Sunday, February 22, 2009

More page design musings

Since switching to 3 columns this past week, I've heard both pro and cons on the new design. If feel like it needs work. I like 3 columns, but the way it is now, there's not enough difference between the main center column and the sidebars, which is distracting.

What do you guys think about the double-right sidebars look at Pirate's Cove?

Oh, and somebody in the comments had talked about readability and the gray background. I've always had a light-gray background here. Why? After a while, a white background becomes harsh on the eyes on a computer screen. Newsprint is grayish, and if you pick up a book and you'll notice that in most cases the paper is a creamy off-white.

At any rate, we'll keep tinkering until we get it right. Which is to say, we'll keep tinkering. Whether we ever actually "get it right" is one of those cosmic questions for which there may be no answer.

5 comments:

  1. Okay, the gray background is signature "Other McCain." What would Burke say about radical changes.

    Three column is working for me, especially with the minimalist classic template. The extra links and stuff make the blog more of a "phenom," so perhaps play with font size, etc.

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  2. Whether we ever actually "get it right" is one of those cosmic questions for which there may be no answer.

    Well, we see why you're not in politics.
    You need to be "committed" to "solving" this "problem".
    The fact that you're going to tinker endlessly with things for no other reason than "taking action" must never, ever be mentioned.

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  3. Personally, I like the gray background... white backgrounds feel to harsh to me.

    And I don't know what the answer is exactly, but the left sidebar feels like it's in the way to me... is there some way to make it smaller maybe?

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  4. Just make the center column wider and all your problems (domestic, international, etc.) would simply disappear.

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  5. I vow not to rest until the crisis of three columns has been settled.

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