Layout overhaul
Oct. 11th, 2008 02:18 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
valihaI've decided to do some tweaking on my current layout, most notably to change some colors and add images to the metadata area. I use moods extensively (lots of Ezra!), along with some other information, and wanted to include a background for that area which would give me something interesting to look at in case you don't. What I have up right now is just a crude version which will most likely be changed.
Another thing I had always wanted to include, but never had the time to actually do it, are background images. I was thinking of a lighter color background for the body with some grungy background images for the page, plus something for the sidebar to make it a bit more distinct from the body. The header will need to be reworked, and Mary moved to the left, since I want to have the header menu left aligned with the sidebar now that it's on the left side of the page. I might also include some color for the body/visited links. I'll probably get rid of the world clock, since I'm trying for a retro kind of look, and this futuristic clock doesn't fit in with that concept.
I'm also thinking about making the journal friends only, with graphics public and the few personal posts flocked (not that I think they're that interesting). The main purpose of this journal was posting Mag7 wallpapers, and my lack of time doesn't allow or justify creating a comm for that - I can't even participate in the one I'm a co-maintainer of! :wails: I don't even want to think about how long it's been since I actually made a wallpaper.
Another thing I had always wanted to include, but never had the time to actually do it, are background images. I was thinking of a lighter color background for the body with some grungy background images for the page, plus something for the sidebar to make it a bit more distinct from the body. The header will need to be reworked, and Mary moved to the left, since I want to have the header menu left aligned with the sidebar now that it's on the left side of the page. I might also include some color for the body/visited links. I'll probably get rid of the world clock, since I'm trying for a retro kind of look, and this futuristic clock doesn't fit in with that concept.
I'm also thinking about making the journal friends only, with graphics public and the few personal posts flocked (not that I think they're that interesting). The main purpose of this journal was posting Mag7 wallpapers, and my lack of time doesn't allow or justify creating a comm for that - I can't even participate in the one I'm a co-maintainer of! :wails: I don't even want to think about how long it's been since I actually made a wallpaper.
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Date: 2008-10-11 03:16 pm (UTC)Busy is good. Busy means reprioritizing, but hey, that makes the free time and creative stuff that much more important. :D
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Date: 2008-10-11 04:04 pm (UTC)Unfortunately, this year busy also means 110 1st year students vs. last year's 52, and the four of us teach ALL students from years 1-3 (another 100 or so students; 4th year doesn't have English).
You're totally right about making the things I create more important. The four ficathon banners I made took a long time to finish, because I had to leave them, then go back to them over and over again, but once they were done, I felt incredibly proud and satisfied with my accomplishment.