Banner Designs

A banner graphic is a very small part of a web site, but a very important one, especially for a blog. A good banner uses aesthetics to tell readers what to expect from your site. Sometimes you want to tell them something very specific, “Vote for me!” for instance. Other times you want to be more abstract. You want to create a feel rather than a specific expectation. Here’s a banner I created for Prairie State 2.0 (a great blog by the way). It’s simple, but I’m very proud of it.

Re-Launching “Yes” for Illinois

I know, I know. It’s only been a couple of weeks since we “launched” the site. But I was never happy with the design aspects of it. And since the original launch I discovered an even more powerful theme by Justin Tadlock, this one called “Options.” So I went back and revamped the www.yesforillinois.com using the new theme. While not perfect, it certainly is a dramatic improvement.