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Leaving Wisdump For…?

Thord Daniel Hedengren — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:43:25 +0000

I’m leaving Wisdump, which I have been running for quite some time, in favor of, well, what? I’m not supposed to tell until tomorrow, but maybe I let it slip in my bye bye Wisdump post…?!

OK, so I did.

It was a fun gig, running Wisdump, although I could’ve gotten off to a better start, with it being pretty much run down and all. It’s a tough crowd, I guess, but I think they treated me nicely.

Anyway, thanks for all the fish and all that. I already did a goodbye post so go read that one instead. I’m off to celebrate!

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Public Beta Of The New Wisdump Design

Thord Daniel Hedengren — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:54:19 +0000

I’ve launched the public beta of the new Wisdump design, client work for the great folks over at Splashpress Media. Do pop over and let me know what you think!

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Redesigning Devlounge

Thord Daniel Hedengren — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:00:49 +0000

It’s not just Wisdump I’m redesigning, and are involved with on Splashpress Media’s behalf. Devlounge and Wisdump are supposed to work in harmony, and the two sites’ redesigns are of course a necessary step for this.

The first mockup of the new Devlounge design is up, and anyone who thinks stuff can speak their mind in the mockup post.

There’s a lesson to be learned here. You should always make serious decisions in conjuncture with your readership. The final call is yours, and you can’t please them all, but be sure to use their opinions to build a better product.

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Redesigning Wisdump

Thord Daniel Hedengren — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:00:40 +0000

I’ve been blogging over at Wisdump, Paul “Scrivs” Scrivens old playground, for quite some time now. One thing that the site needs is a redesign, figuring out its own identity so to speak. The legacy of Scrivs isn’t a small one, so it’s important for the blog to find its own voice. Observant readers know that others have tried before me…

Anyway, check out the mockup of the proposed, and later selected, redesign. It’s not final, not at all, but it gives a taste of what’s to come.

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Catch me on these fine sites

Thord Daniel Hedengren — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:27:32 +0000

I was hoping to announce a project today, but I’ll have to push that forward a bit, waiting to get the definite word from my favorite illustrator. Would be nice to launch it with a piece of his work, but I hadn’t planned it so if he’s swamped I’ll just go ahead. It’s worth the extra days of waiting though.

Meanwhile, I’ve returned to The Blog Herald with a post connecting to my tooting your own horn post. If you want to know how to get me to read your blog, this is the post for you. Long time TDH readers (hah!) might remember that I started my international blogging career at that fine site, before moving on to 901am. Full circle, eh?

The Blog Herald isn’t the only place you can catch me blogging. As of today I’ll be doing my best to head up Wisdump, that find old home of Paul Scrivens of 9rules, and just recently 3by9, fame. Big shoes indeed, it’ll be a process for sure.

And since I’m a brand kind of guy, I’ll be doing my best to establish a strong duo with Devlounge, that great blog about design. AJ, the previous owner, have sold it to Splashpress, and I’ll be gearing it up, with the help of David Peralty, and hopefully keeping AJ onboard as well – I’ll not promise it, but as things go now, that’s the way it looks, which I’m both grateful for, and happy about. He’s a great writer, and he’s done great things with Devlounge, so it would be a shame to lose him. Expect me at the helm there any day now.

So yeah, I have plans for Wisdump and Devlounge, exciting plans if you ask me. I’ll delve deeper into them at a later time, most likely over at The Blog Herald, so keep an eye out for me there.

I can’t believe how many doors blogging have opened for me this past year. When I get the opportunity, I’ll try to give something back. So here I am, sort of announcing the Notes Blog theme for WordPress. Expect it in late November, although I’ve yet to commit to a date. Lots of stuff on the table right now. Anyway, it’ll be a clean and sober theme, easily customized and offered for free download.

Exciting times indeed.