Syntagma Digital
Editor, John Evans

New Header – by Popular Request

Posted in Allusionz, Blogosphere, Books, Humour, Magazines, Media, Publishing, Syntagma Media, Web on October 27th, 2006
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I’ve resisted changing Syntagma’s header for over a year because I liked it.

However, so many people were complaining their eyes hurt when they looked at it — a good indicator of traffic levels — that I have finally bowed to the popular mood and endless clamour of the blogosphere, and redone the whole thing.

For those folk nostalgic for the old one, fear not. It lives on in the sidebar. And that’s not just because I can’t be bothered to alter it. Its fans can gaze at it and fondly recall “the old days”.

The new one reflects our changing face and role as “a publisher of network magazines”. The effect of old vellum alludes to the paper past of the print format, as well as its durability. After all, no website has lasted as long as the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Maybe Syntagma will be the first.

12 Responses to “New Header – by Popular Request”

  1. That’s one down ;)

    By chrispian on October 27th, 2006 at 3:20 pm

  2. Only 49 to go. ;-)

    By John Evans on October 27th, 2006 at 3:24 pm

  3. A great improvement, John. But then, I would say that, wouldn’t I? ;)

    By Clive Allen on October 27th, 2006 at 4:52 pm

  4. You just might, Clive. It’s a funny old world. :-)

    By John Evans on October 27th, 2006 at 4:55 pm

  5. Hmm… maybe not all of them, Art NYC I quite like with its Manhatten skyline and all, plus A Literary Life and Rhythms and Riff’s new iteration…

    By I.A.M. on October 27th, 2006 at 6:12 pm

  6. It would look nice with that same blue color as a border around the header .. same width as the grey ones down the side (but that’s i.m.o.)

    By HART (1-800-HART) on October 27th, 2006 at 8:07 pm

  7. You know, you could well be right HART, but I’m so busy right now I don’t have the time. ;-)

    By John Evans on October 27th, 2006 at 10:09 pm

  8. Ian, yes, not all of them. Clive has done wonders with some of them, and I’ve contributed a soupcon or two. ;-)

    By John Evans on October 27th, 2006 at 10:11 pm

  9. John, I like this banner, it’s soooo classy. Only thing that could add to it is if you stick a brain in it somehow — hey, but maybe there are already lots of brains floating around in Syntagma. Seems that way anyway as I read so many terrific blogs :-)

    By Ellen Weber on October 28th, 2006 at 1:36 am

  10. Thanks Ellen, but I think simplicity is the order of the day. ;-)

    By John Evans on October 28th, 2006 at 8:22 am

  11. John, I really like the new header. A great improvement. Keep up the work you’re doing and best regards.

    By Jason on October 30th, 2006 at 2:04 am

  12. Thanks, Jason. We’ll keep pottering on ;-)

    By John Evans on October 30th, 2006 at 9:28 am

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