The Desert Realm launched a completely new design to better portray a Fantasy and Science Fiction website. The design features a surreal castle and Rembrandt’s painting of a Monk. Rhombbuses and parallelograms (tipping over squares and rectangles) are used to convey action as well as give it a futuristic look. The font was changed to make it easier to read, as well as make it easier to update the navigation section of the website. The overall design is set up so most people look at the castle first, then over to the monk, and back to the navigation. The content area used to have a black background with white text. This made it hard to read, so I've changed the colors, font size, and line height to make it easier on the eyes.

Complementing the search engine is the Featured Website section. Each website in this section has been personally viewed and ranked based on design, navigation, content, and popularity. Depending on the score received, the website is placed into one of four categories: Dragon, Sage, Elf, and Orc. While most websites will fall under the elf and orc categories, websites can be reevaluated after a month, and if improvements have been made, they could move into a higher level.

Utilizing Invision Power Board technology, The Desert Realm is now equipped with a fully functional forum / message board system. The system has been used and tested over the past 3 months for security and stability. It meets all of the needs for the main website and provides a means for users to communicate about general topics such as science fiction, fantasy, and games. It also provides a way to talk specifically about Desert Realm projects such as the search engine and The Desert Realm Generals, an online strategy game currently under development.