The design of the site is very personable, while also still being clean and professional. The brand is immediately established as Nick Bauer, an athlete, with the logo and your name (Nick changed to Nike to establish the athletic aspect of your blog). One thing which would make your website’s design more cohesive is picking a colour out of that logo (the yellow/orange/red/purple/blue gradient) to be your accent colour instead of the green which you currently have. Or if you really like the green, incorporate the green into the logo as well. The photo of you (I’m assuming it’s you) as the backdrop behind your website title and the link to your about me section makes the website personable. The personability of your site is further emphasized when you go to the about section and you introduce yourself as Nicholas Bauernschmitt, but your friends call you Bauer – then you sign off the post with “Bauer” to establish that visitors on your site are friends.
A few small things about navigating your site – when you try to click the red widget “About Me” on your homepage, it asks you to sign into word press – I could only access your “About Me” section from the top menu bar. Another suggestion is to break up your “PUB101” category into mini categories for process posts, mini assignments, and essays to make it easier to find stuff on the site.
Overall, your site looks great! It’s really personal and inviting, you make everyone feel welcome and like a friend you haven’t met yet. Having what I’m assuming is your home address in the contact section could be a bit too friendly though.