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redheadedfemmeAs you can see, I've switched layouts. I went through all the new ones, and finally settled on "Poe" (in "Expressive"). I'm probably too picky, but it met all my criteria.
First of all, I absolutely hate a sans serif font (like Arial). I know they're very popular--almost all the new layouts use them. But they always look unfinished to me, and distract me from what the person is trying to write. A serif font, like this one (I don't know what it is, but I prefer Garamond) seems soothing and complete--all the i's dotted and the t's crossed, and with everything about the typeface in place, I can pay more attention to what the person is saying.
I also like a layout that uses up most of the page. With my previous layout, Flexible Squares, I expanded it to 80% of the screen. A narrow layout just seems wasteful to me. I keep wanting to reach through the screen, grab the edges, and physically pull the page until it fills my monitor.
When going through the new layouts, it came down to a choice between this one and Style Contest's Newsline. I did like Newsline's cute little bullets (actually diamonds) for the sidebar, but I did not like the Feeling, Listening to, and Tags lines being at the top of the entry instead of the bottom. "Poe" was the only one with this setup.
The theme is also very appropriate, in my opinion--there's nothing better than a little Edgar Allan Poe for a writer. Not to mention that I like vampires and things that go snarl in the night.
Heh heh.
First of all, I absolutely hate a sans serif font (like Arial). I know they're very popular--almost all the new layouts use them. But they always look unfinished to me, and distract me from what the person is trying to write. A serif font, like this one (I don't know what it is, but I prefer Garamond) seems soothing and complete--all the i's dotted and the t's crossed, and with everything about the typeface in place, I can pay more attention to what the person is saying.
I also like a layout that uses up most of the page. With my previous layout, Flexible Squares, I expanded it to 80% of the screen. A narrow layout just seems wasteful to me. I keep wanting to reach through the screen, grab the edges, and physically pull the page until it fills my monitor.
When going through the new layouts, it came down to a choice between this one and Style Contest's Newsline. I did like Newsline's cute little bullets (actually diamonds) for the sidebar, but I did not like the Feeling, Listening to, and Tags lines being at the top of the entry instead of the bottom. "Poe" was the only one with this setup.
The theme is also very appropriate, in my opinion--there's nothing better than a little Edgar Allan Poe for a writer. Not to mention that I like vampires and things that go snarl in the night.
Heh heh.
