Scott Sampson

So, I’ve recently decided that my port­fo­lio web­site is in ser­i­ous need of a redesign, and see­ing as I’ve got a rel­at­ively quiet week com­ing up, I figured now was as good a time as any to get star­ted with it.

First, the decisions:

Should I con­tinue to use ModX? Should I use Word­press? Should I try some­thing com­pletely different?

In the end, I decided that ModX was still the way to go, due to my famili­ar­ity with it, and the fact that it IS per­fectly suited for that sort of thing. Couple that with the fact that they’ve recently released the updated ver­sion (finally), and I figured that was the best way to go.

Second, the ‘aesthetics’:

What do I want the site to look like? What col­ours do I want to use? What sort of lay­out to go for?

I decided that I would stick with the 2 column lay­out, but incor­por­ate a hori­zontal nav­ig­a­tion bar, with the sub-navigation in a ver­tical list where the main nav­ig­a­tion cur­rently is.

The logo will remain obvi­ously, but everything else on the site will be given a com­plete over­haul. Col­our wise, I’m still going with blacks, greys etc, as I hap­pen to like them, and they suit me. How­ever there will be changes.

• Cus­tom bul­lets for any lists – Yep. 
• Cus­tom Twit­ter feed icon(s) – Yep. 
• Cus­tom RSS icon(s) – Yep. 
• Annoy­ing flashy effects – Nope. 
• Use­less fea­tures – Nope. 

Watch this space for updates.