Andy Laub

Way back in February, shortly after launching this version of the site, I made a commitment. Essentially I resolved that this iteration of the site would remain live and largely unchanged for 6 months.

Today marks the date, and though DOCADD still has me in its clutches, but its grip is loosening. Minor bits and pieces have been altered along the way, along with a slight refresh last month, but nothing extensive has been altered and so I consider the effort largely successful.

Furthermore, I’m happy enough with the site in its current form, that barring another minor update or two, it will continue in this state for a couple more months. Instead of arbitrarily redesigning again, I want to hold out for the next CSS Reboot on November 1.

This decision holds a couple of advantages:

• It keeps me from rushing into things. No matter what happens, I cannot show a finished product before November 1. Plenty of time to refine a design (this should be the long part) and CSS-ify it.
• It generates more interest as part of a larger event. I’m still getting hits from the one I did back in Spring of 2005. And I’m a sucker for publicity.

Now it’s just a matter of working the design magic. I’ve got a general wireframe in mind but nothing solid yet. I want it to be nice. Really nice. I just have to figure out how to make it really nice without resorting to the Web 2.0 trendiness.

There are also a couple of features I’m wanting to try out, though I can’t say with certainty what will work and what won’t. Following in jb’s and more recently majafa’s footsteps, there’s a good chance you’ll see a “recent comments” section on the homepage.

That’s really all I know.