Ahhhh… Spring.

I don’t know about you, but I’m really happy Spring is here.  I know we’ve had spring for about a month already, but it just didn’t feel like Spring to me until this past week. We’ve had a tough winter but it’s all gone – at least it seems.

So I figured, brand new Spring calls for a brand new design for the blog. This time I wanted to make something quite different from all the designs I’ve had in the past for this blog. I think you will notice that the main change was the background which is black when in the past I’ve tried to keep the background of a light color, preferably white.

Old Times ..Good Times

First, let’s reminisce a little in the various designs Karina Myers’ Blog has had. At the beginning, I decided to have a very playful approach using different colors and the result was…

I though it was cute and I like that I had my sponsors link in the top of the page. But, a designer’s mind never stops working so guess what…I came up with a second design.

For my second layout I wanted to include my twitter account, so I added a status post in the header which ended up looking like this:

I love swirly brushes, and I was pretty happy I was able to implement it in this design.

For the design that came after that I wanted to make a pretty innovative design with some fire or neon glow somewhere in it. Here is an image of what the header layout ended up being:

Red is one of my favorite colors and I still love that KM logo I made…good times!

The new and improved layout for Karina Myers’ Blog… that’s me

For this new design I decided to give it a rest to my digital web character. I hold the design very close to my heart and I’ll probably implement it in my future design… who knows? what do you think?

Let’s start with the logo. I must say, I’m really happy with the results. This new logo has a fresh look to it and I like that I was able to implement the various colors that I like in it without making it look bad, and guess what.. I’m using neon colors which look beautiful with the black background!

I’m also using different dark tones and thin light borders that you will probably need to take a close look to the design in order to notice it.

In the top right of the page you will also find a beautiful box that holds every link  you will need in order to connect with me online through any of the various social networking sites out there; links like my twitter profile, digg, technorati and of course links that will allow you to subscribe to receive the latest updates in my blog via RSS or via email updates, your choice. So in case you haven’t added me yet, make sure you do it soon.

A new addition to the blog are the networking tools that I have added for my beloved readers like yourself.

You can find this box in the sidebar located at the right side of the blog. TwitterRemote is a fun way to connect with your friends from Twitter and also get to know new people with similar interest as yours.

Another very new option added to the site is Google Friend Connect. This widget allows anyone to join the site with one click by using their existing Google, Yahoo and other accounts, that way you will be able to connect and network with your friends from this blog.

There are a couple things that I’m still keeping from the old design and that is the subscribe via email form:

And last but not least, the translate this page option for anyone who likes to have more options that just english.

I hope you enjoyed this short tour and find it entertaining. Is there any tool or widget that you would like me to add to the blog? Let me know your comments below.

About the Author

My name is Karina Myers, I'm a web designer & developer located in Michigan, US. This is one of my spaces on the web. I'm also the co-owner of Web Development/Design and Web Hosting Company Tablóx Web Solutions. To learn more about my work visit my portfolio, and services page. You may contact me, even if it's just to say "hello". I'd love to hear from you!

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