Justin Schuck | JustinSchuck.com/blog: JustinSchuck.com gets a face-lift for 2010

As I gear up for more dramatic life changes in the near future, I wanted to freshen-up JustinSchuck.com and launch version 6.4. I know I've neglected the site at different intervals through the years, so I've given it a much-needed face-lift. The feel I was going for was upscale men's lounge utilizing elements from some of my recent magazine and print designs. And since you know that I listened to a single song on repeat for hours while I worked on this little project, I want to share that with you now: "In The Shadows" by The Rasmus.

I launched the new design this morning so I could take advantage of the uniqueness of today's date: 01.10.2010. (Maybe I'll launch ver 7.0 on 10.10.2010).

The changes to version 6.3 (launched 10.10.2009) include:

New "logo" treatment using a combination of my signature and lightweight Helvetica for the name
Redesign of the navigation making the text easier to read in all states
Creation of a new dark wood-panel "floor" background
Simplification of the layout and back-end coding
Elimination of complicated box shadowing
New header graphics for each section
Updated selection of albums listed on my play list
Copy editing and refinement
Contact information listed in the footer of every page and blog entry
Modification of Blogger blog template

While these changes might appear to be significant, the modifications were relatively easy to implement. It's a new year and there are some big things in store for the future. Now I feel closer than ever to having a site that truly reflects my design perspective. So please, take some time and check out the newly-updated website and let me know what you think of the new look.