Thursday, September 3, 2009

Your opinions please

Friends, ADG asked over the weekend what my new blog, In High Cotton was about. I have neither the skills or attention span to write more than one blog, so IHC was created as a test bed for layout and template changes I have been considering.

Frankly, I'm torn. I like the current set up. I am used to it. I know it. However it may be time for a change.

Teach an old dog...

So I solicit your opinions. Click on the link. Take a look see, and let me know what you think. It needs some tweaking, but it may be viable.

To the Manner Born

I await your broadsides, and thank you once again.

Toad

14 comments:

Mrs. Blandings said...

Oh, it is so hard for the eye to get used to something new. I like the old Toad. But I like the new Toad, too, and will follow you wherever and with whatever background you choose. I'm here for the words.

Anonymous said...

I too am here for the thoughts but the new site has a younger, hipper vibe and yet is has a warmth to it too. I like the new version but may grow weary of it after a while . . . as such, changing the blog layout may be like decorating a store - change stirs interest.

Please don't change the content as I enjoy being surprised by the varied topics.

tintarosa said...

I like the old. The new images just don't seem to belong together. Kinda' - what doesn't fit in this picture? I don't have a real strong opinion about it though. What I'm drawn to is your writing style and wit. I love reading your entries. Who cares what it looks like!

preppyplayer said...

I like it.
I think it illustrates what you are,
a hip traditionalist!

skorpeo said...

i like it!! it looks like a traditional writing desk. i'm a fan!

~Tessa~Scoffs said...

I am with Mrs. Blandings and Skorpeo. I love both layouts.

David said...

Like everyone else I'll be reading regardless of format.

If forced, I could argue either side. It's visual interest versus visual clarity. Should you go with the new layout consider a different font for the header.

Gail, in northern California said...

I've always loved the old car, spitting and sputtering, up and down the English country roads...Mr. Toad's wild ride.

New Toad -- love the dogs, hate the guns. Coffee-stained journal nice touch for the header.

But, like the others...I'll follow you anywhere

Toad said...

Thank you all for your opinions. It occured to me throughout the evening that if I had to ask, it probably wasn't right.

I may keep searching. In the mean time, you're stuck with the tried and true.

Cathy said...

I like the photos there, I like the banner. But much easier for me to read black print on a white background. If it was easier to read on a colored background, newspapers would have adopted the practice long ago.

Summer is a Verb said...

I really like it. Crisp and clean...XXOO

Giuseppe said...

I started out with that brown-wallpaper template. But I got bored with it...to jumbled.

I, also, will read regardless.

Pigtown-Design said...

I agree with Guiseppe... That brown background is too jumbled and very common amongst people who want that vintage look. It's a very busy look. I think you need something that's not "off the shelf".

Easy and Elegant Life said...

Agreed with Meg.

Regardless, I've just noticed your header as I usually read you through Google Reader... no formatting really ... it's very nice. It's the content that grabs and doesn't let go.