Does My Blog’s Design Make My Butt Look Big?

I last redesigned my blog in July ’08, resulting in a sleeker look and faster load times, and I thought all was finally right with the world… until I got an email from a friend asking me what in the name of creation did I do to my site. She mentioned coming here and not knowing what it was about, that the design gave too much space to ads, and she couldn’t see ME here anymore, and the content just wasn’t enticing enough to draw her in and read more.

After I stopped crying for a few hours, I decided that she had a point, though I wonder just how many people actually come away with this impression. Does my site’s design confuse you, or do you know right away when you visit here that you’re reading a personal blog? Do you get what the site is about? Is the look aesthetically pleasing, or do you find it cumbersome and difficult to scan?

Regardless, I’m eventually I’m planning to do another redesign, this time with a more magazine-type layout (similar to this site maybe) but looking at all the themes out there, I end up getting nauseous and having the overwhelming urge to drink heavily (like Mountain Dew mixed with Dr. Pepper.)

In the meantime, if you ever visited a blog and came away with the impression “Wow, that blog was nicely designed!” let me know in the comments. I might take a look at it and see if it can provide some inspiration of how my future design might look.

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