Sunday, May 04, 2008
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Minor Aesthetics
You may have noticed some changes here.
There's a beauty contest going on, dontcha know. So, I've been prettifying, a bit. You know, changing the sheets, getting out the "good" china, etc. Mostly having fun with my pictures, blowing them way out of proportion (as we do so many things), chopping them into tiny pieces, sewing them back together.
Very appropriate, considering I just changed over from the old "look and feel". Which was just fine for me, young whippersnapper. These computer-thingys confuse and frighten me quite enough, without "modules" and "themes" and new-fangled stuff like html to distract me. Right-clicking is about as sophisticated as it gets in my world.
But I digress. While very much a work in progress, what you see here is my attempt at beauty in super-amateur webdesign. I had no help with all this (except for the bits of oil painting in the header - that's something my boyfriend painted that I messed with a bit), and all the pictures were taken by lil' old me. I should also say - my design tools consist of Microsoft Publisher, Paint, and Picture Manager. Yay for cropping and color manipulation!
I'll probably be fiddling with it a bit for the next few days. I think folks can't vote until May 7 (and that's only if I'm a finalist), but if you think I'm pretty...ahem...my site is pretty, you should go to relaxolgy's site and tell her how sweet and nice and talented I am, and how much I deserve the attention winning a contest would give me.
But I digress. Vote for me, because I defy definition, and because my dog matches all of my outfits.
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Comments (5)
It's looking good - different from the last time I looked, the colors are softer. I love the textures you are creating here. Your site is still very readable.
It's easy to see, and definitely not harsh on the eyes, which is good for farsighted people who have a hard enough time seeing up close, like me. lol. =) I think you've got a knack for web design. Go for it! You'll only get better the more you do it!
oooo, i like the purple and tangerine, it's so lovely and sunsetty! And i agree with the above, it's easy to read. There's nothing worse than a crazy site you can't even read.
But you are so ON, sister. I joined up last night after seeing your post, haha. I didn't spend a week fudging with my modules for nuthin'. ; )
woof
I like it - you've still got that nice, peachy thing happening, but it's all texture-y now. And the profile picture is lovely. You remind me of someone - Kate Beckinsale maybe...
x.g.