Well, hopefully. To start off I'm looking about trying to find sites I like the look and feel of. There's a lot of crap out there which has a 'cookie cutter' template feel to it, aka the Livejounrnal effect, so I'm trying to find sites I like and *cough* borrow from their ideas.
http://overcaffeinated.net/
Things I like about it:
- The non-white background is very easy on the eyes
- The fonts are different enough to set it apart from the rest, but not so much to drive me insane
- The graphics are quite funky and appropriate to the content, they keep the site interesting without distracting from the presentation
Things I don't like about it:
- The iFrame style presentation of scrollable panes inside the sidebars is quite horrible
- The ads by google sticks out a mile due to the differing font
Anyone got any other links for sites with a different or visually appealing layout? Please comment if you do!