New review: Inkscape

I retract anything negative I previously wrote about Inkscape.

J'adore Inkscape.

The Logo

It took me 30 mins. to come up with the design on PowerPoint.  It took me an additional 5 days to download a designing program (Inkscape), adjust proportions and alignment, get it critiqued by those closest to me, and finalize it.  I love the design because it's sssooo me.  If you broke me down into pixels, you'd get my logo.  A little funky, easy to read (no problem expressing my thoughts and emotions here - my hubs definitely knows that), some chunk - haha!, and eyeglasses because 1. the frames make my eyes appear larger - in my head, 2. a practical, fun accessory, and 3. to those near and dear to me - when is the last time you saw me without glasses?!?!  Little detail: the three dots on either side of the frames represent the three chicks that make up LeilaBel Anne - Leilani, Evelynn Mabel, and j.Anne.  The WINK is for being SUPER CUTE!

Getting my HTML on

Back in the day, when community sites like Black Planet and Asian Avenue were cools, I learned basic HTML to customize my personal page.  The "juniper_june24" page was covered with marquee text, glittery GIFs, useless personal info, and group photos with people I'm no longer in personal contact with.  Good thing there's FB.  HTML is not like riding a bike.  Thank you, internet, for refreshing my skills.

Blogger has been great thus far.  Its built-in templates and formatting options have been awesome, but I'm a crafty person - having a standard-looking site is not very crafty.  Slowly, I have been customizing LeilaBelAnne.com.  My most recent custom work is the Products and Pricing page.  It will always be a work-in-progress, but you can see the differences between the Before and After.

Product details. Multiple sample photos for each type of product.  Photos side-by-side.  Use of headings and jump links.  HTML baby!