A New Look?

It is time for a new look for the Riddleblog.

This is a new squarespace template with a new mountain photo as the header.  What do you think?

Update on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at 02:13PM by Kim Riddlebarger

Thanks for the suggestions and feedback.  I've made a couple of revisions.

1).  I've darkened all the fonts (several said they were too light and hard to see).

2).  I've added a search function (bottom right).  I should have done this along time ago.

3).  I've gone back to the original header (a mountain photo I took in 2003 on the way back from Mammoth, which one of you graciously edited for me). 

I'll keep reading your suggestions and tweaking accordingly. 

Comments

[Randy]

I really liked the mountain scene, but this isn't bad. I hope everything else will remain as it was. I really enjoy this blog!

[Jim from OldTruth.com]

I still think you should go with a Batman "Riddler" look, with all sorts of question marks. On the other hand, maybe we should theologically reserve that one for Brian Mclaren:-)

Keep up the great work on your blog!

[Chris Malamisuro]

The template/design is terrific. Probably like most folks, I come here for the content. Keep up the great work. I certainly appreciate everything.

[Brian Davilla]

Looks good, Kim. I think it'll go over!

[Chris]

If you're going to change the look, then please change the look. It's incredibly the same.

Chris

[Kim Riddlebarger]

Chris:

Go easy on me. Remember, I am a German. This much change was huge. I've got to do this a step at a time . . . I used a new picture, I reversed the columns. I'm already feeling I've done too much . . .

[Jason Goroncy]

Looks good, but the old one was brilliant. In fact, it was one of the best template headers I've seen. That aside, keep up the great work. I enjoy your blog.

[Matthew]

Don't put old wine in new wine skins.

[ElShaddai Edwards]

I agree with Jason that the "old" look was brilliant. This theme has a "Blogger" look to it that looks like many other blog sites.

I liked the previous mountain photo as well; this one doesn't have the visual depth that the old one did and unless you're going for a Sinai reference with the clouds on top, it just seems unfinished..

[PB]

OK, here's a simpler response. The new one is much harder for my aging eyes to take in. My .02

[George]

I like it, but same as with the old one I wish you'd include a "search" tool. There are times when I'm looking for some good resources in Reformed theology and it takes a while to track them down in your web site. Go easy on me - I'm a German, too....

[Chris Coleman]

It looks good. I', just glad you didn't go for white with navy pin-stripes and pictures of the babe, mick, joe and lou on the top!

[Kim Riddlebarger]

George:

Search feature added. Thanks for suggesting it!

[hb]

Drat! I missed the other photo. Personally, I like the new look. But I kind of like the idea of the NY background...with the pinstripes!
The column on the right is more "user-friendly." (Just make the font an 18 so I can read it.)

[Chris Sherman]

The new look works for me. The wider column is nice and the color scheme is easier on the eyes. So is this a mid-blog crisis thing?

[PB]

Sorry, but it could still use a darker print. And yes I just got a new prescription!

[Alan Kurschner]

Kim, looks sharp!

[bobby grow]

I like this look much better . . . keep up the good work here.

[RubeRad]

With the mountain picture still at the header, I wouldn't even have consciously noticed a theme difference if you hadn't posted on it! That said, upon closer inspection it looks good, but why not bump the search box up to the very top right? I for one am much more likely to conduct a search for really old post I vaguely remember, than to use links to recent posts.