Fresh Coat of Paint

Putting a fresh coat of paint on the site with a retro update inspired by '80s Atari cartridges and VHS boxes. After I got everything done, I did realize that it shares some of the color bandings as the awesome @hiro.report that Chris sends out, definitely not intentional. Would love to know what you think!

In building out my website on EmDash CMS, I had a pretty straightforward goal:

To have a fun, lighthearted space where it was easy to share my finds and miscellaneous posts.

I wanted it to feel like Tumblr, with each card acting as its own self-contained post. Less clicking required to get the point, but easy to dive into the details whenever you want. So far, I feel like I'm still pretty close to that goal. Each post has a fun layout, rarely requires a click in, and when you do, a smooth drawer gives you the full piece. The standalone post URLs follow that same format as the home page cards if I want to share something directly.

Color and layout wise, v1 served its purpose, but I wanted to put on a fresh coat of paint. Growing up in the '80s, and with all things retro being extra fun right now, I was inspired by Atari cartridges and VHS boxes for this update.

So really, instead of rambling on about the update and what I did and what worked and what didn't and all the iterations, I'll just leave it at this. The fresh coat of paint is done, and I'm pretty happy with where it's at. I like how the cards look. I like how the slide in looks when you click into one of the cards. I dig how the posts look on their own.

All in, I'm pretty happy with how it's looking. There is still more work to do on some of the copy and images and such, but it's at a place now where I can just keep evolving it from here.

So play around, check it out. Let me know what you think. Oh, and one minor note. After I got everything done, I did realize that it shares some of the color bandings as the awesome Hiro report that Chris sends out, definitely not intentional.