nyssabrowndesign

Welcome to my redesign - okay, I'm kidding. This is a temporary "interval" theme. It didn't take too long. I am still redesigning but mean while, I'm putting this up. Why? I have some other projects I need to get stuck into, which reduces my time a little. I'd also like to contemplate my redesign a bit as I'm currently unsure about its direction. To understand more and the reasons behind my interval theme, read I haven't redesigned, but stay tuned!

Photoblog Redesign

I’ve been in such a design slump lately, so yesterday I redesigned my photoblog to get my brain functioning again. I managed to redesign it and develop it within a few hours yesterday and it’s already online.

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It’s very different from the previous design (and a bit cleaner I think). I’ve gone for a darker style, particularly around the photo since I find (not quite) black works best with most of my photography as opposed to the previous white I had. I’ve also added some javascript to hide the photo details and other information below the photo.

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Unfortunately, I’m not very familiar with javascript and it was one of the first times I’ve really used it to such an extent. I’ve tested it as much as I can (in Firefox 2.0.0.11, Opera 9.24, Safari (Windows beta 3.0.4) and Internet Explorer 6). It works in all of them, and seems to run best in Firefox and Opera, Internet Explorer then Safari. It seems Safari has issues with the javascript but it’s still usable. This could be because it’s beta though so I’d appreciate it if someone on a Mac can check out how the javascript runs for them.

There is a fix that needs to be made in the CSS for Internet Explorer 6 but it isn’t major so I’m not going to rush. I’ve not seen in it IE7 yet so it may have the same problem. You just never know any more with those two browsers.

And since I was redesigning anyway, I upgraded my Pixelpost installation (which broke). And while I was redesigning, I removed some things I had previously and added a new textual Archives page (below).

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I also added a Comment Stats page (below) which displays the 5 most commented photos and the top 20 commenters.

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And last but not least, I’ve finally burnt my feed with Feedburner so I can keep track of my subscribers.

Monday, January 28th, 2008 at 9:07 am in Design
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17 Responses to “Photoblog Redesign”

  1. } Pages tagged "opera" wrote }

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    # January 28th, 2008 at 10:56 am
  2. } Mike wrote }

    Looks awesome!

    Only thing is, when you get to the last image and click next, it keeps showing the same one instead of going back to the first.

    # January 28th, 2008 at 11:55 am
  3. } Nyssa wrote }

    Thanks Mike.

    Yeah, I realise. I don’t believe there is much I can do about that unless I use the standard previous/next template tags for Pixelpost (which means I’ll lose the titles) which will eliminate a previous link completely on the last image. I will have to look into it though. :)

    # January 28th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
  4. } Mike wrote }

    It’s no biggie. I quite like the design too.

    Speaking of which, when is your site’s new look coming out? I’m really looking forward to it!

    :)

    # January 28th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
  5. } Mike Robinson wrote }

    It looks great, I like how the photo can stand out without any distractions either side. The RSS leafs are awesome too :)

    # January 28th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
  6. } MikeDiesel wrote }

    It looks really great! Nice work!!

    # January 30th, 2008 at 4:14 am
  7. } Nyssa wrote }

    Mike: I have no idea to be honest. I’ve been busy and in a bit of pain with a persistent injury but I hope to have something soon. It’s very much overdue!

    Mike R & MikeDiesel: Thanks guys. :)

    # January 31st, 2008 at 5:02 pm
  8. } Mike wrote }

    You’ve got a Mike fan club! :)

    # January 31st, 2008 at 7:49 pm
  9. } Nyssa wrote }

    haha it’s a bit confusing at times. ;)

    # January 31st, 2008 at 7:53 pm
  10. } Ulf wrote }

    Hey, just found your website via some design-showcase. Really like your work and your photography.
    Greetings from Germany to Down under.
    Ulf

    # February 3rd, 2008 at 8:35 am
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    # February 5th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
  12. } Krissy wrote }

    It’s a very gorgeous theme for a photo blog. You’re quite talented. I came here with a google search that brought up your RSS Icons, I absolutely love them!

    # February 8th, 2008 at 5:19 am
  13. } Jenny wrote }

    wee krissy was here. xD

    its a really pretty design. then again, all your world basically rawks (in my opinion)

    # February 21st, 2008 at 2:20 pm
  14. } trench wrote }

    wow, excellent redesign. Really like the colors. congrats!

    # March 2nd, 2008 at 8:13 am
  15. } sohbet wrote }

    :) greetings

    # March 17th, 2008 at 8:18 am
  16. } Fath wrote }

    Hey, very nice Photoblog design. This is Pixelpost-based photoblog, right?

    # June 26th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
  17. } Nyssa wrote }

    Fath - Yes, it’s Pixelpost powered.

    # July 1st, 2008 at 7:39 am

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