Comments on: Digital Photography School just got a New Design

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:49:05 +0000

How did the redesign affect your monetization strategy? — the design seems cleaner from a money-making perspective too….sure that’s fodder for a ProBlogger post…

I like it…a good example of how blogs are more than just blogs….

By: sony

sony — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:42:44 +0000

Hay it is cool. any tips in creating a logo?

By: Alex Ramon

Alex Ramon — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:40:11 +0000

Darren,

I love the content on DPS, and the new layout won’t make me stop reading. But just to be honest, I’m not trilled about the new layout at all. I liked the simplicity of the old design much better. But I’ll certainly adjust to the change… keep up the great work!

By: Dustin Boston

Dustin Boston — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:04:22 +0000

Hey Darren,

I really miss knowing what the very latest post is. The design makes me feel a little bewildered by the content. Where do I start? I’ve read DPS for a while but I immediately clicked off this time. :(

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:30:25 +0000

I like the overall layout, but the first 2″ of the top of the page are very disctracting and do not flow well at well with the rest of the page.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:08:54 +0000

I have to say I don’t like the design much. It’s clean and all, but not very exciting to look at. Pretty bland, in fact. I expected a lot more for a design you paid to have developed. Of course, content is what is most important in the long run.

By: vetweb

vetweb — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:19:43 +0000

nice design matt…
customizable wordpress as always..

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:04:47 +0000

The design is nice, very colorful.

By: Fred

Fred — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:32:22 +0000

Wow… it’s purdy. I do like how it’s much easier to visually select information based on color, topic, etc. Though I still don’t own a dSLR ;-)

By: Elliott - ecamerastore.net

Elliott - ecamerastore.net — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:15:18 +0000

Very nice redesign! I love the colors and blending and it looks so much better, not as crowded or confusing, at least in my opinion.

By: Chris M

Chris M — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:14:49 +0000

It’s a lovely change, the neutral colours are soft and easy on the eyes, which makes the content stand out – good one!

By: Photo contests

Photo contests — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:17:03 +0000

To me the new design does not look good. Too many colors. It looks to be a bit overdone. The idea is not bad at all. I just do not like the color implementation.

By: Pat

Pat — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:04:28 +0000

Great new logo Darren.

The merged letters work really well, and branding is so important!

By: J.D. Meier

J.D. Meier — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:20:18 +0000

I like the structure and soft landing.

By: Deepak

Deepak — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:12:54 +0000

The design is definitely eye catching and refreshing and the division of the blog into three separated by area of interest is also welcome. What I couldn’t guess earlier was that DPS belonged to you.. You rock man.. You are my ideal in blogging.

Thanks for such informative and nice articles for us lesser mortals.

By: Emmet Gibney

Emmet Gibney — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:39:16 +0000

So another portal style theme I see… I’m curious to know what the trends are like with this within blogging, it seems like a lot of sites are going this direction. I wonder when ShoeMoney will jump in? Although his site is less about timeless type content, and more just random thoughts so I’m not sure it would work as well for him.

By: timmy

timmy — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:52:31 +0000

I’d have to confer with everyone else, great new design! Really easy on the eyes and I love the organization – and that’s from just a quick once over!

By: SATISH -- Technotip.org

SATISH -- Technotip.org — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:40:32 +0000

Amazing…The new theme suits the best for Photography websites/blog.
Best of luck with the new theme. I am sure it will be accepted in a good way by your regular readers at Digital Photography School.

By: htnmmo

htnmmo — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:59:10 +0000

Looks good! Maybe too good?

Lots of people talking about how ugly sites work better with AdSense.

Hope you can comment in the future about any difference in earnings as a result of the design.

By: Muzi Mohale

Muzi Mohale — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:53:11 +0000

Am always against the intro page, as I view it as a waste of time for potential visitors. What benefit does it offer to your visitors?