Happy Friday, Artsies! Allow me to distract you for a bit this afternoon.. Artsy Forager will soon be moving from WordPress.com to its very own domain at ArtsyForager.com. I’ve been working on design options and think I have it narrowed down to three favorites. Since you, my readers, are the primary users of the site, I would love to find out which design you like best! ( Note: This isn’t a drastic redesign. That will happen when I can pay someone else to do it. 😉 ).
Option A:
Artsy Forager site design Option A
Option B:
Artsy Forager site design Option B
Option C:
Artsy Forager site design Option C
Each option has its own set of positives and negatives, but I’d like your gut reactions to the visuals of each option. Your input is important to me & greatly appreciated!
PS– If there are any web designers out there who’d love to help with the design in exchange for major props/free advertising on the blog, give me a shout! 😉
Art Toys
October 19, 2012 at 1:12 PMOption A! Option A! :0)
janetantepara
October 19, 2012 at 1:25 PMOption A. It’s more streamlined, easy to navigate and the audience doesn’t have to look around to find all the menus.
Nicole
October 19, 2012 at 1:26 PMI like Option B. 🙂
Susan
October 19, 2012 at 1:32 PMIt’s B for me.
aiupaj
October 19, 2012 at 1:33 PMA
Teresa Taylor
October 19, 2012 at 1:52 PMOption A!!
vendettabella
October 19, 2012 at 1:53 PMA!
Maggie Winnall - Sewin Studio
October 19, 2012 at 2:07 PMOPtion A for me- it’s bold, bright, graphic, the black line sweeps across the page and you can find all media links.
Juleah Kaliski
October 19, 2012 at 2:11 PMOption B. I really like the font and how the acorns are in a square. Have fun with wordpress.org there are so any great features!
Richard Guest
October 19, 2012 at 2:21 PMOption B – I like the discretion – the identity is there, but it’s background to the content.
Cinda Sherman
October 19, 2012 at 2:51 PMI like option B
Cinda Sherman
October 19, 2012 at 2:52 PMEverything that Richard said was exactly my thoughts. The branding is strong and font subtle and “artsy”
jenniferklecker
October 19, 2012 at 4:58 PMOption A!!
Van
October 19, 2012 at 6:30 PMC is my choice! 🙂
m.a.tateishi
October 19, 2012 at 7:24 PMI think B looks cleaner and more contemporary.
Hillary tuttle
October 19, 2012 at 7:56 PMB!
Mike
October 19, 2012 at 9:07 PMA is bolder and a little more striking. B has a simpler, more feminine feel. C says “Artsy Forager” twice which kind of distracted me. I’d go with A.
felicitysymington
October 19, 2012 at 10:33 PMHi Lesley, I been following your blog for sometime and love it. In answer to which design I would chose it is Option A. It has a warm and easy feeling to it. I am not sure the image U wont project. . But for friendly A is best the others are to corporate. Hope this helps and look forward to seeing you final design. God bled U and guide your final decision.
Regards, Felicity.
Karen Weihs
October 20, 2012 at 3:11 AMI am a visual artist who lets the amazing fine art studio on line (www.faso.com) do my website design, art management and optimization etc. It is a simple solution to a complex world of art websites. They just introduced to us the Slate Orange template, which I chose for my update. Go to ww.faso.com to learn more about their wonderful biz of artist management or look at my website, http://www.karenweihs.com to gain further info on the modern/sleek “look.”
Option A is the modern approach to your needs, esp with facebook and twitter, but I like the b/w type of option C for your logo.
"The Painted Lady"
October 22, 2012 at 12:38 PMYou can ask a hundred people …you’ll get that many opinions!…my mind changed after reading some of the other opinions LOL
A…for readability, and….I just liked it better.
Lesley
October 22, 2012 at 6:49 PMThanks, everyone, for your input!! It seems like you’re as torn as I am. 😉 I’m leaning in the direction Option A with a few changes.. you’ll see the results soon!
Karyl
October 23, 2012 at 8:51 AMOption A – I love it when you ask us for our advice! 🙂
Richard
November 2, 2012 at 12:12 PMwhatever you choose, they’re all nuts. So how can you go wrong?!
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