For those of you who know me and read my ongoing drivel, I'm soliciting suggestions in two areas. One: site design - and two: content.
One: site design - I need to change colors/fonts, etc. I don't know much about editing my templates, but I'll find out through trial and error. I'm not entirely sure what I want to use as background/wallpaper kind of stuff (maybe one of my photos from Italy - can I even do that?). I know I want a swath of red through it somehow (or maybe just my site name in red, who knows). Any ideas that anyone has would be appreciated. Not necessarily used, but appreciated ;-)
Two: content. It must get boring for my 3 readers to keep reading the same stuff over and over again. So challenge me. I keep saying I want to be a writer, so it's time to put my money where my blog is (ok, no actual money involved) and actually write something other than the stream of consciousness that I normally write about. I write stuff at work all day that sanitized, politically correct and guaranteed to offend the smallest possible number of people while also conveying the bare minimum amount of information necessary. I'd like to write something other than stuff out of my own head, and would appreciate the writer's equivalent of throwing out topics at an improv comedy show. What do you want me to write about?
No promises about the timeliness of the use of your suggestions - it may take me a while to noodle on what I have to say (if anything) about your topic. But the results could be interesting, and at least for one or two entries, different. Comment away...
By the way - I have the sneaking suspicion that the two decaf coffees I had with dinner were, in fact, NOT decaf. Anyone want to stay up all night chatting on the phone????
Posted by cshell at February 17, 2004 11:42 PMallow me to be the first to comment, seeing as it was an error in the configuration that I made that was preventing people from leaving comments here. i just wanted to make sure that i got to be the first :).
photos can make for some really nice blog designs, though less often in the background and more often in the title bar, as it's not hard to find images that work well in the background, especially if you've got photos from Italy :). Nearly any image can work well in the title bar if you crop it right. i know my blog is the exact opposite, but i'm actually planning on switching now that i have more photos to choose from.
fonts are important. you gotta find the right one for your blog, and the right font size as well to complement that swatch of red in your name :).
anything else i have to say about blog design is covered in the guides i posted on http://movabletypo.net , including some CSS tips ranging from easy to advanced.
as for an extemporaneous speaking topic, give me some time, unlike you my insomnia doesn't come with alertness :)
Posted by: Ken at February 18, 2004 01:40 AMHappy new blog to you!
Actually, your ongoing drivel always holds my interest... Though if you want additional suggestions, I do like to know what my friends are reading and what movies they're watching from time to time. I like to be exposed to new things that way.
Posted by: metamanda at February 18, 2004 02:21 AM