Comments on: I Actually Won Something!

By: paul

paul — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:37:38 +0000

Great theme, Ian. I’ve been looking for something clean and this is the one. Found you through the Sandbox competition.

By: adaptivereuse.net » Renovation madness

adaptivereuse.net » Renovation madness — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:32:21 +0000

[...] For those who are into that sort of thing we’re using a Sandbox theme called Essay (thanks Ian Stewart) but we’ve hacked it about so much we’ve destroyed its essential integrity whih was its [...]

By: Nazione Indiana » Nuova grafica per Nazione Indiana

Nazione Indiana » Nuova grafica per Nazione Indiana — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:57:57 +0000

[...] Ho cambiato la grafica del sito con quella che vedi (se ci leggi via feed, dai un’occhiata alla home). Si basa su Sandbox ed Essay di Ian Stewart. [...]

By: pearl

pearl — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:17:22 +0000

hey Ian.. Congrats… I like essay and I am glad it won… now you can share some of those blogging tips on here with us?

and I think I’ve always told you I love this theme a lot….

tc and kit

By: Ian Stewart

Ian Stewart — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:43:09 +0000

Alright, a “Woohoo!” Thanks, Imani!

Elliot, I should have a working draft this week or next. I am glad I’m so late though. It gives me a chance to see how everyone uses the site. That’s Holy Heroes!! by the way, you should all check it out.

Thanks, Ted and Ia (and congratulations yourself Ia!) comments like that make me feel a little better about leaving my page styling alone.

Thanks, Bob. I really like your minimalist themes — esp. the BlogOhBlog theme.

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:45:52 +0000

Congrats Ian! Good work and great theme

By: ia

ia — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:16:25 +0000

Congratulations! Great design—plus I love the look of your website. (I definitely agree with Ted.) ^_^

By: ted

ted — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 19:09:05 +0000

Hey! Congrats! I like “Essay,” but this blog’s design blows it out of the water.

By: Elliot

Elliot — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:43:11 +0000

Yeah, where IS that Holy Heroes design?!

By: Imani

Imani — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:22:43 +0000

Woohoo! Congrats, Ian. I always love the results when you tinker with the blog.

By: Ian Stewart

Ian Stewart — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:31:43 +0000

Thanks, Everyone!

Sadish, my wife (also a graphic artist) loves your design sense — me too — and it means a lot that you stopped by. Thanks!

Thanks, Scott! (Did I ever mention that I downloaded and tried out your themes when I first moved to WordPress?)

Clemens, I distinctly remember you railing against the recommended length of blog posts once, so I’m not surprised. Now, where’s Elliot with my pints? He’s probably too busy wondering where his Holy Heroes!! design is…

Thanks, Hillary, you nailed my design goals right on the head!

Thanks, Will (Will won second place!). The way I interpreted the rules I didn’t think it would be fair to enter my own existing design. Plus, all I can see are it’s flaws now. But I appreciate all the nice things everyone has to say about it.

Thanks, Dawn. More fodder for blogging was exactly my wife’s idea.

And everyone new, welcome to Upper Fort Stewart.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:51:34 +0000

Congratulations! I liked Essay too.

If you buy the Dover Thrift, then you can tell us what you bought and why. More fodder for blogging.

By: Will

Will — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:39:42 +0000

I second Hillary’s comments. I wonder if you could have entered the design here into the competition since you never released it.

By: Hillary

Hillary — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 06:54:20 +0000

I too really liked Essay….but prefer the irreverence of this page. No one ever does red, black and wedgewood blue! With the upside-down graphic, it has an effect of being charming and upsetting at once, which is exactly what a designer wants, isn’t it?

By: Will

Will — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 04:22:38 +0000

Congrats Ian! I really liked Essay

I had you have time between reading all of those $1 specials to release another design soon!

By: clemens

clemens — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 03:34:34 +0000

Yes. Congratulation. I am not sure what Sandbox IS, but your entry was great. I read some of the advice on Lorelle’s page and realized that I am not doing any of it! And don’t think I will try. But I am impressed that you ranked so high.

You and Elliot should go out and celebrate. He can pay for the drinks.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 03:02:25 +0000

Sadish is well right. You produced my kind of design and I was glad to see it do well. Pat yourself on the back. Now go and pat everyone else on the back!

He he. Congrats, Ian.

By: Sadish

Sadish — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 02:44:29 +0000

Congrats Man. I liked your design too !