As you're probably well aware by now, the Hoosier Beer Geek site has been going through a bit of transformation as of late. My goals in this redesign are a little less clutter and a little more user friendliness. I hope I'm on the right path.
In addition to the tweaks to the look, we've added a new feature to the navigation pane to the right - a recent comments section. After Chris suggested this during a conversation at Rock Bottom last evening, I revisited the widget code - a piece of code I had wrestled with previously - and in a investigative manner not unlike that used by Scooby Doo, solved the mystery. Actually I just read the directions this time.
The tweaking isn't quite done yet, but we're getting there. If you've got any suggestions, please voice them, and I'll see if it fits.
Some blog tweaking thoughts:
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Anyway, I think dropping the lables list would do a lot in decluttering. The beers we've reviewed list will get most people what they want. Perhaps another list of bars & stores we've visited.
I might also suggest that, either on a rotating or constant basis, we have a KOTBR Six Pack list, a quick look at what each Knight is listing in their top 6. It could be anything from top 6 beers for Christmas, to top 6 bars to people watch, to top 6 reasons why The Breakfast Club is a chick flick. Maybe one or two Knights at a time, change/rotate it every couple of weeks.
And my 6 pack of favorite posts on HBG, in chronological order:
L'Chaim!
Bugging the Piss Out of Jim
Don Quixote de la Munchies
Hop Shop Haiku
Dad's Inc, Hop Shop, and Good Beer Show Review
The Hopslam Review
Quick layout comment: I like the beer shelves picture, but your HBG logo is much cooler. I think the logo should be more prominent than the picture.
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