tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post1808965841078642141..comments2024-03-15T07:36:42.852-04:00Comments on Maxminimus: Mid Week Trad Musings and Give Me Your FeedbackADGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16612897500610475937noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-33062312318913581182010-08-01T13:07:55.851-04:002010-08-01T13:07:55.851-04:00Oh yeah, black is back. I dig it the most. It is...Oh yeah, black is back. I dig it the most. It is you and we all j'adore you, so don't go changin to try to please just a few.Nelle Somervillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259333955482924688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-60169846666911317352010-08-01T02:08:26.914-04:002010-08-01T02:08:26.914-04:00P.S.: I'm making fun of your silly Gilligan/Th...P.S.: I'm making fun of your silly Gilligan/Thurston Howell, III outfit <a href="http://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com/2010/07/peacock-purist.html" rel="nofollow">over at Giuseppe's place</a>. I didn't want to be so gauche as to fail to make fun of you here, too.<br /><br />P.P.S.: When are we going to see you in some Lilly Pulitzer?Young Fogeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-1331046181078253772010-07-31T02:01:10.126-04:002010-07-31T02:01:10.126-04:00The black background has caused the black text in ...The black background has caused the black text in this post to disappear.<br /><br />Your distinctive style, in both prose and clothes, is far more important than the eye-numbing black background. You just gots to change it agin!Young Fogeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-55874307628788571492010-07-30T09:34:40.659-04:002010-07-30T09:34:40.659-04:00All-in-all, a fine post. I'm reading the Frazi...All-in-all, a fine post. I'm reading the Frazier bio now and loving every acid tongued word of it. Many thanks for pointing the way for me.<br /><br />Here's a good follow up post from a frequent flier like yourself: the demise of the Dopp kit. I love the things. But they have no place in the carry-on-or-be-charged-whether-or-not-your-luggage-makes-it-to-your-final-destination world of travel today.Easy and Elegant Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951907004091808223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-77741340701463542922010-07-30T08:55:48.214-04:002010-07-30T08:55:48.214-04:00Oh well . . . or perhaps I should say well then . ...Oh well . . . or perhaps I should say well then . . . I ain't trashy but I'm dirty - does that count?<br /><br />Enjoy the call, et al - 7:01Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-65939233976369224482010-07-30T08:44:57.664-04:002010-07-30T08:44:57.664-04:00Anon....thanks. But that little Kinks ditty wasn&#...Anon....thanks. But that little Kinks ditty wasn't enough. I've got a 10am conference call and then I'm outta here. I'm thinking TaTa You by Johnny Guitar Watson, some cheap ass bubbly, the swimming pool and a slightly trashy woman.ADGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612897500610475937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-8873375899575658762010-07-30T08:36:55.575-04:002010-07-30T08:36:55.575-04:00Well now I'm thinkin' you need a little Ki...Well now I'm thinkin' you need a little Kinks again, brother:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSMXsGLQX-g<br /><br />It's all good, D.<br /><br />Love and acceptance - Anon 7:01Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-52041668646931337532010-07-30T08:24:46.656-04:002010-07-30T08:24:46.656-04:00Thanks everyone. I'm reminded once again why I...Thanks everyone. I'm reminded once again why I will NEVER be on the homeowner's association executive committee ever, ever again.<br /><br />I'm more confused now than ever.ADGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612897500610475937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-46472808113996780132010-07-30T08:05:46.936-04:002010-07-30T08:05:46.936-04:00I am in the LPC and Anon at 7:01 camp. This greige...I am in the LPC and Anon at 7:01 camp. This greige and then blue thing is really annoying. The original Maxminimus look was VERY appealing. That is why I returned to it regularly after discovering it. What has happened to strip you of your arrogance, disdain, confidence? Why are you looking to US as style arbiters? We come to YOU for that, right? Yeeeesh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-53674777879806831912010-07-30T07:01:30.062-04:002010-07-30T07:01:30.062-04:00D - People's trouble with the white on black ...D - People's trouble with the white on black is not the universe's way of telling you to change your background color, it's a message to them about coming to grips with aging and obtaining proper eyewear. Of course, you, with your generous nature, are bending to accommodate - which is charming. But I agree with Ms. LPC: stick with your own first design instincts - what's alluring and addictive about you is your singular aesthetic point of view. We'll figure out how to read you - whether it's Google Reader or a pair of 2.5s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-30652393959229830132010-07-29T20:28:09.764-04:002010-07-29T20:28:09.764-04:00Where's the dental floss?
~H.Where's the dental floss?<br /><br />~H.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-12582683492650707312010-07-29T19:13:18.612-04:002010-07-29T19:13:18.612-04:00Design by committee will kill ANYONE! Don't do...Design by committee will kill ANYONE! Don't do it. Pick what you like and stick to it. I read your blog in Google Reader. So as long as you make sure text shows up black in your RSS feed, I do not care one whit:).LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-16047375839554001532010-07-29T18:34:11.555-04:002010-07-29T18:34:11.555-04:00First time commenter and long-time reader...
I se...First time commenter and long-time reader...<br /><br />I second the other anonymous commenter's recommendation: black or dark background with light grey text - just changing the text from white to grey will make a huge difference in readability. For example, the grey "Maxminimus" in the header made by the anonymous graphic designer is much easier to read than the black subtitle text in that same header.<br /><br />Also, I recommend using a non-serif font for your regular posts because it's 'cleaner' and easier on the eyes. <br /><br />Regardless of your formatting/fonts/background colours, I look forward to continuing my sartorial education through your blog.<br /><br />Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-62994045168967079722010-07-29T15:51:27.538-04:002010-07-29T15:51:27.538-04:00I've cut the bottoms off pants to make them sh...I've cut the bottoms off pants to make them shorter and also, to make them into shorts. It's a 'done' thing? Who knew?<br /><br />I liked the black. <br /><br />I'm abstaining on the other items.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840629057159581688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-46509105686697475402010-07-29T15:26:48.092-04:002010-07-29T15:26:48.092-04:00About the color of your masthead: apparently, peop...About the color of your masthead: apparently, people were able to read the original or it didn't matter that much if they weren't able to read it. If that is the criteria for reading a blog on an ongoing basis, something is wrong. I am guessing that people read your blog for the contents. Really, who is going to log on just to look at the masthead? <br /><br />About your belt buckle, I'd have the date of the gift engraved on the back so that you will always remember which Father's Day you received it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-54325750084481304472010-07-29T13:52:58.927-04:002010-07-29T13:52:58.927-04:00I agree with one of the anonymous posts above that...I agree with one of the anonymous posts above that the black background with white words had a vibrating kind of thing going on and I'm really liking the lighter color. I don't have a specific color to recommend, just agree that it is easier to read when it's a little lighter.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02415916499181475962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-65779964254340331912010-07-29T13:26:41.071-04:002010-07-29T13:26:41.071-04:00Max,
I commented yesterday about the vast improve...Max,<br /><br />I commented yesterday about the vast improvement in readability with the white background. I come back today and you got blue all over. The problem here is not readability – it's fine – but of aesthetics. My old friend Graham, newspaper and ad man extraordinaire, said never to use blue and never to use baby blue in particular – it was just wrong. In the case of your estimable and compulsively readable blog, it's wrong, wrong, wrong. Colour, like music, is visceral and primitive. It gets us before we think about it. The black wasn't the easiest thing to read but it had a gravitas to it. The white was dignified and readable. I would suggest that our friend Guiseppe – I am being presumptuous here, of course – has a great combination of simple and classy in colour, typefaces and layout. Now, there are a lot of great looking blogs that are full of pure crap and a complete waste of time. But you've always got quality stuff and you're darned good with the quantity part too. I offer these musings as an aesthete and a fan.BLUENOSEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-31854251600820002982010-07-29T11:58:29.889-04:002010-07-29T11:58:29.889-04:00Graphic designer and blog designer talking here. P...Graphic designer and blog designer talking here. Personally I had always found the black background without a header image to be fairly generic and I've never considered that to mesh with the writing, wit, style and personality that you display here.<br /><br />Blogger now has a new feature called 'Template Designer' which you can find under the 'Design' tab in the Dashboard. I rather liked the template 'Picture Window' for you. You will see 3 options - pick the far right one. Then click on the 'Background' and you'll see something that reads 'Background Image.' There is a little arrow next to the picture and if you click on that you'll see other options available. I liked 'Textures' for you but you might be otherwise inspired. I liked the one called 'mammuth' but you can be as distinctive as you like. I would also recommend a header. (Here is an example I created http://i29.tinypic.com/rayx5l.jpg )<br /><br />Love the monk straps and of course the belt buckle. You're one of my favorite reads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-67895451651733069682010-07-29T10:48:08.317-04:002010-07-29T10:48:08.317-04:00I dig the Mashburn Fray and monk strap look. I thi...I dig the Mashburn Fray and monk strap look. I think the key here is the jeans need to be just narrow and fitted enough that they don't make you look like Huck Fin or Tom Sawyer about to white wash the fence. Clearly not the case for you - but other more novice sartorialist, take note.DAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06242691304393481987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-91365157302113392602010-07-29T09:47:32.135-04:002010-07-29T09:47:32.135-04:00ADG, I appreciate the move to a lighter color. The...ADG, I appreciate the move to a lighter color. The black was tough to read. <br /><br />I also like the way Sid Mashburn rolls. I haven't trudged into highwaters yet, but Sid makes me want to wade in.KFadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10496693513680297575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-59459207610054477142010-07-29T06:56:49.775-04:002010-07-29T06:56:49.775-04:00Hello from WI -
Use a crisp, strong navy backgrou...Hello from WI - <br />Use a crisp, strong navy background & really light grey typeface.<br />Less vibrating-ness to it than black back with white type.<br /><br />Frankly, now that you've switched to light blue, I cannot recall what it used to be, except that now it's weak & unremarkable - and you are quite the opposite of that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-62283721895945494562010-07-29T06:30:13.576-04:002010-07-29T06:30:13.576-04:00ADG - definitely b-e-t-t-e-r...ADG - definitely b-e-t-t-e-r...A.E.F.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-46573913166651728842010-07-29T02:55:38.639-04:002010-07-29T02:55:38.639-04:00I don't know about all this other stuff but th...I don't know about all this other stuff but those monk straps are amazing.Junctionedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218073272562132315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-38519316679306149642010-07-29T01:44:09.559-04:002010-07-29T01:44:09.559-04:00Let me just say that the old blog look was well su...Let me just say that the old blog look was well suited to you and I cannot imagine that anyone suffered any eye strain from the amount of time that they spent on your blog from day to day. Seriously. <br />It had an edgy look with the black and framed your photography well. This new deal doesn't seem to be working, at least for me. The old black didn't seem a visual strain at all, for me. But how many minutes does one spend on your blog, hmmmmnnn? THERE is a variable to be explored. Would be interesting to know how many hours of eye strainage the detractors seem to have racked up logging onto your blog........... creeeeeeepy !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-8058336694155854162010-07-29T01:31:55.766-04:002010-07-29T01:31:55.766-04:00Oh for fucksake......We have WEDGEWOOD background ...Oh for fucksake......We have WEDGEWOOD background now? (so fey) With 60s Santa Cruz, Cali Surf Neon Orange time stamps? Talk about not being able to read it........!!<br /><br />What are you smokin' 'Dude' ..........the GOOD Belgian ?????<br /><br />SFBA<br />yeah shut me upAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com