I liked your changes to the last version. I decided to spend some time and customize the page to my liking, and you can see the results at my website. I added some javascript on the sidebar and childposts thanks to some code by Mujtaba Ahmed (www.dynamicguru.com/mujtaba).

Customization was pretty easy. It was a bit difficult to find where to change the main body text, but I found it eventually. I would recommend this site to anybody looking for a professional, readable website. Congratulations, and you’re clearly mentioned in my about page as the designer of the theme.
–Blair

Excellent work on this. I can’t believe you’re only 12 years old!

I’ve been quietly following your updates to see what happens. The color and schemes are strong. The twitter update is fantastic. The navbar is intriguing. However, I just can’t overlook the typography in the peripherals. I mean, the basic blog typography is fine, but everything outside of the blog content is really difficult to read. For me, typography is perhaps the most important thing, and it’s so much more helpful to have some basic elements established out of the box.

To be more specific:

1) The meta-data, such as comments and categories, are really hard if not impossible to read. You might consider enlarging the text and putting it against another color. Furthermore, sidebar category titles are the same color as the links, making it difficult to discern when a new category begins. Again, a simple CSS tweak, but it’s nice to see if out of the box.

2) Links do nothing when hovered, which (for me) makes me question if they are links. This is particularly a concern with the navbar, which, to play Devil’s Advocate, follows me down the page and when I hover a word, nothing happens. Combined with the above, I see a sidebar and meta-data that don’t interact with me. I think you see where I’m going here.

You might search “typography” at http://www.smashingmagazine.com, scroll down a bit, and read their “8 Simple Ways…” or “10 Principles…” articles.

I’m not gonna lie. You’re 12 years old, are multi-lingual and have solid computer skills. You’ve got a future ahead of you. Please keep working and doing what you do, and I’ll check back to see if a future update lures me to switch themes!
–Blair