kartooner.com

Walt Disney once said “Our heritage and ideals, our codes and standards - the things we live by and teach our children - are preserved or diminished by how freely we exchange ideas and feelings.”

A few days ago I mentioned that kartooner.com would be undergoing an extreme design makeover. Phase One of this process includes:

Choosing a layout and style.

• For this process I’ve decided to incorporate my fascination for 1950s serials, the movies that would always end with a cliffhanger somewhere along the lines of “To be continued. . .” or “Will Frank flee the runaway train?” or the infamous 60s Batman ending; “Will Batman and Robin escape the evil mastermind. Stay tuned. Same Bat time, same Bat channel.” I will be researching whatever material I can get my hands on (noir publications, websites, etc.) to flesh out this idea.
• I’ve also decided on a three-column layout. Granted, I realize there are a variety of blogs using this layout but my doing so is because I’d like to display more than just Categories, Recent Entries and Links. Two columns is just not cutting it. My plan is to also showcase my own design work in addition to others. Again, I’m not trying to reinvent the wheel but utilizing techniques that others have used and have proved to be successful is not copping out.
• I’ve decided on earth tones (light browns, etc.) and a sprinkle of red which will provide contrast. I’ll be honest, I’m partial to blues but I’m attempting to break my usual habits in design and work with something different.

Wish me luck.