re: Just want to give a shout out to TD Labs for their efforts lately

The new design is certainly cleaner, although the TD network has become aesthetically heterogeneous. There are now three discrete design templates across the network of websites...




Here is the default template which applies to most of the forums on TD. The four account links are still at the top, while the formatting for the column on the left is somewhat messy.





The SEC Rant sports a much cleaner design, with discrete borders and frames outlining the message boards and the board listings. Subtle shadow effects are present at the top of each frame, and the message board listings in the left column are neatly organized and presentable. However, the four account links are still present at the top. Also unique to the SEC Rant is the "drop down" menu that displays additional boards.





The Help Board sports yet another design template. A black guide bar is present at the top of the page, which is absent on every other message board. The four account links at the top have been replaced with the "my account" tab on the far right. The fonts differ from every other forum, as does the paneling and formatting for the column on the left.







Presumably the Help Board design will permeate to the other TD boards, because the TD network is somewhat of a hodgepodge of design elements at this point. Different boards have different design languages, as well as different features and different locations for certain links.