Just a random observation while surfing though many, many blogs this afternoon: A lot of pages hurt my eyes or my design sensibilities and I couldn't return.
Type too small, clashing colors, too darned hard to find the first post. Take OpenDiary blogs, for instance. When I go to the main page, I don't want to have to hit yet another link to get to the most recent post. It reminds me of flash intros. If I have to sit through one, I probably won't come back.
Even as a designer by trade, I know my design is kind of lame. I've been a little burnt out and working on my own code when I got home is one of the last things I've felt like doing. I am going to try and have a new design in place at the end of this blogathon. We'll see.
Type too small, clashing colors, too darned hard to find the first post. Take OpenDiary blogs, for instance. When I go to the main page, I don't want to have to hit yet another link to get to the most recent post. It reminds me of flash intros. If I have to sit through one, I probably won't come back.
Even as a designer by trade, I know my design is kind of lame. I've been a little burnt out and working on my own code when I got home is one of the last things I've felt like doing. I am going to try and have a new design in place at the end of this blogathon. We'll see.
Name: LaDonna
