From 6b742c459266b18e2b375b35205ce8a6c02f0452 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bradley Taunt Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2024 08:05:12 -0400 Subject: Initial commit --- posts/personal-website-opinions.md | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) create mode 100644 posts/personal-website-opinions.md (limited to 'posts/personal-website-opinions.md') diff --git a/posts/personal-website-opinions.md b/posts/personal-website-opinions.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..aaae7de --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/personal-website-opinions.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# My Changing Opinion on Personal Website Design + +2021-05-19 + +Hey would you look at that - my personal blog has been redesigned *again*! Although I am still using good ol' Jekyll for the backend, I have now added a more fleshed-out CSS design which also includes a set of open source custom typefaces. + +**Gasp!** "How *could* you?!" I hear you ask. Let me explain. + +## Personal sites should feel personal + +I can see how this change might seem hypocritical (it took some convincing myself) but I decided to follow in to footsteps of Kev Quirk and [added a little whimsy and character](https://kevq.uk/adding-some-whimsy-character/) to my website. After all, personal websites should *feel personal*. My obsession with barebones HTML & CSS serves its purpose on other public projects, but seems limiting for my own little space on the interwebs. + +## Banned from my own club + +I had originally converted this blog's design to use *zero* CSS and instead rely solely on default browser styling. The main reasoning for doing so, was to have the ability to include my own personal website in the [XHTML Club](https://xhtml.club) project. (I never said it was a *good* reason) + +After giving it some thought, I've decided that this limitation seemed too extreme even for me. + +## Moving forward + +I know I always say "With this new design, I can finally focus on just writing content!" - but this is a lie. I'll probably be fiddling with my personal website until the day I die. The good news is that I *do* have a few tutorial blog posts lined up to publish soon - so be on the lookout for those! + +Thanks for reading through my pointless ramblings about personal websites. It's good to just vent about these things sometimes... -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf