The new design apes a Form Code insert. I definitely like a paper feel, instead of a web feel. One of the things I miss from paper to web is the full bleed, though there’s probably a good reason why people don’t run things right to the edge on the web.
The content section of the front page does away with a lot of the meta data. Just a picture and the title. Hopefully, it works out.
The theme was made with the Hybrid theme framework. It took a little time to get used to working with a framework because it does things a little differently. Like instead of deleting a call to an element in the template files, you add code to a function file to ignore an element. At first it was weird doing it that way, but when I realized I might have to do it on three or more page templates, it works out being better, especially since I can see myself toggling things on/off.
So here’s Dark Canti. My first theme.
Anyway, it’s Memorial Day, a holiday, but I’m not going to a barbecue or the beach. I’m off to work.
Well this will take a bit getting used to. I can’t say whether I like it or not yet… I’m leaning toward like.
Well, I hope you wind up not minding it at least. I know some people really can’t stand dark websites.
hm i prefer the “original” one then this one ^^
this one is clean and easy but maybe to easy.. specialy categories could be sorted better. also it seems this theme has a little troubles with 2 row titles… maybe can be edited easy.
well overall theme is interesting but 2 dark and plain imho. but just personal opinion.
gl with it or some other ^^
There are a few minor things I need to fix up. The two row title is definitely one of them. ^^
The site design is fucking awesome with an equally fucking awesome name, though you made me think for a second there was a new Dark Canti figure coming out >_<
The site does look a little more like a black metal band’s site than an anime blog, but I can most definitely dig it. It stands out fromt eh black website crowd with excellent design.
Thanks. I don’t mind it at all if it doesn’t seem too much like an anime blog. Kind of wanted to do something a little different.
Nice SuperRats. I had a felling something was up when the site went down. Strange though the layout maybe, I like it right off the bat. – I think you might be a genius you know. It’s better then you previous revamped layout for sure. But hey, it’s your site, you can bloody-well do whatever the frig you want. Now Post some articles! your fans are waiting!
- I’ve had the same FLCL wallpaper before on my desktop, & you know what, you just gave me the best idea for a new stencil to do around town. If it doesn’t rain tonight I’ll take some photos of my work & show you.
bye.
Yeah, please do. Curious to see it.
And yes, May has been a very lazy month.^^
“Kind of wanted to do something a little different.”
Well, its different alright. I kind of like it, because its a clean theme very minimalist..
Wow, it’s gorgeous. Thank you so much <3
I think the revamp looks pretty good. A couple other blogs I followed recently went to image-heavy layouts and I found myself visiting them less as a result, but it works well here, as it’s easy to tell which posts are figure reviews.
I know you are going for a minimalistic layout but I think that having a date stamp is helpful, if only so that new visitors can quickly ascertain how frequently you update.
Not sure about the date stamp, but I do see the value of adding a comment counter (or putting recent comments in the sidebar or footer) for people who check back and want to see if there’s a new comment in a thread. Have to decide how I’m going to do that.
I love the new theme!!!
It’s really nice!!!
Dark but yet stands out!!!
Very nice dark theme, easy on the eyes at 3 AM ^^
I love it.
Hey sr, couldn’t find a direct contact email for you so i’ll just post it here. – As promised here’s that stencil I said I was going to do from the picture above.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22769623@N07/sets/72157618816664393/
read the description in the set. ; )
- I hope this does auto link.
wow O_O impressive work!
Haha, nice! Yeah, FLCL is like that. That must have taken a lot of patience. It is cool watching the set as a slideshow. I recommend it to anyone reading the post.
I’m loving the lines on the side, to be honest. It all sort of feels minimal, yet not really.
Exactly what I was going for. A simple design with some texture and some breaks in the lines to simulate printing on cheap paper to break it up a little.
You’re amazing as always. Great theme, especially how the photos in figure articles look now…
I’m using a framework as well, Thematic Theme Framework to be exact. It was strange in the beginning, but then it made even more fun, since I only needed to change few functions and then only play with the CSS.
Thanks, Gargron. After taking the time to learn how to use a framework, I definitely like having it as it does make it easier to change things around, especially having it done in a way that uses good code.