Today Vandelay Design has a new look! Other than some minor changes, it had been over a year since the blog was re-designed and it was time to give the theme some attention. While this re-design attempted to keep a similar feel, there have been some changes worth pointing out.
For those of you who are reading this post via RSS or email, here are screenshots of the blog front page and of the website home.
One Sidebar Instead of Two
The most significant change is probably the shift from a three-column layout to two columns. The purpose of this change is to allow more space for the content, which will make it possible to include wider images within the posts.
Twitter Link
The new theme includes a link to the Vandelay Design Twitter account that was just set up. I have been using Twitter through my personal account for a while now and I thought it was time to have an account officially for Vandelay Design. If you’re interested in following, you can do so here.
Archives Page Instead of Category Links in Sidebar
The category links in the old sidebar never seemed to be used by very many visitors, so this theme now includes a link to an archives page, but the category links have been eliminated from the sidebar to save space. However, category links are available in the footer now.
Color Scheme
Some of the colors from the old design were kept and some new ones were introduced. The background is now brown as opposed to a dark red.
What Do You Think?
I’m interested to hear what readers think of the new design. Please leave a comment if you have something you would like to say. One other item to point out is that the coding of the WordPress theme was done by WPCoder (more on that in a few days). I designed the theme in Photoshop and decided to outsource the coding to save some time. The parts of the website outside of WordPress (home page, portfolio, services, etc.) were designed and coded in house.
If you notice any dead links or things not working properly, please use the contact form or leave a comment on this post. Thanks.
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