Friday, January 30, 2009

Redesign -- Stage 1 Complete (Or Is It?)

I am sorry to have such angst about a slight redesign for Blog Appetit, but the old Rounders 4 template has been an old, familiar face I have been hesitant to change. However, for a long while I've wanted a fresher look, an easier-to-read background for the posts and a more easily customized template (those rounders rounded corners were a bit limiting.)

Well, anyway, what you are seeing now is my version of Blogger's Denim template, only remade in Rounders 4 graphics and colors. Someday I hope to personalize it even further, but for now I just need to get comfortable with this before I move on.

Let me know your thoughts on the redesign and watch for revisions of Stage 1 and maybe even Stage 2 of the redesign with my own photos in the header, but I wouldn't advise holding your breath. These things tend to take me a while.
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9 comments:

  1. FJKramer10:57 PM, January 30, 2009

    Eeeek. I don't know if I like it.
    Even after all the testing on my test blog. Oh well. I'll live with it for awhile and then see what I think. Told you I had angst over this.

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  2. FJKramer9:53 AM, January 31, 2009

    Since I first posted this I've tweaked the following:

    horz. line between posts
    changed the typeface
    changed the order of stuff on the sidebar
    think I'll clean up my profile a bit.

    Liking it a bit better, but still doesn't feel like "home"

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  3. FJKramer9:54 AM, January 31, 2009

    What did I do. I screwed up my header now!

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  4. FJKramer10:20 AM, January 31, 2009

    fixed the header. somehow enlarging the font created a uber-border around the header. so small typeface for now. will experiment because I'd like it a bit bigger

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  5. FJKramer10:37 AM, January 31, 2009

    Ok, back to larger font size and fixed header. experimenting with background color now -- yellow or pure white. time to let it alone for a bit

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  6. FJKramer1:13 PM, January 31, 2009

    Looks a bit crappy on firefox, but while I love firefox I have an issue with typeface appearance on a lot of things with it

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  7. Scott at Real Epicurean2:29 PM, February 01, 2009

    Can never beat a re-design; I'm forever doing mine.

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  8. Brilynn5:21 PM, February 03, 2009

    I like it! It's much clearer and easier to read.

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  9. Pink Sky10:23 AM, February 11, 2009

    I like it, it's easier to read and looks very attractive. Good job!

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