Antipode realigned
I realigned (not redesigned) Antipode this week. The old layout‘s sidebar positioning and logo were in need of some love. The new layout tackles that, among some other details. Iterating rapidly on small tweaks and putting them live is just plain fun.
Feb 12 2009
1:08 pm
Ack! Lefty blog!
Feb 12 2009
1:31 pm
Indeed! A logo anywhere other than top left just didn’t seem right.
Any more criticism anyone?
Feb 12 2009
1:44 pm
On my crappier monitor, the division between foreground and background is barely noticeable. Have you considered a left-and-right border that’s very thin and just slightly darker than the background?
Feb 12 2009
2:03 pm
Yeah, I’ve considered that. In general I’m not content with this content area – I mostly focused on the sidebar, logo, favicon, and that category of stuff. I enjoyed playing with light and shadow on the sidebar, and might be able to use something like that to give the foreground some more distinct edges.
Feb 12 2009
2:14 pm
Oh, that’s so much better…
But now a part of me thinks you need a right side bar, too. :)
Feb 12 2009
2:27 pm
Thanks Steve. And yeah, there’s plenty of space up for grabs on the right side. Especially on a large monitor. A lot of people stick photos, tweets, and links there, but I’m not convinced.
Feb 12 2009
2:49 pm
What I was thinking more was putting the logo vertically on the left, and everything else on the right. Or does that sound lame?
Feb 12 2009
3:29 pm
I like having the logo and the sidebar in the same element, but I think the problem is moreso that I’m not making enough use of horizontal space. Moving the logo above and the sidebar right would just make the left seem empty.
Feb 12 2009
3:45 pm
I like the gradient and revised logo! But I prefer the navigation to be on the right, since it allows the content to be seen first. On the other hand, showing the title is important. So I’m not sold on the combined title + navigation yet.
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Feb 13 2009
1:27 am
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