My blog is looking a little bland

[Barrucadu]

I could really do with some suggestions! I'd prefer to keep it fairly minimal and with light colours, so bearing that in mind can you suggest some changes for me?

http://blog.yarrt.com/

Thanks.

 

[QuickGold]

Looks good but should be better with some more images, maybe heading banner..

 

[Barrucadu]

I've added a background image to the header, played around with the positioning of everything, and made it so that the sidebar follows when you scroll. Any more opinions?

 

[QuickGold]

it looks better in my eyes
nice sticky sidebar.. Hmm, think that the text will look better if they're align justified. Nothing else to comment.

 

[Barrucadu]

Text has been justified

 

[notlikeyou]

Still "washed out" IMO, maybe add some color, this can go a long way without being over the top.

Favicons are always a good idea. Display a RSS feed button instead of just a link. Maybe add in image to the header background, & Instead of using plain text for the blog title maybe a bit more stylized text.

I typically HATE the scrolling sidebar, but your is done very well & follows along smoothly without being a nuisance.

 

[Barrucadu]

I've added a background image, and some icons. What do you think now?

 

[Miyavi]

Agree that it looks rather washed out. Needs some color... needs some structure. It doesn't look like a website. Also, your sidebar is broken in Firefox: images and text overlap, things aren't aligned properly, etc.

 

[notlikeyou]

Agree that it looks rather washed out. Needs some color... needs some structure. It doesn't look like a website. Also, your sidebar is broken in Firefox: images and text overlap, things aren't aligned properly, etc.

A bit off in FF, ok in IE. I like the additions you have made. I would still darken the background images a bit & place more definitive breaks, outlines on the different sections of the blog. With the lighter colors many of the sections seem to run into one another (cloud, main body etc.)

 

[Barrucadu]

I've changed the colour and style of the header, moved the tag cloud, and fiddled with the sidebar to get it working in FF. More opinions?