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Completely offtopic, but every time I open one of your articles, my first point of focus goes on to the photo on the side. Was this intentional or an accident?
by tejaswiy 15y ago
Completely offtopic, but every time I open one of your articles, my first point of focus goes on to the photo on the side. Was this intentional or an accident?
It's really cool though, normally I don't pay attention to who wrote an article, and just skim through to see if it's interesting. Here, the initial focus on the photo reminds me that you're a very good blogger, based on other articles that you've written in the past and grabs my complete focus right away.
- swombat 15y agoThanks for the compliment, much appreciated! It is intentional to draw some attention (though not to distract from the article), for two reasons. First, some people complained that they liked the articles but didn't know what my credentials were, so while the initial design for swombat.com was much more minimalist (like DaringFireball's), I realised that I'm not John Gruber with a fanatical following of hundreds of thousands, and so I still need to convey who I am to the majority who haven't heard of me. Secondly, a good friend advised me that blogs are much more memorable and engaging if the author's picture is visible (which your comment supports). And it makes sense - people are naturally very good at recognising and remembering faces.