Meaning Building 2005
Posted on February 13th, 2005 in site news and
All right, all right. Attention visitors: please refresh your browsers. Meaning Building has a fresh face for 2005.
This redesign has been a couple months coming, and I almost scrapped it a few weeks ago (as can often happen in a too-lengthy design phase). I was (and still am) feeling very antagonistic towards the rigid templating which seems a prerequisite for “good” web design, especially when a CMS is involved. However, in the end I reconciled my frustrations with standardization in the realization that the information I want to convey in my site and the audience I am conveying it too really do require a recognizable architecture. I will just have to look forward to other concepts for sites which allow for a more organic and non-repetitive design and structure. Something with a bit more narrative potential.
There are probably some holes left in parts of the site (I really needed to just get it up here) and I have been less a stickler about validation, too. But, for the most part, everything should be pretty OK. Again, if I haven’t said it already, thanks for looking and reading.
i love the new colors, and the attention to the detail (fade on comments box, etc.), and i totally understand your dilemma with cms/templates vs. character, freedom. but i also think like you that it happens to be the most flexible answer for someone who has the discipline to update frequently and post/share news.
and… when you do find that more organic way, please – let me know.
kaz