Tuesday, 1 April 2014

A Brand New Look

If you've been following our adventures for a while now, you'll notice a fun change on the blog today: A brand new look!  I wanted to change the old header in order to give it a bit more of a South African feel, plus, of course, to include Baby J and I'm thrilled with the way it turned out.  Hope you like it too!

Illustration by Heidekind Illustrations.

The illustration for the new header was done by Heidel Dedekind of Heidekind Illustrations - love her work!  Heidel somehow took my very non-artistic, logical left-brained ideas and transformed them into exactly what I wanted and so much more: Her illustration perfectly captures the character of our family and is so uniquely South African.  I love it.

 Thanks for following our journey - here's to many more adventures!
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18 comments:

  1. Tina @GottaRunNow2 April 2014 at 00:48

    Your new header is fun and looks great! I like that it includes your own family and reflects where you live, too!

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    1. Karien P.2 April 2014 at 03:07

      Thanks very much, Tina! I think Heidel did a great job - I love it too!

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  2. Johann2 April 2014 at 04:35

    Love it!

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  3. Christy @ My Dirt Road Anthem: A Runner's Blog2 April 2014 at 06:24

    Love the new look! It looks great.

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  4. Black Knight2 April 2014 at 20:15

    I like the new header: very very beautiful!

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  5. Old Runningfox.2 April 2014 at 21:48

    Wonderful family portrait, love it. And yes, that's Africa - right down to the hoopoe perched on the post.....

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    1. Karien P.3 April 2014 at 03:38

      Thanks, Gordon. The hoopoe was Heidel's (the artist's) idea - I love how she incorporated small details like that to make the illustration say "Africa" :) .

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  6. Lisa Harvey2 April 2014 at 22:27

    Love the header! I also love Table Mountain in the background :)

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    1. Karien P.3 April 2014 at 03:39

      Thanks, Lisa! No better way to say "South Africa" than by putting Table Mountain in the background, right? That was also Heidel's brilliant idea :) .

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  7. Mokgomathe Mamakoko3 April 2014 at 21:10

    This is awesome, so fresh, and real.

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    1. Karien P.3 April 2014 at 23:57

      Thanks so much, Paul - much appreciated! :)

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  8. Hailey Hanna6 April 2014 at 03:27

    I love the new look! It fits what your blog is all about perfectly! :)

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    1. Karien P.8 April 2014 at 19:16

      Thanks, Hailey! I also think Heidel did a fantastic job with capturing exactly what the blog's about in the illustration. Love it :) !

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  9. Raina R.12 April 2014 at 16:06

    Beautiful!! I love it. I would enjoy a drawn creation of my own family :) this is great!

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    1. Karien P.13 April 2014 at 05:57

      Thanks, Raina! I strongly recommend Heidel if you ever really consider an illustration of your own family. And the best part is that everything is done online, so your location won't be a problem even though she's based in SA :) .

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