Subtle Changes
(My blog’s mood board, created by Kory Woodard.)
Kory installed my new blog design over the weekend, and I am incredibly thrilled! Things went off without a hitch, and I think everything looks similar, but more polished and more “me.” She was truly able to capture the look I was going for, but couldn’t accurately depict without some professional help.
I have a new-found appreciation for graphic design, and while I tried teaching myself some basic skills, I hit the wall late last year and realized that I needed a new pair of eyes. Enter Kory Woodard, and the rest is history. She was incredibly patient and helpful (turns out I’m pretty picky about the details, who knew?), and we worked for a couple of months to tweak and fine-tune some ideas.
I’m truly pleased with the final result, and I hope you like it, too. Everything is still in its original place, just with a bit more polish. I wanted to keep the focus on my writing, and I love a very minimal palette with touches of color. I think those details truly come across, and now I need to work on my photography (see how this ties into yesterday’s post?), to make things as pretty as possible.
If you’re in need of design work for your blog, please check out Kory’s portfolio.
Mood board images:
First row: Kory Woodard via Pinterest; BHLDN
Second row: Pugly Pixel; Pugly Pixel; BHLDN
Numbers: Kory Woodard via Pinterest
Third row: FieldGuided; FieldGuided
It looks wonderful!
Thank you!
Love the new look! There must be something in the air as I am starting a blog redesign too. Everyone seems to be moving to cleaner and simpler designs to highlight either the words or the images.
Thank you, Sandra! I can’t wait to see your new design, though I LOVE your current logo. 🙂
I think it has something to do with the shift in the look. I think as more people are aware of design and how it can work with the individual and the brand blogs and brands begin to have an outstanding design, but it’s still simple enough that the content speaks to the viewers! 🙂
Thank you so much, Kory! I’m thrilled with it, and I think seeing the mood board on the front page really shows how you captured exactly what I was going for. 🙂
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