I guess I got a little bored and/or inspired at the same time, since the site is no longer the black & white wonder.

What really blows me away with this whole thing is that the entire process took maybe an hour. It’s this kind of situation where CSS really shines, as the entire update required changes only to the CSS, some of the PHP (more for consistency than anything), and just two (two!) new images.

I am happy with this. While I was (and still am) pleased with the structure at the initial launch, the look left something to be desired, as the black and white and horizontal lines came closer to Subtraction than I was comfortable with. The other thing that bothered me was the fact that the four main nav buttons were very similar in appearance to the section headings and therefore didn’t stand out as much as they should have.

I was also unhappy with the lack of color, and wrote that off to wanting to keep the site “neutral.” While the reasoning was good, it just didn’t feel like a site I could be totally happy with. I am much more satisfied with this iteration, as it a) fits with the season and b) will hold me over at least until the CSS Reboot in November.