What you’re looking at right now is a one-of-a-kind design by graphic and web designer, Matt Regan based on Justin Tadlock‘s Hybrid theme.
Matt, I’m truly stunned and impressed that you were able to take my ideas and come up with a design that is so beautiful and utterly me in every way.
A little about my new site design:
My Several Worlds was originally started as a personal blog to keep our family and friends updated. At first, MSW was a place for me to write about what it felt like to leave North America and start a new life in Asia. It’s hard to say what I love more. I love Canada. I love Taiwan. I love Asia. These are my worlds.
The bird and flower motif represent my life in Asia and my life in North America.
My logo, a hummingbird, resembles the hummingbird tattoo that I got on my right shoulder in October 2009. These tireless birds live only in the Western hemisphere, thus representing my ‘world’ in North America. They are also ‘travelers’ and will fly as far as 2000 miles to reach a destination.
Cherry blossoms represent my world in Asia. They are full of symbolic meaning in Japanese and Chinese cultures, representing power, feminine beauty, and new beginnings. In Japan, the cherry blossom represents the transience of life, something that I have learned to appreciate since moving to Asia.
Thanks again, Matt, for making My Several Worlds truly unique.
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Congrats, Carrie! The new blog redesign looks beautiful. What I love about the design is it reflects how I feel after I visited your blog – totally inspired!
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Thanks Sonya,
I’m glad you like it. Matt totally hit the nail on the head. This is very very ‘me’.
Looking great. Congrats.
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Cool. I love the colors.
Hey, no problem. Design projects work both ways and it was easy 1-2-3. Cheers.
great design, really cool. i love also that flickr widget, if you don’t mind i might use it too (once i will have the time to upload it eh eh :-0)
Hi Marta,
Absolutely! Feel free to use it. It’s a great little widget and I get a lot of compliments on it. This is the first time you’ve visited MSW. Thanks for stopping by. I hope you found what you were looking for.
Wow! Great re-design! Very sharp. Love the humming bird icon at the address bar, nice touch! Hope our re-design turns out half as effective, Cheers!
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Thanks Aly. Judging from the look of your own site, I bet it will be top notch. I love your design right now, so I’m quite curious and excited to see the new re-design!
Beautiful! Great colors. Nice job, Matt. Congrats, Carrie.
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Nice one Matt! Great work as usual. Congratulations on your new design and success of MSW Carrie!
Thanks James.
Fili, Neil, and Gray,
Thank you!
love it. who designed it?
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Hi Matt,
Thanks. My friend, Matt Regan, put it together for me. You can view his portfolio at http://www.designintaiwan.com.
I’ll keep the name in mind. Great design, I’ll probably be looking for some graphic design work in the near future.
Again, love the design. Very pleasing to the eyes. Makes such a difference! Matt Regan did a great job!
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Great stuff, Carrie, I like the new look. Reading your RSS, I didn’t notice until now. My bad.
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Hey, no worries. It’s always good to get feedback, especially after the fact.