Yearly Archives: 2007
Jul 7, 2007 by Matt | Posted in WordPress
Vertigo Red is a great theme, available in both a 2-column and a 3-column version.
For the uninformed, “2-column” means the theme has a content column and a sidebar. “3-column” means the theme has two sidebars.
In the case of Vertigo red, the two sidebars are both on the right. This is a current trend, that works well for some sites, though it limits the space available for content. Personally, I’d go with the 2-column version (which is the one pictured to the right).
Vertigo Red is a traditional-style blog theme, listing the most recent posts down the front page, unlike the innovative Gridlock theme, which only shows three posts on the main page.
Jul 6
Today’s highlighted design is….North X East. The owner of NxE, Collis Ta’eed, is obviously a designer. Take a look at the current design (as of July 6, 2007….who knows? It could change again. ). It’s not your ordinary blog design. It’s pretty unique. Then…
Jul 4
RSS is one of the greatest web technologies invented in the last ten years. It enables us to keep up with our favorite sites, listen to podcasts, and get niche news easily. Forget annoying old newsletters! Who needs them when you can just open…
Jul 4
Are you a blogger? Whether you’re new to blogging, or you’ve been blogging for years, you should take a look at North X East. Once or twice a week, a nice informative article is posted, going in-depth on a blogging-related topic. I often find…
Jul 3
So, which is the better blogging software? WordPress or Movable Type? Movable Type is one of the older blogging packages. Once they were the cutting edge, and the most popular blogging tool. Nowadays, that title has been given to WordPress. WordPress, though in development…
Jul 1
Googlebombing, as you may already know, is a prank where massive amounts of links alter Google’s results for (generally humorous) reasons. It used to be that if you googled “Miserable Failure”, you’d be taken to the George W. Bush bio on the White House…
Jun 30
Here’s an important question: Should you use Google Custom Search (GCS) on your site? Or would it be better to directly search your database. It depends on your point of view. Some bloggers use GCS, while others use their blog software’s built-in search tool…
Jun 28
A Favicon, as you may already know, is that tiny icon that sits to the left of a web site’s URL in modern browsers (and in your bookmarks menu). Usually they’re 16×16 pixels in dimensions. Want to learn how to make one for your…
Jun 27
Welcome to Design Spotlight. Today we have The Leaky Cauldron. The Leaky Cauldron, or TLC (or “Leaky”) for short, is the oldest Harry Potter news site. Older, and larger, than Mugglenet (the second-largest Harry Potter site). We’re here to analyze their design, not talk…
