To all my Twitter followers, and those not yet following me:
Twitter lets you change your user name, so I did. Instead of the very long and misspelled “urbaneexistance,” I am now @jamessocol.
Shorter, easier to remember, more meaningful.
If you were following me, Twitter says you still should be, no worries. This is one 2.0-mistake I can correct easily.
I am attempting to stave off full-blown carpal tunnel syndrome.
I’ll try to line up a guest post but I will be avoiding typing as much as possible for a little while.
I made myself sit down today and finish work on the blog design. I am very happy with how it came out. Continue reading
I’m (finally) working on the new theme. It’s obviously a work-in-progress, so just appreciate the effort for now.
I’m starting with the default WordPress theme by Michael Heilemann. I’m not going to lie: I really dislike this particular theme. Continue reading
Of course, as soon as I get around to doing the redesign, I decide I don’t quite like it.
I’ve decided to reorganize this site and another one, to separate the blog/webzine-type sections and the professional/portfolio-type sections.
The two will still be pretty closely related and linked, but I think it will make a little more sense, and allow some more interesting design choices on the blog side of things. I’m looking forward to doing something a little out of my comfort zone.
But, this isn’t going to happen too soon. I just started classes again, and I want to build a custom blog/CMS (and possibly release it).
At first I was going to use Wordpress, but I want more overall control over the structure and organization. So after deciding exactly how I want to organize both the site itself and the underlying code, and then actually doing it, there will be not one, but two interesting sites to visit.
Should be fun.
So I finally got around to doing the redesign. I based this somewhat on WordPress’s site and default templates, because they were a great example of the style I wanted: a more web-professional look with a print-inspired feel.
I’ve heard rumors and whispers that, while serif fonts are easier to read on paper, sans-serif fonts are easier to read on screens. I don’t really know where this comes from or if it’s true. I find that I can read 6- or 8-point Times New Roman but I get fuzzy below 10-point Arial, so I decided to use serif fonts.
Lower-case letters are very stylish and "en vogue" at the moment, and I like the way my name looks, so I’ve decided to drop the case for now.