new site!
October 18, 2007
In case you haven’t noticed, you are looking at a brand new shiny penelope illustration website! (If you can’t see it, refresh your browser or clear your cache). Oh man… am I excited about it!
This new site is built entirely in WordPress, with the help of Brianna Privett of Utopian.net. (Well, I say “help”, but it was basically all her, I just uploaded all the content.) That means that everything you see (check out all the fun pages!) is basically a blog entry, so you can comment, search, learn more by clicking. It’s amazingly easy and different from what I’m used to (coding by hand). Plus adding new content will be a breeze.
I am still working on a few of the sections (if you have a question you’d like to see in the FAQ section, please email me and I’ll get on it), but for the most part it’s there.
A couple of new features:
- I added a dropdown menu on the right side there called “Currently Inspiring”… these are things that are giving me joy and inspiration lately. I plan to update them monthly.
- I am now twittering… which you can also see on the right here under “What I’m doing”
- And I added books I’m reading…
- (there are more new features, but I am late for an appointment now)
And if you’re an artist in need of a website, I highly recommend getting in contact with Utopian.net to find out about how to get a site that’s easy to manage like this. They are super friendly and patient in working with you. (i.e. I designed this site, but they were instrumental in realizing it.) yay!
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And to Brianna: thank you so much. I am constantly amazed by your generosity, genius and genuine self. I’m honored to know you and to be able to work with you so closely. (Also, I owe you my firstborn. hee.)
October 18th, 2007 at 7:39 am
Hi there
I recently found your blog and love reading. I really love your new website, very slick!
October 18th, 2007 at 8:06 am
I was about to write you, saying, WOW! I especially LOVE the new portfolio layout. Sheer gorgeousness. Congratulations! ♥
October 18th, 2007 at 11:28 am
Love the new site, and am being inspired by your many many projects!
October 18th, 2007 at 2:15 pm
It is GORGEOUS. I can’t wait to have Brianna fix me up too.
Love the touches of blue…
October 18th, 2007 at 3:16 pm
Penelope, this was so fun to work on with you. :)
October 18th, 2007 at 4:33 pm
Wonderful new look for the website and blog Penelope! I agree with Kate on the touches of blue. Has a feeling of cold Winter. Well done.
October 18th, 2007 at 6:08 pm
This is beautiful. I too was about to write you about the site, but I don’t think I can get awesome help with my site since I have hosting with someone else. I’m jealous and Utopian will SO be my host when I renew in…10 months or so.
*sniff*
October 18th, 2007 at 7:40 pm
holy smokes!
you have done a lot of work ms P!
xo
October 19th, 2007 at 6:40 am
looks great, penelope. love it. you must be so happy.
October 19th, 2007 at 1:38 pm
Hi Penelope,
Your new site looks really, really wonderful. Congratulations!
October 19th, 2007 at 3:19 pm
The site looks really great! Yours has always been one of my favorite illustrator websites, and now it’s even better…
October 24th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
oh honey, this looks SO good…
as soon as i opened up the front page i smiled, so much YOU in there… LOVE it :)
October 24th, 2007 at 4:19 pm
okay, so musing…
i can’t tell if your blog banner is a photograph or a painting…
i really like how especially lately bits of sacred nature have come to infiltrate your art, until i’m not sure what is real and what is art…
and i really love that ambiguity… it feels very earth honouring, and simple, and just right, ya know?
hope this makes sense.
xoxo