I recently put together a little brochure-ware site for a new adventure: The Wellness Road Trip. The group of organizers needed something easy and fast and pleasant to look at. I think they've managed to get all three thanks to a few modifications on the most excellent Acquia Marina theme by Top Notch Themes.

Let's take a look at the before (from Theme Garden's rendering of the template) and after (the live site):

After the first round of community consultation, the Bazaar home page wireframe has been updated and the basic shape has gone to the designers for graphical treatment. (You can read the mailing list summary.) Not including the footer, the home page has gone from 700+ words to less than 300 words. The wireframe still feels full, but there's order to it now.

I wouldn't really call myself an avid tea drinker, but when my local supplier for Yorkshire Gold went out of business, I had to get serious about finding a new favourite tea. While it's fun to bug friends to send you boxes of tea, that gets tiring for everyone after a while. Instead of trying to find an alternative source, I decided to branch out into the world of teas to see what else I liked.