One of the restricting things about the Chorlton Park blogs is the difficulty children have in interacting with themes aimed at adults. I am interested to gather ideas for developing a new theme. Having discussed this issue a little at Creative ICT with John Sutton, I have an idea of what I would like. What would you have?
Please comment. What would you have?
I have used Ocean Mist in the past as a theme. This blog uses it. I like it aesthetically, but found it a)too narrow in the central column and b)2 column only. I really like to keep links and other widgets seperate, and my kids have said they find it easier to understand. I tried Ocean Mist 2.0 but found it very unstable with lots of widgets. Here is a screengrab of Ocean Mist:
By: Claire Jones on June 9, 2009 at 9:25 pm
I think that looks really good. I really like the customisable picture as do the children! Having 2 columns means that the page looks less clustered- at the moment I have so many widgets that it takes up a lot of space. Needs to be clear where one post ends and the next begins! Looking forward to seeing it progress!
By: E. Frank on June 9, 2009 at 9:25 pm
I would suggest a two column layout…because little ones wouldn’t become too much distracted.
best regards
By: Mr Sutton on June 9, 2009 at 10:04 pm
Great idea, Jack. I’d agree with Claire, making the division between two post is really important. Maybe I’d add a much bigger comment button, too. I prefer 2 column layouts, too, although 3 column often works best on the school’s main homepage, I think.