Comments on: New Blog Design

By: Israel

Israel — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 21:56:50 +0000

i dont know what it looked like before, but this design is clean and it works. One thing i dont like is the title with your domain in italics.

By: John Ettorre

John Ettorre — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 22:09:34 +0000

Wow, Jim, love the new design. And I love (even more) how you stick to the notion that strong content is the most important factor. Keep up the great work, pal.

By: Steven Snell

Steven Snell — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:28:35 +0000

Wow, it’s a lot different. I like it. The content and comments are definitely easy to read. I think the white background of the content area with the dark background of the rest of the page draws some focus to the content and makes it easier to read.

By: Jim Kukral

Jim Kukral — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:43:15 +0000

@aaron, any suggestions for getting more deep traffic reading?

@Kevin, yeah, Brian Gardner is a wonderful designer.

By: Kevin Muldoon

Kevin Muldoon — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:07:28 +0000

yeah thats a lot better Jim.

Overall I like the design…though maybe I’m biased because I use a Brian Gardner theme too. The comment area is a lot friendlier too :)

By: Aaron Brazell

Aaron Brazell — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:59:17 +0000

I like it. I’d consider a Best of type of widget in the sidebar but try not to get overly cluttered. There’s not a whole lot of functionality to drive readers deeper. That would be the one thing that I think is missing.

By: Jim Kukral

Jim Kukral — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:23:58 +0000

How’s that Kevin?

Steven, I’m a believer that strong content is what makes your blog stand out, not design. But I hear what you’re saying. I’m going to be releasing some daily video content next week that I think will fit nicely into this design. In other words… I have a plan :)

By: Steven Finch

Steven Finch — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:27:22 +0000

Im not too sure about the design. I agree with Kevin in terms of the fonts etc. they are a lot better now. I think the design is more professional, but it wont help your blog in the long run, because it just doesnt stand out as much, plus you need to click thru just to see the articles.

Im also not too sure how your videos will link it, because i know you do a great deal of videos.

By: Kevin Muldoon

Kevin Muldoon — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:00:55 +0000

I think the size of the fonts etc are better now. The one thing I would do is remove the preview from the single.php file – ie. at the moment you have a few sentences previewing the post which is below it :)