Comments on: Three user-centered ways to make your blog rock http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/09/three-user-centered-ways-to-make-your-blog-rock/ Andrew looks at Blogging and Blog Life Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:43:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Unhiding your blog content at On Blogging Australia http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/09/three-user-centered-ways-to-make-your-blog-rock/#comment-1379 Unhiding your blog content at On Blogging Australia Fri, 28 Dec 2007 04:57:58 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/09/three-user-centered-ways-to-make-your-blog-rock/#comment-1379 [...] got me thinking about how the theme can get in the way of the content. There are some tricks from user centered design (UCD) that work well with blogs:  Make individual posts findable within your blog It is easy to argue [...] […] got me thinking about how the theme can get in the way of the content. There are some tricks from user centered design (UCD) that work well with blogs:  Make individual posts findable within your blog It is easy to argue […]

]]> By: AndrewBoyd http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/09/three-user-centered-ways-to-make-your-blog-rock/#comment-251 AndrewBoyd Sat, 16 Jun 2007 04:59:18 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/09/three-user-centered-ways-to-make-your-blog-rock/#comment-251 Hi Janie, I hear you :) It is utterly boring. I've been meaning to do something about it since Al's comment - I took the old horrible header off, but haven't started re-theming. I'm pretty attached to K2 so it comes down to fooling with CSS which I'd need to do properly. I've just added the header I use at <a href="http://facibusreviews.com/blog/" rel="nofollow">Facibus Reviews</a> - basically, my own eyes :) What do you think? The layout is still boring, but at least it is more me now - what could I do to improve it? Cheers, Andrew Hi Janie,

I hear you :) It is utterly boring. I’ve been meaning to do something about it since Al’s comment - I took the old horrible header off, but haven’t started re-theming. I’m pretty attached to K2 so it comes down to fooling with CSS which I’d need to do properly.

I’ve just added the header I use at Facibus Reviews - basically, my own eyes :)
What do you think? The layout is still boring, but at least it is more me now - what could I do to improve it?

Cheers, Andrew

]]> By: JHS http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/09/three-user-centered-ways-to-make-your-blog-rock/#comment-250 JHS Sat, 16 Jun 2007 04:39:52 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/09/three-user-centered-ways-to-make-your-blog-rock/#comment-250 How 'bout making your blog interesting? Andrew, this is a very readable, clear blog but utterly boring. Are you working at getting a new header? How ’bout making your blog interesting? Andrew, this is a very readable, clear blog but utterly boring. Are you working at getting a new header?

]]> By: AL http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/09/three-user-centered-ways-to-make-your-blog-rock/#comment-219 AL Tue, 12 Jun 2007 06:40:54 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/09/three-user-centered-ways-to-make-your-blog-rock/#comment-219 looks and feels much better already :) good luck with the design. looks and feels much better already :)
good luck with the design.

]]> By: AndrewBoyd http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/09/three-user-centered-ways-to-make-your-blog-rock/#comment-217 AndrewBoyd Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:53:21 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/09/three-user-centered-ways-to-make-your-blog-rock/#comment-217 OK :) Yes, it has been bugging me too. Header graphic is gone, will replace it with something not quite so silly when I get time - my partner Helen has a better eye for design than I, will ask her advice. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks, Andrew OK :)

Yes, it has been bugging me too. Header graphic is gone, will replace it with something not quite so silly when I get time - my partner Helen has a better eye for design than I, will ask her advice. Do you have any suggestions?

Thanks, Andrew

]]> By: AL http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/09/three-user-centered-ways-to-make-your-blog-rock/#comment-216 AL Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:40:31 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/09/three-user-centered-ways-to-make-your-blog-rock/#comment-216 Oops sorry you misunderstood. I mean the blog's header. I can't make out the title of your blog through all the noise in the background image which quite frankly isn't that artistic anyway. Just my two cents. Oops sorry you misunderstood. I mean the blog’s header. I can’t make out the title of your blog through all the noise in the background image which quite frankly isn’t that artistic anyway.

Just my two cents.

]]> By: AndrewBoyd http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/09/three-user-centered-ways-to-make-your-blog-rock/#comment-215 AndrewBoyd Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:07:16 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/09/three-user-centered-ways-to-make-your-blog-rock/#comment-215 Hi Al, thanks for your comment. By "header" do you mean title? I'd be happy to discuss alternative titles - I originally thought about "How your blog layout might be letting you down", but a lot of articles with this title talk about how to make/use a differentiatable theme rather than the UCD factors that I wanted to discuss. Do you have any suggestions? Cheers, Andrew Hi Al,

thanks for your comment. By “header” do you mean title? I’d be happy to discuss alternative titles - I originally thought about “How your blog layout might be letting you down”, but a lot of articles with this title talk about how to make/use a differentiatable theme rather than the UCD factors that I wanted to discuss. Do you have any suggestions?

Cheers, Andrew

]]> By: AL http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/09/three-user-centered-ways-to-make-your-blog-rock/#comment-205 AL Sun, 10 Jun 2007 15:16:26 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/09/three-user-centered-ways-to-make-your-blog-rock/#comment-205 Hi Not trying to sound rude, but honestly do something about the header! I mean your advice would have sounded a lot more valuable if the header was at least a little more readable. Hi

Not trying to sound rude, but honestly do something about the header! I mean your advice would have sounded a lot more valuable if the header was at least a little more readable.

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