Immediate first impression: I don't like the font.<p>So I took a closer look at it and I think the gray is too bright and the font itself... Well, it isn't too bad, but I wouldn't consider it elegant nor readable.<p>Apart from the font, I like the clean look and minimal layout.<p>I hope this feedback helps to improve the theme for future versions ;-)
Maybe this will get some downvotes, but I don't get why this is on HN. There are plenty of Jekyll themes out there, does this one stand out in some way?<p>It is quite elegant though!
- Google Analytics integration<p>Built-in spying on users and exposing them to a more or less hostile third-party is worse than nonsense.<p>- A home widget to show recent GitHub commit<p>That <i>is</i> total nonsense for sensible blogging. ;p
I also have my own a simple Jekyll theme here focused on using open-source typography: <a href="https://github.com/robenkleene/cyclist" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/robenkleene/cyclist</a>
As much as I hate kowtowing to google, if you want people to actually find what you write on your blog, you have to worry about implementing proper meta/open graph tags, structured data, dynamic site map, and even AMP support.<p>I have yet to find a good static site generator theme that actually implements all of the above...and it’s a major PITA to have to implement every time.
There are way too many issues with design:<p>- Grey reduces contrast for black forecolors, not good for long comfortable reading<p>- Font are too squeezed for comfortable reading<p>- lines sprouting out from heading are unnecessarily distracting<p>- Default always-ON scroll bars are truly ugly
Nicely done!<p>In case people are visiting the discussion looking for more no-nonsense Jekyll theme recommendations, I recently came across this beautiful collection that seems to fit the bill: <a href="https://mademistakes.com/work/jekyll-themes/" rel="nofollow">https://mademistakes.com/work/jekyll-themes/</a>