Friday, 23 November 2012

Mama's Got a Brand New Look

Howdy folks!
Sorry it's been such a quiet week round these parts, but I have been hard at work preparing what you see before you! 

 That's right, this little blog has got a makeover.  I'm considering today to be kind of a "soft launch", as there are some things I need to tweak and a couple more buttons I'd like to create over the next week.  That being said, I would LOVE LOVE LOVE a bit of feedback from you all about the new look! How you like the layout, and how easy it is to navigate the site.  I'll be taking all your feedback into consideration as I continue to improve the site in terms of aesthetics and functionality.  Woo!

 I'd also like to take this chance to point out a few new things!

It has been so painful for me to have to sit on this gorgeous portrait by Daisy of Boux Who.  I commissioned the piece specifically for the new blog layout, and didn't want to unveil it preemptively! Daisy did a bang up job, and she was so fun and easy to work with.  You should definitely check out her site (you can click on her image in the right sidebar, FANCY FANCY!) and her shop! You won't regret it. Thanks again, Daisy!!

Naturally, the next feature to point out is the new right sidebar! This is a perfect location to show all my readers what blogs I am reading regularly, as well as an opportunity for a bit of Button Swapping to increase exposure for your shop, blog, online portfolio, whathaveyou!

 If you are interested in a button swap, please email me at efgerofsky@gmail.com.  I have a few sizes of buttons available in the left sidebar, please let me know if you need a different size.

 Alright champs, that's all for today.  Hope you all have excellent weekends!!

 --Erin
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13 comments:

  1. Alice, Pretty Confused23 November 2012 at 11:22

    Love the new design! Daisy's portrait of you in adorable, I you included the ray gun in your header too! Those ribbons for your tabs are adorable. I'd love to button swap with you! I need to come up with some buttons first though (the only one I have was a seriously rushed job) but I'll send you an email about it soon xo

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    1. Erin Gerofsky23 November 2012 at 11:28

      Awesome! I gathered the buttons currently posted from people's sites, and was disappointed you didn't have one available! Definitely hook me up with a button :) Any height, but width of 200 px please!

      And thanks for the feedback! I actually asked Daisy to do the portrait after I had conceived the concept for the new layout, and I love the cute little ray gun she drew. So good!

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  2. Unknown23 November 2012 at 12:43

    Ooo this is great! Of course I'm a new reader and can't say much about the old theme....but I really like this one! Lol Normally I'm not a big fan of the left and right sidebars (too much...too much!) but the way you have everything spaced out and set up doesn't make it feel crowded at all. Love it and love your photos you have on the site! Everything screams adorable and awesome! : )

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    1. Erin Gerofsky23 November 2012 at 13:56

      Thanks so much for the feedback Sara! Particularly concerning the two sidebars. I was a little nervous about making that jump, but I thought that limiting the content and keeping things quite regimented would help things flow better, and I'm so glad to hear that you picked up on that. I think that also making the blog quite wide has helped in that regard! Thanks so much for stopping by :)

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  3. Unknown24 November 2012 at 02:45

    definetely love this new layout. Frome what I can gather from reading your blog, it's very you. One thing on having a very wide layout though, on my scree, not everything fits, meaning I have to scroll to the right to see the right sidebar. Maybe there's some way to make it responsive/ automatically adjust to screen resolution? Otherwise, a really great job!

    http://www.ispasiyo.com/

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  4. The Drowning Octopus25 November 2012 at 07:03

    Woohoo! I've been looking forward to seeing the new layout since you mentioned you were working on one. I really like it--I feel like it fits the vibe of your blog a lot better :) The portrait is adorable as well!

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  5. Dus of Cuddly Cacti25 November 2012 at 19:43

    woohoo... oh shit comment above started w/ that too! ok, YIPEE!!!! i LOVE LOVE LOVE your new layout, your header design fits so well w/ Daisy's adorable drawing (she really does do amazing jobs!!!). the labels are great for a consistent look too, fantastic job! oh & you really did make my day seeing my button over there, how cool! Thank you!!
    http://dusanabotswana.com/

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  6. Caitlin26 November 2012 at 09:27

    I love it! You can navigate pretty easily. I love the guns and the little portrait of you is adorable! I'm glad you've got buttons, definitely going to throw one up on my blog! I loved your last layout, but I love this one just as much!

    xx Cait

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  7. Mary Clare26 November 2012 at 16:17

    I think you hair should be more red in your avatar. Everything else is c'est beau.

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  8. Ephraim Ellis27 November 2012 at 23:59

    Doll, I was really diggin' your impeccable post-war look on sunday. Bring it back!

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  9. pretty things and potty mouths30 November 2012 at 17:28

    This is so much fun! I'm digging it, all of it!

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