Comments on: Kids on Computers needs a web designer!

By: stormy

stormy — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:27:38 +0000

Thanks, Mohammad.
We found somebody and they have redesigned the site.

By: Mohammad

Mohammad — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:18:27 +0000

I can definitely help you with this. Feel free to email me at: mohammad@duable.com
A selection of my works can be found at http://duable.com/mohammad

By: Pablo Rodríguez

Pablo Rodríguez — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:29:10 +0000

If you allow me a suggestion: please, avoid using Comic Sans.

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:05:16 +0000

Good design is invisible (in the sense that it doesn’t stand in the way). The generic WP template is quite ok. Though it might seem a bit boring for children, it is very well done and looks neutral. The proposed replacement, I’m afraid, is much worse. It’s not too bad but it cannot bear the comparison. Too much wasted space, questionable colour scheme and.. um… the artwork…
Most things around us are not individually painted but this does not make them less useful.
I would leave the design as is and focus on content.
Sorry for not providing any actual help.
Best wishes,
Andy

By: Adam Williamson

Adam Williamson — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:48:04 +0000

I’m another who likes the WordPress design more. There’s no reason a WordPress site has to be a ‘blog’ – it’s really a CMS like any other. You can certainly run a ‘website’ (rather than a ‘blog’) on it.

By: A Facebook User

A Facebook User — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:33:04 +0000

I may have some free time to help. I designed and developed the logo, brand and website for Qimo 4 Kids (http://www.qimo4kids.com). The site is built for adults, but uses the same theme as the kid-friendly distro.
If you’re interested, I’m BrianJHall at GMail.
Good luck!

By: stormy

stormy — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:31:38 +0000

Thanks, everyone, for all the suggestions and offers to help. I think I’ve contacted all of you with offers to help via email.
Thanks, again.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:46:08 +0000

A constructive suggestion for replacing Comic Sans: you might try replacing it with one of the fonts from Dustismo. You can get them from http://packages.debian.org/ttf-dustin

By: Ruben

Ruben — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:06:04 +0000

But, it’s a kid’s website, or about kids. Nothing says kids like Comic Sans.

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:35:14 +0000

I think my last comment may have been marked as spam (I included links to previous work). I’ve been designing and developing WordPress sites for years now and would love to bulk up my portfolio a bit. You can email me at jay@lmnopdesign.com.