Sofie Estolloso Hofmann Designs International

I finished redesigning the website of Leocadio Alonsagay Dioso Memorial Public Library a month ago but was not able to write about it. I used two layouts in this site, a two column-page on the front page without a sidebar and also a two-column page for the other pages but the other column is a sidebar positioned on the left side. The website is using WordPress as CMS (Content Management System) for easy website updates.

It took me at least one and a half months to finish the site but in reality it was only two weeks as I was not working on it everyday. For me, it’s good to work on a project not on a daily basis so I will be able to think of something else that would be good for the site upon checking on it again.

The new web design was officially online on November 19, 2007 although the website has been online for probably three and a half years now.

I am always in contact with the founder of the Library and I thought of helping them as I am one of those very proud Pandananons, proud for having this one of a kind library in the Philippines, which is especially located in Pandan, Antique, the town where I grew up.

The Leocadio Alonsagay Dioso Memorial Public Library, located in Barangay Baybay, Pandan, Antique, Philippines, is the only full-service library in the area and the only one serving as an official access point for the Philippine Electronic Library “e-Lib” Project, for advanced researchers.

The Dioso Library was inaugurated on April 2, 2004, and has operated continuously since then, opening its doors to the public six days a week.

I finally finished redesigning my own web design site Sehdi.com. I have been working for a new WordPress theme for my web design site for the month of October but couldn’t get satisfied. I waited a little bit until I have no more complaints about my own web design, simple, fast to download and easy to navigate.

Actually, it took me 10 days only not the whole month to do the revision as I didn’t do it continuously. Well, 10 days is also quite long just to do a WordPress theme but I always would like my theme to be neat and nice according to my taste, if not perfect. I worked on it, only if I have time. I make sure that I will be able to concentrate on it.

I couldn’t anymore keep track how many times did I redesign Sehdi.com when I was not using WordPress yet. But this is the first time, that I redesigned it ever since I use WordPress as CMS for this site. When I converted the whole site in December 2006 to use WordPress, not only the blog, I just adapted the old design of this site.

The first WordPress theme was a two-column theme with 750px fixed width to make it still easier for those who are also still using 800×600 screen resolution.

The second WordPress theme is a fluid three-column theme. It still looks good at 800×600 screen resolution but the width will not expand if the user has bigger than 1024×768 screen resolution. The second sidebar adjusts if the user opted for a screen resolution to be even smaller than the old standard 800×600 screen resolution. I configured it that way as the second sidebar contains ads only aside from the random web design images which can be accessed at the first sidebar.

Regarding colors, I like the colors of the old WordPress theme, so I didn’t really change the colors.