Comments on: Web design of the times http://www.fpte.co.uk/2008/10/12/web-design-of-the-times/ Just another WordPress site Sun, 18 Dec 2011 04:24:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: michael http://www.fpte.co.uk/2008/10/12/web-design-of-the-times/#comment-106 michael Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:10:00 +0000 http://www.fpte.co.uk/?p=92#comment-106 thank u r information thank u r information

]]> By: Adam http://www.fpte.co.uk/2008/10/12/web-design-of-the-times/#comment-105 Adam Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:24:00 +0000 http://www.fpte.co.uk/?p=92#comment-105 A delayed thanks for the linkage Matthew! A delayed thanks for the linkage Matthew!

]]> By: Danny Whatmough http://www.fpte.co.uk/2008/10/12/web-design-of-the-times/#comment-104 Danny Whatmough Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:58:00 +0000 http://www.fpte.co.uk/?p=92#comment-104 I agree with your comments on web design and PR. At the end of the day, it is as much a time/money saver as anything else! I agree with your comments on web design and PR. At the end of the day, it is as much a time/money saver as anything else!

]]> By: Tom Harle http://www.fpte.co.uk/2008/10/12/web-design-of-the-times/#comment-103 Tom Harle Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:57:00 +0000 http://www.fpte.co.uk/?p=92#comment-103 I totally agree about the blogroll update need, I really need to get onto mine as I'm reading so many more these days. But I'm not sure about the need to redesign. I'm not just trying to make myself feel better for hardly doing mine, but shouldn't it be the content that stays fresh and engaging? <br/><br/>So many of your subscribers (like me) must just be used to a default setting anyway after using a feed service, they may not even know about your redesign. And do web design trends change that often? <br/><br/>I feel like it's very easy to always be working towards a 'big redesign/launch' but a lot harder to maintain in the meantime; to keep inputting regular stories into the same template. When you're doing that it means that you have to be passionate about your content, not just your design. I totally agree about the blogroll update need, I really need to get onto mine as I’m reading so many more these days. But I’m not sure about the need to redesign. I’m not just trying to make myself feel better for hardly doing mine, but shouldn’t it be the content that stays fresh and engaging?

So many of your subscribers (like me) must just be used to a default setting anyway after using a feed service, they may not even know about your redesign. And do web design trends change that often?

I feel like it’s very easy to always be working towards a ‘big redesign/launch’ but a lot harder to maintain in the meantime; to keep inputting regular stories into the same template. When you’re doing that it means that you have to be passionate about your content, not just your design.

]]> By: Chris Norton http://www.fpte.co.uk/2008/10/12/web-design-of-the-times/#comment-102 Chris Norton Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:13:00 +0000 http://www.fpte.co.uk/?p=92#comment-102 Matt, I think you have done a good job with the redesign and I agree that we should all know/understand some element of web design. Matt, I think you have done a good job with the redesign and I agree that we should all know/understand some element of web design.

]]> By: Brendan http://www.fpte.co.uk/2008/10/12/web-design-of-the-times/#comment-101 Brendan Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:58:00 +0000 http://www.fpte.co.uk/?p=92#comment-101 Good call on updating the blog roll, this is something I've been meaning to do for a while.<br/><br/>Not so sure about changing the layout often however. As a sometime designer I can't quite believe I've just been happy with my standard Wordpresss layout, but when you look at the format adopted by for example Scoble and Rubel, or indeed Jakob Nielsen, they're all fairly plain and haven't changed much for a while. Which leads me to believe that it doesn't matter too much what your *social media* presence looks like. Websites might be different, but blogs can be basic. In fact you could argue that it's better not to change, because people know what to expect. <br/><br/>Having said which I am now looking into self-hosting my blog, mainly because I want to use Feedsmith to make sure I'm getting an accurate idea of all my subscribership, but also because I just want to play around with the cool widgets I can't use on a wordpress.com blog. Good call on updating the blog roll, this is something I’ve been meaning to do for a while.

Not so sure about changing the layout often however. As a sometime designer I can’t quite believe I’ve just been happy with my standard WordPresss layout, but when you look at the format adopted by for example Scoble and Rubel, or indeed Jakob Nielsen, they’re all fairly plain and haven’t changed much for a while. Which leads me to believe that it doesn’t matter too much what your *social media* presence looks like. Websites might be different, but blogs can be basic. In fact you could argue that it’s better not to change, because people know what to expect.

Having said which I am now looking into self-hosting my blog, mainly because I want to use Feedsmith to make sure I’m getting an accurate idea of all my subscribership, but also because I just want to play around with the cool widgets I can’t use on a wordpress.com blog.

]]> By: Jed Hallam http://www.fpte.co.uk/2008/10/12/web-design-of-the-times/#comment-100 Jed Hallam Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:46:00 +0000 http://www.fpte.co.uk/?p=92#comment-100 OK Watson, now I have to update my blog design! Thanks for that! Cheers for the mention by the way, expect it to be reciprocated in my next post. <br/><br/>Hope you're well mate. OK Watson, now I have to update my blog design! Thanks for that! Cheers for the mention by the way, expect it to be reciprocated in my next post.

Hope you’re well mate.

]]> By: Carolinedoodle http://www.fpte.co.uk/2008/10/12/web-design-of-the-times/#comment-99 Carolinedoodle Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:42:00 +0000 http://www.fpte.co.uk/?p=92#comment-99 What's black and white and read all over? What’s black and white and read all over?

]]> By: Richard Millington http://www.fpte.co.uk/2008/10/12/web-design-of-the-times/#comment-98 Richard Millington Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:11:00 +0000 http://www.fpte.co.uk/?p=92#comment-98 Looks good. I wouldn't have guessed it was a blogger account.<br/><br/>I should really follow my own advice about updating my design. It looks terrible.<br/><br/>I did find a cool bloglines hack that immediately updates my blogroll every time I add someone's RSS feed into my reader. Looks good. I wouldn’t have guessed it was a blogger account.

I should really follow my own advice about updating my design. It looks terrible.

I did find a cool bloglines hack that immediately updates my blogroll every time I add someone’s RSS feed into my reader.

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