The Face Of The Future

Hello again everyone. This is a somewhat minor update yet one I am more than happy to type out.
Two days ago, both myself and Sean Nicholls my PHP consultant, began work on the new site template.
Currently we don’t know how long it wil be before the site is relaunched. We had hoped that it would be done by the end of this month, but this really isn’t something that should be rushed

It’s gotten to the stage where we’re able to give you a, brief look at the actual site, so, I give you a small screenshot, so here it is. Now, granted, the text colours are not quite.. there, nor is the design anywhere near close to finish but it’s a good representation of what we’re aiming for.

Currently we are working on getting the comments template formatted correctly, which is proving to be a right pain. Followed by adjusting the sidebar colours and finalising that.

Needless to say it doesent end there. I’m trialing a menu bar from another site template which may or may not be staying, so there is also that to code. I’m not 100% certain at this stage.

The next stage however, is the most complicated and slightly… daunting. Flickr. I just don’t know enough about Flickr at this stage to make an informed decision about how I would integrate it into this site, let alone whether I actually want to. So If you have any information, and examples, please let me know.

Once thats covered, there is also the restructure to ensure this website actually reaches the right focus.

However, despite all that, there is one task I am truley daunting.

I have decided that the restructure and rebranding and image, should also include the logo. I will not be dropping the name, I’ve used and have been thelongmile for far too long now, and the title itself  has taken quite well, and seems to have some meaning with the followers, a way to describe the long journey we are all on as we learn and develop.

But the logo itself does need to be designed, or relaunched. And Believe me, I do not know how, at all, or even where to begin. Perhaps someone could make some suggestions. I can happily design other peoples logos, but when it comes to my own, I need an external influence. This is why I use Sean and Andy as my design consultants. otherwise I get so caught up in the initial design of the main website.

So I would appriciate a little influence and some suggestions.

Please note, I have written this after drinking about two glasses of wine, so I apologise if I appear to have rambled or made very little sense. Hopefully you will get the gist. (and yes, i’ve decided to be a little less formal with this site, since it is my ‘personal’ project and not a business, despite offering some services.