<:avglsdata id=avglsdata> The larger images are just attached files. You can do that with ther core Upload module (probably adding ImageCache).
Does the date trick (I've also seen small calendars used) really look difficult? Try a bit of CSS using the background: url(); technique.
A little bit of CSS will take care of better than half of making Drupal look "custom." CSS is your friend. CSS is far more important to a Drupaller than PHP or Views. Nancy Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. -- Dr. Martin L. King, Jr.
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From: Ayath ULLAH I've got views setup with a path to show up my blog post content types in descending order. And for each blog post to show a node teaser with a read more link. At the moment it looks a little plain.