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Sparklette: Halloween Edition

Sparklette has turned dark!

This being Halloween and all, I thought it would be fun to do up a Halloween edition of Sparklette. You know, transform the usual purple layout into something spooky.

So, I came up with this:

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Welcome to the dark side! We have spooky storm clouds! Spooky mist! Even the dreamy neuschwanstein castle has turned spooky. I was going for the whole haunted castle look! Be sure to view it in full size!

I meant to use the black layout for this whole Halloween week, I really did. But time wasn’t on my side. I had just enough time to design the piece but not enough to actually implement it on the blog.

Personally, I really like how this whole thing turned out and thought it would be quite a waste if you guys didn’t get to see it. So, there you go! Meanwhile, I’ll just settle for wearing a black witch’s pointed hat.

Happy Halloween!

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About the Editor

Veron Ang is the Founder and Chief Editor of Sparklette, a Singapore restaurants guide, lifestyle and travel blog. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science from the National University of Singapore and runs a web design firm at Sparklette Studio. To get in touch, head on over to the contact page or follow @Sparklette and @VeronSG on Twitter.

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qureyoon
10 comments

nooo….. i missed the spooky ! damn.. judging by the screenshot, it must’ve been spooooky :D
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Posted November 1, 2007 at 10:08 pm
Paddy Tan
14 comments

Damn nice! :)
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Posted November 1, 2007 at 10:25 pm
Mandy
42 comments

Beautiful transformation! That castle sure does look creepy! :D!
I would’ve replaced the cookies in the Vistors thing on the side with maybe spiders or bugs or something. ^____^!
Good job. :D
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Posted November 1, 2007 at 10:55 pm
Veron
3438 comments

qureyoon: Boo!
Paddy Tan: Thanks! Wish I could have used this layout for real!
Mandy: lol spiders and bugs! I had thought to put up candy corn actually.
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Posted November 1, 2007 at 11:02 pm
uzyn
18 comments

Wow. That’s very nicely designed. Would’ve been really great if you had managed to implement it on your blog.
Thanks for the spooky holiday-themed Ping.sg logo too!
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Posted November 1, 2007 at 11:13 pm
Roys
1 comment

It’s a pity you didn’t implement it – looks awesome :D
Can I say I prefer the Halloween look over the current pinkish one? :P
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Posted November 1, 2007 at 11:29 pm
Veron
3438 comments

uzyn: No problem. I always have fun designing logos for Ping.sg :)
Roys: Haha here comes that pink vs. purple debate again. For the record, sparklette.net is purple!
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Posted November 1, 2007 at 11:56 pm
Miccheng
90 comments

Looks nice. Too bad i missed it too.
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Posted November 2, 2007 at 12:02 am
GaMerZ
1 comment

Nice Design Veron! If only I am better at designing =(
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Posted November 2, 2007 at 11:48 am
Roys
6 comments

Oops. I … must remember … sparklette.net is .. purple :D
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Posted November 2, 2007 at 12:46 pm
FoxTwo
1 comment

I happen to think the black design actually looks better than the usual purple one, but that’s just me…
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Posted November 3, 2007 at 3:57 pm
damien
4 comments

me too actually..i find the black one cooler,although the purple one is also nice in its own way =) you are really a great designer,keep up the good work!
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Posted November 5, 2007 at 11:45 pm
Veron
3438 comments

Thanks damien. Looks like you guys like the black more than the current purple. Can’t say I blame ya!
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Posted November 8, 2007 at 6:22 pm