I started re-writing some of the code for my blog yesterday, ended up re-designing the layout as well…
Yesterday I decided I wanted to learn more about PHP classes, so as a test project I started writing an improved version of my blog making better use of objects (to the extent you can call a PHP 4 object an object…) and generally re-use more of the code where I could. After some help from help and instruction from Allan, I managed to get a good start by re-writing the RSS generation to be done using a single class as opposed to two different files like I did in my old solution.
After a few hours of coding, I had a good look at my layout, and realized that I’m using the greyest and dullest colors in the world… This realization lead to me staying up until 3 last night, making a new header image, added some more color and some other changes. Hopefully I’ll be finished soon, and I’m aiming on putting the new version of my site live before the weekend.
As I’ve made clear in the past, and something that becomes obvious when looking at my current design, I’m not much of a designer. For some reason, my brain is wired so that I can look at a piece of code and easily visualize the results of the parsed and rendered code – but when it comes to seeing and making good design, I really have to struggle a bit more. I guess what I’m saying is that I’m pretty happy with the outcome of the new design, and hopefully it will please your eyes too!
Looking forward to seeing your new site!\r\n\r\nIt seems to me that you have the same problem as I when it comes to design and coding. It\’s so easy the make the code that _could_ have made the website beautiful, I just don\’t have the right amount of creativity when it comes to the design.
I have the complete opposite problem, I know what I would have liked the site to do, I just can\’t do the code to it….