Comments on: New Year, New Design http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/01/03/new-year-new-design/ because technology is just another ecosystem Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:19:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tecosystems » 2007: The Year in Review, from Macro to Micro http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/01/03/new-year-new-design/comment-page-1/#comment-267537 tecosystems » 2007: The Year in Review, from Macro to Micro Wed, 02 Jan 2008 08:30:20 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/01/03/new-year-new-design/#comment-267537 [...] The new year saw a new design for the blog, and I briefly contemplated selling my loft. Prior to the launch, I asserted that I [...] [...] The new year saw a new design for the blog, and I briefly contemplated selling my loft. Prior to the launch, I asserted that I [...]

]]> By: tecosystems » (Finally) RedMonk V2: The Q&A http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/01/03/new-year-new-design/comment-page-1/#comment-33781 tecosystems » (Finally) RedMonk V2: The Q&A Thu, 15 Mar 2007 01:51:48 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/01/03/new-year-new-design/#comment-33781 [...] When did things start to look up? A: The turning point in the redesign was the successful relaunch of our individual blogs, which was done by Alex. With that success to build from, Alex and I began [...] [...] When did things start to look up? A: The turning point in the redesign was the successful relaunch of our individual blogs, which was done by Alex. With that success to build from, Alex and I began [...]

]]> By: tecosystems Redesign | alexking.org http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/01/03/new-year-new-design/comment-page-1/#comment-11943 tecosystems Redesign | alexking.org Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:06:41 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/01/03/new-year-new-design/#comment-11943 [...] The results of these efforts are now live on Steve’s blog: tecosystems. [...] [...] The results of these efforts are now live on Steve’s blog: tecosystems. [...]

]]> By: sogrady http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/01/03/new-year-new-design/comment-page-1/#comment-8562 sogrady Thu, 04 Jan 2007 20:15:07 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/01/03/new-year-new-design/#comment-8562 Ryan: thanks much Ric: really appreciate the offer, very well may take you up on it. Mike: thanks, and excellent question. hadn't even thought of that. let me talk to Alex, and get the others up and running and then see what we can release. Alex: using examples i've heard of is definitely a good strategy ;) Thomas: much appreciated. James and Cote should follow next week when i'm back from vacation. James: yeah, we'll need to figure something out for your site. starting thinking about what you want yours to look like. Dennis: i was on plaintxt prior to this and also appreciated its simplicity. very nice design. obviously, i'm psyched to have the new look though. Cote': thx. we can talk about that next week, or you can get on hicks and poke around in the themes directory. it's all in there, if you want to play around with it. Ryan: thanks much

Ric: really appreciate the offer, very well may take you up on it.

Mike: thanks, and excellent question. hadn’t even thought of that. let me talk to Alex, and get the others up and running and then see what we can release.

Alex: using examples i’ve heard of is definitely a good strategy ;)

Thomas: much appreciated. James and Cote should follow next week when i’m back from vacation.

James: yeah, we’ll need to figure something out for your site. starting thinking about what you want yours to look like.

Dennis: i was on plaintxt prior to this and also appreciated its simplicity. very nice design. obviously, i’m psyched to have the new look though.

Cote’: thx. we can talk about that next week, or you can get on hicks and poke around in the themes directory. it’s all in there, if you want to play around with it.

]]> By: Cote' http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/01/03/new-year-new-design/comment-page-1/#comment-8543 Cote' Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:18:32 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/01/03/new-year-new-design/#comment-8543 Whao! This is great! How do I get the top banner in the other blogs? Whao! This is great! How do I get the top banner in the other blogs?

]]> By: Dennis Howlett http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/01/03/new-year-new-design/comment-page-1/#comment-8540 Dennis Howlett Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:34:16 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/01/03/new-year-new-design/#comment-8540 This is a great redesign - congratulations to all involved. James? Get your butt in gear. Your place looks positively shabby by comparison. -:) I used plaintxt for most of last year and really liked its 'cleanliness.' This is a great redesign – congratulations to all involved. James? Get your butt in gear. Your place looks positively shabby by comparison. -:)

I used plaintxt for most of last year and really liked its ‘cleanliness.’

]]> By: James Governor http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/01/03/new-year-new-design/comment-page-1/#comment-8530 James Governor Thu, 04 Jan 2007 12:37:08 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/01/03/new-year-new-design/#comment-8530 this is rather lovely.... i can't wait. this is rather lovely…. i can’t wait.

]]> By: Thomas Otter http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/01/03/new-year-new-design/comment-page-1/#comment-8529 Thomas Otter Thu, 04 Jan 2007 12:34:55 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/01/03/new-year-new-design/#comment-8529 Brill. Look forward to seeing James's blog looking equally fetching.... minor points you have the "about" as a button in the header and in the body of the blog howcome no blogroll or are they passe? Brill.
Look forward to seeing James’s blog looking equally fetching….
minor points
you have the “about” as a button in the header and in the body of the blog
howcome no blogroll or are they passe?

]]> By: Alex http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/01/03/new-year-new-design/comment-page-1/#comment-8516 Alex Thu, 04 Jan 2007 09:03:46 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/01/03/new-year-new-design/#comment-8516 The "header banner" technique it certainly not an Alex King original concept, but I've actually used it for years. I think my first implementation was done in 1998-1999. I even found <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19991013102007/kingdesign.net/design/link/cardogz.html">an example in the WayBack Machine</a>. I made the Joyent reference when I was explaining the concept because I knew you were familiar with the Joyent/TXD sites. :) The “header banner” technique it certainly not an Alex King original concept, but I’ve actually used it for years. I think my first implementation was done in 1998-1999. I even found an example in the WayBack Machine. I made the Joyent reference when I was explaining the concept because I knew you were familiar with the Joyent/TXD sites. :)

]]> By: Mike Dolan http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/01/03/new-year-new-design/comment-page-1/#comment-8499 Mike Dolan Thu, 04 Jan 2007 05:30:48 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/01/03/new-year-new-design/#comment-8499 I like it - much improved. Any plans to share the theme files? I like it – much improved. Any plans to share the theme files?

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