Playing with design – yet again
Cellobella | Friday, February 22nd, 2008 | Comments Off
I wasn’t going to change my theme for a while but then I won this groovy new theme called Revolution Pro and I just couldn’t help myself but play with it.
I’ve been using Theme Test Drive to see how it looks and changing bits and pieces every night until it got to the point where I just wanted to look at my new site more than the old. Even though there are bits to fix and fiddle with.
So here you are world – my new look.
Revolution Pro makes use of things called Custom Fields for the images on the home page. Previously ignored by me in the past what you do is add say images in the custom fields and then call them up via CSS to appear where you want in relation to a specific post.
My new little logo I created at SP-Studio where you too can create your own little South Park character. I liked the way I could get books and cards into it – two of my favourite things. You might have seen an earlier version in an avatar I use around the place – it’s a bit racier – I’m (it is) wearing a red bikini.
I downloaded some new fonts from Simply the Best Fonts just for fun too.
There are still a few to do jobs.
- Look at changing the colour behind the H2 tag
- Incorporate my Flickr feed into the blog posts – done!
- Re-configure the sidebar on the blog posts
- Reorganise the categories and decide whether or not to keep the sub-nav bar
- Think about a redesign of the logo.
- Try out other background colours – I’m thinking the red is a bit much… what do you think?
And there are probably more things to look at as I get into it.
I know there is a lot of controversy surrounding magazine style blogs so I’ll be interested to read your feedback.
: )
UPDATE: You’ll see I’ve already moved away from the magazine style – simply to make it easier for bloggers to navigate. I know I know seems a waste of Brian’s lovely theme but I am using quite a lot of the elements. The review section in the sidebar for example, the flickr feed in the posts. If I could work it out I’d still have the home magazine page somewhere – but I’m having trouble with it…
Wow! I love what you’ve done to the template/your site. No controversy for me.
There is controversy? Must have missed that.
I love it, you look so hot! TBH, I did wonder how it would work on a personal site, but I think it’s great. Nice , neat and clean.
it looks amazing – I can’t wait to see what else you can do with it.
I like the magazine style themes and I think yours looks great. Very cool to win a theme! (I like Brian Gardner’s themes in general, I think they look clean and are easy to read.)
Oh wow! It looks FABULOUS Cellobella! No longer any pink but fabulous all the same!!! Congratulations.
Thank you!
Leigh – I wondered too… and am still wondering… we’ll see how it goes.
PlanningQueen – I was stoked with winning it especially as I’d just discovered his themes – through your site PlanningQueen in fact.
And Lightening – think of it as pink with the white taken out!
How could I compete with you?!
I love it! It looks fantastic. Makes me want to try out a magazine theme on my blog. It’s so interesting to see how you’ve made it work on a personal blog too.
Hmm…I feel a project in the works, methinks. Once the holiday’s over, of course!
Redsultana is…………………red.
I like it, although it does now remind me of magazines where you start to read a story then it says cont’d page 4 (or 44, whatever)
Yes I don’t like that continued thing either.
I guess people could link to the blog page and avoid the front page altogether…
I do like the way the reviews are featured and how there is more content shown above the fold.
Cellobella
Your new blog theme looks fantastic! Great job on the customization.
Very impressive! You’re not a blogger, you’re a corporation! I think this design follows the Handbag Principle — no matter how much space one has, it can always be filled up. You’ve filled it beautifully.
Looks gorgeous, but like river, am lukewarm on the [more inside] thing.
But I read your blog through a reader anyway, so get the the full post (sans pretty site of course, but had to click through and have a squizz)
ooh purdy! I love red!!!!!
Darling, as soon as i get used to one format you change it
Kelley – I was expecting an “I hate magazine style” comment from you!
TP – Sorry. Let me know when you’re ready for a change next time?
Oh and if anyone knows how to make the subscribe feed go directly to the blog part – let me know
Looks fantastic! I can only imagine there was a heap of tweaking to do…
Lerrrrve the new red look – bold and cheeky. Excellent avatar. And the digest-feel of the front page – great for those of us with sadly abbreviated attention spans. A round of applause!
Very nice. I just find that the red draws my eyes away from the content, especially as you get further. Really nice uncluttered design.
Yes I’m reviewing the red…:)
keep the red!! i like it better than the black …. ok it might be ok toned down a bit but not back to black
it looks so nice
can you send me a zipped copy of theme pleaseeeeeee? :$
Thank you.
No I can’t – it’s not mine to distribute. Click on the link in the footer to go to the developer’s page.