Over the past few days I’ve redesigned this site to be closer to what I actually want - somewhere that encourages me to write, and now also to draw.

On the writing side, I have completely missed my goal of writing every day. It’s OK because I’m super productive, but I need to make more effort to set aside ten minutes each day.

This redesign includes a sketch with each of my posts - this is to encourage me to draw something (draw anything) each day.

I’ve been learning to draw and sketch since July last year, albeit very infrequently, and suddenly in the past month I seem to be able to express my imagination on paper. Most objects are recognisable, and I can shade to create a sense of solidity. There’s a long way to go but I’m pleased that I would no longer say I draw like a four-year old.

When I first started this blog back in 2009 I used Wordpress. Then I changed to an open-source clone of Svbtle called Obtvse. For a time I liked the minimalism of Svbtle, but now it looks boring and characterless to me. I will be recreating the split-pane view of ‘ideas’ and ‘published’ posts.