An Early Look
After many—too many—hours in front of the computer this weekend, I’m happy to give you an early peek at the changes I’m making to Lincolnite. I have a long, long ways to go, but I wanted to prove to you that I really have been up to something this weekend. What you are able to see here—that is, the few pieces that actually work—is just a tiny fraction of what I accomplished these past couple days. A whole lot of behind-the-scenes work went on as well.
As you can see, I am completely rebranding Lincolnite. It has a new logo, new colors, and a new underlying structure. And most importantly, I have a renewed interest in “re-finishing” this thing. For those of you aren’t aware, Lincolnite was finished a couple years ago, until a devastating database accident wiped out everything. Everything. Data, design ... all of it, gone in a flash. I spent several months in a bit of a depression, and I have spent the past couple years fiddling rather aimlessly, trying to figure out how to bring Lincolnite back from the dead—or if I even wanted to try.
I now know that I do.
In fact, I am putting a business plan in place that might even make me a few bucks. I’m not talking big bucks. Just enough to pay the bills to keep this site going, and maybe a little extra so that I can take the Missus out to dinner one extra night each month. I believe there is a market for a community-oriented website in Lincoln. I intend to tap into that market.
All of that aside, I hope you will take the time to let me know what you think of the new look—or at least the early incarnation of the new look. Don’t be surprised if you see some goofy goings-on on the site over the next several weeks as I play with the design and implement new features. If you hang around and toss me some suggestions now and then, I promise you’ll like what I have to offer in return.
The Comments
Mr. T July 11, 2005 at 9:20am
Bravo! Looks great!