Let's talk about my new look

If you're a long time follower and fan of my blog, you might notice that things look a little....different today. Well that's because I read this article and then largely ignored what it had to say. I don't know where it gets off calling itself "design tips" when the only real design advice they give is "let a professional designer look it over".

Probably the number one priority of your blog should be readability. The author of the article mentions that briefly in "part 2" (which there is no way to navigate to from part 1....are we sure this person is qualified to be giving design advice?). That point should be NUMBER ONE for design. It doesn't matter how sleek or "cool" your blog looks if no one can read anything on it. My old design was white-on-black, which is a solid choice, and I prefer it to black-on-white, because staring at a white screen for extended periods of time can strain your eye. Currently I'm rocking out some light blue to combat the oncoming dreary winter. Sure, the big blocks of solid color somewhat obscure my totally rockin' background image, but readability is much more important than whatever background I choose.

Something that had been bugging me for awhile now, my default theme made my hyperlinks difficult to read. When I hyperlink something, I damn well want you to know about it. Red does that wonderfully, contrasting with my blue background just enough.

I've also added a navigation bar and some new pages to navigate to. That was way more difficult than it should have been.

I don't really agree with the need for a "top posts" gadget, not with the level of traffic I get, but it's cute and it entertains me, so I'll keep it.

More to come soon.

-Mightybearshark