It took a night of hard coding and testing today from the press room at Search Engine Strategies Chicago, but the new Search Engine Journal design has gone live and we’re currently hammering out the bugs and glitches. The new design is the masterful work of Chris Pearson, who is also behind the designs at SEObook and the Text Link Ad Link Building Blog.
Chris really came through with this project and the harsh deadlines which were thrown at him by yours truly, but after a hectic day on both our parts (me in Maryland then Chicago and Chris in ol’ Kentucky), phone calls, barking dogs and up & down Wifi - Chris pulled it all together and we were able to meet the target date of today, the first day of SES Chicago.
For this design, we went a bit lite with the 2.0 bells and whistles, and beefed up the journalistic approach to the new Search Engine Journal. Over the course of the week, more and more fixes will be made along with some new announcements about our contributors, sponsors and happenings here at Search Engine Strategies.
Please feel free to leave a comment below with your opinions on the new design, and any ideas or features you would like to see on the Journal.
Comments
18 responses so far ↓
Sushubh on Dec 4, 2006 at 6:43 pm
looks awesome!
David Krug on Dec 4, 2006 at 6:47 pm
Looks all shiny and cleaned up.
Very impressive.
Aaron Brazell on Dec 4, 2006 at 6:48 pm
Nice look. Did you lose my email cause hats the only thing I can think of why you didn’t let me know you were here in MD. :-)
Loren Baker, Editor on Dec 4, 2006 at 6:53 pm
I’ll be back in MD next week and on the East Coast for a long time Aaron. Let’s get together for a Maryland bloggers session or dinner before or after the holidays.
I’ll be contacting you soon. Thanks!
CarstenCumbrowski on Dec 4, 2006 at 7:17 pm
Nice, I like the old SEJ Logo more though, but the rest is aaaloooot better :)
I know, the Logo is making it look more like a newspaper, but still, I can’t help it and still think that the old logo would look better (after a little bit of tweaking to fit into the new design).
Cheers,
pittfall on Dec 4, 2006 at 8:15 pm
I like that you have cleaned up the links, but the overall look, I do not like as much.
It won’t stop me from reading though.
Chris Winfield on Dec 4, 2006 at 9:45 pm
Looks really good - I am so used to reading your posts through RSS that I wouldn’t have seen this for awhile if it wasn’t for Andy’s post this morning..
Cameron on Dec 5, 2006 at 12:00 am
Looks good :)
Matt Cutts on Dec 5, 2006 at 1:21 am
Hey, I really like the new look! Very spiff!
Matt McGee on Dec 5, 2006 at 2:50 am
Very cool, Loren (and Chris) - definite upgrade. And nice to meet you tonight at the YParty, Loren.
Sarah on Dec 5, 2006 at 3:19 am
Looks excellent! A great improvement from the previous design. This looks very sleek and easy to navigate through. Well done to the SEJ team!
Search Engines WB on Dec 5, 2006 at 3:33 am
The old design was nicer because it was very clean from the left to about 2/3 across - which was the basic reading area. However, this one is also attractive -
The only change would be making the bright red - more brown-like to blend in harmoniously with the colums earthy color theme
Soyapi on Dec 5, 2006 at 4:02 am
The Contact the Journal link http://www.searchenginejournal.com/contact.php is broken.
I need to get in touch with you.
John Scott on Dec 5, 2006 at 4:04 am
Love the new design!
Quick Online Tips on Dec 5, 2006 at 7:14 am
Very neat. I love your new design. I am becoming a fan of Chris.
Brian on Dec 5, 2006 at 8:19 am
Looks good guys! Everything is much more defined; I look forward to seeing it evolve.
Sander on Dec 5, 2006 at 4:31 pm
As expected from Chris his work, a very nice new look and feel. Like it very much! Great job.
Zap on Dec 5, 2006 at 11:31 pm
Nice new look, Loren. I find it a bit easier to read now.
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