Facelift

The Beirut Spring has just had a plastic surgery. The new design is more streamlined, less cluttered and more efficient. I hope you like it.

Many changes, like the new headers and the sidebars, are cosmetic. But some are more fundamental. The aim was for you to be able to get as much information as possible without having to scroll down. The search box is now up on the menu bar to the right side. The RSS feed, Del.icio.us and the new “add to facebook” feature are all smaller and close to each other under the About box.

Since most of you know me and know what this blog is about, you could be wondering about the “about box”. The thing is, 40% of my traffic comes from Google searches, and many of them just don’t know what this website is about. So I figured a little “name tag” can give them anchoring, and perhaps, they will come back later.

Some things like the tips banner were removed, and some things like the “blog featured in” section were restored. I also added some gimmicks that could be useful (try rolling over the question mark next to “what other bloggers are writing about”.

If you have any questions about the new design or on any other feature, please don’t hesitate to ask.

For some fun comparison, here’s the very first Beirut Spring Design, and the one just prior to this one. Any comments ;) ?