In the three years since I last redesigned benbishop.me.uk, my personal blog, there have been significant developments in web design. From CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) frameworks like The Blueprint, JavaScript library’s like jQuery to development WordPress themes like Sandbox, all have been designed to decrease development time from concept to implementation.
‘Refracted’ is the product of three years experience with commercial clients and the implementation of many of these techniques.
Design
I had the idea of the logo image in my head for a while and was quite determined to go with a light and vibrant design. Contrasting significantly with the previous ‘Satin’ theme, a light text on dark background theme, I wanted ‘Refracted’ to feel like a change from the old.
