July 24, 2012

KV is in the house!

Hey there pretty peoples!

*twirls around*

Notice anything... different around here? :)

To all those who are reading through your feeds... hop outta there for one hot minute to feast your eyes upon this fresh new layout. See that? Yep. I finally got my butt in gear last night and stayed up 'til about, ohhh... three o'clock in the morning? Sounds about right. 

I'm so glad I finally decided on what look I wanted. It definitely takes me more time when designing for myself, that's for sure! 

So there's a few changes around here that you'll need to get used to...

There's a completely new name...
The blog will now be known as "KV's Confessions" ...same me, same rambles, same love for design, just a different version now that I'm ready to take on more challenges after completing school. I feel a little bit more free now that I've dropped the "graphic design student." It made me feel like I needed to stay within these imaginary lines- always needing to center my posts around design or school to reflect my brand. The truth is I have many, many interests and passions, and although design is at the top, I like the freedom I have now that I can be more than a design blog.

...and new colors!
If you remember my "Identity Crisis" post I did when I was trying to decide on a color palette, I ended up using the yellow and blue from Confetti Color! I named these swatches Powder Blue & Old Yeller in Photoshop... no idea why I felt I needed to pick them- I just got a really good feeling when they combined. At first I tried using all of the colors in the palette, but after going back and forth I think I'm a 2-3 color scheme type of girl. Two main contrasting colors plus an accent or two... it just makes more sense to me.

Same everything else... for now!
Although things may look new around here, I wanted to make sure I was still staying the same blogger I always have been. There are still many more updates I need to make with my social media sites and the launch of my Storenvy design shop- which won't be linked up until I actually upload some product! All in good time, right?


Even though the shop isn't launched yet I'm still working on a lot of design jobs and I'll have some posts about them later this week. If you want to inquire about a design project you have in mind please send me an email and I can give you customized pricing! 


I'm very excited for the "new me" ...I hope you are too! Sound off in the comments and let me know what you think!

47 comments:

  1. Kristen it looks great! I love it! That new photo of you is pretty great too :)

    xo Kayla

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  2. I love your new layout! I think the colors go together really well! Looks nice!! Very classy.

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  3. Loving your new look! Can't wait to see your shop!

    Ashley
    www.welovedhere.com

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  4. ummm....this is gorgeous. GORGEOUS. You did a great job. Obviously.

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  5. KRISTEN!
    It looks SO good! You're so talented, giiirl!
    I love the font of your header and all the white space :)

    YAY!
    xo

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  6. LOVE IT. Nice work, sweets. :)

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  7. I'm completely Olin love with your new design!! You're so talented. It looks beautiful!:)

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  8. Super cute! I love it. :) Can't wait to take a peek at your shop!

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  9. Powder blue and old yeller are very classy together :) very nice new design!

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  10. Love your new look! It's fabulous! =)

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  11. Looks very cute, refreshing! :) I like it! And good for you for picking a new name-- no need to limit yourself ;) I changed my blog name a few months ago and couldn't be happier!

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  12. Looks great. Love the changes. A change can feel so good!

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  13. Looks great - I love the soft color scheme!

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  14. Great layout! Those colors really do go well together!

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  15. I love the new design and name! I need to get around to changing mine a little too!

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  16. It's delicious!!! I stayed up well past my bedtime reworking my blog, also. It's the best, and worst thing designing something for yourself! You nailed it, though! The colors are a breath of fresh air! xo

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  17. yay!! It looks fab, Kristen! I love the clean, more grown-up feel. You did a great job :)

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  18. I love it! The layout looks great, and I'm so excited to see where this little blog goes next. Congrats Kristen!

    And you may or may not have just inspired me to rethink my own design ;)

    xoxo,
    Joelle

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  19. great colors! Love the name change! Sooo jealous that you're done with school. :)

    xx
    Liz

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  20. Kristen!!! It looks AMAZING! I love it. And I think the new categories section, complete with little pictures is super cute! Congrats! And I now agree about what you said about dropping the student part - more freedom.

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  21. Yay! Cheers to the new design & a fresh start after school!

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  22. lllooooovvvveeeee can't wait for you to start designing other blogs :) yay!

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  23. This is a-freaking-mazing. I LOVE LOVE love it :D

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  24. *Jaw Drops* Oh my Ga!!! I love this design! Gorgeous!!

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    (ok that sounded WAY less dumb in my head)

    DUDE!!! I am LOVING the new look and the new name! Happy for you! :)

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  26. Love your new blog design! If I had one suggestion to give, I would suggest to make your font a little bigger or darker. It is a little hard to read :)

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  27. It's truly beautiful :) well done you!I take it you're out of your blogging funk now then? x

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  28. Love the new design!!!

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  29. Yay!! I love it. Congrats :))

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  30. Good job, girly! The colours look fantastic, and the design is simple - which is perfect!
    xo Heather
    http://ahopelessnotebook.blogspot.com/

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  31. Your blog looks very lovely! I am glad it is the same old you, with just a new look! =)

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  32. Oh my gosh.. I love, love, love it! :D So clean and organised, simple but cute.. just perfect Kristen! :)

    I've recently changed up my own blog design a bit if you want to check it out and give me some feedback. I basically created a bunch of illustrations in photoshop for the buttons down the side of my page (except for the 'our story' button, that illustration was made for me by another blogger) and made up a new background to give my blog a more illustrated feel all round. I'm worried the design might be a little bit too busy now though, so I'd greatly appreciate any feedback that you can give me. :)

    Best of luck with the blog name change (which I think is great by the way) and the launch of your new design page! xx

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  33. It´s great and I think it´s a bold move that you changed the name altogether!
    i am also a 2-3 color scheme girl, too many colors drive me crazy!

    Love it!

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  34. I love the new look and name!! :)

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  35. So excited for you girl!!! I love the colors and fonts you settled on and can't wait to see more of your design work. Luv ya!!

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  36. I LOVE THE NEW LAYOUT! It's gorgeous! And the new name! :]

    - Katelyn

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  37. Love love love everything about the new makeover!!

    xo Shane

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  38. Love the new name, very catchy :)

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  39. Digging the "old yeller" shade a lot! Exciting! Lovin' the whole new look! :)

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  40. A very nice and soft design. I like it a lot!

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  41. I love your new look! It's really pretty and very you!

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  42. Hey, so I just realized that my comment yesterday was made under my husband's profile. LOL!! It looks a little weird with him saying "luv ya!" hahaha. Anyway, that was from me. and I think your design is awesome!

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