Comments on: New design for Brazen Careerist http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/17/new-design-for-brazen-careerist/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:07:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Scot Herrick http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/17/new-design-for-brazen-careerist/#comment-36411 Scot Herrick Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:09:08 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/17/new-design-for-brazen-careerist/#comment-36411 Any chance you can give some publicity to the designer? I think we all would love to have a good roster of names to choose from for our own blogs... Thanks...and a really clean, nice design! * * * * * <em>Thanks, Scot.</em><em>The designer who did this blog is Rob Brown. You can find him at angrylittledog.com.  -Penelope </em> Any chance you can give some publicity to the designer? I think we all would love to have a good roster of names to choose from for our own blogs…

Thanks…and a really clean, nice design!

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Thanks, Scot.The designer who did this blog is Rob Brown. You can find him at angrylittledog.com.

 -Penelope

]]> By: Eric Blue http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/17/new-design-for-brazen-careerist/#comment-34859 Eric Blue Sun, 25 Feb 2007 01:32:01 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/17/new-design-for-brazen-careerist/#comment-34859 Penelope, I love the new design. And, keep up the great work on your posts! Penelope,

I love the new design. And, keep up the great work on your posts!

]]> By: Redesigning a Blog is about Communicating with the Designer » Brazen Careerist http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/17/new-design-for-brazen-careerist/#comment-33185 Redesigning a Blog is about Communicating with the Designer » Brazen Careerist Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:31:56 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/17/new-design-for-brazen-careerist/#comment-33185 [...] 6. Know your own limitations. With trepidation over the amount of work entailed, I agreed to add photos to my blog. I like how they look. But it turns out that my stock photos are pretty lame. And after about twenty emails from people exaplianing this problem to me, I have learned a bit about photos. So, like every project, you do your best at the stuff you’re best at, but there’s always room to learn. My learning area is the photos. [...] […] 6. Know your own limitations. With trepidation over the amount of work entailed, I agreed to add photos to my blog. I like how they look. But it turns out that my stock photos are pretty lame. And after about twenty emails from people exaplianing this problem to me, I have learned a bit about photos. So, like every project, you do your best at the stuff you’re best at, but there’s always room to learn. My learning area is the photos. […]

]]> By: Matt Maupin http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/17/new-design-for-brazen-careerist/#comment-32855 Matt Maupin Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:16:11 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/17/new-design-for-brazen-careerist/#comment-32855 Looks great! Just remember, I come here for the content, not the look. You're doing a great job. As for the photos, if you go stock photo, it seems more effective to go with something that says "icon" rather than "action." Looks great! Just remember, I come here for the content, not the look. You’re doing a great job.

As for the photos, if you go stock photo, it seems more effective to go with something that says “icon” rather than “action.”

]]> By: Working Girl http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/17/new-design-for-brazen-careerist/#comment-32265 Working Girl Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:48:41 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/17/new-design-for-brazen-careerist/#comment-32265 Lovely, clean, and easy-to-read revamped blog design. Great new photo of you! It's a fantastic change, and worth all the work that I know it was. Congratulations! On using photos: They are nice but I feel that when they're done too often, just for the sake of having a visual, it can be a bit off-putting. It makes me feel the person is trying too hard. They should be used only when they add true content. My two cents' worth. . . . . <I>Thanks, Working Girl, for the advice about the photos. And thanks to all the other photo advisors here as well. I see I am a little off the mark with the photos. Have to rethink things. Hopefully over the next few days you will find the photos less annoying. But if that's not the case, I'm counting on you to tell me :) -Penelope</i> Lovely, clean, and easy-to-read revamped blog design. Great new photo of you! It’s a fantastic change, and worth all the work that I know it was. Congratulations!

On using photos: They are nice but I feel that when they’re done too often, just for the sake of having a visual, it can be a bit off-putting. It makes me feel the person is trying too hard. They should be used only when they add true content.

My two cents’ worth. . . . .

Thanks, Working Girl, for the advice about the photos. And thanks to all the other photo advisors here as well. I see I am a little off the mark with the photos. Have to rethink things. Hopefully over the next few days you will find the photos less annoying. But if that’s not the case, I’m counting on you to tell me :)

-Penelope

]]> By: annaig http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/17/new-design-for-brazen-careerist/#comment-32137 annaig Mon, 19 Feb 2007 19:30:52 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/17/new-design-for-brazen-careerist/#comment-32137 Beautiful new design, Penelope! Clean. The other one looked a little bit over-crowded to my taste. May I only ask that you stay away from stock photos? Any photo by you would work better imho. Beautiful new design, Penelope!
Clean. The other one looked a little bit over-crowded to my taste.
May I only ask that you stay away from stock photos? Any photo by you would work better imho.

]]> By: Steve http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/17/new-design-for-brazen-careerist/#comment-32091 Steve Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:19:54 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/17/new-design-for-brazen-careerist/#comment-32091 Love the new design. I enjoy reading your blog (almost) every day, and the new design is much more pleasing. Love the new design. I enjoy reading your blog (almost) every day, and the new design is much more pleasing.

]]> By: Ted http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/17/new-design-for-brazen-careerist/#comment-32048 Ted Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:43:51 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/17/new-design-for-brazen-careerist/#comment-32048 I don't know...I like the look, but it is a little "Madison Avenue"-ish for the Penelope I know and love. There was something rather endearing and "one of us"-ish with your old photo and design. I guess that's what getting a Yahoo nod and a big time book deal does to you. I remain a huge fan, though! <strong>* * * *</strong> <em>Hi, Ted. I appreciate your comment. The design is only a veneer. It's the same me :)</em><em>-Penelope </em> I don’t know…I like the look, but it is a little “Madison Avenue”-ish for the Penelope I know and love. There was something rather endearing and “one of us”-ish with your old photo and design. I guess that’s what getting a Yahoo nod and a big time book deal does to you. I remain a huge fan, though!

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Hi, Ted. I appreciate your comment. The design is only a veneer. It’s the same me :)-Penelope

]]> By: Diana http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/17/new-design-for-brazen-careerist/#comment-31574 Diana Sun, 18 Feb 2007 17:47:02 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/17/new-design-for-brazen-careerist/#comment-31574 Love the new design. Very clean and inviting. Your comments on starting a business, not realizing the work involved, is pretty true. I've often belived that naivete is actually the REAL mother of invention. Love the new design. Very clean and inviting. Your comments on starting a business, not realizing the work involved, is pretty true. I’ve often belived that naivete is actually the REAL mother of invention.

]]> By: Tom McKay http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/17/new-design-for-brazen-careerist/#comment-31567 Tom McKay Sun, 18 Feb 2007 17:26:56 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/17/new-design-for-brazen-careerist/#comment-31567 I always read your stuff through a feed reader, Penelope, so I had to actually click through (how exhausting!) to see your new design. It's really excellent. Kudos to you and your designer. Re: photos. As a sometime designer (and fulltime copywriter), I agree that the right photos can really enhance a document. On the other hand, many lame-o stock photos add nothing, and can actually detract (distract) from the message. Kathy Sierra is an excellent example of someone who's doing it right, imho. She's picked a particular style of photo (retro) then enhances them with funny captions. They definitely reinforce her message! I -- and your other faithful readers -- expect no less from you! (Uh-oh, pressure!) ;-) <strong>* * * * *</strong> <I>Tom, thanks for clicking through to leave a comment :) I appreciate you weighing in on the photos. I am still trying to figure out the best way to go, and it's helpful to think about how Kathy Sierra has done it. You're right -- very smart for her branding and her message. For right now, it's a miracle when I can actually get my photo sized right, let alone making it a grand expression of my ideas. We'll see, though; I have big photo aspirations. --Penelope</i> I always read your stuff through a feed reader, Penelope, so I had to actually click through (how exhausting!) to see your new design. It’s really excellent. Kudos to you and your designer.

Re: photos. As a sometime designer (and fulltime copywriter), I agree that the right photos can really enhance a document. On the other hand, many lame-o stock photos add nothing, and can actually detract (distract) from the message. Kathy Sierra is an excellent example of someone who’s doing it right, imho. She’s picked a particular style of photo (retro) then enhances them with funny captions. They definitely reinforce her message!

I — and your other faithful readers — expect no less from you! (Uh-oh, pressure!) ;-)

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Tom, thanks for clicking through to leave a comment :)

I appreciate you weighing in on the photos. I am still trying to figure out the best way to go, and it’s helpful to think about how Kathy Sierra has done it. You’re right — very smart for her branding and her message.

For right now, it’s a miracle when I can actually get my photo sized right, let alone making it a grand expression of my ideas. We’ll see, though; I have big photo aspirations.

–Penelope

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