Are you thinking about redesigning your blog soon? There are quite a few special things to consider with this type of website, and as I’ve just launched my new redesign, I thought you might appreciate some tips, resources and points to consider for a blog redesign (or bookmark this for later because you know you’ll eventually need to redesign!)
In design, as in society, trends tend to swing back and forth between extremes. We had Web 2.0, now we have grunge, two complete opposites in style.
So what’s the next trend in Web design? Learn from history (it always repeats itself) and look at the past couple of trends.
Well, it’s here! You’ve been waiting for the redesign since January, and it’s finally up!
There are of course some little thing that still need to be worked out, but it’s 90% there. A HUGE thank you and lots of kissies to my husband for his hard work over this past week coding and troubleshooting and keeping me calm while things just wouldn’t work right.
The Creative Curio redesign started the coding phase this week! My wonderful Web wizard husband agreed to take on the challenge. I’m trying to get him to write a post or two about the process (maybe some comments to the tune of “Yes, please!!” will get him to do it!).
I’m hoping to be able to launch […]
The grunge look is pretty popular right now and although I didn’t mean to, the new Creative Curio design is going to have many grungy elements to it. The navigation in particular is using an aged tape graphic created in Photoshop. Want to learn how I did it? Keep reading!
Creating the Master Tape Texture
Before you open Photoshop, […]
Over the past few weeks we’ve been taking an intensive look at the elements of design—the basic building blocks of graphic design and composition—through real world examples. It’s great to know the theory, but applying it is where all the knowledge comes together to form a successful design.
I presented them in the order I originally did […]
Color is such a vast and variable element that it can be difficult to cover it fully in any one post. It can also be a little overwhelming when trying to implement it into your designs. Below are some sample color palettes, taken from classic color theory based combinations.
The color wheel is one of the first […]
