Blog Post #1: Rationale for the Design of this Blog

My blog has gone under a few changes, and is now custom designed.  Though it is still quite simple and minimalistic, every detail was chosen purposefully.  It is not crowded with details or put behind a giant watercolor because that is not me; I am a simple man.  In fact, the only picture to be found is a small silhouette of a few birds peacefully taking to the sky.  This picture is not to be stared at for its beauty -- after all, it is nearly just as plain as the rest of the blog.  It is meant to be a symbol.  A symbol for nature, a symbol for power or transcendence.  I prefer these simple designs because they are open to interpretation.  Anyone can see something that they like in it, whether its nature, elegance, power or any of the other interpretations that could possibly result.

This theme is continued much more subtly and personally with the background color of the blog.  This creamy color reminds me of the aging and yellowing pages of my favorite book: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.  This translation of a beautiful french piece is quite famous for its various interpretations, and minimal detail.  This is one of my favorite writing styles because the lack of detail makes the piece extremely intimate.  Without being bothered about unimportant descriptions of appearance or other superficial things, Saint Exupery describes only the personality of each character.  This enables the reader to essentially implement personal details into the story, instantly making the story and its morals extremely applicable.  This is a style of writing that I hope to implement when I write posts for this blog, so I hope that I will be inspired by these small details every time that I write a post.