Yikes...

Thanks to Marc for bringing my post template problem to my attention. Seems as if I'm having a CSS error in the permalinks on my blog posts. I'm working on the issue. I've fixed both the permalink problem and the menu error in getting back to the blog from permalink posts. Sorry for the error. It's been a while since I've redesigned.

Pleasant surprises

I'm doing something today that I normally don't do. I'm sitting my bed, past 7 a.m. I've been puttering around on the computer and spending time with the dog, drinking coffee and catching up on sites I once used to frequent.

I was pleasantly surprised when Rafiki tensed up and got defensive at the edge of our bed. That usually means the mail has arrived or Vita is home. This time it was the later. Vita got home several hours early from call and we've been spending a nice cool sunny morning in bed... chatting, listening to iTunes and picking songs for the wedding. I don't have enough mornings like this anymore and it's nice to have the opportunity to spend time in bed with my lady, even if I know she'll be passed out a good chunk of the morning coming off surgical call.

I've already received a few emails from my digital-inclined friends about the redesign. I'm happy to report that the bulk have all been praise, while others were very constructive. Admittedly, Version 1.0 was looking really dated and was difficult to read at times due to its width in the center column. I'm happier with the new design. It's growing on me, but I'm not totally sold on the header image yet.

On a reading and link front, check out this feature in PingMag. It's about a photographer's adventures on an Alaskan fishing boat.

Some nice images and a pretty good little interview.



It's also a good reminder that Michigan isn't the coldest place on earth right now. Grab your coffee and your girl... it's a good morning to stay in bed.

Re-launched and re-dedicated

Well - I'm officially redesigned, streamlined and back with Danieleizans.com 2.0. For the most part, I'm really happy with it. I have a little work to do with the sidebar on this page. I've had a bit of difficulty removing the need for unordered lists within Blogger's template rules. Once I tweak it a little more everything should be up to speed.

What I do like about the site, is the redesigned navigation, the absence of the sub-pages and the direct linking to portfolio items. I've done away with a PDF version of my resume. I'm still trying to decide if I'll put that back up or not. I also incorporated two color links to maintain better usability. I'm curious to know your thoughts. Let me know.

In other news, I'll get back to talking about articles, things I come across and work related stuff.

I'm ready to get back into the swing of things, with a redesigned site. Thanks for the patience gang.

Blog template redesign

Is in progress... this is my holding design for the moment. Thanks google/blogger.

Danieleizans.com 2.0 update #3

Good morning.

I'd like to report that my redesign is largely finished. It has been temporarily delayed thanks to work-related content and a Web site I'm developing for a dear friend.

At any rate, I'll launch the redesign sometime Saturday night or Sunday morning. I now have the pain in the ass of working the redesign into the blog template. Basically, what you'll get is still a dark site with light type, but I've reworked the navigation a bit, made links more intuitive and basically streamlined the wordy graphs that once introduced each section.

All in all, I think it will be a more user friendly experience and eliminate the problems I had updating some pages in the past.

Look for my emergence, and return to at least 4 times a week blogging on Sunday.

Thanks for the patience, the e-mails and well... for being you.