✨CLICK HERE TO SEE A COMPLETE LIST OF MY BLOGIFUL DESIGN POSTS.✨
→ Introducing The Blogiful Blog Design Event
→ 5 Steps That Will Help You Choose An Awesome Blog Name (ft. A Free Worksheet!)
→ How to Choose the Right Font for Your Blog
→ How in the World I Make My Graphics: A Step-By-Step Tutorial
→ My Branding Journey + Four Questions To Ask Yourself While Rebranding (ft. A Free Downloadable Checklist)
→ 4 Ways To Make Your Free WordPress.com Theme Look Different From Everybody Else’s
→ An Interview with Web Designer, Hazel From Stay Bookish
→ Q & A Session + A Secret Reveal
I remember once when I was a twiggy Pre-Teen with scrawny legs that would be more appropriately placed on a chicken and a questionable sense of fashion (No mini-me, black-and-white-striped fingerless gloves do not make you look cool, they just make you look like a homeless Zebra), I got roped into attending one of my little brother’s Cub Scout meetings. I can’t remember the exact reason why I had to go – maybe my Mom just needed a place to dump us for an hour or two (which is such a mood now that I’m a mother myself) – but whatever the case, I do remember how harried the Den Leader appeared.
Just imagine trying to keep a room full of boisterous ten-year-old boys (plus one grumpy I-would-rather-be-anywhere-but-here adolescent) entertained and at bay. It was madder than a Wonderland croquet match.
In a last desperate bid to calm the beasts, the frazzled Cub Scout leader decided that the best course of action was to teach her angelic charges the lyrics to a sing-songy chant. I suppose she thought that if all the boys’ energy was channeled into something semi-productive, she would be able to quiet them down long enough to share some important announcements. The song itself went something like this:
Announcement, announcement, announcement!
What a terrible way to die,
A terrible way to die,
A terrible way to be talked to death.
A terrible way to die.
Announcement, announcement, announcement!
If you don’t believe me, then google it. It’s called the “Announcement Song,” and it’s a real thing.
In any case, this well-meaning plan backfired magnificently. Instead of everybody standing around in a tight circle, holding hands, and serenely singing kumbaya, this woman got a small army of wolfish children screaming the words “Announcement, announcement, announcement!” as loud as a chorus of air horns.
So, when I say that I have an announcement to share with you all today, I hope that you picture me screaming those words with the same force and gusto as that fateful Cub Scout Troop of twenty-or-so overly hyper kids.
ANNOUNCEMENT, ANNOUNCEMENT, ANNOUNCEMENT!
Today’s exciting, ear-splitting announcement is this: from Monday, February 18th to Sunday, February 24th, I will be co-hosting a special blog event with the lovely Tracy @ Truffle’s Literary Wonders dedicated entirely to the ins-and-outs of blog design. I know a lot of you have asked me to write up a post about how I make my blog graphics – and well, now you’re going to have seven. Seven straight days full of design-related tips, hints, and giveaways. Let nobody say that I’m an underachiever.
The name of this awesome event will be Blogiful (yes, that’s supposed to be a pun on the word, “Beautiful,” because would I really even be me if I didn’t include a pun? Gosh, I’m so on brand it hurts). Between the two of us, Tracy and I will be sharing our thoughts on various topics such as branding, wordpress themes, fonts, and color schemes. And, what’s more, at the end of the event, there will be a secret reveal. If after hearing this news you aren’t as excited as my brother’s Cub Scout Troop, then I will be extremely disappointed.
So, stay tuned for the upcoming Blogiful Blog Design Event! Kat out!
What questions do you have regarding blog design?
What websites or programs do you use to make your blog pretty?
Are you excited for this event? I know I am!
I am ridiculously excited for this! I love your graphics and I can’t wait to hear how you do it 💖
P.S. Do I have to wait a whole week? 😢😢
Thank you so much! 💕 I hope it will be useful for you!
Looking forward to this!
Yes!!!
Whoop whoop, I’m so excited for this! You know how much I love your graphics, can’t wait to see this series!
Oh my gosh, Tasya! Thank you 💕
I’m so excited for Blogiful! And the secret reveal! (Secret reveals are the best!)
Secret reveals are the best, but I would have to say that you’re even better 💕 (too cheesy? Maybe haha)
Aww thanks so much! It’s very kind of you to say that!
This is so exciting! I love your blog graphics and absolutely can’t wait for this series 😃
Dawwwwww thank you so much, Simant! That means a lot coming from you, ’cause I think your blog is beautiful too :)
Thank you 🙈
AHH I’m so excited! Your blog is SO pretty and i’m just like HOW?!
WHAAAAAA THANK YOU ILSA! 💕 Your kind words mean the world :)
This is so exciting! Your blog is beautiful-my bad, *blogiful, and I can’t wait to receive some tips and tricks from an expert!
Thank you, Chana! 💕 That really means so much to me :)
YAAAAAY I’m so hyped for this Kat!! And ‘Blogiful’ is perfect haha I love how you’re staying on brand with the puns. Can’t wait for this event💛
BRIANNA! THANK YOU SO MUCH! You are my strongest cheerleader and I love you to bits! 💕
😭💖 I love YOUUU
AHHHH THIS IS SO EXCITING! What a fantastic project, I’ll be looking forward to all the posts, ahhhh, yay! <3 <3 <3 Can't wait!
MARIE! THANK YOU SO MUCH! You are so good to me and I don’t deserve you 💕
You are simply AMAZING Kat, really! <3
Ooooooh, exciting. :D Can’t wait for this!
Ooooh I ca,’t wait to watch what you’ll come up with! I love design !!!
That introduction! That was amazing lol.
I’m excited to see all your tips. I saw your question on twitter and I’m curious how you’ll respond. ☺
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ADRIANAAAA! Thank you so much! I’m glad that you thought it was funny :) I try (but I worry sometimes that I don’t succeed haha). Anyways, I hope that the event turns out to be helpful for you :)
Oooh, this is cool!
I’m curious about the fonts and such. I’m not self hosted, so there’s only limited amount of stuff i can customize, but i’m still interested :)
Totally the same boat. It’s a tricky balance since, like you said, there’s only so much we can do.
Kat, I’m soooo excited for this. Honestly, you have no idea how much I struggled when moving to WordPress. Basically, my old blog used to be on Tumblr – I could still have a Bloglovin’ and a Disqus feature for comments and all of that – and it was super convenient because I could literally customize it exactly how I wanted. HOWEVER, with WordPress, you have a lot of limitations. I’m definitely not 100% satisfied with my blog’s design, so I hope your tips will help me with that! Fantastic idea! Can’t wait to read your posts! 😌
Yeah, free wordpress is pretty limiting, but I’ve found that there’s still plenty you can do to customize it! Anyways, THANK YOU so much for your kind words – it really means so much to me 💕I hope this event is helpful to you!
I am so excited for this. I use Canva for my designs and honestly I’m not really happy with them but I don’t know how/what to do to get them how I want them.
I’m very excited for this series! I love your blog design so much, and we’re considering moving from blogger to wordpress with my co-bloggers, so this is going to be handy soon!
Veronika, thank you so much for your lovely words! I hope the event will prove helpful and good luck with your move! :)
OMG this event sounds so amazing and I’m so looking forward to reading your posts!
I’m SO excited for this blogiful event, Kat!! Your graphics are so cute and amazing and unique, and I’m very much looking forward to your thoughts and tips. (I love the pun on the name, as always. 😉) 💓
DEZZYYYYYY!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH! I don’t deserve you in my life – you’re too wonderful 💕 Hopefully the event lives up to your expectations!
I love your blog design and graphics so much can’t wait!!
Oh my Gawwdd this is SO exciting– -you are a blog design queen– so I am very excited to see these posts. All the posts will be blogiful— I look forward to your puns!! Haha. Can’t wait to read them!!
OH GOSH WOW I’M A QUEEENNNN??? I’m so honored that you would say that! 💕 I hope that this event lives up to your expectations!
Yes absolutely!! 💛👑 I am sure it will!!
OMG this is amazing!! Your blog design slays me with its beauty every time and I’m so glad that you’re talking about blog design with us, it’s going to be great! 😍💕
OH MY GOODNESS!! THANK YOUUUUU! I hope that I’ll be able to be helpful 💕
Kat, are you my fairy godmother because MY DREAMS ARE COMING TRUE WITH THIS EVENT! I’m so excited! And yes, that pun is amazing! I love it! I also adore your Announcement song story! Lol! 😂
KELLYYYYYY! You are the sweetest! I’m so glad that my random wafflings made you laugh, even if just a little bit. 💕
SCREAMING! I am so excited for this week of awesomeness and for the special announcement!
This sounds so exciting, Kat! I can’t wait to see what you have for us :D Hmm…regarding designs, I would like to know how we can design headers in a way that it shows off our blog brand. Another would be how we can create attractive headers for different platforms!
Oooh, I’m looking forward to this! My graphics are a bit sad and weak.
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