Thanks to Rachelskirts for the inspiration to redesign the site! I’ve been using the same theme for a good long while now. I’ve changed the header and the color scheme a few times, sure, but it’s always been the same. This new design is, as you can tell, drastically different. It’s representative of the new lease I’ve got on life, as I shared in my last post.
There’s something refreshing about being happy with my current situation, and likewise, I figured this place could use some sprucing up. Please, leave a comment letting me know what you think, and if there’s anything you think might be better. I imagine I’ll be making a few tweaks here and there, but I was just too excited, and worked too hard to not put it up today.
Special thanks to Sam over at 85ideas.com for creating the “Motion” theme, which I have used as a base. It’s been adapted pretty heavily, but I couldn’t have done it without his having created and released Motion. You should go check out his work. It’s pretty top-notch.
It looks great! Love the twitter feed at the top, too. :)
Lotus: Thanks! I’m actually glad you said that. I was sort of wondering if it was a little much. But I decided to go with it.
I’m glad you had the guts to put it up now instead of waiting six months like I did. :) It was a torturous process, sitting around and tweaking little bits and pieces (on my brother’s not-yet-live website, which conveniently also runs on MT5) until every detail was just as I imagined it to be. BECAUSE THEN I POSTED IT, AND I GOT EMAILS FROM PEOPLE TELLING ME WHERE MY CSS WAS WRONG. UGH.
Anyway, I’ve been pretty busy this weekend, but I hope to send you an email with more feedback either today or Wednesday. Meanwhile, pat yourself on the back for a job well done!
Rachelskirts: My courage is born of ignorance. Plus, I don’t have enough readers to tell me that my css is wrong. :P
I’m looking forward to your email, though. I’m sure, after spending so many hours staring at the same thing, I’ve missed something.