Comments on: Good WordPress theme inside and outside http://www.rarst.net/web/good-wordpress-theme/ cynical thoughts on software and web Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:03:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rarst http://www.rarst.net/web/good-wordpress-theme/#comment-7444 Rarst Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:27:01 +0000 http://www.rarst.net/?p=330#comment-7444 @MK Sometimes it is hard to show restrain and keep your vision over what people tell you about blog looks. I had been numerously told that my blog looks boring. I am aware of that interpretation but that doesn't mean I have to act on it just to please people who prefer more lively designs. And sacrifice my own ideas of how <strong>my</strong> blog should look like. @MK

Sometimes it is hard to show restrain and keep your vision over what people tell you about blog looks. I had been numerously told that my blog looks boring.

I am aware of that interpretation but that doesn’t mean I have to act on it just to please people who prefer more lively designs. And sacrifice my own ideas of how my blog should look like.

]]> By: MK http://www.rarst.net/web/good-wordpress-theme/#comment-7437 MK Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:16:39 +0000 http://www.rarst.net/?p=330#comment-7437 A Wordpress theme might also affect one's mode to write. When I changed to a theme with smaller typography, I felt more encouraged to write more short posts - thus keeping my blog more frequently updated. However, when it comes to the appearance - author and (end-)users tends to disagree. A template that we call minimalistic and clean, might be regarded as plain and boring by them. Take Minima in Blogspot template for example. I'm still working on a template that will satisfy both. That, if can get my CSS skill more polished =) A WordPress theme might also affect one’s mode to write. When I changed to a theme with smaller typography, I felt more encouraged to write more short posts – thus keeping my blog more frequently updated.

However, when it comes to the appearance – author and (end-)users tends to disagree. A template that we call minimalistic and clean, might be regarded as plain and boring by them. Take Minima in Blogspot template for example.

I’m still working on a template that will satisfy both. That, if can get my CSS skill more polished =)

]]> By: Rarst http://www.rarst.net/web/good-wordpress-theme/#comment-7386 Rarst Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:33:20 +0000 http://www.rarst.net/?p=330#comment-7386 @Lyndi Well if owner likes his theme but it is unreadable crap - he can enjoy it all he wants... In dark, cold and lonely corner of Internet. :) @Lyndi

Well if owner likes his theme but it is unreadable crap – he can enjoy it all he wants… In dark, cold and lonely corner of Internet. :)

]]> By: Lyndi http://www.rarst.net/web/good-wordpress-theme/#comment-7384 Lyndi Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:05:35 +0000 http://www.rarst.net/?p=330#comment-7384 I agree with you but I would add that the blog owner also has to really enjoy the theme as well. The owner will be staring at the thing more than most so he/she had better like it. I agree with you but I would add that the blog owner also has to really enjoy the theme as well. The owner will be staring at the thing more than most so he/she had better like it.

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