Website Back Online + New Articles

Yes, it's not up to my aesthetic, but it's an experiment with a different type of prioritization. Feedback very welcome!

When the site first launched earlier this year, it was necessarily sparse. This wasn't intentional, but it was the most we could do. To compensate, I went for a sleek graphical design. However, as you'll notice, all major typological models generally have an online portal that acts as a data-rich wiki. Socionics, MBTI, enneagram, celebritytypes, etc. Like wikipedia itself, these sites are very successful not because of their flare, but because the information is accessible, and complete. CT as a model has needed, and will continue to need that -- but we haven't had enough material to make it work. We might be reaching that point where we can pull it off, and become a source which others can link/share in other places.

The previous design felt cumbersome when it came to accessing information. In retaining a sleek look, it hid a lot of the links from sight. This new theme sorta lays all resources in front of you, pretty much from any page you're on. So it's a more content-driven theme, which makes for better article linking, etc.

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The starting page, hmm. Trying to figure out what to do about this. The word "Index" comes to mind, as I'd like for it to be an immediate portal into the most important information. I'll try a few things out, in a bit, to see what you think.

#fictional database - ahhh yes. It needs a disclaimer for sure. They're more like archetypes or stereotypes, but sometimes they're really useful for getting a grasp of the essence of a type, so long as the writers embedded real psychology into it.

yes... *ponders* i think i may know what you mean.

so i have a new type of theme up right now...
but i've got it back on maintenance mode, so to access it, visit:

Login: cognitivetype.com/wp-admin
User: View
Pass: openup



this one has a feature where the frontpage functions like a grid-shaped display of the newest additions/articles.

it does interesting things with thumbnails...at different screen sizes! i like how it adds a level of importance to the volunteer videos. really makes each entry look solid and important, somehow. especially if each volunteer video has the transcript and analysis in it.

i wonder if this feels like it's going in the right direction. still trying to eye-ball the ideal match. any suggestions welcome!