I’ve been itching to redesign my blog for a long time now. It’s been
through many different versions, and now lands at the lowest common
denominator: a tweaked Blogger template. I decided not to really care
for a while, since I didn’t have time. So I kept it simple, with no
arduous decisions being made.
My goals for a redesign include
- Clean minimalist design. White space galore.
- Domain maybe? If so, then I’m moving to movableType, or something
else that’s server side. Otherwise, I’ll stick with Blogger for the
moment. - Advanced photo albuming, with little upkeep needed.
- And of course, a constant stream of posts.
I’ve always wanted to provide a full serving of blogging, but I was
never disciplined enough to put time into the design of the site (both
aesthetically, and functionally) enough to keep me satisfied. I want a
site that will last, and be able to represent bits and pieces of my life
in the coming years.
Even though I mentioned Blogger as a lowest common denominator, many
people don’t give it the credit it deserves. I’ve heard from at least
two or three bloggers that they chose to hand edit their own blogs
because Blogger (or some other service) didn’t allow custom templates.
I was stunned (to say the least). Hand editing HTML on each and every
page on your own blog is quite a valiant effort, and not one I would
stick to.