Quality Standards? Options

[digitalfragrance]

Alright. I have nothing personal against these designs, or their designers. In fact, some of these designers have other great layouts. However, I think that the ones on this list are EITHER...

A. Too simple for a DIV layout (not much content either)
B. Too simple for a Standard layout (no banners or contact tables...)
C. Low image quality
D. Inadequate designing

Granted, some are better or worse than others.

Are we adhering to what was discussed ealier about slightly raising quality standards as we go? I know that was a topic that all of us agreed on before I stepped down. Whether or not the mods are, it seems as if the quality of some layouts accepted is below the standards that we had.

http://www.createblog.com/layouts/code.php?id=25363
http://www.createblog.com/layouts/code.php?id=25268
http://www.createblog.com/layouts/code.php?id=25263
http://www.createblog.com/layouts/code.php?id=25262
http://www.createblog.com/layouts/code.php?id=25260
http://www.createblog.com/layouts/code.php?id=25294
http://www.createblog.com/layouts/code.php?id=25273
http://www.createblog.com/layouts/code.php?id=25215

Take it or leave it, but that's what I think. Does the community feels the same way I do?

*NOTE: I paid no attention to who accepted these.

[Melie]

well i also feel that there are some layouts that are being approved are almost all the same...no originality to them. some even look like something that someone put together while testing out photoshop like:
http://www.createblog.com/layouts/preview.php?id=25957
http://www.createblog.com/layouts/preview.php?id=25633
http://www.createblog.com/layouts/preview.php?id=25406
http://www.createblog.com/layouts/code.php?id=25153
http://www.createblog.com/layouts/preview.php?id=25139

now, i know that i don't make the best layouts either and i understand that we had gotten new admins and such. i'm just curious as to what is going to be done about the ones that are not really up to cb standards?

[superficial]

well i also feel that there are some layouts that are being approved are almost all the same...no originality to them. some even look like something that someone put together while testing out photoshop like:
http://www.createblog.com/layouts/preview.php?id=25957
http://www.createblog.com/layouts/preview.php?id=25633
http://www.createblog.com/layouts/preview.php?id=25406
http://www.createblog.com/layouts/code.php?id=25153
http://www.createblog.com/layouts/preview.php?id=25139

now, i know that i don't make the best layouts either and i understand that we had gotten new admins and such. i'm just curious as to what is going to be done about the ones that are not really up to cb standards?

I don't see anything wrong with those layouts they're posted. At least they're not shit quality and have horrible codings made by a generator (Which shouldn't even be accepted in the first place). I'm sure that the design staffers know what to look for when they're reviewing layouts and other things in queue. And they don't really look like things that were tested. They're actually pretty nice. It actually looks like they tried to make a layout nice, not just slapping something together and making it look like shit.

you're right...there are some that are really quite good. but what can really be considered minimal though? if someone puts a slash brush up and make a box in it, could it be considered minimal or just something that should be rejected?

I don't get how that could be accepted. Putting a slash brush and just having a box isn't even creative at all and doesn't even meet any of the submission requirements. I think this would be considered as minimal seeing as though it's not extreme or anything. It's pretty plain, simple and clean. At least it's still nice and the coding isn't mad either.