New blog design
photo by: Mom4squirrels
Ok, heard you all loud and clear. The old design was too tough to read. Plus I couldn’t post big photos and videos, which I’m obviously pre-disposed to do. 
So thanks to GreenJimmy, I have a fun new design to play around with. Is this the final design? I doubt it, so you may see it change over the new few days or weeks. Knowing us, it may never be done…
I dig how it’s got old-school darkroom photos clothespinned up top, too. Reminds me of the days of chemicals and film… can’t say I miss them, but they were fun.
Like it? Don’t like it? Let me know in the comments.
Thanks Jimmy!
Tags: blog, design, greenjimmy, jimmy
March 13th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
I dig it!
March 13th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
Definitely digging the new style, it’s a lot easier on the eyes
March 14th, 2008 at 12:54 am
I really liked the colors of the old design, but this is much easier to read.
March 14th, 2008 at 3:30 am
It feels like a breath of fresh air. It’s so very much easier to read. Thanks, guys!
March 14th, 2008 at 4:47 am
Looks great! I think it may get too wide—narrower columns are easier to read. The colors definitely give better text contrast though.
March 14th, 2008 at 5:12 am
I like it. It’s a nice open layout with plenty of space to show off the pictures. And it looks good in Google Reader.
March 14th, 2008 at 7:16 am
@DonMacAskill - My eyeballs <3 you!
March 14th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
It’s very feminine.
March 16th, 2008 at 8:13 am
I like the look (agree with Joe a bit) but overall I like it; It’s creative. It would be really cool to have a blog format included on SmugMug for all of the photographers to use on a regular basis … I know many professional photographers are starting to utilize these in their business. I know that your bread and butter is photos … and you do a killer job at it, but have you guys ever considered offering a blog template?
March 19th, 2008 at 5:05 am
I agree with Jason on several points. But I will push forward a touch: I would *LOVE* to see this (if this hasn’t happened already) as a option on my site meaning instead of creating a Diary like I have done so already, THIS blog as a theme option would be incredibly awesome.
I would assume that we would also be able to set up the photos on the clothesline to use our own…
Any plans to add this blog set up as a theme?
My site serves two main functions: 1) shows of my photos of course, but also a main gallery of my family for out of town family to keep track of us, and 2) a Diary for the same reason.
The way I do the Diary now just seems a little old now and needs to be refreshed with a new *hint* look.
April 6th, 2008 at 11:22 am
How can I get this format for my own blog? I love the size of the photos.
April 7th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
due,
all you need are words and pictures to sufficiently get your point across and this format captures that. Now go do what it is that you do…