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Monday, March 5, 2007

Featured on Smashing Magazine!

sparklette.net has been featured on smashing magazine! it is one of the “45 fresh, clean and impressive designs”. yay!

Featured on Smashing Magazine!

all the other websites featured there are really beautifully done, mostly in cool black or brilliant color schemes! in fact, mine pales in comparison as one with a much softer color palette used.

it is an honor to have been highlighted! all along i thought this blog design would be known only in the local blog circles. i certainly didn’t expect it to catch the attention of any overseas website. i think i have newfound confidence in designing and blogging!

for more background information on how i designed this layout, check out this post.

Posted by Veron Posted by Veron · Category Design category · Total number of reads 3,331 views

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  1. Congratulations!

    sparklette.net is definitely a beautiful and impressive designed site! I’m not surprised that it was featured in any design magazine :)

    You totally deserved it! View all comments by marina

    Posted by posted by marina SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.10 · Time posted March 5, 2007 at 7:08pm · Direct link to this comment link



  2. congrats girl~! cheers~~ View all comments by nicole

    Posted by posted by nicole SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.2 · Time posted March 5, 2007 at 7:42pm · Direct link to this comment link



  3. Indeed, not many people can design websites that are really gracious, yet easy to use. Keep it rolling Veron!

    (On a side note, did you ping that blog? I couldn’t find the Trackback there…) View all comments by pkchukiss

    Posted by posted by pkchukiss SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.2 · Time posted March 5, 2007 at 7:55pm · Direct link to this comment link



  4. Congrats gal. View all comments by DK

    Posted by posted by DK SINGAPORE Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 · Time posted March 5, 2007 at 8:04pm · Direct link to this comment link



  5. Hi

    I still dont even know what your site is about, but I got the link from the site you mentioned…

    This site is actually beautiful, i dont think ive ever said that about a website

    Congratulations on being so good at design, I am truely envious. View all comments by Chris James

    Posted by posted by Chris James UNITED KINGDOM Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.2 · Time posted March 5, 2007 at 9:46pm · Direct link to this comment link



  6. Congrats. And the smashing magazine site which has this list “45 fresh, clean and impressive designs” got dugg!!

    Say hello to lots of traffic! View all comments by NTT

    Posted by posted by NTT SINGAPORE Windows XP Opera 9.10 · Time posted March 5, 2007 at 10:38pm · Direct link to this comment link



  7. Thanks everyone!

    marina: It’s my first time really! Perhaps I shouldn’t even use the word “featured”. “Mentioned” would have been more apt!

    nicole: Thanks, babe, for all your support recently!

    pkchukiss: You are a sharp one aren’t you? I checked and it’s there now :)

    DK: Thanks man!

    Chris James: One of the weaknesses of this blog is that it doesn’t have a clear focus. Basically I just have everything in one place, be it food reviews, rants, travelogues, et cetera. I’m still working on it!

    NTT: And the diggs are increasing rapidly! You are certainly right on the part about the traffic! View all comments by Veron

    Posted by posted by Veron SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.2 · Time posted March 5, 2007 at 11:22pm · Direct link to this comment link



  8. congrats! u deserve it veron! =) View all comments by damien

    Posted by posted by damien SINGAPORE Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0 · Time posted March 5, 2007 at 11:25pm · Direct link to this comment link



  9. congrats girl, to c your blog grow over the years
    somehow feel the content in your blog has changed
    anywae gd job there! ;) View all comments by Wel

    Posted by posted by Wel SINGAPORE Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 · Time posted March 5, 2007 at 11:39pm · Direct link to this comment link



  10. Smashing Magazine is one of my favorite reads and its great to see you featured. It just proves that great design or content will never be overlooked on the internet.

    Awesome! :) View all comments by Maki

    Posted by posted by Maki CANADA Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0 · Time posted March 6, 2007 at 12:17am · Direct link to this comment link



  11. Cogratulations. Let’s celebrate it! View all comments by Fenton

    Posted by posted by Fenton MALAYSIA Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0 · Time posted March 6, 2007 at 1:04am · Direct link to this comment link



  12. YOUR DESIGN IS GREAT!!!!
    COMING FROM A «LION», IT COULD ONLY BE GREAT!!!
    (I’M AN ARIES, THEREFORE I KNOW WHAT I’M SAYING…)
    ;-) View all comments by SailorGirl

    Posted by posted by SailorGirl PORTUGAL Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 · Time posted March 6, 2007 at 1:25am · Direct link to this comment link



  13. Based on my extremely rudimentary knowledge of web design (i.e. practically nil), I can already spot several features that demonstrate careful attention to details. Like the mouseover-thingy at the top, for the links to homepage, alignment and text-size; the choice of the layout and item placement, how the animation at the banner serves to enhance rather than distract. Wow, even a count-down for the Edit Comment feature, as I found out later.

    Even ignoring all the above, I like the choice of the graphics — the castle, the light rays bursting out of the sun, the floating lilac-coloured maple leaves… how soothing. The whole design style gives me the impression there’s a nice balance between a site that a teenager blog would have (i.e. tiny text, with unconventional layouts) and something that appeals to “conventional sensibilities” (uh, forget about the crap I wrote. What I mean is, it’s all good, heh). View all comments by Ivan Chew

    Posted by posted by Ivan Chew SINGAPORE Mac OS X Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.2 · Time posted March 6, 2007 at 1:34am · Direct link to this comment link



  14. Cheers and congratulations! You’ve made it! View all comments by py

    Posted by posted by py SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7 · Time posted March 6, 2007 at 7:55am · Direct link to this comment link



  15. Congratulations!

    Veron, that means now you can increase you designing charges, lol! View all comments by lostin

    Posted by posted by lostin SINGAPORE Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0 · Time posted March 6, 2007 at 11:31am · Direct link to this comment link



  16. Congrats Veron!! You deserve to be featured, I also attest it’s is a beatiful site. :) View all comments by Herry

    Posted by posted by Herry SINGAPORE Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 · Time posted March 6, 2007 at 1:13pm · Direct link to this comment link



  17. U are so cool!!! I would be my honour to know you in real life. Hahahaha~ Take care. View all comments by Raine

    Posted by posted by Raine SINGAPORE Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0 · Time posted March 6, 2007 at 5:09pm · Direct link to this comment link



  18. well oh my… international recognition, and about time too if you ask me :) bravo V… Remind me to get your autograph the next time I see you! seriously though, congrats, if this isnt justification for quitting your job, nothing is. You deserve that bottle tequila rose more and more each day hahaha View all comments by zaijian

    Posted by posted by zaijian SINGAPORE Mac OS X Safari 312.6 · Time posted March 6, 2007 at 5:35pm · Direct link to this comment link



  19. I found your site through the mag. You are right, It kind of stood out from all the other sites because of the colors you have. It’s very beautiful. Congrats! :) View all comments by joiz

    Posted by posted by joiz PHILIPPINES Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.1 · Time posted March 6, 2007 at 6:41pm · Direct link to this comment link



  20. Many times we heard voices that try to diminish our worth and we began to believe in them, cease to be who we truely are. then once in a while, someone comes along and remind us that we truely are special.
    I think this is a confirmation that you need in this point of your life. Carry on dreaming and doing what you do best, to design and write for your readers who is always returning back to this site.

    =) View all comments by chrissy

    Posted by posted by chrissy SINGAPORE Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 · Time posted March 6, 2007 at 10:45pm · Direct link to this comment link



  21. Congratulation! View all comments by ~TheAngel~

    Posted by posted by ~TheAngel~ MALAYSIA Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.2 · Time posted March 7, 2007 at 9:49am · Direct link to this comment link



  22. hope its not too late to say Congratulation! You have indeed a very nice site! any tips to share? what software do you use? Really like your layout! View all comments by astroboy

    Posted by posted by astroboy SINGAPORE Windows XP Opera 9.01 · Time posted March 7, 2007 at 11:00am · Direct link to this comment link



  23. just dropping by.. it’s a cool site! the flash header is really nice!

    cheers! View all comments by jared l.

    Posted by posted by jared l. MALAYSIA Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.10 · Time posted March 7, 2007 at 1:19pm · Direct link to this comment link



  24. Congrats Veron!

    On average it takes people 3 seconds to decide if they like what they see on a website, and 20 seconds to decide if they’ll leave or continue scrolling down the page.

    Have you ever done eyeball tracking to see how many people click on the links, which pages are visited most often and how long does the average visitor stay?
    ~Just some pointers if you want to monetize your blog.. View all comments by Edmund

    Posted by posted by Edmund SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.10 · Time posted March 7, 2007 at 1:55pm · Direct link to this comment link



  25. hoOoOoLaLa… yOuR wEb iS so CoOl, cOuSiN!!!

    hEy GiRl… iNdEeD a MaRvElLoUS jOb DoNe Ya!!!

    aNd On bEhAlF oF aLl oUr ReLaTiVeS, wANnA sAy
    “wE ArE jUsT sOoOoO pROuD oF yOu… cOnGrAtS gIrL!!!” View all comments by your cousin, errr...d LOVELY one;p

    Posted by posted by your cousin, errr...d LOVELY one;p SINGAPORE Windows ME Internet Explorer 6.0 · Time posted March 8, 2007 at 4:55pm · Direct link to this comment link



  26. Congrats! I have always love your blog design (not just because of neuschwanstein)…:D , also for the nice blend of colours. It is very soothing. View all comments by tigerfish

    Posted by posted by tigerfish UNITED STATES Windows 2000 Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.10 · Time posted March 9, 2007 at 6:38am · Direct link to this comment link



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