A New Look?
You know when I first designed SGNTN I was pretty happy with the way it looked, but more and more I’ve longed to have something a little less, um, busy. A little cleaner. It’s hard to get motivated to put much effort into something I really haven’t used all that much lately, but it occurs to me that part of the reason I haven’t blogged much lately is that it reminds me how much I’d like to make some changes. So I finally decided to do something about it. Or at least test the waters.
So the first problem: I’m currently using Movable Type which is a bit creaky and not so much fun to maintain. I’ve looked at a couple of alternatives, but decided if I’m going to change my blogging engine that Word Press is probably the most straightforward solution. Next, the flexible width 3 column layout is neat technically (I was quite happy when I got that worked out), but really crams a lot of stuff on the screen at once so I’m thinking 2 columns. While were at it, those Adwords can go. Although it amuses me to see what ads Google decides to attach to my posts, I guess most people find them ugly and annoying. I think I’m going to get rid of categories too and whatever else I come across that will tend to make my site look a bit cleaner.
With that said, I ask you (one of my 3 loyal readers) what do you think? Should I stick with the current design, perhaps poke around a bit and clean up the rough spots, or should I make a move to a new look that is hopefully easier on the eyes? You can take a look at how SGNTN might look (if I decide to go through with the makeover) here:
https://www.somegeekintn.com/blog/
Feedback is greatly and anxiously welcome.
Much cleaner – Google ad thingies needed to go away
Hi,
it hasn’t been long since I started reading your blog, so I don’t know the weight you migh give to my comments. My two cents are that this is a whole lot *easier* on the eyes than the old layout/style/design. Really!
If you’re using the same backend for both styles this is where I’ll be reading your posts.
Oh hey I just realized there were comments here. I was expecting to find them with the original post.
I had decided… to not decide anything right now. The reviews have been a bit mixed. That and I’ll be moving from Movable Type to Word Press and that’ll be a bit of a pain.