Tonight I’ve released the newest version of the Simple Llama design. Officially I’m calling it 2.0, since it’s the second design created from scratch by yours truly. Just like last time, though, it’s built on the excellent Thesis framework.
The first thing you’re sure to notice is the lack of stuff in the new design. My sidebar is stripped down to the absolute barest essentials – an email subscription box on the main pages, and a search box on individual post pages. That’s it – no category links, recent articles, or fancy widgets. In fact, I’m not using a single widget in this design.
I’ve also decided to scrap my Archives page. Instead, I’ve combined the About page and Archives page. Instead of a boring list of links, I’ve dispersed the links to various categories in my About page. That way, when you read my story, you can jump to the things that interest you.
Finally, I’ve axed a few categories. The biggest one was Time Management, which really isn’t all that different from Simplicity, when you get right down to it. I have a feeling I can pare a few more off eventually.
So that’s about it. This is the new Simple Llama. If it doesn’t look gorgeous on your screen, would you let me know in the comments? I try to test in all major browsers, but sometimes one slips by me.