Just finished designing my blog!

Hey everyone,

I just finished designing my blog, and I'm quite pleased with it. It's just an idea I had and I'm planning to go with it. Please let me know what you think of the design and flow of the website.

The link's in my signature. Thanks in advance for any constructive criticism.

clancemasterj said:

I don't like the logo... I would go white and something other then a apple logo.

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Thanks for the feedback.

Yeah, I got stuck there so I just went with it. I'll definitely change it, but just didn't know how to make the logo say what the content is when I was designing it.

King James said:

logo I'm indifferent about. I do like the layout tho, very clean

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Thanks, King James. The more I keep looking at the logo, the more I think it needs to change. I do think it serves its purpose well for now though instead of just the text.

shesmu said:

Start using Akismet plugin, because you already have one spam comment. )

Regarding design, it's nice. Of course, using the Apple logo is not good idea, but I believe you know it yourself.

One minor thing I would do is remove author name from the post info. Since it's your personal blog, every entry will be posted "by Rafeed", so it doesn't make much sense. )

Good luck with your blog!

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shesmu,

Thanks for the feedback! I agree, so I removed the author name, and I also 'edited' the spam comment name to the match with the spammer's email address.

clancemasterj said:

here are some ideas for logos... pm for psd. Also you should set the banner as a home link.

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Thanks for those ideas clancemaster! I'd prefer making them on my own, so no need for the PSD's but they're definitely going to help me get in the right direction.

miles01110 said:

I'll check back when there's some content. Design looks fine, but there's no point in visiting a blog with nothing to read on it.

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Thanks for the feedback. Yeah, I practically have no content right now, but before I did, I wanted to make sure I had a sound design.

greedo said:

typography is wonky; do not track out the sidebar headers. comment number is far too important from a hierarchy standpoint, leading is too tight on the masthead.

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Greedo, thanks for the feedback, although, I was wondering if you could explain what you meant a little more.

ian.maffett said:

I like these. But I would use the as the A and not the C. Just my opinion, though.

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ian.maffett,

I see your point with the logo. I think it could go either way, really. It would definitely work better if the bite on the apple was more pronounced than the regular logo.

michaelsviews said:

Nice layout and have to agree with others need some content and than give opinion's from there.

As for your signature and the nations fastest 3G network , well your either on Sprints or Verizon's network because AT&T's 3G is NOT the fastest, actually its horrible compared to the other two listed. But your new and will find out on your own

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Thanks for the feedback.

About the nation's fastest 3G network, it was a parody and not what I actually believe. I saw a commercial one day and it said that so it was pretty random, and from a while back. Anyways, thanks for the info. Could've sworn it was Verizon

adamfishercox said:

The design overall is pretty indistinct, so the logo definitely needs to be something unique and nice. I like the designs shown earlier in the thread, but to use the apple logo without modification is going to be a copyright issue if the blog ever attracts Apple's lawyers' attention.

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Yeah, I'm definitely working on that.

Greedo said:

sidebar headers (stay up to date, recent posts, etc.) have too much letter spacing, looks bad.

number of comments was very large text size, making it more important than it needed to be. (tho at the moment i do not see them anymore)

the line spacing on the header text to the right is too tight.

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Thanks for clearing that up.. I'll work on it.

Hey Guys,

So I cleaned up the logo replacing the a with the apple and cleaned up some formatting issues. What do you guys think now? I'll be posting some new content soon, so I got the point about no content

adamfishercox said:

No, the font in the logo still doesn't work at all. Use Myriad pro or some other heavier font, it doesnt even match the apple in height.

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Sorry, I've been out of it for way too long it seems

I'll work on it and update in a bit.

Alright, I gave it another go. I took a bit of inspiration from clancemasterj on this one.

Let me know if it's still a no go. It's definitely been way too long

adamfishercox said:

Much better, but still doesnt quite fit as a letter. Type a c in it's place and then fit the apple to match the curve of the C and it'll look a lot better.

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Thanks for your feedback adamfishercox, I appreciate it. I'll work on it and post again sometime later.

Thanks for all the feedback everyone! If you have anything else to add, feel free.