Monthly Archives: October 2007
Oct 31, 2007 by Matt | Posted in Design
The blog of web designer and developer Jonathan Snook, Snook.ca has one of the most interesting designs I’ve seen in the past couple of months.
The design is clean and simple, yet no space is wasted. My 1024×768 pixels of screen resolution are filled, leaving no extra space around the design’s edges. I can only speculate what it looks like on a bigger monitor, as it doesn’t appear to be a liquid layout. However, if I resize my browser window to 800×600 the header looks a little odd (see below image).
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Oct 30
Just a reminder: The contest to name Webmaster-Source’s new podcast ends on November 3rd. So get your name submissions in while you can! For those who are new, here’s a quick recap of the contest: Think of a name for a podcast about blogging,…
Oct 29
WordPress is a great blogging package, but there’s plenty of room for improvement. There are several things that I want added/fixed, but who knows when (if ever) they will be addressed. Instead of complaining randomly, I’ve assembled a prioritized “Top 6″ list of things…
Oct 28
Yesterday, Amazon changed their design. Oddly, though, it had been replaced with the original by this morning. Even more strangely, this isn’t the first time this has happened. About a month ago, an earlier version of this design was put online, only to be…
Oct 27
Going Beyond the Blog – How to Extend Your Blog. Once you have a few hundred RSS subscribers, and some decent comment counts, how can you add to the “community” aspect of your blog? Go beyond the blog. How Old Are ProBlogger Readers? Since…
Oct 26
I have a widget on my desktop that tells me what all my websites’ PageRanks are. I’m not obsessed with PageRank or anything (unlike some people), but it’s nice to be able to check at a glance. Anyway, I was checking another widget a…
Oct 26
People like to measure and compare things. Metrics affect decisions, like whether someone will buy an ad on your site. Websites are measured in numerous ways. They’re given an “overall score” with PageRank; Feedburner counts the number of people who subscribe to their RSS…
Oct 25
As cool as that orange RSS icon looks, it won’t necessarily fit-in with your blog’s design. It’s orange! Sure, you could just use a different color, but why not get a little creative? You don’t have to use the same style as everyone else.…
Oct 24
The winners of the 2007 Blogger’s Choice Awards have been announced. Here are the top three in a few of the categories: Best Blog About Blogging ProBlogger.net BloggingBasics101.com Lorelle.Wordpress.com Best Blogging Host WordPress.com Blogger.com LiveJournal.com Personally, I don’t agree with the “Best Blogging Host”…
Oct 23
What is the current state of your blog’s design? Is it looking a bit old? Is your template full of junk you’ve added over the months? No matter how good a design is, it will age over time and possibly become stuffed full of…
