Comments on: Illuminated Mind Gets a New Look

By: Roxana

Roxana — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:51:18 +0000

Not a big fan, but hey, change is good. I’ll get used to it.

By: Shane

Shane — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:14:42 +0000

Very nice design! The site manages to be eye-catching but remains pleasant to look at and browse through. I agree with Kent though: The logo deserves more attention. I like the “don’t read this” angle of the banner, though.

Cheers,
Shane

By: Missy

Missy — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:11:29 +0000

I really dig the new look. I must admit, I really liked the blue illuminated skull profile with the dragonfly… it was a fun favicon. *sigh*
Looking forward to all the new things you’re about to birth!
BIG love to you,
Mis

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:23:10 +0000

Correction: I should have said “favicon.ico”.

By: Jonathan Beebe

Jonathan Beebe — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:11:29 +0000

Wow, awesome new design Jonathan! I really like it a lot. I’ve never heard of headway, but I looked at the website and it looks awesome. My wife’s been needing a re-design on her site, I might look into it.

Anyway, your theme goes really well with your website’s direction–good luck with all of your future endeavors! It sounds like you have a lot going on right now, but through your writing and your posts it’s very easy to see that you’re enjoying every bit of it.

Keep up the awesome work!

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:48:26 +0000

Looks great. All you need now is a .ico file for the URL and you’ve got it locked up!

By: Kent @ The Financial Philosopher

Kent @ The Financial Philosopher — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:14:27 +0000

Jonathan: Since all the hyper-intentional blog author gratification has already been given, I’ll offer the “tough love” comment:

The content column feels unnatural aligned on the right side. Perhaps this is part of being un-ordinary?

The “don’t read this website” poster on the right side of the banner is too large. It draws the eye away from your logo and has the effect of a pretentious delivery (e.g. “I’m so different, I’m telling you so!”) Perhaps a much smaller version, one that is almost undetectable at first glance, would have a greater effect? I think less would be more here.

I’m with Oscar with regard to the post date and the “posted by” signature. Without these, your new readers will not know that your content is recent or who you are without some additional research.

With all this said, my blog design is squarely in the first half of this decade and needs some work, too.

Above all, I wouldn’t care if your content were delivered in a brown paper sack. I would read it because its all about the content! You’re a great writer!

Cheers…

Kent

By: Daniel Richard

Daniel Richard — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:10:00 +0000

Totally gorgeous!! Okay, now I’m kinda envious that you made it look totally awesome. *grins*

By: Jared

Jared — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:57:16 +0000

LOVE the new look man. Congrats!
*Jared

By: Kenji Crosland

Kenji Crosland — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:03:44 +0000

Love the the new website layout. I like how the black margin on the left hand side makes your body copy much more readable than it had been before. It’s simple, clean and makes your content the star of the show, as it should be.

Keep up the good work!