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Blog Design Revamp Part 1

August 2, 2010 49 Comments
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If you’re a regular reader or visitor here, you’ll know that my blog has undergone a bit of a style redesign this weekend.

Out goes the blue and orange feel, and in comes a bolder, fresher look with cleaner lines and a nice mix of red, white and grey. It’s a colour scheme I’ve always liked and forms the design basis behind both Bonsai Interactive and the SRM Group.

The awesome logo and banner (and the mix of the colour scheme) is by the hugely talented Lisa Kalandjian of SceneStealer Graphics over in L.A. Lisa is also doing some more design work for the blog – this is just part one, and is the combination of Lisa’s graphic ideas and me overhauling the old design with this one, thanks to the Headway theme, on Sunday afternoon.

Having seen what Lisa has in store for the second part, I’m looking forward to sharing the final look with you – it’s definitely quite funky! And if you need any WordPress design work, make sure you pop on over to check Lisa and her work out.

What do you think of the new look? Love to hear your feedback!

Note: This blog no longer runs on the Headway framework. Instead, it’s a custom WordPress design by Lisa Kalandjian of SceneStealer Graphics.

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Danny Brown is Chief Technologist at ArCompany and an award-winning marketer and blogger. His blog is recognized as the #1 marketing blog in the world by HubSpot. Danny is also co-author of Influence Marketing: How to Create, Manage and Measure Brand Influencers in Social Media Marketing.

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Lisa Kalandjian
Lisa Kalandjian

Great to read all these positive comments :) I always found the picture of you looking down quite charming though. It gives an impression of quiet confidence, humility, and I think it makes you more approachable. Maybe we should take a vote on it

Danny
Danny

A vote, eh? Now there's an option... :) And yep, everyone loves the logo and header - not surprised, awesome stuff, miss, thank you. Looking forward to unveiling the cool stuff you have in store :)

Lisa Kalandjian
Lisa Kalandjian

Great to read all these positive comments :) I always found the picture of you looking down quite charming though. It gives an impression of quiet confidence, humility, and I think it makes you more approachable. Maybe we should take a vote on it

Danny
Danny

A vote, eh? Now there's an option... :)

And yep, everyone loves the logo and header - not surprised, awesome stuff, miss, thank you. Looking forward to unveiling the cool stuff you have in store :)

Ricardo Bueno
Ricardo Bueno

Just noticed the new header design and change in color scheme today. Definitely like it! Seems bold and authoritative to me (in a good way).

Congrats!

Danny
Danny

Hey there Ricardo,

Thanks fella - Lisa has some cool tricks up her sleeve to finish the design off, and looking forward to sharing "final" version. :)

Ricardo Bueno
Ricardo Bueno

Just noticed the new header design and change in color scheme today. Definitely like it! Seems bold and authoritative to me (in a good way).

Congrats!

Ricardo Bueno
Ricardo Bueno

Just noticed the new header design and change in color scheme today. Definitely like it! Seems bold and authoritative to me (in a good way). Congrats!

Danny
Danny

Hey there Ricardo, Thanks fella - Lisa has some cool tricks up her sleeve to finish the design off, and looking forward to sharing "final" version. :)

JayTurn
JayTurn

Hey Danny,

I'm a big fan of the changes, they are a great improvement on your last design. I like the logo as well, the idea of the magnifying glass works on many levels.

I'm not sure if this following issue happens for anyone else but... your right sidebar appears below the body section of your site for me. It appears normal for me if I change the width to 322px instead of 323px on the following div:

div#wrapper div#column-2-page-single

I believe it is in the leafs.css file.

To help the designers out, I am using Firefox 3.6.8 (latest version)

JayTurn
JayTurn

Hey Danny, I'm a big fan of the changes, they are a great improvement on your last design. I like the logo as well, the idea of the magnifying glass works on many levels. I'm not sure if this following issue happens for anyone else but... your right sidebar appears below the body section of your site for me. It appears normal for me if I change the width to 322px instead of 323px on the following div: div#wrapper div#column-2-page-single I believe it is in the leafs.css file. To help the designers out, I am using Firefox 3.6.8 (latest version)

Danny
Danny

Hey there mate, That's bizarre. I've tried to replicate the issue you're having on FF, Safari, Chrome and IE, no joy fella. Looks fine each time. If there is an issue, it'll be me to blame as I designed the current layout, working from Lisa's cool logo and banner/colour scheme. The real meat will be when Lisa gets her hands on the blog soon :) Cheers again, and I'll keep my eyes open for that issue you found.

JayTurn
JayTurn

Hey Danny,

I'm a big fan of the changes, they are a great improvement on your last design. I like the logo as well, the idea of the magnifying glass works on many levels.

I'm not sure if this following issue happens for anyone else but... your right sidebar appears below the body section of your site for me. It appears normal for me if I change the width to 322px instead of 323px on the following div:

div#wrapper div#column-2-page-single

I believe it is in the leafs.css file.

To help the designers out, I am using Firefox 3.6.8 (latest version)

Danny
Danny

Hey there mate,

That's bizarre. I've tried to replicate the issue you're having on FF, Safari, Chrome and IE, no joy fella. Looks fine each time.

If there is an issue, it'll be me to blame as I designed the current layout, working from Lisa's cool logo and banner/colour scheme.

The real meat will be when Lisa gets her hands on the blog soon :)

Cheers again, and I'll keep my eyes open for that issue you found.

Josip Petrusa
Josip Petrusa

Hi Danny, really like the new layout!!

Danny
Danny

Cheers Josip - I think you'll really like the finished version then :)

Josip Petrusa
Josip Petrusa

Hi Danny, really like the new layout!!

Danny
Danny

Cheers Josip - I think you'll really like the finished version then :)

michelle
michelle

Hey Daniel-san, aren't we a busy bee, I love the new colours, a redesign is the new thing to do right now it seems. Always makes it feel like a new start and Lisa is obviously brilliant!

Keep up the good work :) x

michelle
michelle

Hey Daniel-san, aren't we a busy bee, I love the new colours, a redesign is the new thing to do right now it seems. Always makes it feel like a new start and Lisa is obviously brilliant! Keep up the good work :) x

Danny
Danny

Thanks Michelle. It seemed kinda apt - new company, new business plans, new ideas moving forward. So yeah, new design seemed to fit - cheers!

michelle
michelle

Hey Daniel-san, aren't we a busy bee, I love the new colours, a redesign is the new thing to do right now it seems. Always makes it feel like a new start and Lisa is obviously brilliant!

Keep up the good work :) x

Danny
Danny

Thanks Michelle. It seemed kinda apt - new company, new business plans, new ideas moving forward. So yeah, new design seemed to fit - cheers!

Jackie Adkins
Jackie Adkins

Swanky stuff, Danny! You look good in red.

Danny
Danny

Ha, when I first saw your comment, mate, I thought you had called me a British slang term ;-)

Cheers fella, enjoying the "new digs". :)

Jackie Adkins
Jackie Adkins

Swanky stuff, Danny! You look good in red.

Danny
Danny

Ha, when I first saw your comment, mate, I thought you had called me a British slang term ;-) Cheers fella, enjoying the "new digs". :)

Sue Anne Reed
Sue Anne Reed

Love the new design. :)

Danny
Danny

Thanks Sue-Anne, and thanks for being here :)

Sue Anne Reed
Sue Anne Reed

Love the new design. :)

Danny
Danny

Thanks Sue-Anne, and thanks for being here :)

Daria Steigman
Daria Steigman

Danny,

I like it! Very crisp and readable. Look forward to design upgrades, Part II.

Danny
Danny

Thanks Daria, likewise - Lisa has some neat design tricks in store :)

Daria Steigman
Daria Steigman

Danny, I like it! Very crisp and readable. Look forward to design upgrades, Part II.

Danny
Danny

Thanks Daria, likewise - Lisa has some neat design tricks in store :)

John Carson
John Carson

I think it looks great, Danny.

One thing though for consistency: on the Contact page it talks about Danny in the third person, then on the About page you talk as yourself. I think it should be one or the other all the way.

Cheers!
John.

Danny
Danny

Cheers bud, makes sense - just updated it. :)

John Carson
John Carson

I think it looks great, Danny. One thing though for consistency: on the Contact page it talks about Danny in the third person, then on the About page you talk as yourself. I think it should be one or the other all the way. Cheers! John.

Danny
Danny

Cheers bud, makes sense - just updated it. :)

Gini Dietrich
Gini Dietrich

I'm a big fan of white space and this looks really good - really clean. Of course, the content is always superb so this is just a great reflection of what you offer every day.

Danny
Danny

Thanks Gini - agreed, I'm not a huge fan of clutter. Tell me what I need and how to get there, and I'm a happy camper :)

Gini Dietrich
Gini Dietrich

I'm a big fan of white space and this looks really good - really clean. Of course, the content is always superb so this is just a great reflection of what you offer every day.

Danny
Danny

Thanks Gini - agreed, I'm not a huge fan of clutter. Tell me what I need and how to get there, and I'm a happy camper :)

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Julie Walraven | Resume Services

Looks great, Danny! I too am one of the people who wants you to look up or at least not down but knowing how many shots my photographer took to get the headshot I use, I understand. (140) LOL so a profile pic that you like is what is important. I Like the new colors but I didn't hate the orange and blue, it woke me up!

Danny
Danny

I do have some "front-on" head shots, but none that I'm over the moon with, so I'll wait for now. And are you saying that I'm now sending you to sleep..?!? ;-)

Julie Walraven | Resume Services
Julie Walraven | Resume Services

Looks great, Danny! I too am one of the people who wants you to look up or at least not down but knowing how many shots my photographer took to get the headshot I use, I understand. (140) LOL so a profile pic that you like is what is important. I Like the new colors but I didn't hate the orange and blue, it woke me up!

Danny
Danny

I do have some "front-on" head shots, but none that I'm over the moon with, so I'll wait for now.

And are you saying that I'm now sending you to sleep..?!? ;-)

DJ Morris
DJ Morris

Very sleek and professional looking. Personally, I would like to see what it looks like with the nav menu in red and I think it would draw more attention to the sidebar headings if they were red instead of gray.

Danny
Danny

Hi there fella,

Then the "final" design might just cover these suggestions, as Lisa has some cool stuff for the sidebar that isn't in my refresh at the minute. ;-)

DJ Morris
DJ Morris

Very sleek and professional looking. Personally, I would like to see what it looks like with the nav menu in red and I think it would draw more attention to the sidebar headings if they were red instead of gray.

Danny
Danny

Hi there fella, Then the "final" design might just cover these suggestions, as Lisa has some cool stuff for the sidebar that isn't in my refresh at the minute. ;-)

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