Yesterday I posted about The Audience of this blog.  Today I'd like to get down to the "curb appeal" side of things...

The Skin
When I first began blogging I picked a generic skin that I thought other's wouldn't pick.  It was rather dull and dark and "mysterious".  I was trying to break away from the "message board" scene and move to a venue where I could write whatever I wanted without having to be so "politically correct".  I liked the original skin because it made me think of "hiding" which fit at the time.  I wasn't sure I wanted people to read what I wrote lol.  As I began to have more and more fun writing, I started working on a new design that was all mine.  Things I had in mind while working up the design for my Scribbles Skin were:

soothing

fun

personal motivation

less is more

I wanted colors that were soothing to look at (at least to me anyway).  I cannot tell you the name of my main color because I played with the hues until I came up with one I really liked.  From there I decided I needed some "complimentary" colors so I went with grey, black, white and gold.  You'll notice that I rarely stray from that color scheme.  Why?  Because I like things to coordinate.  I don't typically want graphics to jump out at you when you come here, I want the overall view to sink in.  I had a gal tell me the other day that she hadn't even noticed my blog header before - now that's blending!  I personally find that soothing - others may think it's boring lol.

The scribbles on the left are all about fun.  I'm not a "pink girl" - never have been into pink...or lace for that matter - ack!  I'm not into frilly either but those scribbles, they represent the type of organized chaos I find appealing.

I didn't even think twice about putting a photo of myself up there, it's a personal touch that puts a face with the words.  Choosing the picture was hard though.  That picture was taken at my goal weight.  So why did I choose it?  It really was as a motivator for myself.  I figured if I looked my thinner self in the eye every time I posted I'd be reminded of my goals.  I have bangs now lol and my face is a little more round.  I'll probably take a new one soon.

I am incredibly picky about what I put on my blog.  I'm not sure what else I can say about that except maybe "less is more" to me.  I also don't add links simply because they've added me to their side bar and I don't add them so they will either.  It takes a while of me reading a blog before I'll add it to the list.  I do feel somewhat responsible for the links I provide on my blog and I want to make sure they are something I can recommend in good conscience.  Everyone has their own philosophy about this and I think it's pretty much a personal preference thing.

The overall look of my blog from fonts to graphics to color choices is very important to me.  I have a vision for it and it needs to reflect that vision for me to be happy with it (remember I'm a big factor in my "audience" lol).  And yes, I do the graphics (as though that's not obvious).  I'd like to take some graphic design classes at some point to improve my skills.  A girl's gotta have skills ya know ;)

So there you have it, the skin of my Scribblings.  Tomorrow I plan to post on The Comments.

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