Perishable Press

1 • January 27, 2009 at 9:19 am — Simon says:

Yay !

Thank you for the move, as you show how much you listen to your reader’s opinion, as difficult as it might get.

I guess it’s not easy to put aside a design you wished to go mainstream, as you already explained your preference over Requiem. At least, the style switcher is there for the ones that are least appealed with the explosive colors of Quintessential…

STL

2 • January 27, 2009 at 11:11 am — Eric Ferraiuolo says:

Good choice! Thanks.

3 • January 27, 2009 at 11:20 am — fuzion says:

Hooray!
It’s kind of funny how fast something can become your trademark so to speak.

4 • January 27, 2009 at 11:21 am — Alexander says:

Thank you for listening to your readers. :)

5 • January 27, 2009 at 1:16 pm — Gavin Tronset says:

I truly appreciate how carefully you listen to your readers! It puts not only personality into this blog but also humanity. Simply put, it make sit more enjoyable to read and learn.

That being said, the bottom line is what you want. I’m sure you like both designs, but you’ll be the one looking at it most. Since you have such a difference of wants in your audience (which causes you to change your designs), this factor is important–sometimes the readers don’t know what is best for them :).

Oh, and I absolutely adore this design. On a side note, this is a very evil post, #666.

6 • January 27, 2009 at 6:26 pm — Jessi Hance says:

Thanks for all the choices! I’m digging Lithium.

9 • January 28, 2009 at 5:53 am — Shirley says:

Haha. I am glad to see that this is back. It’s so soothing to my eyes. :-)

10 • January 29, 2009 at 7:21 pm — Michael says:

Interesting, personally, I find your Quintessential theme quite unreadable and slow, while your Requiem theme is highly readable. I think the problem is you just went a little bit too far, and there is definitely a middle ground to be found - just put a sidebar on here and Bob’s your uncle! :P

11 • February 4, 2009 at 2:17 pm — Tony says:

Michael, I found it hard to read at first, but then I blocked the background (via Firefox extension), and it’s very smooth and readable!

Sorry Jeff for blocking the background! :) It is very beautiful, and less intrusive than most of the other sites. However the black background I have now is easier on the eyes. Background aside, the Quintessential theme is awesome!

By the way, is that a typo on the homepage right above the footer? “Explore teh archives..” I think it’s your humor Jeff, right? :-) And the “Rise above it all” link is cool.