Comments on: Redesign http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/10/02/redesign/ The Sweet Release of Reason Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:11:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: Braden http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/10/02/redesign/#comment-17472 Braden Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:42:41 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=1828#comment-17472 To be totally anal, I'd prefer that "Comments: $count" were vertically centered in the surrounding curly braces. To be totally anal, I'd prefer that “Comments: $count” were vertically centered in the surrounding curly braces.

]]> By: Braden http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/10/02/redesign/#comment-17471 Braden Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:42:41 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=1828#comment-17471 To be totally anal, I'd prefer that "Comments: $count" were vertically centered in the surrounding curly braces. To be totally anal, I'd prefer that “Comments: $count” were vertically centered in the surrounding curly braces.

]]> By: adina http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/10/02/redesign/#comment-17470 adina Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:14:05 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=1828#comment-17470 I like the redesign, but needs some sort of Header or other picture to make it splashy. I didn't like that indistinguishable brown thing from the last design, however. I like the redesign, but needs some sort of Header or other picture to make it splashy. I didn't like that indistinguishable brown thing from the last design, however.

]]> By: benmoore http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/10/02/redesign/#comment-17469 benmoore Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:43:57 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=1828#comment-17469 The redesign is nice. I'd see how long you can go without adding color - maybe it'll grow on you. I like the use of fonts for differentiation and styling.. maybe they're enough? Be bold with your fonts.<br><br>However, I would work on your vertical rhythm - <a href="http://alistapart.com/articles/settingtypeontheweb" rel="nofollow">http://alistapart.com/articles/settingtypeontheweb</a><br><br>These are nice b&w sites: <br><a href="http://subtraction.com/" rel="nofollow">http://subtraction.com/</a><br><a href="http://iolanguage.com/" rel="nofollow">http://iolanguage.com/</a><br><a href="http://www.rikcatindustries.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.rikcatindustries.com/</a><br><a href="http://www.corporateriskwatch.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.corporateriskwatch.com/</a><br><a href="http://www.modula.fi/" rel="nofollow">http://www.modula.fi/</a><br><br>my 2 cents The redesign is nice. I'd see how long you can go without adding color – maybe it'll grow on you. I like the use of fonts for differentiation and styling.. maybe they're enough? Be bold with your fonts.

However, I would work on your vertical rhythm – http://alistapart.com/articles/settingtypeontheweb

These are nice b&w sites:
http://subtraction.com/
http://iolanguage.com/
http://www.rikcatindustries.com/
http://www.corporateriskwatch.com/
http://www.modula.fi/

my 2 cents

]]> By: Steve M. http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/10/02/redesign/#comment-17468 Steve M. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:41:32 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=1828#comment-17468 Book Antiqua! Book Antiqua!

]]> By: Gherald http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/10/02/redesign/#comment-17467 Gherald Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:10:29 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=1828#comment-17467 90% of the time I'll skim in Google as well, but I pop the site open for posts that merit deeper thought.<br><br>I dig the Times look, but a bit of color might be good, as long as it's not garish (which the old look was).<br><br>My favorite would be theatlantic.com's touch of blue, which you sort of have here already. I'd try making your name and post titles a darkish blue, and perhaps blockquote backgrounds a very light blue, and leave it at that.<br><br>Mostly I'm just happy there are no dark backgrounds anymore -- hate those things. 90% of the time I'll skim in Google as well, but I pop the site open for posts that merit deeper thought.

I dig the Times look, but a bit of color might be good, as long as it's not garish (which the old look was).

My favorite would be theatlantic.com's touch of blue, which you sort of have here already. I'd try making your name and post titles a darkish blue, and perhaps blockquote backgrounds a very light blue, and leave it at that.

Mostly I'm just happy there are no dark backgrounds anymore — hate those things.

]]> By: Robert S. Porter http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/10/02/redesign/#comment-17466 Robert S. Porter Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:03:22 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=1828#comment-17466 I like the redesign. And I wouldn't add color for the sake of color, but I'm sure it could work if integrated right. I like the redesign. And I wouldn't add color for the sake of color, but I'm sure it could work if integrated right.

]]> By: joleson http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/10/02/redesign/#comment-17465 joleson Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:04:57 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=1828#comment-17465 As long as you never use that last picture you had on your site. It gave out "creepy Sunday School teacher" vibes.<br><br>The new format is nice though. As long as you never use that last picture you had on your site. It gave out “creepy Sunday School teacher” vibes.

The new format is nice though.

]]> By: Braden http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/10/02/redesign/#comment-17464 Braden Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:15:30 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=1828#comment-17464 The comment integration is really nice. But yeah, another Google Reader user. The comment integration is really nice. But yeah, another Google Reader user.

]]> By: Christopher Monnier http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/10/02/redesign/#comment-17463 Christopher Monnier Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:40:47 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=1828#comment-17463 I like the clean look, but then again I read most of your posts through Google Reader. I think some splashes of color would look nice, though. I like the clean look, but then again I read most of your posts through Google Reader. I think some splashes of color would look nice, though.

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