Summer look

I’ve been wanting to design a new theme for the blog for a month or so. What got me to thinking about it was the many new landscapes I’ve seen in the last couple months since I changed the route I’ve been following and also in traveling to and from the apartment I rented. But I’m also someone who likes to explore an area and I’ve found an amazing number of places where you have a 180 degree (or more) view of miles of farms and forest.

After I finished with the drum sander this afternoon I was ready for a break from the last couple weeks. It took about 1/2 hour to find, settle on and manipulate (with GIMP) the image I would use for a banner. It took about an hour to choose (from the image) and implement the colours in the theme. Note that I used a copy of Atypical Christmas and most of the work was just adjusting the colours on all the various elements on the page. And then I spent about 1/2 adding theme options and widgeting the theme. I’m not going to immediately offer the theme for public consumption but I will be making it available on homeschool journal.

If you are coming in via RSS, come on over and have a look.

Comments

  1. Jax says:

    I like it! You are very good at doing this sort of thing – it hangs together really well.

  2. Very nice.

  3. JoVE says:

    Very pretty. I like it.

  4. Carrie K. says:

    Looks great – and with this one the sidebar doesn’t slide down the side of my screen!

  5. Ron says:

    Thanks :)

    Psst Carrie, switch to Firefox ;)

  6. Carrie K. says:

    Ron – I know, I know, I’m behind the times. Can’t seem to talk my husband into it yet.

  7. Ron says:

    A good link to refer to is:

    http://browsehappy.com/why/

    I was reading a Computer magazine published this winter and IE tops the security issues/bugs list having 3 times as many security problems as the 2nd place software. In fact, it has more security problems than the next 5 on the list together.

  8. Karen E. says:

    It looks terrific!