I often get itchy and bored when staring at the same site for hours, so why not change it up this year? It’s not really a new site, of course, but there are a few features I should call out:
1. Design For MYkind
Things are about to get a bit personal around here, folks! For the past year, I’ve been documenting my renovation, outfits and thoughts in a different section of the site, and now we’re jumbling them all together like a really yummy guacamole. You’ll like it, I promise. And you’ll find everything on the homepage in one fell swoop (as well as right here in the Design For MYkind category). No more buried posts, clicking adventures and the like. Yay!
2. RSS Feeds
If you’re currently already subscribing to my feed via RSS, ignore this. If you’re not, you should be. Anyway, there are two separate RSS feeds you’ll see on the top right: (1) MANKIND – where I post design finds and art awesome, and (2) MYKIND – where I post about my life and personal, inspirational stuff. When I conducted my last survey, a few readers mentioned they loved me but hated art/design, so there’s your solution! Just Erin without the 5-6 design finds I unearth each day. So, you can either subscribe to MANKIND (which will send every post on the site to your RSS, including design and personal) or MYKIND (which will send every “Erin”-centered post to your RSS and nothing more). Make sense? Whew. That was a rough one.
3. Thank You
A HUGE thank you to Susy Jack, my design extraordinaire who is awesome and talented. (Hire her.) My programmer is also completely rad (and ridiculously smart) and puts up with my shenanigans on a weekly basis (thank you, Rob!). And, of course, a massive thanks to my sponsors, who funded this sweet adventure.
4. Comments
Aren’t those comments pretty? For those of you who comment on a regular basis, you know that I often email replies to you personally. I might still do that, or I might not. What I will do is keep the comment sections happenin’ with replies, answers and additional tidbits of awesome. Get involved. It makes me smile.
Lastly, thank YOU, for reading. I love meeting you here everyday and it keeps me from talking to myself, for which my husband and dogs are very grateful.
Happy Valentine’s Day, friends. I love you all.
it’s lovely! i’m really loving the navy. fantastic as always, sweet friend.
Erin – it’s FAB. Kudos to you and all involved!! What a fresh look.
Loving the new look! Congrats!
lookin’ good!
-J
p.s. love the bunny cam a couple posts down.
THANK YOU so much friends! (and yes, that bunny cam is incredible!)
It looks beautiful, Erin! Congratulations!
SHUT. UP.
So hot, Erin — congrats!
thank you my mighty friends!!!
Lookin’ good, Loechner!
Fabulous! I love the color… I am actually in the middle of painting my bedroom a similar shade. Will be a lovely backdrop to all of your wonderful finds.
thank you so much, guys!!!
and yes, alicia — it’s chalkboard inspired and i love how everything pops against it. highly recommend the color!
Oh it’s lovely! It’s perfect! Congrats!
THANK YOU! eek! so glad you all are liking it!
This redesign is all sorts of GORGEOUS!
But the best part? “Unearthing the Internet’s Treasures Since 2006”! Lovely work!
Stacy
i love it. that is all. carry on :)!
Love it!
And how did you know I was wearing these shoes?
HA — thank you, designsomethingbetter. clearly i’m an atypical copywriter!
OMG!!! Just for me? ;)
I LOVE IT!!!!! Seriously Erin, it looks awesome. I would never confuse it with any other blog — totally unique and absolutely YOU!
Congratulations!
I love the new look so hard.
looks great erin! love the fresh goodies.
bah! what a success! looks great, erin! love the blue! exclamation point!
Whoa! Beautiful and sharp, just like you!
Love it love it! like whoa seriously!
Such a beautiful re-design, Erin! Love it!
SOOOOOOOOoooooooooo pretty, like woah. this is totally my design style. it is just gorgeous. charcoal grey and white. thin lined illustrations of my favorite shape the triangle. gooorgeous font choices, simple, modern, a little quirky and wes anderson-esque.
it’s perfect.
xo Moorea
omg i am SOOO thrilled you guys love it, and yes, it feels much more ME. susy did a wonderful job, yes?
THANK YOU!
Looks fabulous!! So subtle and sophisticated!
seriously digging the new look. and that we will get erin + design, all jumbled up now. celebrate yourself today, miss!
Your new layout looks simply fantastic! I just did a little refresh on my page too. Hoorah for pretty changes!
thank you so much, kind ladies!!! i’m so excited!
love the new site!
i hope you still reply to comments per email…that’s one of my favorite things, since 99% of bloggers i comment on DON’T respond.
the first time i got a reply from you, i was like “WOAH i just got an email from a FAMOUS AWESOME girl!!”
How great it all looks. One super busy little hub of swell.
oh stephanie, you are so sweet! i’ll do my best!
A yummy guacamole indeed! Congratulations Erin!
thanks, gwendolyn!
sharp, sophisticated, and lovely. just like you!
ooo it looks fabulous! I love the color.
thank you!!!
Looks FANTASTIC! love, love the colors!
Love the new look site! Clean and fresh (not trying to sound like a detergent commercial).
erin, i just love the new design!! susy jack did a fabulous job. it seems very you. just love it. and definitely excited to read more MYkind! you are the cutest thing ever. :)
YES! susy was brilliant at taking my crazy thoughts and turning it into a workable design. she’s a queen!
(and rich – detergent commercial! made me chuckle!)
I absolutely adore what you & your team have done!!!! So lovely!!! xox
you are all so sweet! thank you!
Very nice, all your hard work is worth it!
ohh! Love it! Congrats!
thank you, thank you!
LOOOOVE! Congrats on the redesign; anyone who’s not following you already just most definitely has to now!
oh you are too sweet; thank you, jennifer!
Eee, it looks so good!
I honestly think the design is quite blog refreshing … and the textured dark blue? My eyes are all smilley inside my skull!
Bloody good work lady!
x
thanks guys!
really lovely. i definitely like!
Congrats Erin, looks great! Love the mykind feature!
beautiful! and so very *you*, which of course, it had to be. the chalkboard background is especially wonderful. well done! xox
Wow, just loving the redesign – they grey is stunning. Well done! x
wow, so different! loving the dark :)
oooh, I really love this too Erin – very unique and beautiful :)
Love the redesign! I usually read in Google reader but I’ll be sure to view the site more often!
am i the only one who liked the old one better??
love the NEW look!!
thanks everyone!
(so sorry to disappoint, alex, but i might be releasing the old design as a wordpress template, so you’ll see plenty of it in the future!!!)
don’t get me wrong, changing is good, but i think the previous design was more pleasant to the eye. :) yeah, that’ s a good idea, i guess many people will like that. keep it up erin!
thanks, alex — and no, i completely understand! we all have different tastes! :)
Beautiful. Chic and stylish and more access to you! What could be better?
thanks so much, jen!
looks delicious! and yay triangles :) :)
The new design is gorgeous and perfect!! Love love love it.
Erin was a great client.
Happy you are all happy. She definitely wanted this designed with her readers in mind. I am thrilled that the design came together so well and preserves Erin’s unique voice here online. : )
you sexy beast! the site looks faboosh x10!!!!
Gorgeous! Gorgeous! You and Sus are the perfect match! I just love it Erin, congratulations hunnie!
xo
Melis
creamy denim. what a great color.
fantastic new layout!
this is so beautiful! what a great surprise this morning.
xo.f
thank you so much — (and thank you, sweet susy!). i had a great designer. ;)
Ooh, like the new look! Very sleek!!
LOVE the redesign, Erin!!
aaahh…me loves it. It almost looks like a school chalkboard where you get to teach all things awesome!
yes yes yes!!!!!!
Stumbled upon your site via Betsy and Gail and I love it!!! Can’t wait to check it out on a regular basis. And Gail sent me your renovation…ummm totally jealous!!!! Love it!
this is the best blog
it looks SO awesome! very clean and easy to read!
Oh, this looks fabulous, Miss Erin! xoxo
thank you SO much friends!