For several months I’ve felt like this blog had become tired looking. Remember the stock photography of the junked cars across the top? Like all junk cars it started to become an eyesore. Thus it is gone, and with the help of some talented people the whole site has been refreshed. I call it Junkyard Wisdom 3.0 because it’s the third redesign of the site since it was launched.
What do you think? The overall look is less junky, a little less gritty, but hopefully still has an edgy feel. Or at least more than the typical blog (admittedly not hard to do in an era when blog design themes are often described as clean, modern, or elegant).
Naturally the book reviews are all still here, as are the Uncorked Thoughts about my wine adventures. We set up a page for my “books” even though only one is available (Salvaged will be released in early 2019). There is also a drop down menu of “Projects” with links to some of the programs I work with.
Of course there is an “About” page, which I will eventually rewrite. To be honest nobody ever visits the “about” page so it’s on the back burner. Suggestions for ways to make it fun?
Plus we have a new logo, which I really like. It uses the shape of a patch on a mechanics work shirt. Plus the little gear/plant hints at my first book cover design (thank you for the inspiration Connie Gabbert, you are phenomenal). Alan Dowling and his team at Immersus Media created the logo and the color scheme. I highly recommend Connie and Alan if you need help with this sort of thing.
Cole Ryan did a lot of the dirty work on this and deserves most of the credit for implementation. And he did it in the midst of a major overhaul of the PathLight website. Thanks Cole!
I guess the old saying “it takes a village” is true even for refreshing a blog. Thanks to all involved.
Let me know what you think. I’m always open to good suggestions. Bad suggestions get ignored, sorry. But it’s the junkyard so get over it.