So here we go, after a couple of months of redesignings, and a hell of a lot of XHTML, CSS and PHP.
While looking around the web, I found many sites used images? Why? They slow down loading of the page, when often the effect can be created using CSS, meaning the user downloads more, so, I set about creating a site with as few images as possible, after several tried and failed designs, I decided to cut out all the fancy crap and go back to simplicity, black text, white background.
I started by starting with a stock copy of WP 1.3-alpha-5, I opened the stylesheet, and deleted everything in it, uploaded it, and moved into Firefox, and using the Web Developer extension, enabling me to edit CSS in RT. I set all the margins and padding to 0px, to allow me to set every margin and padding on the site, although there isn't much padding throughout the whole entire site :P
Some of you remember by previous, neglected, boring blog, which used WP 1.2.0 stable, this, however, is running WP 1.5-beta-1 2005-01-03, the last part refering to the fact that this is infact a nightly, abit, one day out of date, but I've spent the last couple of days constantly updating it, so I'm giving myself a break from updating, although it'll be updated shortly... As for the neglect bit, I very much doubt that will happen, maybe I'll get distracted sometimes, but not disinterested :)
Anyhow, I think that's enough worthless information... :P
Comments
Ollie says…
January 4, 2005 20:36:10+00:00
Hmmm... I agree about the overuse of images, but to be honest it's not very colourful. I had a go at doing a layout for my swimming club earlier (http://www.chilipie.co.uk/design/sasc/) - it only uses one image like your layout, which (no offence :) ) could do with a wee bit of spicing up :P .
BTW, my smilies don't work on my WP installation any ideas?
Finally, want to swap links? Chili Pie
Ollie says…
January 6, 2005 15:38:40+00:00
"although I've now decided I don't like Drupal"
Bugger, I was going to use that for one of my mate's site :P .
Geoffrey Sneddon says…
January 7, 2005 03:52:27+00:00
Heh... It has it limitations, the problem is, when you want to go past them... As for the CMS I'll be writing, maybe it'll be open source, maybe not...
Ollie says…
January 7, 2005 15:35:15+00:00
I better start saving up then :) .
Geoffrey Sneddon says…
January 7, 2005 16:01:21+00:00
Nah, no point, I'm certinally not selling it... It'll either be free and open-source, or closed-source.
jon says…
May 9, 2005 15:14:53+01:00
it depends on taste. some people prefer minimalism, some don't
however admittedly it depends on the creator. some folk just can't get using many images right, and it looks like web design threw up on their pages.
as far as the smilies--if you're at least on WP 1.5, it's one of the options under admin.
j.
Geoffrey Sneddon says…
May 10, 2005 14:19:44+01:00
Yeah - That's what happpens to me :)