You might notice a little redesign showing up today. With a bit of a change I mentioned on Friday, I thought it was also time to update the blog design. The inspiration from the new design comes from the wall above my desk. I bought a bunch of these vintage pant hangers five years ago, and didn't know what to do with them until I began decorating my studio last year. They ended up being perfect for displaying prints, images, fabric, and other things that are currently inspiring me.
I love that this wall is always changing, and I'm constantly hanging up stuff I find and come across. My blog is meant to be the virtual, sharable version of what's on my wall, so why not bring that feeling to my blog as well? I spray painted one of the hangers in gold and took a photo of it to use for each post. And then I worked with Maricor/Maricar to embroider an updated version of my logo. Didn't they do an amazing job? Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy the little update! We're still working out some tiny kinks so please let me know if you have any issues or have any quirks on your browser. Thank you!
ps. We arrived in Chicago yesterday for the week. Look forward to seeing some of you tonight for the first stop on my book tour!
{top photo by Oh Joy, bottom by Maricor/Maricar}
Love the update!
Wow, Joy, it is really stunning. You are so creative. Congratulations!
I dig it! The colors in your embroidered name-a-roo are spectacular. You’re so much more than just gold 🙂 ♥
It doesn’t work very well on my macbook using google chrome. Love the embroidery but your banner looks disproportionate to the rest of the blog.
How creative! I love that your logo has texture.
-Tara
http://madmaxandfamily.blogspot.com
http://blog.chron.com/madabouttown/
i actually love the new look – great statement, simple but textured, and clean. and while i’ve enjoyed all the various contributions from others on this site, i’m really excited to hear more of your own voice come through – good luck with the next step and we’ll be waiting to see on this side!
ps – the embroidery is gorgeous.
Love, love, love the embroidered logo. Brilliant
Oh cool! I love all the changes that are coming. It’s super neat how the hangers and embroidery give your blog dimension. The layout doesn’t really work on my computer at work, but then again most don’t (old almost square-shaped monitor, and using IE… um yeah, enough said). I can’t wait to go home and see how it looks on my macbook though.
i love it, joy! it looks so amazing!!!
Love the new design! The logo, colors, little details…it’s all lovely.
Love the update! The embroidery is perfection. Congrats on starting a new chapter. Your success is so well deserved.
So fun following your re-design…looking good! And I went to Maricor/Maricar’s site… I will no doubt spend too much time there today! Super cool!
LOVE the update and your new logo is adorable! Very fitting. 🙂
xo,
Morgan
seemomogo.blogspot.com
Yes – beautiful! And inspiring, as I took up embroidery as my favored winter hobby two years ago. Is there a chance you would share with us the list of your favorite daily read that used to be on the right? I didn’t have them all bookmarked but jumped over to them frequently from here.
Thank you and echoing all of the congratulations expressed above!
It looks gorgeous!! Love the embroidered logo- the colors and textures are amazing!
the new layout looks great, joy!
More Studio sneek peeks please!!
Love the new design, especially the color and that amazing embroidery. Now I look forward to reading your posts even more 🙂
i love the mint green. very inviting and refreshing!
always a huge fan of your blog/work <3
I love it! Super cute logo creation and I love the idea of the posts hanging from hangers. Great job 🙂
-Michelle
ha, thanks lady! you know i wanted some gold in there, but alas, gold thread doesnt look so gold!
-joy
Hi Nikki,
Thanks for your note! Would you mind emailing me a screen shot of what you see?
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Thanks!
Joy
Hi Stephanie,
Thanks for your note! Would you mind emailing me a screen shot of what you see on your work computer. We obviously want it to be able to look right on all browsers. Thank you!
[email protected]
Love the new look Joy!
Maricor/Maricar are amazing! I first discovered them while working on this book they’re featured in: http://amzn.to/OPhDfR So inspired to have them do your logo! Kudos.
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That embroidered logo is so gorgeous and original. Congratulations on the redesign; it’s lovely and clean.
I’ve always liked those hangers when you post pictures of your studio, and they seem so fitting on your blog. I love the embroidered logo (it’s really beautiful) and the mint green.
I like it! it´s really nice. Congrats!
joy, it’s stunning!! i love it!!! 🙂
Absolutely love the new embroidered logo! So creative! PS: Can’t wait to meet you tonight in Chicago! 🙂 🙂 🙂
A great statement, looks awesome!
So fun! I love the embroidered logo!
Hi Joy, loving the new header. Also, wanted to let you know the Pinterest link doesn’t work.
i love this! where’s the I <3 LA print from?
Looks fabulous! Great color choices! XO,Rachel
So pretty! I LOVE all the colour in the logo, very JOYful (haha).
Love the redesign! So creative and fun.
love the hangers! what a cute idea!
Love it, it is very refreshing, and I love the hangers and the logo!
Love the tactile look! And looking forward to all the new posts coming our way.
The new logo looks AMAZING! Such a great idea to add some fun to your blog! The new layout looks fabulous too (and it looks perfect on my iPhone)!
your embroidered logo is fab, joy!
thank you! fixed it!
joy
how insanely adorable is your redesign?! I wish I knew how to do this so I could give my bloggy a little facelift too.
What a great inspiration! Love the look of your office, and the blog looks wonderful!
I absolutely love the embroidered logo!! And the pants hangers with the pics! I first saw this idea in a Pottery Barn book. Love it!!
love the update, it is so pretty and fresh looking. i’ve always loved your blog, but i am also excited to see the new direction you are taking with your posts!
Love the new look, everything looks fine with my browser (chrome on a pc).
Liz
Yay! Love the new look and love seeing my “I love LA” print there! 🙂 Xo!
It’s soooo beautiful Joy! I love Maricor/Maricar. I saw an exhibition of their work some time ago here in Sydney and the detail is amazing.
Snap! I have actually been working on embroidering a masthead for my blog which is going to undergo a transformation soon. Mine is red – given my blog/business name.
yay! love it!
Love the new look and I finally got to read a bunch of your posts and love it! I am now subscribed. 🙂
Hi, new reader… but have stumbled upon you from pinterest, after realizing I kept repinning all of your findings. I saw your portfolio and was so inspired. I am a recent industrial design graduate, and feel somewhat out of place in the design consulting world, and not sure of myself. Seeing your portfolio and seeing that I don’t need to be stuck into that sort of mold of a car designer, consumer electronics designer, makes me really happy and inspired. Just wanted to say thank you!
The blog looks beautiful, and I’m always a sucker for good embroidery.
I love the update. It’s fresh, very scrapbook-y. It was a subtle change, not too much to deter your readers, my it definitely brightened up your site 🙂
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I love the new look for the blog, great job!! The hanger is so fun, and the logo is beautiful!
The new look for the blog is beautiful, Joy! I’m so inspired! I love the logo, especially. The texture the embroidery brings in is gorgeous.
x K
This looks great! The embroidered logo is awesome. The pairing of it and the soothing green makes this place so cozy. 🙂
love the new facelift!!!
Rad Rad Rad. I love it! 🙂 Congrats!
Congratulations!! It’s gorgeous!! Love it!
Love the new look! Its beautiful and has such a nice and real texture that is not so common online.
I LOVE what you have done with the blog!
Gorgeous in every way x
love the new design, joy!
Joy, it looks amazing! I enjoy looking at your blog everyday and can’t wait to see what more’s to come!
That embroidery is amazing–those women are so talented. As are you!
Such a lovely redesign! Brilliant as usual, Joy!!
Sooooo pretty and fun!!
xo
I echo all of the nice things everyone has said about the update! I love it!
I love, love, love the new design! I hadn’t been on here a few days, and then tada! up popped that beautiful embroidery! I love embroidery and those colours are gorgeous!
Hey Joy,
The embroidered logo is soo beautiful!! I love the colors!
I absolutely love the handmade quality of your new embroidered logo, Joy! Delightful in every way!
xo
s.
thank you nicole!
joy
la la love it!
Hi Joy ~ Love the new look! Especially the embroidered logo, it’s so unique and fun. I love the way you’ve incorporated real items into your digital space.
love it!!! its a cute update 🙂 I love the fabric garlands! Can you make a tutorial on how to make those?
Sometimes we need a little “rearrangement” to refresh our feelings and sense of creativity 🙂 I think you’ve done a marvelous job! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE. OH, I was just wondering if you’d mind setting up your “categories” page..? It leads the archive page, and I’d actually really like to see a list of your categories :))
Much love,
Aya
What a beautiful update. And the logo is just gorgeous. Congratulations. It’s always so refreshing to do a little make-over on your work.
I like the redesign. Was it intentional to have the green background just end at the edges of the main blog container? It seems odd to have the color cut off like that. It makes the whole space seem squished, when it could seem nice and open if you extended the color.
Thanks Aya!
The categories and archives are actually on the same page. I dont have a way to separate it unfortunately, but if you scroll down youll see them! 😉
Joy
Your new look looks fab! I like the embroidery, the colours are so pretty, lively and fun, just like your blog. And of course I can’t not mention how great the tassle garland looks, love it!
🙂
mikky
http://www.todaloos.com
I love your new layout! It’s so unique and stylish.