as i have always stated first in any design is that i am no designer... and i type like english is my 60th language... now that we got that out the way …
the same
i have upgraded and still use textpattern and with a mysql 5 back end. i am not using any plugins, but i did have to implement a hack to get tables for comments and a way to distinguish a comment made by me. i am still hosted on dreamhost … almost considered changing them as they had a horrible couple of months, but still very happy with them and the price. ported all the old content. that’s it
the difference
computer : brank spanking new mac with the death of my dell ... you heard right a MAC!!!
logo : it’s new … dunno why but i like it
*html: * switched from transitional to strict … and now the proud owner of a hack free css file.
*layout + color: * the last person to think i would get away from blue is me… but i did it.. i have also used more whitespace, which gives it a more professional feel.
imagery : as usual i have a hard time selecting THE IMAGE that represents this site, and int PAST i have used a random image generator to cop out. this time the image will represent the most recent photo i upload. it’s still kind of a cop out but not so. list pages have a randomly generated image.
navigation : this is also very simliar, but i have gotten rid of subcategories… this is more a limitation of textpattern, which uses categories as a different metaphor… i still use them behind the scenes as magical filters… personal renamed to thoughts
photo : i love to see great photos, and i take very few myself, but every now and again i get lucky… i am really happy with this section, that has both my photos and photos from friends.
font : i have seen some sites used lucida ... i was impressed, so i used it too !! i am still using pixels… bad bad bad daniel .. i explained why i use pixels when i did my last redesign.
content : it’s the same ole content, but hopefully i will post more… but there is one new technology article of something i was playing with… i must say that i impressed myself check out a low tech “high tech” glossary
the forgotten
color : still want to tweak link colors
*search box:* doh … what’s the matter with me !
done hopefully it doesn’t look too out of place at the top there… and with a little DOM magic it’s hidden when the page is loaded … works great even if you don’t have javascript enabled.
ie: this site was created in two days … i have no pc right now, but will take a look and cross my fingers.
the history
version 1 of homepage ».
version 2 of homepage ».
the product
enjoy and let me know what you think!!!