You may have noticed, we have a new look around here! So much has been going on in my life these days, including having this blog redesigned by Jenna of QA Design. I first came across her work through various bloggers I follow and was quite impressed by the before and after photos of her work. Here is a before photo of my old blog template...
Although I was very happy with the look of it, I was ready for a change. I thought it would be fun to share with you some of the elements that served as my inspiration. After playing around with fonts I knew I wanted to keep a similar look, but kick it up a notch. I played around with fonts and decided on using Edwardian and BlairMDTT. I feel the script and print are masculine and feminine, uptown and downtown, both elements of my personality.
Next, deciding on an accent color was a bit challenging for me. If you have been reading this blog, you know just how much I am loving gold! Black and white has always been my signature combo, however pushing myself to go with gold was scary at first, but I love how it looks!
I've been seeing gold everywhere these days, so I decided to leave the coral pink behind and just go for it and I'm glad I did!
I love the simplicity of Kelly Wearstler's website. I think it's good design at it's finest. It's clean, simple, and serves a purpose, which are all elements of good design in my book. I love the graphic impact of the black and white with gold accents!
This chain link design from Iomoi is my absolute favorite, so I knew I had to incorporate it somehow into the design. I wear a gold chain link bracelet everyday, so I thought it would be the perfect element to bring in as an accent.
This Hermes tray that I found online also served as inspiration. I just love this design!
More gold chains....and below is the actual gold Ralph Lauren chain bracelet that I wear daily.
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