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Earlier this week I mentioned that I would be working on a custom design for this blog. I’ve already begun working on it, and wanted to see what you guys think about it. This way any major refinements can be made as early as possible in the process.
I started the design off with a simple sketch to get an idea of how I was going to lay everything out:
After that I started working in Photoshop and getting a good idea of how I wanted things to look. I’ve gotten far enough that it’s close to the point where coding will begin. Here’s what I’ve got:
The footer will definitely be re-worked, so don’t mind that. I will also have a slightly different setup on a single post page. What are your thoughts overall though? I got a few pointers from Ryan Christensen and Brandon Hopkins as they got a sneak peak…Their main suggestions were using more gradients and some work regarding the author picture. I will definitely keep their thoughts in mind, and something I’ll definitely play around with when I have a coded version.
I would really appreciate any feedback!
I may or may not be posting until Tuesday due to the holiday, so I hope everybody has a great Labor Day weekend!
Update: I’m playing around with trying to code the site myself (or most of it). See my updates here.
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Tom
05/25/2007 1:36 pmYou’re on a good path with the design. Here are a few comments of my own, most of which are simply based upon my own taste:
1. The “Hello My Name is David” banner is clever. I like it. Can you give the graphic a little more texture, shadow and depth so that it actually looks like it’s stuck to your web page? The Photoshop burn tool is good for drawing creases and folds on paper.
2. There is a lot of empty space to the left of “DavePit.com because…”. It could be reduced, and the resulting real estate used to make your header graphic more prominent.
3. There is also a lot of empty space around the big RSS icon.
4. The fonts and graphics in the “DavePit.com because…” and “Subscribe to full rss feed” are a little plain. Perhaps a little more dramatic effect to them?
5. There’s too much contrast between the rounded corners in your header and the sharp, pointed edges in the page body.
6. This is completely my own preference, but I don’t like gray, especially the combination of blue and gray. It reminds me of a rainy day.
Brandon Hopkins
05/27/2007 7:14 pmDave, another thing I thought of…If you want a really good handwritten font, check out MarkerFelt (or maybe Marker Felt). I used it here: http://www.freebusinesscards.info/hello-my-name-is-free-business-card-template.php
David Pitlyuk
05/28/2007 5:46 pmTom: Thanks for all of the suggestions! I was also thinking about doing some things to make it look more like it’s stuck on. I’ll play around with some stuff and see what I can come up with.
I will keep the rest of the comments in mind, and play around with some of those ideas here to see how it looks with some alternative looks.
Brandon: Thanks for the heads up on the font, that does look really nice. I will surely try it out to see what I like better.
Thanks again guys!