Many of us read blogs through a reader service, so we never click through to read a blog on the blogger’s actual site. By doing this, we might be missing out. Personally, I am constantly working on tweaking my blog, the look, the links, the resources. I’ve been using different photos for the banner on my blog over the years, mostly nature photos. I really loved my previous banner, which was this picture looking down a trail I go hiking on quite often.
I have been accumulating a rather nice pool of illustrations over the past year or more, so I thought it would be fun to start using them somewhere, like here on my blog and on my other websites.
I really love how these forest illustrations turned out, which I did for a project in my Electronic Illustration class last semester. In fact, I am currently working on developing for a larger series of forest illustrations.
I decided to use the dark forest illustration, inspired by the Snow White fairy tale, for my current blog banner.
To coincide with that, I have a new blog button.
As I learn new illustration and web design skills, I’m having fun experimenting with using them for branding and spots on my blog and my websites. I’ve been making a few other subtle changes around here, so stop by sometime to have a looksie.
Thanks for stopping by.
PS – If you’re interested in having a custom banner designed for your blog, let me know! I would love to add that to my freelance design work.
Hi Terri! Your new blue forest header is so beautiful and the button, too! I use blogger to follow blogs and I visit them always to read the post in the blog. I enjoy to see all the blog and to see if there is anything else new. I like to change quite often, but now I’m happy with my new blog and I think it remains like this for a while. x Teje
Great banner.
I have a feed-reading app but because I visit your blog mostly on a mobile phone always get the mobile version which doesn’t show all of the side bar tweak. Thankfully I can still see your blogheader but Will have make a point of visiting you on a desktop so I can get the full experience :0)
Your new banner looks Fab though and I like the way the background colours blend from purple to midnight blue with the forest in the foreground. Cool artwork x
That is a great new banner!! The color and mysteriousness is intriguing:)
Terri, your new blog banner and button are great, as is your illustration that inspired them!
Oh, I really love it. It is so striking! Well done!
Love the new banner and button! The moon shining through is a wonderful touch!
lovely! I always enjoy seeing your illustrations!
aw, thanks so much, Jennie!