We're in the throes of a redesign, scouring the Web for inspiration and (as previously mentioned in our link log) particularly enjoying the latest look of D. Keith Robinson's Asterisk. Notable, among other things, is that D. Keith's new design features only the three latest posts on the front page (down from seven). Paul Scrivens, too, chose to limit the number of front-page entries when he redesigned his popular Whitespace late last year. A more extensive search reveals that several big-name bloggers -- Jeffrey Zeldman and Mark Pilgrim among them -- have recently reduced the number of full entries on the main pages of their respective sites. As both a designer and reader of weblogs we're torn between our desire to create a concise and attractive front page, and our instinct to keep as much content as necessary highly visible and immediately available to first time and infrequent visitors.
We'll be following the page length conversation at D. Keith's site for ideas on what to do with our new design. As always, we welcome your thoughts, too.
School keeps us pretty busy -- we returned this semester after a rather regrettable hiatus, which accounts for the recent lack of activity in this space -- but we occasionally favor improving this site over more important duties. Stay tuned.