I was tired of the old look. What do you think?
[Note: I had experimented with another visual theme, but nobody liked it, and I soon reverted. So this post might make little sense now.]
I was tired of the old look. What do you think?
[Note: I had experimented with another visual theme, but nobody liked it, and I soon reverted. So this post might make little sense now.]
6 Comments
Radical! And hard to read!
Is it hard to read? That’s not good.
“Radical! And hard to read!” (Mr. Mangan puts it exactly). But also ghastly and the font is too small.
Sorry, but you did ask!
Well, that does it. I’ll look for something else. Thanks to you both.
From a design point of view, I’d suggest keeping the text as black on a white background, i.e., leave the main column untouched. Because you’ve got wide margins on either side of the main column, you might think about putting some sort of background images in the margins. Also– the red text in your banner doesn’t provide enough contrast with the dark-toned banner image. The original white is simpler and better.
If you do decide to spruce up your margins, I’d suggest staying away from harsh, geometric designs, which can distract from text. Actual photo images might be cool, but flowing, subtly shaded abstract images might also work. In either case, the images shouldn’t clash with the banner.
Of course… this advice is worth as much as you paid for it.
Kevin
Hi Kevin,
Thanks for your suggestions; I don’t know if you actually saw the black theme I had up for a while yesterday. I rather liked it, but it didn’t go over well with the audience.
I like the low contrast of the title; it has a sultry look that I went for on purpose. I would love to change the area outside the page – some WordPress themes have textile-looking patterns that I think are rather elegant – but the probblem is that this theme is entirely image-based, and what makes it hard is the border around the page, where the shadow blends into the tiled outside color. My skill at image-tweaking is modest; I have Paint Shop Pro, and an open-source progeam called GIMP, but I am far from adept. Finding a spiffy predesigned theme would be nice; I have much greater skill (I do write C++ code for a living, after all) at hacking the PHP code as needed to modify the layout. But I might just leave things as they are, for now at least.