IHW: Updated Site Design

For those who care - I've made some modifications to the design of this site. A lot of the layout is intact with a few minor changes, such as line-height and the angled corners of the columns, as well as the main navigation tabs. But the most significant change is with the header image.

While I liked the previous design, after a while I wanted something that reflected my own personality better, and was a bit more 'fun'. So, I began brainstorming a few new ideas about a month ago. Finally, after tossing out some not-so-snazzy mock-ups, I came up with the current header design.

I may be tweaking things here and there, with the overall site and header itself, but I think it will probably remain pretty close to the what you see as of the date of this post.


Because I know some will ask - no, the legs aren't mine.

I'm kidding, they actually are my legs. I took a couple of leg-shots a few weeks back specifically for IHW and am pleased that at least a few turned out and that I was able to remove all of the visible cat hair that is inevitably woven into most of my clothing.

I wanted the header to have a very retro feel without using the typical 50s and 60s pop-art styles (though I do appreciate those). After choosing the type face, it became clear that with the theme, name, and magazine-ish layout of IHW, a header reminiscent of vintage magazines - particularly the pin-up rags of the late 50s and early 60s - was the way to go.

Anyhoo, as mentioned, the layout is pretty much the same, with some minor changes. I added a new link category for women's links that aren't esoteric in nature, and I got rid of the Labrys & Oregon images because they were just getting in the way of of the new header design.

This concludes my over-explanation of the new design which few of you will read past "...no, the legs aren't mine".


Take care & thanks for reading,

Deirdre