I’ve been a busy bee behind the scenes (still have a Blogher recap to post!), working and living and parenting and surviving…all the while friends and loved ones have been like magical elves, reshaping and revamping this bloggy home of mine.
What do you think? If you’re reading this in an RSS reader, you may want to click over to see the new design.
It’s fresh, light, and free. My new logo was designed by Sarah from SarahViola.org. She suggested the logo be a literal translation of my blog’s name, and I set her loose to interpret what that meant. It’s a lovely mix of funk and 70’s roller derby. Paired with the light relaxing background, I think it’s entirely ME. She is a design goddess and is in high demand, but you’d be crazy not to hire her immediately.
The theme and coding and all the other stuff that I forget goes on behind the scenes at websites was done by my brother. His day job is SEO Director and groom-to-be, but apparently his night job is Web Wizard because he pulled this awesomeness out of nowhere in a matter of hours. Contact me if you’d like to hire him to spread the awesome your way too.
I hope you like how I’ve rearranged the furniture and enjoy the new drapes I’ve put up. We’ve cleaned out the corners, mopped the floors, and repainted the walls. It’s time for the next season of life.
I can feel it, can you?
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I love it! It's really fresh, light, and clean. So very perfect.
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Very fresh and airy! Love it!
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Love it!
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It looks great! I love the clean look and feel of it! I am so happy for you!
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Something abut purple just makes me feel happy. I love he simplicity of your blog. Very refreshing.
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Love it! I'm a big fan of a clean, simple design. Love your logo too!
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It absolutely made me grin when I opened your page; she captured the words perfectly in your graphic…VERY recognizable at first glance. How much fun for YOU!!
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Love it!
Kasandria
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I love it! It is everything you described and more!
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Loving the new look!!
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oooohhhh, it looks purty. JUST LIKE YOU.
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i love it. and your new twitter avatar. it's just perfect.
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It is perfectly beautiful!
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Absolutely fabulous! It is light, simple, and neat. I'm hoping for a blog redo soon as well but I still have more poking at my husband before it will happen.
-Abby
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Nice and light! Way to go Sarah! The logo is awesome!
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Looks great!! Congrats!
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so very freeing as you say and open…how fun. here's to the new chapter…or the continued journey:)
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It is gorgeous! I love the colors, very open and light.
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It's San Francisco Bay Area roller derby fabulous. It's the BOMB-er. (OK, enough with the roller derby references, thank you.)
I love the new look. It is fresh and new and perfect. I love the hues, both delicate and strong… the mix of colors is hot and funky, chic and sweet, smart and brave. Much like you!
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So simple and perfect. I love it!
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It's so pretty and girlie! Love it!
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It's so fresh and crisp like! I am so excited for this clean slate.
Steph
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I like the new logo because it reminds me of Jem and the Holograms.
Remember Jem? Man, she was cool. Just like you. Only, um, more pink. And spiky.
Here's an image, for all of you young folk:
http://www.antiquiet.com/wp-content/uploads/200...
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So simple! It makes me want to go out on the patio and drink a mojito! Wait, your pageviews might just increase now from me alone (cause I really like you and mojitos
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Our blogs are our virtual homes so should absolutely be customized; way to go! The colors are great & the logo's perfect.. (|_|*to new beginnings*|_|)
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The new design is great, Arianne. Very pleasant and pretty. Congrats!
P.S. I'll look forward to reading your BlogHer recap…
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The design looks fantastic. Very fresh, perfect for your blog!
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