Some aesthetic changes today.
Noticeably the main banner graphic and colour scheme... felt a little more life was needed.
Other changes include; from a left aligned page with fluid width, to a fixed centered look. More in line with the 'Blog' style. It just works...
Also, some nice CSS alterations to the Typepad Blog. Gradient blends on the outside, from a dark grey to a lighter grey. Think it works well, subtle but noticeable. It's a simple enough change to the CSS stylesheet, so if you want to add it to your Blog then drop me a line and I will add the details.
My Current Wish List:
I would love to be able to add a soft feathured drop shadow to the outer container but this looks like a more challenging challenge. I am looking into it.Also, I am nearly ready to convert to Advanced Templates as there is only so far you can go with CSS. The changes I want are a lot more heavy duty... My goal is to move to the Movable Type platform and tackle the back end aspect of Blog design enabling for a more personal and customised look, something that is important to me as a Designer, but a designer with little HTML and CSS background, let alone Database programming.
Asthetics are important to me... so learning CSS and the guts of web design is quite a challenge, but an enjoyable one. Very rewarding to see the results.
Looking good. :-)
Posted by: ariadneK, Ph.D. | 02/04/2007 at 09:39 PM
Why thank you very much... means a lot to me.
Still tinkering, the more I am learning the more I tinker and the more possibilities I see spreading out before me.
G
Posted by: Graham Smith | 02/04/2007 at 10:09 PM