Comments on: Past designs of this site; some made the cut, some didn’t

By: ChrisClark

ChrisClark — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:17:59 +0000

Y’know, what looking at all of these makes me think is that I really haven’t really ever done a radical re-design. Most of my designs are just re-hashes of the same thing that I’ve been using since 1999, the three-column look with the three-column-wide header at the top and the three-column-wide footer at the bottom. I always think about doing something radical and new, but then fall back on the familiar. Maybe that means it’s time to have someone consult on the design? I don’t know.

Anyway, I don’t think they’re all as bad as you think they are Colin. Some of them are bad, some of them could use some tender-loving care to make them not-so-bad, and some of them are actually pretty darned good. What I think the whole body of work shows is that you’ve got some skillz and that you’re willing to try new things. Which is good.

Hope that helps.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:58:51 +0000

I’m just glad to see I’m not the only one who has changed his design a lot in the past. Tumblelogs are fun. I turned openswitch into one for a while and it was great. The pressure to write long essays is lifted which freed me to do other things like find great links. I ended up missing the long essays though. I think for some bloggers they’re just never satisfied with the design they have and always want something one better, if that makes sense.

By: Colin Devroe

Colin Devroe — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:57:46 +0000

Stu: Thanks! I am really looking forward to the new design.

Lisa: Actually, that is exactly what I’m doing — a “tumblr-eque” Wordpress theme.

Eliza: Hah! Thanks… but most of them are horrible.

By: Eliza

Eliza — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:56:04 +0000

I like them all!

By: Lisa Thompson

Lisa Thompson — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:52:15 +0000

I like your designs. Not bad at all. Crisp.. clean. I particularly like the Nov. ‘07 one where it appears like you ate a double pepperoni pizza the night before designing. Always gives me nightmares.. No seriously, I like its originality and the photoshop work is really good. I’m actually looking for either a kickass wordpress theme or maybe tumblr, and your work is inspirational.

Keep it up!

By: Stu

Stu — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:48:21 +0000

Colin,

Must have taken some work to put this post together. Kudos for all the hard work. It’s a good read, inspires me to do better.

Hope the new design will be glorious and full of awesome.

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