Another evening of blog work comes to an end

Thanks for all your feedback - really.

And nobody liked the grainy orange-red London overview!

Not even my wife.

So I changed it for the black and white one you see above, which I like a lot more - but it still takes up too much space, and I will keep looking for a better one. All suggestions welcome - I’ll think about anything, but my inclination is to stay with a picture or photo that is distinctively London. It needs to be short and fat as well - approx 1,300 pixels by 150.

I’ve updated the captcha system, so let me know if there are any problems with that. I know some Safari users have had issues in the past.

Finally I’ve added TwitterTools to the sidebar and updated the mybloglog and RSS subscription widgets - both look much better now.

I haven’t quite finished tinkering yet, and will try to improve the definition between the header, sidebars and main post area.

Posted on March 5th, 2008 under Blogging. RSS 2.0 feed. Leave a response, or trackback.

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Robin Blandford 10 months ago 1 point
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Hi Nic,

Looking good!

I have this awesome London silhouette (http://www.flickr.com/photos/r1g2b3/1243522696/) that I've been looking for a use for and thought this may be it, but alas it's not great once cropped down. Feel free to use http://aycu05.webshots.com/image/46364/20036258... if you'd like it for your header.

But... I just tried it with a different shot, and coloured blue it goes well with your orange logo... I like this more:
http://tinyurl.com/2vblly

(images edited with pixenate.com)

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nic 10 months ago 1 point
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Thanks Robin. I like the second picture a lot and will have a play to see if I can make it work. Thanks again.

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Robin Blandford 10 months ago 1 point
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np.

P.S. I love the relevant Capchas. Asked for EQUITY... now VENTURE on this comment.

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chris h 10 months ago 1 point
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Hi Nic
Only way I can put this: doesn't the gherkin look a bit, well, phallic?

Probably my twisted perspective but thought I better mention it.

Love the blog.

Cheers

Chris

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Phillip Hofmeyr 10 months ago 1 point
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The reason i come to your blog - to read the great stuff you write - is almost all 'below the fold' (digital parlance for needing to scroll to see it). So I would consider reducing the image height to around 120. The good news is you've chosen a skyline which lends itself naturally to a horizontal format...

PS: I would consider putting the sunglasses back on ;-)

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Alexis d'Amecourt 10 months ago 1 point
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Much improved over the orange blur. Really starting to look good.

Alexis

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