Starting this September, I started work on a new website design for braintrooper.info and as I worked more on it, I knew this update was going to be big. But let me warn you, this is going to be a full geek-out on the technical details of all the changes made, big and little. Right, let’s begin then.

The most recent update, Version 3.2 saw the introduction of a dark mode on the biggest design jump to date, Version 3.1. Going from a messy, slow, and distracting Version 1, and Version 2 from late 2020, Version 3.1 went further, removing the excess videos and text, easing the navigation, removing excess pages, and crucially, putting what matters upfront. The reason you visit this site—the blog posts. Well, as they say, less is more.

But this version takes this a notch up. Still keeping the ‘less is more’ mantra in mind, this version was designed to not simply display the posts in a linear scrolling list, but in a dynamic, interactive, and aesthetically pleasing manner. With a clean set of easy-to-read fonts adorning the titles, post content, and headings, I have implemented a dynamic color palette, that changes for each and every user. Every reader is unique, so the site now becomes unique for every reader.

The main page, instead of holding a single list of all the previous posts, now is home to dozens of different types of posts, each clearly ordering the posts with categories, popularity, and type.

And not to forget, the most important part of any blog is its post page, and how easy to read, and not distracting it is. So, gone are the fancy serif fonts, hail the new modern, clear, and ergonomic ABC Favorit Pro typeface. With clear separation from the related posts section, you’ll find it is much less distracting to read. And speaking of which, the related posts section has been completely reworked, with a new algorithm sorting the posts to your past reads and current post categories to display at the end of your read. Not to forget, the beautiful new underlines to the links. They are simply the best part of this version of braintrooper.

But that is not nearly it. Eager readers, I strongly encourage you to navigate through the site to explore the new features. If you have feedback, let me know in the form on the Contact page. See you later.