This blog isn’t dead
Sorry for the lack of posting lately… I’ve been distracted by work and my personal life (and video games I got for Xmas).
I’ve also been working on my site redesign that I’ve been talking about for ages. I’m getting close to being happy with the new design and have gotten my head wrapped around how Squarespace works.
I do also want to try creating a new digital painting to feature on the new website; if I can become inspired and my schedule permits.
New stuff in the works
I’ve decided to redesign my website using Squarespace as my host and publishing platform. I will likely keep this Tumblr blog open for my casual fun posts, (I am a fan of Tumblr) and use my Squarespace blog for the more formal site/design/art related posts. I’ll also look into integrating the two via feeds so followers of this Tumblr don’t have to go out of their way to see my other posts.
I picked Squarespace because it will allow me to redesign my site easily without having to worry about maintaining a backend too (like Wordpress for example). My site has been just venilla html/css as of March 2008; while I don’t need to worry about a backend I still have to hand code all my content and crop thumbnails etc… Thus updates are few, and it’s been nearly 2 years since my last redesign. With Squarespace I’m free to redesign whenever I want without worrying about my content.
Look forward to updates in the near future. I’m not sure how long the redesign will take, I’ll have to get comfortable with Squarespace before I get creative.
Export your Tumblr blog to WordPress
Or even Squarespace. I’ve been thinking of testing Squarespace soon for a new version of The Android Workshop, and this tool would allow me to move all my Tumblr posts too. I’m not sure yet though if I’d want to keep my Tumblr and integrate it with Squarespace, since I do love Tumblr. We’ll wait and see.
