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So many designs on OSWD (mine included) seem to rely on colorful header images in order to be visually impactful.
So, when designing this template, I wanted to see if I could create a simple, minimalistic design that didn't need a header image to be attractive. I wanted it to be useful, readable, and attractive. I also wanted it to have clean, semantically meaningful markup. I hope you'll find it to your liking.
There are a few things in this design that are different from my previous designs. First, serif fonts have been growing on me lately,
so I went with Georgia as the default typeface. I chose Georgia because it's attractive, readable, and included with most platforms (including Windows®, Mac OS®, and most Linux distributions). It's pretty easy to change it to sans-serif if you like. Also, you might notice the heirarchical tree-style table of contents on the sidebar. I think it will still look fine even if it's a flat list, but it doesn't hurt to have a little structure! You also might notice that the links get checked off as you visit them - I lifted this from the new Slashdot design because it's one of the things that I really like about it.
Any Nice Surprises?
This design didn't take very long to create, so I thought I would add a couple extra features. Here is an example of a web form. Its layout is only CSS - no tables.
Is That All You Got?
Here's a couple of different <blockquote> styles that you might want to use. I mean, that's up to you, but they might be useful for error or success messages. You know. That kind of thing. I think I may have filled this paragraph up enough now. So check it out:
Error: The fingers you are using to dial are too fat. To order a special dialing wand, please mash the keypad with your palm at the tone.
Your special dialing wand order has been successfully processed. Please allow 3-4 years for delivery.
Notice: We have unexpectedly run out of special dialing wands. Please allow an additional decade for delivery. We value your business. Fatty.
What, No Latin?
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