Tina Roth Eisenberg of Swiss Miss was sitting in front of me at The Feast. She is a web design guru with a huge following among designers and geeks. It was really nice to meet her but I have to say that her blog is sooooooo much better looking than mine which now appears SCRUFFY and very . . . non-Swiss. Maybe its time for a redesign?
I asked her if she used Helvetica as her favourite font which was a redundant question. Of course she does. On her blog is a link to a arial vs. helvetica test. YEAH HELVETICA!
Would you agree with me that her design appeals more to men [and geeky men like Johannes who is sitting next to me) than women?
Nice Helvetica/Arial test!
I do like the SwissMiss design quite a bit. You and I both need to redesign our blogs, I think. Honestly, I think you could do wonders by using a lighter background on the sides of your site — black is so heavy and depressing feeling! Just one suggestion … The content in the middle is just right, in my opinion! 😉
agreed. it used to be white and i liked it. will do it when i get a few spare moments.
It was so lovely meeting you yesterday! Thank you for the flattering write-up here. And hey, I never thought about whether my design was more appealing to men. Interesting! Waving from DUMBO, Brooklyn! Tina