I Have No Idea…
…what the point of — or inspiration for — this layout is/was, but it seemed silly and fun and so I thought “sod it”. Don’t ask me, I was just procrastinating (need to read my course docs). For the record, it’s not a real explosion, it’s actually just some clouds. ‘Cause I’m creative like that. Pow! Ninja power.
Ooh, I’ve just realised.. this is apparently my 500th post (according to the auto increment value; not including those lost through database deletion over the years). Whoo for me.
Edit (9/Oct): What the hell was I thinking?! This layout looks bloody ridiculous. *hides the vodka*
Edit (9/Oct – 6pm): Look at this brand new amazing layout I did.. how original am I?!
Billy said:
On 27 Sep at 4:03 am
I love this layout!!! Plus, the l33t ninja rocks!
Heidi said:
On 30 Sep at 11:33 am
I loove this layout, it is cute and bright, and the ninja is awesome. like others I was really surprised to find such a colorful layout here, but I think it’s awesome
Mackenzie said:
On 08 Oct at 7:04 pm
:O I was just going to your website to check my dailies and “WHAM!”, the second new layout in just a short time, especially since that other layout you had for ages. I can’t say I like this one better than your previous new layout, but it’s still a nice change (: Maybe you should join that clique Arien’s a part of, “I change my layout more than I change my underwear”, or something like that :P
Amber said:
On 08 Oct at 7:11 pm
Were you editing it live? I saw it while it was looking a little wonky, and nearly fell off my chair. Nevertheless, I think it looks a lot better now. :P Not that I didn’t like the polka dots but…. this seems more you.
Jem said:
On 08 Oct at 7:12 pm
@Amber: seems more me?! I think it’s the lamest thing I’ve ever done.. but SO lame that it’s awesome. So, that makes me lame but awesome. I think I can live with that :3
Rachael said:
On 08 Oct at 7:12 pm
OMG YOU BROKE IT! No, wait a second… *hits ctrl+f5 just like how jem taught me* Aha. Sexy. I like the rounded corners. I’d like to see some space between your navigation / header / content / footer, but other than that, looking good. Your sidebar headers remind me of PSGR.
Rachael said:
On 08 Oct at 7:13 pm
P.S> Explostion isn’t a word. D:
Jem said:
On 08 Oct at 7:14 pm
@Rachael: they’re the same sidebar headers I had before, only darker? LOL@typo. Oops.. will fix.
Amber said:
On 08 Oct at 7:15 pm
The structure, Jem, the structure! And, yes, is ‘explostion’ a new word? :P I like it. It reminds me of Heroes. Therefore… actually, no, I won’t go into that.
Rachael said:
On 08 Oct at 7:16 pm
^ They are? Then my short term memory sucks because I don’t remember them looking like that… Hey ho, I never said they were ugly. :P
Matt said:
On 08 Oct at 7:35 pm
I don’t like this layout at all, I much preferred the other! The content area is far too small for my liking. But I like the rounded corners ;p
Amelie said:
On 08 Oct at 7:36 pm
Very nice. Now make me one.
Hev said:
On 08 Oct at 7:47 pm
Amelie, I am waiting to read Jem’s comment back to your for this comment, lol. I like the new design, Jem. But I do like the other one better. This one seems a little thrown together. Almost like you didn’t think about it and just throw it together. It is nice, but I just don’t like it. Sorry, Jem but that is just how I see it.
Jem said:
On 08 Oct at 7:52 pm
@Hev: that’s probably because I did throw it together ;)
Aaron said:
On 08 Oct at 8:06 pm
I like this one a lot better than the last. Very nice. Although, the brightness of the “explosion” is a little blinding to me. Still, I like the rounded corners and, of course, your ninja.
Sarah said:
On 08 Oct at 8:15 pm
I much prefer the previous ninja layout. I dislike the stripey clouds in the header, and then the layout gets boring past that because of all the white.
Kaylee said:
On 08 Oct at 8:31 pm
Nooo, I loved the polka dots! As Amber said though, this layout does seem more “you” :P
Emsz said:
On 08 Oct at 8:49 pm
I like it :) A bit bright maybe, but it might just take some getting used to :P I like the last one better though ;)
Carly said:
On 08 Oct at 9:12 pm
Yeah a bit of ctrl + F5 fixed what I thought was an odd change. I prefer the polkadots though! This is pretty layout too though. The dots just appealed to me!
Aisling said:
On 08 Oct at 9:18 pm
I like it. It’s quirky, comme toi. Nice use of peaceful clouds to create chaotic explosions, ha ha.
Mari said:
On 08 Oct at 9:22 pm
I feel like I’m drowning in a sea of bright white…your content area blends in too much with the light body background. How about a contrasting background? Or at least one a bit darker. I like the header, though. Just not all the white. I think I liked your old layout better…just because. The polka dots were cute, in my opinion.
Jem said:
On 08 Oct at 9:46 pm
OMG, more polka dots.. :3
Rachael said:
On 08 Oct at 9:50 pm
Brown polka dots = *sadface* They actually make me kinda nauseous, and I mean that in the nicest way possible. D:
Jem said:
On 08 Oct at 9:51 pm
They’re chocolate flavoured :9
Kaylee said:
On 08 Oct at 9:59 pm
Any chance of the blue polka dots instead? I don’t like the brown :P
Rachael said:
On 08 Oct at 10:03 pm
Chocolate != explosive ninjas. These brown dots would be better suited to that old “coffee + code” layout you had…
Julie said:
On 08 Oct at 10:04 pm
I much prefer this one over the previous one, but I’m not sure about the words in the header (the explosion-related ones). It screams “the clouds are caused by an explosion” to me, and I can’t help but wonder what has exploded. Even with your explanation.
Kari said:
On 08 Oct at 10:13 pm
Great layout, I think I like the brown…. too much of any color can be boring :D
Alyssa said:
On 08 Oct at 10:23 pm
I like the brown and the blue together as well as the POW!, KABOOM!, and EXPLOSION! part of the layout. The rounded corners are also spiffy. You’re so unique. D:
Hannah said:
On 08 Oct at 11:11 pm
I love the new layout; brown + blue is a great color scheme.
Nyxx said:
On 09 Oct at 12:34 am
There’s something I really like with this layout that the other one didn’t had. I would suggest making the background blue-grey… or at leats in the blue palette. I like the idea of explosion over your post, it makes it seems like all you say is explosive and of importance :P I’m not sure about the words and the strippy effect, but I still find it better then the baby-blue unprofessional you had just before… but that just my opinion :p!
Jordan said:
On 09 Oct at 12:34 am
I really liked the other one! *sniffles*
Darren said:
On 09 Oct at 1:26 am
I miss the old layout, but this is nice. The blue and brown look good together. Yay for 500 blogs. :)
Mari said:
On 09 Oct at 2:00 am
Ooooh, this brown background is much nicer.
Stephanie said:
On 09 Oct at 2:22 am
this reminds me of your old layout styles. like from last summer-ish, last spring-ish?
Louise said:
On 09 Oct at 3:40 am
It’s not a cloud, it’s a shuriken flying at incredible speed.
Rilla said:
On 09 Oct at 4:16 am
I was shocked! New layout! This looks nice. Less of the striking blue and cool brown now :D But the polka dots are barely visible. :(
Annie said:
On 09 Oct at 5:54 am
Hah, the onomatopoeia is funny. Your header makes me think of the cartoon intros. You’re content does look a bit squished though. I like the way the poki dots are more subdued. I say that because I’m no a fan of poki dots. Yay to you for getting your 500th post..
Chans said:
On 09 Oct at 7:48 am
Congrats on post number 500! Let’s hope there will be (at least) 500 more :D
Rachael said:
On 09 Oct at 8:09 am
My favourite thing about this new layout is the fact that the sidebar doesn’t drop! Yay for fixed-width layouts.
Mari said:
On 09 Oct at 11:24 am
Why am I missing these polka dots you all speak of? Where are they?
Mari said:
On 09 Oct at 11:25 am
Oooh, now I see. Sorry for spamming up the comments. I didn’t mean to. :P
Natasha said:
On 09 Oct at 11:59 am
Oh, I really like this new layout. The rounded borders own :) I liked the other recent one too, though :P
Amelie said:
On 09 Oct at 12:14 pm
Ewww, poo brown. Didn’t notice that yesterday, ewwwww. Make a nice very slightly gradienty background, dark blue around the header to white. I thought you already had that last night, but perhaps my screen wasn’t tilted enough…
Kim said:
On 09 Oct at 1:46 pm
I don’t know why but there’s something about this layout that makes me like it, but I don’t know what!
Mumblies said:
On 09 Oct at 2:36 pm
Bleargh!
Julie said:
On 09 Oct at 4:49 pm
The start of comments overlap the date/time. But I prefer this layout over the two other ones you’ve had in between. You should try amaretto next time, instead of vodka.
Jem said:
On 09 Oct at 4:51 pm
Still fiddling, Julie :)
Aisling said:
On 09 Oct at 6:09 pm
Ooooer, the ninja is glowing with radio-active powers….
Darren said:
On 09 Oct at 8:34 pm
I love the new layout! Why did you have to wait so long to put a new one up? :P
Vasili said:
On 09 Oct at 8:49 pm
YAY! I liked this layout so much more =P The other one was too blue, but I don’t like the ninja. It just doesn’t go, at least the green doesn’t.
Grant Mc said:
On 09 Oct at 9:40 pm
Back to the old layout, thank god! that random out burst of a last attempt was the only 1 of your designs i didn’t like
Mari said:
On 09 Oct at 10:43 pm
I prefer the blue color scheme, but I have to admit this layout fits the best with Jemjabella and works the best so far. Good choice :)
Matt said:
On 09 Oct at 10:46 pm
Awww, I kinda want the first blue one back! But this is still cool :) So long as the cool little ninja is there somewhere I’m happy.
Spiddi said:
On 09 Oct at 11:00 pm
Looks like someone’s being indecisive. Haha. :) This theme is my personal favorite, although I liked it better when you used Verdana as the font family.
Grant Mc said:
On 10 Oct at 12:19 am
ITS BACK THE OLD LAYOUT THANK THE LORD!
Hannah said:
On 10 Oct at 12:26 am
^ Yes! I agree, I miss this sexy green + gray combo. The green glowing 1337 ninja looks uber-awesome.
Annie said:
On 10 Oct at 1:06 pm
It’s like time turned back :P. That ninja makes me smile every time.
Louise said:
On 10 Oct at 1:13 pm
I liked the blue layout. :(
Stephanie said:
On 10 Oct at 3:40 pm
good. haha.
Aimee said:
On 10 Oct at 6:59 pm
Haha, I love the color theme. It looks fantastic! I do enjoy it a bit more than the other color theme with the ninja. PS. Congrats on your 500th post!
Alison said:
On 11 Oct at 1:51 am
Eh, I’m kind of glad you brought this one back. Though my all time favorite would be the minty-green one before this. I’m really digging the green shadowing on the ninja, by the way.
CHESSNOID said:
On 12 Oct at 2:24 pm
Good change. Funny how the whole tone of your site feels with this new set up. I do miss the old look. ;)
Brent said:
On 15 Oct at 12:01 am
You have no idea how glad I am that this layout made a return.