Good morning and welcome to our new blog design! YAY! We’re so happy to finally be sharing the redesign with you and continuing our posts on this fresh layout. Originally we had scheduled the redesign for the summer but we ended up needing way more time to get everything done. Since we launched TBM last winter, I personally was never really content with the branding and design of the blog. I felt like it was okay to start with but I knew that once we had more content, we could make it more interactive. So that’s what we did! With 150+ posts published, we had a lot of fun content to work into our different pages and widgets.
The first thing we did was work on our color palette. I’ve already talked about this several times, but choosing blog design colors can take an eternity. We gathered inspiration and used a color palette template I created to compare all of our options (you can download the template here!). We knew our palette would probably include peach and coral, but we needed some balance so we added a deep teal and pale gray. And we stared at this color palette for days to make sure we wouldn’t get tired of it quickly. Still not over it (insert heart eyes emoji here). In our brand palette, we included a faded goldenrod color as well that you’ll see here and there in our post graphics.
moodboard images: stationery / kitchen / watercolor / interior / bathtub / felt flowers / tiles
Let’s take a quick tour of the design starting on the home page! First you’ll notice that the blog header is a little different. I’m glad we decided to keep the market logo in the header, but I love how much simpler it is this time. Beneath the header are three featured posts. We’ll change these every so often to highlight posts we think will be most helpful to you. The entire main page is much more interactive than before (thank you Genesis plugins!).
We now have an archive page where you can search by category, keyword, or date and see thumbnails of recent posts from each category. Another one of my favorite features is the Shop Our Favorites page, where you can view all of our favorite blogging tools, workspace decor, and techy products. We’ll be updating this page all the time. The Resources Directory also has a new look and contains slightly different content than before. Oh, and we updated our bios. :)
Hope you enjoy clicking around a bit! We had such a great time working on everything. And of course if you’re in the market for a new blog or web design, get in touch!
Tonya says
So pretty! Can’t wait till I have a chance to scroll around more.
Jennifer says
Thanks so much Tonya!
Annie says
The new design is lovely! I just started blogging and am constantly on the prowl for tips and guides. This site is a fantastic resource for me :)
Jennifer says
Aw, thank you Annie! So happy you’re here! :)
Bernadette says
Love the new look! Gorgeous and fresh :)
Jennifer says
Thanks Bernadette! Glad you like it. :)
Aimee Guzman says
I’m loving the new site! I cam across it on Pinterest and realized I hadn’t visited the blog in a while. It’s looking great! When I first launched my site I also didn’t love the design but I didn’t want to wait for it to be perfect before I launched. Then once I decided to add a blog to Little Trailer Studio I redesigned the site again and love it much more than the first time around!
Angela says
Thanks Aimee! Yeah, sometimes it takes actually getting going to find out what you really want or hone in on your aesthetic, too!