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March 25th, 2008 by jester

If you came directly to the site rather than accessing via the feed, you probably noticed that things look a bit different around here.

You may remember a few weeks ago that you all voted that it was time to get a new theme. I finally got the chance this weekend to sit down and design one.

I also went through and cleaned up the plugins that I was using, so things should move a bit faster around here.

What do you think?

38 Responses

Dickie Maxx writes:
March 25th, 2008 at 2:31 am

Well you know already I like the theme. It looks great. I like the new colors. It is very you.

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michael collins writes:
March 25th, 2008 at 2:47 am

I like.

michael collins’s last blog post…Help Me Pick the Next Theme

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jester writes:
March 25th, 2008 at 3:20 am

Dickie Maxx – Thank you for all the last minute frustrating help. I know I can always count on you!

Michael Collins – Thanks much! It might not look like it, but I spent a long time on this.

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Sodapop writes:
March 25th, 2008 at 3:45 am

OOOOH I like it! I like it! Looks fabulous!

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Steve writes:
March 25th, 2008 at 3:47 am

This critic gives it 2 thumbs up and a hard-on

Steve’s last blog post…One of those days?

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MunkyMunch writes:
March 25th, 2008 at 3:58 am

Love it! No really, I lu..lu..lu…LUV IT! FRIGGING LUV IT!!!

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heather writes:
March 25th, 2008 at 4:16 am

this is wonderful! it’s kinda like a darkside jester.

one ~small~ suggestion. you’re last one allowed us to click on your blog name to go back to the home page. i used that often when going back and forth between posts. i’d like to be able to do that again if it’s not too much trouble.

heather’s last blog post…j’s new car

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heather writes:
March 25th, 2008 at 4:18 am

oh, and that reminds me. i have to stop at gravatar and update my avatar…

never mind, it won’t let me use the one i use for blogger. maybe because i made it with paint? oh well…

heather’s last blog post…j’s new car

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daduck writes:
March 25th, 2008 at 4:52 am

ooh very nice! I soooo need a new one but I just can’t seem to get off my ass and try to make one. sooner or later….sooner or later. I just love my little duck with the pig nose!

daduck’s last blog post…I ain’t got nuttin?!

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Miss Britt writes:
March 25th, 2008 at 4:56 am

Again, I am jealous of your coding genius.

My site takes longer to load than a female orgasm.

Miss Britt’s last blog post…I need a Popster today

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Mel-O-Drama writes:
March 25th, 2008 at 5:45 am

It’s ab-fab! I love it! You are the madhatter of web design. Bravo!

Mel-O-Drama’s last blog post…home again, home again

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hello haha narf writes:
March 25th, 2008 at 6:31 am

love, love, love!!

especially the part at the top where i can go to your last post or your next post. thanks!

hello haha narf’s last blog post…Only THE Most Hilarious Song I Received Recently

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hello haha narf writes:
March 25th, 2008 at 6:36 am

and i love the colors. plus the jester shadow at the top is perfection.

i’m yet again in awe of you!

hello haha narf’s last blog post…Only THE Most Hilarious Song I Received Recently

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Avitable writes:
March 25th, 2008 at 6:46 am

I love the silhouette in the header. The font feels a bit off, though, but I might just need to get used to it.

Avitable’s last blog post…The Toes Have It

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Lee writes:
March 25th, 2008 at 9:06 am

Hum… I love the silhouette too, but I liked it better when I could distinguish the comments from each other better.

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danny/ink2metal writes:
March 25th, 2008 at 12:51 pm

hey jester,

sorry i can’t say i’m immediately taken by the new look. i’m still on the fence about it. the last theme had a more whimsical quality to it that i liked. not too many blogs out there that looked fun on first impression like yours.

you know i luv ya’, so please don’t take my criticism badly.

anyway, on a technical note, the side bar widgets are appearing overlapped on my screen. not clear at all. maybe it’s just my monitor?

danny/ink2metal’s last blog post…what would jesus do?: the 2008 edition, as directed by cecil b. de mille

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jester writes:
March 25th, 2008 at 1:34 pm

Sodapop – Thanks much!

Steve – You never see that rating from Ebert and Roeper.

MunkyMunch – So, do you LUV it?

heather – I just knew someone was going to complain about the header link. I’ll have to see what I can do to fix it. I’m doing an image swap to display the font I wanted, but can’t link it. I’ll have to figure out an alternative.

daduck – You can keep your piggy duck. Just put him in a new environment for a while.:)

Miss Britt – Reason number 546 that it’s good to be gay. We can get off in under 2 minutes when necessary.:D

Mel-O-Drama – Mad Hatter? Me?

hello – those links are there just because you requested them. I really like the silhouette too.

Avitable – The header font, or the text font? I was totally waiting for you to skewer it like you have done in the past. ;D

Lee – So you want the comments to be laid out differently?

Danny – I’m crushed. The sidebar is done in AJAX (Asynchronous Javascript And XML), so if you’ve got javascript disabled it may look weird. What browser/os are you using and I’ll research what it may be doing.

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Avitable writes:
March 25th, 2008 at 1:36 pm

Do you want me to skewer it?

And I mean the font for the content.

Avitable’s last blog post…The Toes Have It

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hello haha narf writes:
March 25th, 2008 at 1:41 pm

ohhhhhhh, danny is so right. i can barely read the stuff on the side bar. after “tweeting” it pretty much shits the bed and all goes on top of each other. (i’m on hp computer using explorer / 19″ monitor.) damn.

i am glad heather said something about the “jestertunes” at the top taking one back to the homepage, but then i realized that you rock hard enough to put the previous and next post links at BOTH the top and the bottom. can’t tell you enough how much i love that. coz i am all about the easy access to the comments, bay-bee.

hello haha narf’s last blog post…Only THE Most Hilarious Song I Received Recently

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jester writes:
March 25th, 2008 at 1:47 pm

Avitable – LOL Skewer away if you like. The last time I think you said I caused your eyes to bleed. Do you prefer a serif or sans-serif font?

hello – Hmm.. Ok I’m looking into it. I may have to get rid of the AJAX (Asynchronous Javascript And XML).

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hello haha narf writes:
March 25th, 2008 at 1:54 pm

i’m glad you know what you just said. shitfuck.

hello haha narf’s last blog post…Only THE Most Hilarious Song I Received Recently

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jester writes:
March 25th, 2008 at 1:57 pm

hello – I’m a geek. What can I say? I haven’t forgotten about the changes to your site.:)

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hello haha narf writes:
March 25th, 2008 at 2:02 pm

geek is good. (confusing, but good.) if you weren’t, my site wouldn’t be so damn gorgeous. gorgeous enough that i get excited to write just because i can see things on it. you really did better than i ever expected.

regarding the tweaks to my place? no worries. it will be there when you have time. i know you have a lot on your plate right now.

muah

hello haha narf’s last blog post…Only THE Most Hilarious Song I Received Recently

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Avitable writes:
March 25th, 2008 at 2:08 pm

Ok, here goes:

1. “We are the Jestertunes my friends” seems out of place just floating there. I’d either make it part of the header or remove it entirely. Then I’d move up your content so that it starts up as high as it possibly can.

2. The font doesn’t have to be a serif font, but it’s just too close together and too small to read properly. I might suggest a larger font, or maybe something that’s not bold. The alternative would be to put the content in some type of box where the background is slightly different from the whole content wrapper.

3. Instead of using the same font for your headline, use one of the headline image plugins and use a different font for that – maybe the same one that “jestertunes” is.

4. The background image just ends abruptly on a larger monitor. Maybe consider making the white and gray extend further.

5. The sidebar is a bit of a mess. Rather than using text for it, I’d suggest buttons so that you can use a different font. I’d also make the entire sidebar one solid block, rather than have it overlap the gray onto the white.

6. The posts blend together except for the jester head. Maybe put your meta information for the post (date, tags, comments) as part of a footer line to try to make the more distinguishable. I’d also make the jester head and the thought bubble just a tiny bit smaller – they’re a bit large.

7. The sidebar functionality is neat, but you may want to make the default expanded fully. Also, you can’t contract something once you expand it unless you click on another sidebar item. That’s annoying.

8. Finally, I love the jester shadow, but you may want to consider putting a white line around him or something. On shitty monitors, he’ll be almost indistinguishable against the dark green.

There’s my constructive criticism.

Avitable’s last blog post…The Toes Have It

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Miss Britt writes:
March 25th, 2008 at 2:55 pm

ACK! Jester! There’s no fast click to home button! HELP!

Miss Britt’s last blog post…I need a Popster today

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jester writes:
March 25th, 2008 at 8:27 pm

hello – my plate isn’t THAT full. I’d just really like WP to call the new version done.

Avitable – Thanks for the critique.

1. Removed the tagline and moved the content up.
2. Changed the font. Didn’t like a different background, so I left it white.
3. Headline images installed, didn’t like it with the header font, found a handwriting font i could live with.
4. I think you mean on the right side, but I’m not sure. I don’t know that there’s a good way to fix this given the structure I built. Will have to think more about it.
5. Made some changes to the sidebar design that makes it a bit clearer while still retaining the nice stripes.
6. I moved the meta info to the bottom of each post as a post footer. Decided I like the bigger jester and thought bubble.
7. I need to brush up on my javascript skills to make things stay open by default and close when clicked again. I’ll put this on the work on it list.
8. He looks TERRIBLE with a white outline. People with shitty monitors can just suck it. Same with people who refuse to upgrade their Internet Explorer to a version that acts like every other browser out there.

Miss Britt – Fixed. Be sure to tell Heather, too.

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Avitable writes:
March 25th, 2008 at 8:38 pm

With #4, I did mean on the right side. Maybe there’s no way to do that, but it’s a minor one.

I disagree on the “nice stripes”, but it is much easier to read now, which is nice.

But I like it much better now!

Avitable’s last blog post…The Toes Have It

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Killer writes:
March 25th, 2008 at 11:24 pm

It definitely stream lined everything well.

I agree that a white outline would take away from the silhouette look.

Killer’s last blog post…My Space

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Miss Britt writes:
March 26th, 2008 at 4:22 am

Heh. *Blush*

Miss Britt’s last blog post…Residency

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jester writes:
March 26th, 2008 at 4:29 am

Avitable – Well good, you know how much I need your approval.

Killer – Thanks for having my back here.

Miss Britt – I made you blush? I haven’t forgotten you need a guest post from me. I’ve got something started, but need to polish it up. I’ll send it VERY soon. I promise.

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hello haha narf writes:
March 26th, 2008 at 5:47 am

things are all wonky today. is it expolorer or did you change something that freaked?

hello haha narf’s last blog post…Traveling

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I.P. writes:
March 26th, 2008 at 10:26 am

A nice look. Much cleaner than the old sight. Well done.

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Branden writes:
March 26th, 2008 at 12:27 pm

From a Designer point of view….I would have to say…..

That I like it
I did like the other version better, I believe I voted to keep it the same..hehe. But this works. Good job, it looks great!
No more advertisements?

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jester writes:
March 26th, 2008 at 1:27 pm

hello – Yes. Both. I’m spending almost as much time trying to figure out Explorer problems as I did doing the design. I HATE EXPLORER.

IP – Thank you much!

Branden – Thanks. There are still some ads sprinkled about.

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Liz writes:
March 26th, 2008 at 5:46 pm

This is FANTASTIC.

Liz’s last blog post…My Space

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daniel writes:
March 27th, 2008 at 12:23 am

looks good jester!

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jester writes:
March 27th, 2008 at 2:46 am

Liz – Thanks babe!

daniel – Thank you kindly!

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милeди writes:
May 25th, 2009 at 5:56 pm

Конечноя раньше тоже так думал… Сейчас переосмыслил

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