The current lesson in the Blog Triage class is called ‘Combat the Uglies’, a lesson that couldn’t come too soon.
I was listening to a TED talk recently by Barry Schwartz about too many choices, and I definitely was dealing with that when I was working to tweak the WordPress theme I had chosen. Too many choices and not enough expertise in Photoshop and/or graphic design. I’m finally taking the plunge and calling in a professional.
In the meantime, I’ve used the full extent of my photoshop skills to play with some different color combinations. This first version uses the original colors from my website.
Here are some other ones I came up with. Let me know what you think…
Changing the background to a softer, more soothing color
Going green...
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I like the going green….
That is my vote 🙂
Moira: I like the green on green as far as being compatible, but not sure it’s “lusty” enough. I like the blue-green color combo, but I guess it needs to be tweaked. I think a pro will be most helpful to the process.
Wonder what color combo says “lusty” ???
i like the green and can see it with a reddish/pinkish color too…but, really I think the green on green looks very nice. Green is the color of growth…and and be very luscious!
Of the 3 given my vote goes to green on green. However the blue and green might be more interesting still if the blue had more green in it. Marge
I’m liking it! I do think, however, that a pro designer will be helpful. I’m kind of thinking a rich aubergine (eggplant). That says LUSTY to me! And I LOVE green.
I think something in warm tones and… Of these three, I vote the green on green. I am thinking of something that evokes warmth, sunshine, vibrancy, richness…that’s my take – Kathy
Of the choices given, I definitely prefer the green. I love green (also in your current design). But I also wonder how a redder, earthier, warmer palette might work. You might want to try.
I vote for the green on green as well, but you might want to try a warm color such as orangy-salmon.
Good luck!