for personal blog, should one put banner on top with their self pic? if yes, should he/she put them as flash or just normal banner will do? Possible to give me some idea on how to make personal blog look nice? thanks in advance
If it is a personal blog, start with your photograph - it helps to connect with people where they can see you! Also, remember that blog and sites do not have to be static, you can always experiment with look and feel as you move along, and I am sure your readers would give you enough feedback on the site looks and you can make suitable changes from time to time. It is more important to take the first step though - so happy blogging and good luck!
As per my experinces, i can say that animated content is good for very big sites and smaller sites should have normal appearance, else the readers may get negative impressions. Also use gadgets intead of self created banners.
IMHO...don't use banners or photographs. Check for a clean and professional theme without banners. You can add a small photo of yours on the sidebars using "Text Widget," which links back to "About" page of your blog. That looks good.
thanks guys for the feedback. I was thinking at first to have a banner on top of my page with maybe photos of "young to present" type of pictures. Wonder have anyone seen such banner before?
You mean headers right... You can use a simple image header (static)... Its a personal blog after all.
thanks guys. any idea where could i find help on this banner design? I am not sure if my blog able to have one http://takashidiary.com/ I just find it nice if possible to have one so that I could maybe put from young to old stage of my life.