Guillaume Belfiore

★ Tumblr, why do you hate web standards ?

Granted, my website may not totally respect web standards but Tumblr is not really helping us here.  I usually make use of the W3C validator whenever developing a website or a template and I try to tweak my HTML as much as I can. Don’t get me wrong, I love the Tumblr platform which is both very easy but also very customizable as well.

However Tumblr is sneakily adding not just one - as they used to - but two different elements in your code. You are not going to see it in your Dashboard. In fact you are not going to see it either by viewing the source of your website in your browser. There is no way you can remove those two elements.

Head over here, and try to validate your website. Do not forget to check the box “Show source”. You’ll see that Tumblr is adding a JavaScript at the top your header but also an iFrame at the very bottom. Check after the break to see what they look like. I wish Tumblr would make an effort reduce the number of errors they produce.

★ Time for a theme upgrade (updated 2)

I’m on holidays and as most of the time on holidays, I’m geeking with my Tumblr template :) This one was actually developed some times ago but not really adopted over here.

★ Unveiling a new theme for Streamlog

This past week I have working on a new theme (which is live now). Overall the idea was to be even more minimalist. For once I did attempt at making a bright dark on light template. Find more details after the jump.

★ 5 tips to boost your Tumblr design

When I read about Tumblr as a publishing platform, one of the main critics that is often mentioned is the lack of flexibility. Some say that compared to Blogger of Wordpress, Tumblr does not provide enough customization tools.
However if the Tumblr staff does want to provide a simple tool, you’ll nonetheless find great hidden tips. Here are just five of them.

★ New customized iPhone theme

So after playing with CreateFreeiPhoneApps.com I played with a template for a couple of hours and finally came up with a customized iPhone version of Streamlog.net. Over all the process is rather easy.

★ Unveiling Streamlog V4 (beta!)

So as I previously stated before, i’m currently redesigning this website. I believe most of the work has been done. But then, just “most” of it… Overall it gather bits of my previous themes.

★ A big thanks to my followers !!

After realizing that I mistakenly added myself to the Tumblr celebrities directory (!) I now appear in the design section. Lots of people have been adding me to their Tumblr list and I would like to thank you all for that.