow that highlights the different elements of our world and has the graphics from our new 3d scenes:

- Meeting people and chatting
- Creating and building
- Shopping and styling
- Contest and community

Will be interesting to see the feedback on it over the weekend... speaking of which, enjoy yours!