Ikiru Design

A while ago I promised that all of my currently-available themes would be updated to version 1.0 by January 1, 2008. Today is January 1, 2008 and not a single one of them is at 1.0. I did start the process, and make noticeable improvements. Carter’s Line, BWO, and BWO_one are now all at 0.80.

But that still leaves BWO_space and BWO_doodle behind. And it leaves some problems I have with the current 0.80 releases intact. So I can’t declare success on this goal, and I don’t foresee being able to do so today.

I do have a number of excuses to claim for my failure. There’s of course the unexpected holiday chaos (which I should probably expect by now), my recent decision to start a new blog, and the fact that I simply found the updates — a rather tedious and dull activity because the errors across these themes are very similar — too boring to spend much time on.

None of these excuses count for much, and so perhaps the most important point is this: I will have the updates done ASAP, and certainly no later than January 15. The penalty for not making that deadline is death.

I’m glad to showcase another theme I’ve put together, Carter’s Line. Essentially, Carter’s Line is a theme built around two basic ideas, both of which are in the title. “Carter” is the name of the designer (Matthew Carter) who created the two typefaces used in the theme, Georgia and Verdana. The “Line” is probably the more unique aspect of the design, for better or worse. Everything in the theme clings to the line, and the line’s the only one in the design (underlines excluded). As with all my themes, you can view it at the Ikiru Demo Blog and download it immediately.