Is it really a new design?

Nov 2, 2024

I'd been wanting to redesign my personal website for a while. I've had sketches and ideas, but no will to get started. Then, finally, a couple of days ago, I sat down and started futzing.

What you're seeing now is a modified site design and not exactly something I'd call a complete redesign. It's more of a simplification with some new functionality. The home page is now more an introduction to who I am instead just a list of the last 3 blog posts. I've shifted some of the top nav to the footer, added a crapload of social icons to the footer, and added this new microBlog section.

What you're reading now is the 2nd post of the microBlog. It's intended for short pieces like this one. It's been a while since I had blogged anything of substance and I wanted to reduce the friction of writing and not worry about the length and depth of each post. Also, on the main blog, I've always had a habit of having a hero image and I wanted to eliminate the need for that effort.

The microblog has its own RSS feed. I may change the main feed to also include these posts, but for now the main blog and this thing will have separate feeds. The main feed now includes these microblog posts as well as the main blog posts. Friction has been offically reduced for those pre-existing subscribers.