Comments on: Whoa Again

By: Drew

Drew — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 22:55:29 +0000

Sorry everyone, I meant to say that James Joyce’s Ulysses is one of my favorite books. I also enjoy the encylopedia.

By: Mom

Mom — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 20:56:19 +0000

One of your favorite books is “The World According to Garp”? Hopefully you’ll outgrow that little addiction.

By: Drew

Drew — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:16:50 +0000

Was it Old School? I'm definitely partial to prep-school settings in books. The World According to Garp is one of my favorite books.

By: Weeks

Weeks — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:06:41 +0000

In looking at the books you’ve read, the Harris book sounded really familiar. Was there a book that I read after you, when we were at Gorham, that had a similar plot? The whole “Classics professor” angle sounded like something else I’ve read… Maybe “Rule of Four,” but I’m not sure…

By: Drew

Drew — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:39:41 +0000

Thanks Weeks! I trust you’ll let me know if you see anything spotty.

By: Weeks

Weeks — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:27:53 +0000

I’m a fan of the light-on-dark combo (sorry to go all PG-13 on you there)… Kudos on the new design – looking forward to checking it out some more in the next few days…

By: Drew

Drew — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:00:39 +0000

Thanks John! In regards to light text on a dark background, I really think it’s a matter of personal preference. I’m curious – why do you find it harder to read?

By: John Boeckmann

John Boeckmann — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:11:17 +0000

Good job on the site, Drew. I do like the overall design better, and it’s nice to have less overall light glaring towards the reader.

However, I do find the white text on dark background harder to read than the opposite, and I’m surprised that other people haven’t commented about this. (I guess more of the comments have been directed at the overall design.) Interestingly, though, I think that the bright green text on the dark background is the easiest to read of everything on the page (but that just wouldn’t be practical for the entire page!) What about yellow text on the dark background?

By: Drew

Drew — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:18:20 +0000

I have to keep you guessing. It’s really the only reason I redesign at all.

By: Jeff Kenny

Jeff Kenny — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:26:50 +0000

Sure – just when I’m getting used to the idea of a tumblelog you go and make your site all bloggy again. Oh, and I’m not seeing any definition lists in your code – I’m very disappointed in you.