In For a Penny, In For a Pound

Etymology – Originally with reference to the fact that if one owed a penny, one might as well owe a pound, as the penalties for non-payment were virtually identical in severity (wiktionary).

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In case you haven’t noticed, EiH recently went through a drastic redesign. I had been toying with the idea for about a month now, and in my search for a template for another site I was working on, I stumbled across this one. Whereas the old EiH layout was more passive, like that of traditional media, this new layout lends itself to more interactivity. There are many more options for navigation above the fold, and perhaps my favorite is the ability to subscribe to EiH right at the top (notice the orange square next to the search box). Also, the right sidebar has been cleaned up, and feels less cluttered. In staying with the theme of more interactivity, there are also links to popular social sharing sites in the sidebar, as well as the new “Most Popular” section. That is perhaps my favorite thing of all, because you can find out just what other readers find the most interesting and are commenting on.

So what does that have to do with the title of the post? I worked on the transition all day yesterday from about 3 PM until the wee hours of the morning. After working on the new layout for about 4 hours, I decided to revert back to the old one temporarily so that I could actually use Sunday as a day of rest, but everything was borked. So, I had a choice, I could either fix the old layout, which would mean starting over when I decided to work on the new layout again. Or, I could soldier on with the new layout, which as you can see now, is the choice I made. I hope you enjoy it, and feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments.

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