Theocacao: New Theocacao Design

New Theocacao Design

The new Theocacao design is up. I'm including a screenshot for historical reasons. I tried all sorts of different looks before settling on this one. Eventually, I realized I needed a break from the explosion of hyper-modern sites. The idea is to to cleanse the palate a bit.

The version I saw in my mind's eye actually looks pretty close to what you see here now. I hope this comes off as being less perfect -- more organic or something. Still clean, but the lines are less perfect and less symmetrical.

It turns out the A List Apart folks came to the same conclusion, though their version is a bit more understated, a bit more perfect. The Theocacao look is intended to be a bit over-the-top and fun, whereas theirs is practical and versatile. I guess that's the difference between a blog and a proper site.

I really like the watercolor illustrations on some of their newer articles, such as this one.

By the way, if you're ever looking for inspiration for design, I recommend browsing del.icio.us/tag/gooddesign.

New Theocacao Design
Posted Oct 25, 2005 — 10 comments below

Grady — Oct 25, 05 457

Love the redesign. Everything I've seen by you is really nice and embodies what I love about the Mac community.

Only quibble is that I don't like the kerning on the "Theocacao" at the top...

Scott Stevenson — Oct 25, 05 458

Many thanks. For what it's worth, the kerning was intentional. Just personal taste.

Ben Kazez — Oct 25, 05 459

Nice design! But you mean "cleanse the palate," not "cleanse the palette."

Ben

Scott Stevenson — Oct 25, 05 460

Right you are.

Mike Zornek — Oct 25, 05 461

I like it. Nice work.

John Gruber — Oct 25, 05 462

Huh. I thought "cleanse the palette" was a pun.

Rob Mayoff — Nov 08, 05 522

The layout is very nice, but there's no way (that I can find) to access older posts that aren't displayed in the "Table of Contents", except by hand-modifying the URL.

Rafa Barber — Nov 11, 05 528

Fine layout that with the very good content make this site once that I like to read as soon as is updated. As Rob Mayoff say in the previous post my only complaint is the lack of easy access to older posts.

Scott Stevenson — Nov 11, 05 530

I'll get the archives back soon. In the meantime, you can cheat with this page.

Rafa Barbera — Nov 14, 05 545

Thank you Scott, I've recently switched to the Mac and as a developer I find your articles very, very interesting. Now I can dive into the Theocacao history ;).

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