Aug
06
2008

Life in the Rough 2.0

Posted by Double Eagle in Miscellaneous

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The original design for Life in the Rough has served me well, but it’s time to move on.  Starting on or near Monday, you’ll notice a new look here.

The old design was excellent but it presented limitations, the biggest of which is, its width was designed to accommodate users with 800×600 screen resolution.   Since that represents about 5% of the readers, I felt it was time to widen it some to permit less scrolling for my epic, long-winded, wordy posts.

The other thing I want to do is establish a unique identity for the site.  I’ve seen the current theme in use on a couple of sites and I want a look that’s my own.  I commissioned creation of a logo for Life in the Rough that I’m very fond of.  Here’s a sneak peek:

Life in the Rough 2.0

Life in the Rough 2.0

I’ve been laboring over the new design for several months and it’s finally to the point where I’m ready to share it with the world.  We’ll find out on Monday, but I think you’ll find the design to be simple, clean, and an overall visual upgrade.

If anyone would like to preview a sample of the new design before Monday and provide feedback, please contact me.  It is greatly appreciated.

As much as I want and expect the transition to go smoothly, I’m sure there will be issues and tweaks that need to be made (certainly changes based on feedback will be seriously considered).  Please forgive any mess while I tidy things up.

I’m excited to be moving forward and I hope you will enjoy Life in the Rough 2.0.

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There are currently 9 responses to “Life in the Rough 2.0”

  1. 1

    George said:

    I’m looking forward to the new design.
    Be good!

    k.r.

    George
    The Netherlands

    Posted on August 7th, 2008 at 6:08 am

  2. 2

    Artful Golfer said:

    Hi Mike, just saw your new design (testbed). I love the new logo and think it looks great with the white background. I copied your page to Photoshop and made both the page and blog entry background white (and removed the black border around the blog entry). IMHO, it looked much cleaner ;). The boxes in the right column looked nice just the way they are. Love your blog!

    Posted on August 9th, 2008 at 11:06 am

  3. 3

    Double Eagle said:

    Thanks for the feedback, Artful Golfer. I’m going to try out your suggestions. The only thing I’m not sure about is the post color. I kind of like the green, but I’m going to try the white for a bit and see how I like it. Definitely does look cleaner and a little more simplistic, which is what I’m going for.

    Posted on August 9th, 2008 at 9:10 pm

  4. 4

    Double Eagle said:

    Actually, I just looked at it again with your suggested changes (I looked at them using Firebug earlier this afternoon) and I’m starting to like them even more.

    Posted on August 9th, 2008 at 9:14 pm

  5. 5

    Sean @ DeepRough said:

    Looks great DE! Nice work!

    Posted on August 11th, 2008 at 10:14 am

  6. 6

    Double Eagle said:

    Thanks, Sean!

    Posted on August 11th, 2008 at 10:19 am

  7. 7

    Artful Golfer said:

    wow, looks great! I like the greens you’re using too — in the navbar on top, in the comments section, and right-hand column.

    Posted on August 11th, 2008 at 6:42 pm

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    Double Eagle said:

    Thanks, AG. Your suggestions for a cleaner look really worked well.

    -Mike

    Posted on August 11th, 2008 at 8:35 pm

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    Golf Canada said:

    Your new design is looking good - I particularly like the stamp with the Old Course on your header. Keep up the good work and keep it in the short grass.

    Posted on September 5th, 2008 at 10:01 pm

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