As many of my friends will attest to, I’ve spent the better part of the past month on web design work (even spending 35 hours straight working on my school’s theatre website). Yesterday, Sean Tubbs and I released the new design for the Charlottesville Podcasting Network, which is an incredible site Sean started a few years ago which audio content from local radio stations, audio producers, and podcasters. I guess I spent about two weeks on this one, but I’m learning so much about PHP by fiddling around with WordPress templates. A few weeks ago, I tried working a few other CMSs, Joomla and PHPNuke, but I hated both of them. They’re both bloated and way too complex for even the simple things. WP has a very simple frame that’s easy to understand, but you can do really intricate things if you know what you’re doing (I’m wearing my WordPress shirt right now, so I’m feeling very loyal).

Anyway, you can check out the new site at http://www.cvillepodcast.com/, or take a look at the pictures below. I’d love to hear what you guys think - any critiques would be greatly appreciated .

It looks great! This is a big improvement.

I noticed the redesign earlier today. It looks much better and is certainly easier to use. I tihnk the banner at the top needs some work. Otherwise, good job!

-Matt

Thanks for your opinions, guys!

Fantastic job, Michael. It’s going to open a new era for the site, as I can now spotlight podcasts for longer periods of time. I chose Wordpress after Waldo recommended it, and it has served my needs as a content repository. There are now over 1000 audio files on the site, and Wordpress manages all of it. But, until now, I’ve not had a site design that would allow me to present that archive in a compelling way. Now, I’ve got that, and as this theme evolves, I’m hoping we can do some pretty good looking things with it.

So, thanks a lot, Michael! Great job!

Very nice work, Michael. Thank you for making this significant contribution to community media.

Great job Michael! I’m very impressed. We may have to hire you for some client blog improvements.

great work! it looks really nice, michael.