Ravenwood - 09/10/03 06:00 AM
I've noticed that a lot of blogs are doing some radical redesigns lately, and I'm not sure what to think. When it comes to aesthetics, I've always resisted radical change. Call it tradition, but this web site has looked pretty much the same since I created it. I've tweaked the fonts a bit, configured it to work with netscape and made several improvements over the years. Sure I've made a few different style sheets to accommodate those that don't like the default look, but the basic "look" and "feel" of the site has remained pretty much the same, and it probably always will.
I cannot speak for everyone, but I like the familiar. Some web sites change their colors like they change their clothes. (I know, web sites don't wear clothes.) Maybe I just don't have any sense of style. I'll be the first to admit that I lack creativity. If I find a design I like, chances are I'm not going to change anything for a while.
Even worse, many readers, at least like me, read with ``automatically load images'' checked OFF. It's very fast and you get only text and no design.
Posted by: Ron Hardin at September 10, 2003 6:04 AMI've done all the changing I'll ever want. And that goes especially for my website.
Posted by: Kim du Toit at September 10, 2003 3:56 PMWell I have a double problem. Although I find many great looking web sites, a lot of so-called well designed sites seem jumbled to me. My problem, even if I found one I wanted to emulate, is when it come to html and nearly all facets of computer land, I'm one dumb fuck... ummm, and admitedly other areas as well.
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