Newness
Okay, here we go.
I’ve actually been working on this new design for months. MONTHS. Because not only did I want a new design (the easy part) I wanted to stop using Movable Type and roll my own blog with Django. And even though Django is super-powerful and easy, I kept getting distracted by work, life, and sometimes sleeping.
There’s a few things I really like about my new site. First, I ditched all archives pre-2004. That old stuff makes me cringe, and it was time to drop it and forget all of those college years ever happened. Next, I wanted to bring back my links page but in a much, much cooler way, so what happens now is every thirty minutes or so I grab all of your feeds and update my data. That way, links are ordered by whomever has updated most recently, and I link off to whatever your most recent post is as well (with an excerpt). Finally, I have a little reviews section, which is where I’m going to put brief thoughts on movies and music and possibly books if I ever read any of those.
Enjoy! I’ll be ironing out some wrinkles in the next few days, so email me if you come across anything weird.
22 comments · 08 dec, 12:20 a.m.
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3 · Jeff Croft · 08 dec, 2:43 a.m.
Well done, Maura. Love the swashies up top (yes, I just invented the word “swashies”). :)
4 · Aubrey · 08 dec, 12:49 p.m.
Looking good! I like the media reviews section, and I love the header. Awesome!
8 · deb · 08 dec, 3:29 p.m.
I’ve been sneaking peaks for a couple weeks (poet!) and absolutely love it, maybe even my favorite yet.
9 · Shaun · 08 dec, 4:13 p.m.
Ack! What happened to live comment previews? Now how will I ever know what my comments look like before I make the great commitment of pressing the Post button?
10 · Leslie · 08 dec, 4:19 p.m.
This revision is so great, it gives me chills. I’m actually kind of scared.
11 · Jen · 08 dec, 4:21 p.m.
lovely! :)
…I have to admit, I got a sneek peak the other day when I saw a link here in my referrer stats. I loved it then and I love it now! Great work!
12 · andrea · 08 dec, 4:59 p.m.
oh maura i love your new design. the swirlies make me happy and the white and brown is beautiful. the f in your title is a pleasant design element and it makes me happy to know that you enjoy good clean design too :)
19 · Jasmin · 10 dec, 5:22 a.m.
Very classy, I love the links page and how nicely organised everything is!
21 · Nevkil · 11 dec, 12:03 a.m.
Being that I have a googliezed blog that’s rarely updated, I’m sure I’m the last person allowed to bear upon you criticism. I like near everything about the site…. except that horrid color green used in the date. What’s with everybody’s facination for ugly shades of green? Don’t get me wrong, I love peas. Just not the color of canned ones. Other than that, I do dig. Fancy F by the way.
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1 · James · 08 dec, 1:49 a.m.
Hooray Django!