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Saturday, February 14, 2009

Tesing background design again





I want the pattern in the background to crawl onto the posting block.. but I don`t know how to do this, so now i am testing out some new techniques..

So i finally found out. That i would have to use a white field in the middle of the page. Than make shadows on the brushes. ( Dark brushes in its own layer ) .
The white field has to be wider than the blogpage. My blogpage is 900 pixels wide.
Here my background is 1300 pixels wide. Fixed.
I have quite a wide screen on my computer. Most people have now. But I can see on the other two computers we have here, that has "shorter"screens, that the background dissapears completely. But if I make it narrower, it will leave an empty space on wide screens.

So i decided to colour the blogpostingbackground white. So if you are viewing this on a narrow screen, you will only see white background. Better than the pattern interfeering with the text.
The result of the pink background can be seen on my other blog HERE

I made the dark brush strokes with a pattern brush ( photoshop, but same can be used in Gimp ) than a drop down shadow and a gradient overlay. Smooth transparent and pink.

Friday, January 2, 2009

Vintersol

I gata vår.

Testing mobile blogging!! I think I finally found out how it works!!

send an email, or mms via youre mobile phone to go@blogger.com with the word REGISTER

than wait.. I got an email not a mms or text message back.

There is a code word, enter it on the www.go.blogger.com page and the crypted word. Choose wich blog to send it to. Wait agian.

Than try to send an mms with a photo maybe as I have done here. to go@blogger.com and wait for the confirmationmail.

Cool...

I found out that far on the end of my "dashboard" page, by cliccking on my email adresse under the mobilblogger settings, I could change the settings, to wich blog I want to send it to.

Confusing? Yes...

Monday, December 29, 2008

Gimp Brushes

I am getting more and more used to Gimp now. Must say that Photoshop is easier for me. But Gimp is not bad.
I have downloaded some brushes from Hawksmont Universe that I have used in my headings and backgrounds. Here is a little sample of some of them.I cant wait to try out some of the hearts as well. Thanks!!

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Going pink




Trying to go pink today, for the TurboLotte-blog

No, too crazy.. The creme colour was annoing after a while. Going to test the one you see on the top.

Friday, December 26, 2008

Testing Gimp for blogdesign









Have downloaded som new brushes and stuff. Trying out how it works...
Found out that i needed to colour the background of the posts. Making it transparent just clutters up the total image, since the post and header is rolling together. If there was a way to make the posts go under the header.. hmm.
But it seems a bit to much right now.. but my head is spinning here... so goodnight!!

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Drop down menu for youre lables.


http://woork.blogspot.com/2008/09/7-tips-to-design-professional-blog.html

Amazing, drop down menu for youre lables.
A real spacesaver.

Denne var smart. En rullgardinmeny for tagger. Det kan jo ofte bli litt mange av de, så da sparer en masse plass.
Veldig enkel!