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Sparklette: Halloween Edition

By Veron Ang | Tags #Halloween #layout

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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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November 10, 2008: I made this into a usable theme after all! Check out the shiny new style switcher.

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Veron Ang is the founder and chief editor of Sparklette. She lives in Singapore and has dined and traveled across the world. She also runs Sparklette Studio, a web design and WordPress development firm. If you'd like to connect with her, head on over to the contact page or follow her personal updates on Twitter: @VeronSG.

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qureyoon
November 1, 2007

nooo….. i missed the spooky ! damn.. judging by the screenshot, it must’ve been spooooky :D
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Paddy Tan
November 1, 2007

Damn nice! :)
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Mandy
November 1, 2007

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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Veron
November 1, 2007

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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uzyn
November 1, 2007

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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Roys
November 1, 2007

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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Veron
November 1, 2007

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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Miccheng
November 2, 2007

Looks nice. Too bad i missed it too.
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GaMerZ
November 2, 2007

Nice Design Veron! If only I am better at designing =(
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Roys
November 2, 2007

Oops. I … must remember … sparklette.net is .. purple :D
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FoxTwo
November 3, 2007

I happen to think the black design actually looks better than the usual purple one, but that’s just me…
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damien
November 5, 2007

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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Veron
November 8, 2007

Thanks damien. Looks like you guys like the black more than the current purple. Can’t say I blame ya!
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