Comments on: Meet the new Puffbox.com http://puffbox.com/2009/01/30/meet-the-new-puffboxcom/ Adventures in government, politics and open source. Mostly WordPress-related. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:55:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Neil Franklin http://puffbox.com/2009/01/30/meet-the-new-puffboxcom/comment-page-1/#comment-767 Neil Franklin Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:31:54 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=656#comment-767 I love it. Especially the temperature guage... Means that website design could react to anything: time, date, temperature, stock market, footie scores without the owner doing a thing. I love it. Especially the temperature guage... Means that website design could react to anything: time, date, temperature, stock market, footie scores without the owner doing a thing.

]]> By: Tony Scott http://puffbox.com/2009/01/30/meet-the-new-puffboxcom/comment-page-1/#comment-766 Tony Scott Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:35:14 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=656#comment-766 Hey Simon - nice redesign - good work! Hey Simon - nice redesign - good work!

]]> By: Phil http://puffbox.com/2009/01/30/meet-the-new-puffboxcom/comment-page-1/#comment-765 Phil Sun, 01 Feb 2009 06:36:40 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=656#comment-765 Slightly color-blinded and can't read whether it says bios or blog at the top. I am guessing it's blog. Background looks like odd gray-green rather than green. Slightly color-blinded and can't read whether it says bios or blog at the top. I am guessing it's blog. Background looks like odd gray-green rather than green.

]]> By: Neil Williams http://puffbox.com/2009/01/30/meet-the-new-puffboxcom/comment-page-1/#comment-764 Neil Williams Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:44:08 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=656#comment-764 I like it Simon. Cleaner, lighter, softer. The previous design arguably had more visual impact but possibly at the expense of the content. In this design the content is totally foregrounded. I'd like to see your Twitter feed on here too. I like it Simon. Cleaner, lighter, softer. The previous design arguably had more visual impact but possibly at the expense of the content. In this design the content is totally foregrounded. I'd like to see your Twitter feed on here too.

]]> By: Alan in Belfast http://puffbox.com/2009/01/30/meet-the-new-puffboxcom/comment-page-1/#comment-763 Alan in Belfast Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:13:00 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=656#comment-763 I'm humbled that "Alan's Comment Feed" survived the refresh. Liking the more mellow green. Classy. I'm humbled that "Alan's Comment Feed" survived the refresh. Liking the more mellow green. Classy.

]]> By: Simon http://puffbox.com/2009/01/30/meet-the-new-puffboxcom/comment-page-1/#comment-762 Simon Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:52:08 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=656#comment-762 When the feedback's so specific Mike, how can I refuse it? :) Line height and margin duly boosted a bit, and you're probably right. The links in the 'work' list were originally going to fire off a Javascript effect, but I dropped it at the last minute. Not sure I can face unpicking the CSS now though! When the feedback's so specific Mike, how can I refuse it? :)

Line height and margin duly boosted a bit, and you're probably right. The links in the 'work' list were originally going to fire off a Javascript effect, but I dropped it at the last minute. Not sure I can face unpicking the CSS now though!

]]> By: Matt Wardman http://puffbox.com/2009/01/30/meet-the-new-puffboxcom/comment-page-1/#comment-761 Matt Wardman Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:47:23 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=656#comment-761 See my comments on Heather Yaxley's thread here: http://greenbanana.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/celebs-dont-need-pr-on-twitter/ Twitter promotion seems to work above the fold for me, but I think that a prompt to action "follow me" is important. Steal my graphic if you like. See my comments on Heather Yaxley's thread here:

http://greenbanana.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/celebs-dont-need-pr-on-twitter/

Twitter promotion seems to work above the fold for me, but I think that a prompt to action "follow me" is important. Steal my graphic if you like.

]]> By: Mike Little http://puffbox.com/2009/01/30/meet-the-new-puffboxcom/comment-page-1/#comment-760 Mike Little Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:44:27 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=656#comment-760 Hi Simon, It somehow seems more sombre with the muted colours. But it is clean looking. I would be tempted to increase the main font size and also the line-height to introduce a little more whitespace (greenspace) and lighten the density. Perhaps <code> #content p {style.css (line 68) font-size:110%; line-height:1.6; margin-bottom:1.5em; text-align:justify; } </code> Finally, the titles of the boxed sections in the sidebar are links that go nowhere. Another call to <code>the_permalink()</code> needed? Hi Simon,
It somehow seems more sombre with the muted colours. But it is clean looking.

I would be tempted to increase the main font size and also the line-height to introduce a little more whitespace (greenspace) and lighten the density.

Perhaps

#content p {style.css (line 68)
font-size:110%;
line-height:1.6;
margin-bottom:1.5em;
text-align:justify;
}

Finally, the titles of the boxed sections in the sidebar are links that go nowhere. Another call to the_permalink() needed?

]]> By: Simon http://puffbox.com/2009/01/30/meet-the-new-puffboxcom/comment-page-1/#comment-759 Simon Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:32:51 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=656#comment-759 It's funny; I've always kept Twitter away from the website. I don't do anything to publicise my Twitter ID; and somehow that makes me feel better about posting more personal stuff. Maybe that's a meaningless distinction these days, especially since it's easily found on Google. I'll give it some thought. It's funny; I've always kept Twitter away from the website. I don't do anything to publicise my Twitter ID; and somehow that makes me feel better about posting more personal stuff. Maybe that's a meaningless distinction these days, especially since it's easily found on Google. I'll give it some thought.

]]> By: Matt Wardman http://puffbox.com/2009/01/30/meet-the-new-puffboxcom/comment-page-1/#comment-758 Matt Wardman Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:27:59 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=656#comment-758 I like the design. Perhaps it could take a but more in the sidebar? Your twitter feed? If you manage to de-pig-in-a-poke the WP Media Library, do let us know. Or a tutorial would be great. I don't go near it. XMLRPC is much nicer :-) Matt I like the design. Perhaps it could take a but more in the sidebar? Your twitter feed?

If you manage to de-pig-in-a-poke the WP Media Library, do let us know. Or a tutorial would be great.

I don't go near it. XMLRPC is much nicer :-)

Matt

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