web 2.0

the themes that almost were…

Comments 11 June 2008

So the new site design has been up for a short while (less than 24 hrs…but a lot can happen in 24 hrs.) I am beginning to find things wrong with the new theme that I didn’t see before:

1. the theme isn’t widget ready (meaning I can’t put up my twitter status and all those other cool web 2.0 things that I had in the previous version of randomsarah.com

2. Site the new site has gone up my woopra wordpress plugin has not been working properly (and you know I need my analytics!)
3. last but not least…the theme is a little dark and I want more of a header that I can customize the jpeg of without doing any extra coding.

here is a wordpress blog with I theme I could only with for… mostlylisa.com
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the header here and the site is clean, bright and simple…with tons of space for widgets :)

So the site is great (for now… but you always know I am trying to make it better)
so if you have a wordpress theme you would like me to take a look at because you think it compliments my personality..I would LOVE to!

Here are some themes that I like, but might not be right for randomsarah.com, so that you can get a sense for my design style!

City Slicker
This theme is whimsical and I like that..however the white on black text has never been great for long term viewing…and I don’t think that the text “city slicker” will change with my blog name.
Here is where you can look at the theme further…play with a test run of the theme…and even download it if you think it is right for your blog.
City Slicker

Yourblog 2.0 theme
Now this theme I really like. I like it when the site navigation is on the top, I LOVE the glossy comment bubbles! (very web 2.0…lol) Now my only complaint with this is that the colors are slightly muted and the top is grey. I want brighter colors and possibly a larger header.
your blog 2.0

Techdesigns.co.uk 004  v1.0
This is another one I like..its almost perfect, but I need to figure out if I can change the header image to something better that represents me…and I want the site navigation right under the header…but we are getting closer!
techdesigns.co.uk 004

Velle Elle
finally I came to this one… maybe a little to pink, but still really cute. Still no top navigation and the font on the header could use a HUGE upgrade. But I like the glossy bubbles and the simple design.
velle elle

So there are some themes I found that I liked but just weren’t 100% for me. Maybe you have found another one, maybe you know how to modify one of these so that it works better for randomsarah.com
Let me know in the comments or shoot me an email

  • aww thanks! trust me, i tweek my blog every single day. it also helps if you are on twitter and have loads of coder friends. they will ALWAYS know more than me :p

    good luck! contact me if you need any help!
  • Sarah
    its not just that, some of them I want to move the site navigation somewhere else and my css skills are just bad...
  • if you don't like colors and/or header images of some of these, i'm pretty sure there's relatively simple ways to change them, I can try to show you how if you want :)
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