After wandering through a few friends' blogs lately, I picked up enough ideas to finally do something about my own. Nothing drastic — just a light makeover to shake off the staleness.
The background came first. I borrowed the base color from one friend's site and added a bit of motion inspired by another's. On the first pass the combination may look a little off, but that's half the fun of trying something new; I'll fold in my own touches and adjust as I go. After staring at plain white for so long, a little color and movement genuinely makes the page feel alive again. 😀
Then there was the About page. I'd been drawn to the animated background on a third blog's about page, and it got me thinking about doing something similar with my own banner. Keeping my own style in mind, I made a few simple adjustments rather than copying it outright, and ended up using a joke selfie of mine as the backdrop. It's not exactly a professional shot, but it does the job. 😁 The links page banner got a refresh too.
All of it was done in plain CSS, since I wanted to keep the code as lean as it was before. By my estimate, the color change adds roughly 0.1KB to page loads, and the other internal pages about 0.2KB each.
I'm happy with how the whole thing turned out. When time allows, I'd like to keep experimenting and refine the design further. If you're curious, the About and Links pages are the places to see the new look.
Next week I'm off on a week-long business trip. Work will be busy, but every challenge is a chance to grow.
This time I'm going to try posting from the road — squeezing in updates and sharing whatever I come across along the way. Let's go. 💪