New Template and Electronic Ghetto Rigging

So, as it turns out, I'm not a CSS master.  Basically that means that I can't really start from scratch—I can only adapt.  I haven't been satisfied with the Minima template I've been working with because it doesn't allow me the flexibility that I've been wanting.  In order to incorporate some of the graphic elements that I want, I found that I really need a different template.

Enter Rounders 2.

It really doesn't look like much at this point.  Actually, it just looks like a basic Blogger template.  And that's because it is.  However, this template will allow me to do some nifty things that I haven't been able to do in the past.  So, I'm excited about that.

The downside, though, is that now I have to learn the ins and outs of this template.  That means this (fake) blog is going to look pretty boring for a while.  Once I figure out how everything works, I'll be able to piece the design together.

Hooray for electronic ghetto-rigging!

Another Fake Post...

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Grrr....

Why can't I get this right?!  Here's the wrapper background again...

Try That Again

I definitely need to make a couple tweaks.  Here are the new images.  This isn't perfect, but I'm gonna leave it alone for a little while....

Gradient Background

I'm trying a new gradient background.  I have no idea what this is actually gonna look like.  I guess we'll find out.

Wrapper Background

Here's a new wrapper background I'm trying out.  We'll see if it works.  I don't know how to do this.

Couple Tweaks...

Blogger took away my favicon . . . so I put it back.  Took a little tweaking, but I got it.  Take that!

Also, I'm considering changing the background up a little.  I'm not certain that I love the fixed background, so I'm tossing around a few ideas.  I'm thinking about maybe doing a dark vertical gradient as a fixed background, but then using a repeating paper/parchment image for the wrapper.   That may make things a little easier to read when scrolling (since the background would stay with the text).  We'll see.  I'm working on it.

A quick background tweak

Here's a new version of the background for the real blog.  I'm not even gonna bother posting it here.  I just needed to host the image somewhere....

Finally!!!

I'm finally finished!  Now my real blog looks just like this one!!!  

No more updates for a while.

I long, long while I hope.

A New Shoe for the Footer

Here's a new footer.  I hope it works.

Another Fake Post

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Will this be the new header?

So, I've been playing around with a new header idea.  I'm not sure if it will work.  I've never used .png's before, so hopefully there won't be any problems.  Otherwise I'll be pissed.  I definitely spent more time on this than I meant to.  It's just hard to figure out what I want.  Once I have a vision, it doesn't take long.  But vision doesn't come easily.

Maybe I need better glasses.

Don't Forget The Stragglers

So, I'm currently looking at my blog from an older computer that has a very sad screen resolution. I mean, I guess it isn't that bad, but I don't really like it.

When I'm designing my blog I'll have to consciously think about the different screen resolutions people use. As much as I'd like to design it to look awesome my my high-res screen, I guess I have to be considerate of those less fortunate.

Note to self: Don't forget the stragglers.

That's not doing it for me....

Wow, it's kinda trippy having the small version of the background image in the post right on top of the actual background.  It's really strange to look at.  

I need to remedy that.

That's what this post is for.

The goal here is to push the previous post far enough down the page that I don't have to worry about it being so prominent.  Hopefully, this will look better.

Remember, this is all about aesthetics.

A Background Tweak

I downloaded GIMP tonight (since I can't afford Photoshop right now) and played around with it a little bit.  I hadn't been quite satisfied with the background that I posted earlier today, so I increased the shadows quite a bit.  Hopefully this new background will look a little better.  

Oh, and by the way, I think I like GIMP.  It'll be hard to adjust to, but I can't complain about a free image manipulating program!

What A Long Post Would Look Like...

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Background?

Here's an option for the background. Let's see if this works.