I hate to keep changing things up on you, but boy do I love change! As you can see (unless you’re reading this from an RSS Reader, in which case you need to point your trusty browser to VincentHorn.com), I’ve redesigned my site once again…! I’ve also re-named the site, bringing it back to the old school “Numinous Nonsense.” If one were geeky enough, one could call this Numinous Nonsense v2.0. Where the name is concerned, I realized VincentHorn.com (although appropriate) wasn’t all that catchy. So in another attempt at aesthetic & functional blog integration I give you Numinous Non-Sense (again).
The design has changed quite a bit. But before I tell you what has changed (if it isn’t already obvious), I want to talk about my design process. You see, I’ve never considered myself much of an artist or a designer. Images, designs, etc. never come fully formed in my mind’s eye. I know what I like once I see it, but usually tinker with images, colors, layout, etc. until I find something that fits. That and I borrow awesome design elements from sites I digg.
With this particular re-design, I took an existing wordpress template and begin heavily modifying it. I borrowed many of my design ideas from a wonderful zen aggregator site, blangha.com. It’s bizarre how I work. I take elements from other designs that I really like, occasionally add something new, and merge them until a design pops out the other end. It’s probably the most inefficient method of design, but hey, I gotta work with what I’ve got! The header above is the combination of a free brushstroke font I found, mixed with a beautiful zen calligraphy circle. The rest of the site is a mixture of different colors, CSS design elements, and photoshop tweaking. The end result is a blog that I think that is fairly minimalist, clean, and functional. It still runs on WordPress 2.0, and I’ve saved my old design just in case I ever want to revert.
One more bizarre thing I wanted to share about the design process. Especially with web-related projects, when I start a project, and get clear on where I’m heading, it very literally consumes me until I’m finished. I spent all of last evening, and much of this morning working on it, until it was at a finishing point. I’m not entirely sure this is a healthy process, but I’ve heard from other “artists” that a similar process happens “to them.” Anyone have any experience with this?
nice dawg! Vince Horn sounds macho, but you know i’ve always liked Numinous Nonsense. very original. very fluffy.
and yeah, i had the same experience. people who blog for a while goes through stages
keep it up.
Looks good. I’m a fan of the minimalist thing, so rock on with that.
I too experience the “in the zone” state quite often and love it. It’s a state worth chasing. The best art comes out of those periods of spontaneous intensity and focus.
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Yeah, I agree with you Mel. Blogging does seem to move through phases. I’m still waiting on Coolmel-5 to emerge, by the way…
Dan, is that what this was, an “in the zone” moment? Damn, it felt more like giving birth to a little brat! Hmm, I guess that makes sense though.
Nice:) I did a double take in my bloglines subscriptions: “Numinous Nonsense, Huh?!” Very cool design.
stages of blogging…yes, I feel that as well. I think my process is similar, laboring, except I have less geek-skill, which makes it a bit more frustrating.
btw, Dan, love your new blog. The design is wonderful. Makes me want to unclutter mine.
ryan
V-dawg,
I have the same disease, where I want to redesign every week or so. This is why I don’t keep a regular blog–I don’t have the time!
I also do the “ain’t gonna stop until it’s done” workflow when creating something new.
~d-diggity
Hey Vince,
Love the new look man!
-Shawn
Thanks Shawn!
glad to have numinous non-sense back.
It makes no sense, so it must be good.