oh hey hey hey! what’s good?! well, nothing much other than I JUST REBRANDED THE BLOG! oh heck to the yes!! *twerk twerk twerk* basically i got a cyber facelift but without any puffy scars or my-face-looks-like-a-muppet tragedies. it’s been long coming and it’s finally here!
so now that i am posting more food (which, as you probably know, is totally my jam) i felt i needed more space. the previous template felt like a tiny little kitchen where you knock everything off everytime you turn around. also, the art and interiors needed space! in short: i needed a gallery. hence the new look.
vancouver super star designer Alicia Carvalho took on the task of rebranding this virtual house of mine. below you can see the mood board that inspired it all.
i said bu-bye to yellow hues and hello to minty fresh green accents. we also opened the door to welcome a new playful graphic pattern, all topped with a few pops of watercolour lettering (get it? food, design, and art!).
in this new format there are no more sidebars cluttering the content, and the categories are more organized, including a new recipe box.
also my twitter and facebook pages got their dusting of rebranding.
OH! and most importantly, i dropped “the” from my name and it’s simply artful desperado (though facebook is being a bitch and can’t change it). as you see the posts now are quite big and the latest content has been formatted for this new template, though you will see some older posts with smaller images – just pretend they’re big too.
i’m super happy with this fresh new look which will make food, art, and design look better than ever. hope you like the changes too!
resources
– designer: alicia carvalho
– remixed template: blog milk (these gals are super helpful!)
ARTICORE says
I love it!
http://www.articoreblog.com
Gabriel says
Thank you!
brianne says
it looks SO good! I LOVE IT.
Gabriel says
:D *happy dance* thanks Brianne!
lucinda says
love it. super fresh, super clean, super cool.
Gabriel says
yay! Thank you Luncinda! :)
dana says
LOVE!!!
Gabriel says
Thanks Dana! Woop!
Shini says
Suits you so well, what a great rebranding – looking forward to more adventures with this new facelift (although personally I’d call it more of a fine-tuning ;))!
Gabriel says
AH! Thank you Shini! haha and I like fine tuning better, actually I’ll call it face tuning haha ;)
Tiffany says
You two are my favourite. GAH <3 so much love for this brand.
Gabriel says
Our love is mutual and expansive!..and stuff. :D thanks Tiffany!
Jenn says
Love the new colors!
Uncle Beefy says
Just loverly, mister! Looks smashing! *twerk twerk twerk* [OH!!! My back!!!] ;)
Gabriel says
HAHA! You gotta warm up mr beefy! And thank you!
Jade Sheldon-Burnsed says
Everything looks absolutely awesome!!!
Vicky says
good change!!! love it! congrats!!!
xo
melissa hernandez says
Refreshing! <3 Love it!
Maryam says
Love the new look! So fresh and so clean ;)
Gabriel says
Thanks Maryam!
Lesley | Artsy Forager says
So nice!! Love that the little squiggles could almost be pasta shapes! What? No, I didn’t just finish a huge bowl of pasta. Nope not me..
Nicole says
Looks so great Gabriel! Nice work Alicia! The watercolour look is perfect.
Gabriel says
Thanks so much Nicole! :D And the watercolor notes are my fave!
Kate @¡Hola! Jalapeño says
Looks awesome! As always thanks for the inspiration!
Gabriel says
Thanks Kate!