Matt Read, Weblog

Version 3.0 of my theme, Oceanus, is now live. This time I went all out space age with CSS fonts and CSS text effects, like text-shadow and opacity. Inspired mostly by Chris J. Davis.

I also went for HTML5, which, obviously, required a little MSIE hack. I found the semantics of HTML5 well thought out; Can't wait till it becomes reality, especially the audio/video stuff. Goodbye Flash!

You'll notice the pinstripe background, which may make it harder to read, but this time I went for beauty over usability. Yes, I committed a sin, don't hate me please. I've played with some transparent containers for the content, but I think it looks better as is. Although, I still have a fluid layout and flexible font sizes.

Well my new design, code named Oceanus, is finally (mostly) complete. It's been up for a while but I just haven't took the time to talk about it. My goal in this design was to create a simple, easy to read design without being boring, like so many "simple" designs out there.

I also went with a dark background this time, something that prooved harder than it sounds. The dark background In my opinion make it much easier to read on a computer monitor. It also looks ... "neater" .

My new archives, well, they're just rockin. I love how they show my "seasonal" posting, and I noticed I tend to post very little in the winter months. Must the cold weather. If you like them I can make the code available, just let me know.