The 2010 Make-Over
Dun da da dun! Yes! You have reached Jen's Book Thoughts. After much work behind the scenes, this is the brand new look for 2010 (and probably well beyond). I felt it was time for a change and wanted something a little cleaner, and a little more geared toward crime fiction.
I have a number of people to thank for their help and input on this undertaking. First and foremost, my good friend Michael over at Lazy Thoughts From a Boomer. I wouldn't have even known where to start without his guidance. He also provided a great deal of feedback as I was testing different ideas out.
Pop Culture Nerd would not let me settle when I was getting tired of going back and forth on different elements. For that I am extremely grateful.
My test viewers included Michael, PCN, Kaye Barley, Naomi Johnson, Tom Schreck, Sophie Littlefield, Rebecca Cantrell, and Kelli Stanley. Thanks so much for your input everyone. Decision-making is never my strong suit, so having your opinions was extremely helpful.
And most of all, I have to thank Hilary Davidson who linked me up with Lyman Feero. Lyman is the stunningly talented person who designed my header. I was literally giving up hope on finding the header that I envisioned, and then Lyman sent this beauty. It was as though he could see exactly what I was envisioning inside my head. I am so indebted to Hilary and Lyman for making this happen. Thank you both so, so much!
I'm still ironing out a few wrinkles here and there, so if you find anything hinky, let me know. But overall, I'm pretty happy with the new look.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on any elements. I discovered that everyone doesn't see the blog exactly the same. There's some color differentiation from computer to computer, so please let me know if the colors clash horribly on your computer. And let me know what you think overall.
I hope you like it, and if you aren't already registered, I hope you'll sign up for the blog updates. You can do that down in the bottom left corner.
As always, thanks for stopping by to share books with me and HAPPY READING!!
37 comments:
Lookin' good!
Holy cow! What a change. I love it! I think it really matches your reading and reviewing style. Great job Jen!
Wow, love the new look, Jen!
Suh-moking! Clean AND hot. What more could a slut-puppy like Brad P. ask for?
Honey! It is BRILLIANT!
It's cool!
It's hot!
It's you!!
I love it, Jen. Love it to bits.
Hugs!
Kaye
Love your new look!!
This is WAY cool, Jen! I love it!
Much nicer layout Jen; much less busy and easier to look at!
Gorgeous! That header still knocks me out!
Wow! This is very nice. Clean and easy to get around. I like it!!
Looks wonderful, Jen - cleaner and more focused. On the old site, I always felt I could smell cookies baking, and that was nice, but this is more businesslike, and very sleek.
Very nice Jen! LOVE the header!
I LOVE it!!
Love the header, Jen! It fits you and your blog. And, I really like the blog. Actually, it's a lot easier to read than the old one. I like your scroll for what you're reading, too. Nice job!
Lesa - www.lesasbookcritiques.blogspot.com
Good work, Jen! And the header? Perfect badass biblioslut! ;-) LOVE IT!
Awesome new look, Jen...really kick-butt!
Wow, I love what you've done with the place.
Thanks everyone! You've definitely made me smile this morning.
Crap! This is what I get for writing that post after working for four hours straight on uploading the new template. I forgot that I must also give kudos to Christine's husband Brian who showed me how to put my scrolling list together! Thanks Brian!! :)
Very clean look. Like the stack of books looking a bit vintage next to modern woman. Also like her striated arms. This is edgier than the last!
Love it! Plus, it loads pretty quickly on my old Mac.
Jen! This is a fabulous new look for you. Well, for your website; you look just fine!
Congrats for sticking with all the element changes. They work.
And I loooove the stockings. Ssssssssssizzle!
Love the new look!
It's fantastic, Jen. Sleek is always good, and so is sexxxy.
That header is killer.
Congrats!
Wow, fantastic makeover!!!
That's one of the best image headers I've seen, Jen. Fantastic! Thanks, Jen.
It looks terrific, Jen! Very cool, very crime--and very hot.
Brian says "Your welcome, Jen!" I was going to say something cheeky about sharing my husband with you, but this a family blog. ;-)
What is all this nonsense about this being a family blog? What am I doing here, then?
I love the new look, Jen!
Racy header! It looks great. I only read your blog in GR. I think it's time to change the signature at the bottom to something more sexy.
It's so gorgeous! And I can't believe you did it yourself! you're my hero. :)
Jen, the site looks great. Like others have said, slick and streamlined. You're also far too kind. Thank you for the note by post. You certainly didn't have to.
Cara, is that still showing up in GR? I've been manually deleting it when I write my posts because I can't find where the setting is that's defaulting it in. Does anyone know? The woman who designed my last template put it in, so I don't know where it is or how to get rid of it.
Darcy, Thank you for letting me know about loading on the Mac. I am trying to guage all the different factors...OS, computers, browsers...yee gads!
Lyman, you're the best!! So glad you could stop and see your beautiful handiwork. As you can tell, everyone LOVES it! :) Thank you!
Love the new look! I haven't been able to visit for almost a week, so I was quite surprised today and had to double-check I was at the right blog!
I am miserably late leaving my love, but WOW Jen this looks fabulous! I also like how the designer used a picture of you in the top image :)
Looking forward to 2010 with you and your crime fiction on this beautiful blog!
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