Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Decisions, Decisions- Please Vote!

This is not a matter of great importance- just something that bugs me.  If you visit my blog regularly, you've probably noticed that I change my header frequently.  The reason for this is that I'm never satisfied with any of them, once I've looked at them for a few days.  Does anyone else have this problem, or is it just ridiculously perfectionistic ol' me?   I used to be a graphic designer; could that be the problem?

So, if you don't mind, I'm asking for a little help- I put my graphic designer pants back on (which were very tight, since they're from back when paste-ups were done with actual paste!), and came up with some new ones.   I'm posting these, along with a few older ones that I think might be acceptable, and I'd appreciate it if you could tell me which one you prefer.  Or, if you have other suggestions, I'd love to hear them- believe me, if you say you hate them all, it will not hurt my feelings.  The question is: what should I do instead? 

Thanks in advance for your opinion!  So, here they are:

#1)  The one I'm using for the header right now.




#2 



#3















#4




#5



















#6




#7




Again, thanks for lending me your eyes and brains!

21 comments:

  1. whoa hooo...look at all the headers...me o my.....and you want us to vote....I think they are all gorgeous but I have a feeling each of us will pick a different one and then you will realllly feel like you can´t make up your mind....if I have to pick JUST one I´d go with no. 5.........I don´t want to bore you with WHY:) it is just my spontaneous gut feeling that I went with...so already you have three different votes. I am sure after 30 people comment all seven will have been chosen too:) I say rotate as you have been doing as I always liked the variety in your header and find it amazing that you have so many and I have already seen several since starting to visit your blog and I enjoy the variety and they are all so artsy and beautiful...my vote is for how you have been doing it ,,,showing us a different one every so often. That really helped didn´t it:)
    Good luck....have a super Wednesday.........

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  2. I think I like the one you are using now. It has a calm, sophisticated look. I also like the cut and paste letters on #3 but on the whole I think your current one is tres chic!

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  3. as a designer my eye is drawn to the graphic quality of #$. But I also like the current one. Sorry not much help he?

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  4. j'aime le changement..les changement des saisons..les couleurs.. le dernier en-tête est parfait..je trouve plus important le fond
    pour présenter la peinture,j'aime les uni comme ici!bonne réflexion!

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  5. The current one has the best balance. #2 looks the most like your art work, but is top heavy; the strong blue needs repeating--below your name and/or perhaps your name... All the headers shown show your graphic experience with cut and paste, something I did myself back when.

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  6. I like the second one because it makes me smile...reads like a ransom note!
    The third is my favorite but would make the title bolder!
    Actually they are all great ....any choice as long as you keep posting!

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  7. i'm partial to 4 and 5 but not the open font so much. personally i dont care to see such a big header...it seems a waste of space, i like to get right to the blog and not be overwhelmed by that blasting at me. ...especially since i am usually on my netbook and the screen is small. a huge header is just too much!

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  8. Wow- I think you have a full plate of input... I am just happy to find someone who challenges me to think about these things. Too tired to give helpful input tonight - but as always come away so inspired. Hugs and good luck-

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  9. well, my dear sharmon, i do believe that i'm the only one voting for #6 so far. we are going to totally confuse you. ; ) xoxo

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  10. #1 and #2 are my favorites -- they seem the most balanced and complete (to me).

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  11. oh dear... I like them all but, I agree with lynne and Maryann...

    I think I have kept the same header for so long because it is so very ME and the black and white evokes the movie as well tying it all in together... sometimes I want to change it, but then I think... what could I come up with that really embraced my brand as well as this transfer on fabric???
    xo

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  12. I enjoy getting a surprize when I visit your blog and find a new header. It always makes me discover another aspect of your talent. I think I've seen headers here in the past that I've liked more than any of these choices! (or am I just imagining that there were other ones?)But, No.3 would be my pick of this batch. Lots of yummy textures and a pleasing mix of colours. However, you'd have to change the background of your blog as I don't think they'd be a good fit.

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  13. I like the freshness of a new header on your blog once in a while. I think they tend to reflect your current works (and maybe frame of mind...) I do like #3 though cuz I like celestial themes and I happen to like the color mix you used. But then #4 is good too, oh yeah, so is #1........I can hear you cussing me now!
    Michael-Crosshatchings

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  14. Thanks for the help, everyone! It's interesting to me that the vote was pretty evenly split amongst all of them, with the current one taking a slight lead.

    So, taking all comments together, I think I'll leave the current one for now. I'll also probably follow the suggestion that many of you gave, which is to change it up from time to time...

    Paula- I think you may have something there about keeping it small and simple; I'm keeping that in mind.

    Michael- I would never cuss you (at least not where you could hear it!).

    Again, thank you all!

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  15. Came to this article a little late but I have to say I like the new one, and #2, and #4....and I agree with the several comments above who said they like the surprise of a frequent change. Who ever said your blog always has to look the same? Change is good..... ;~)

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  16. Kathleen, you're absolutely right; change IS good! So I'll just keep on changing...

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  17. I like them all; however, I think I like #4 and #6 best. It's nice to change things up now and then. I know I get bored with the look of my blog. What I like about #4 and #6 is the abstract art. That's just me.

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