I was wondering why you asked how old I was. Now I see you were probably confused because that cartoon I mentioned came out in 1959; that’s the year my mom was born. Perhaps she bought it for me because she remembered watching it as a kid.

LaurenMarie – Creative Curio’s last blog post..The Creative Process: Ideas for My Blog Design

I am thinking of making a separate account for blogging friends on facebook because it goes way too much into my personal life.

I’m 24.

Your photos on facebook are, um… interesting. What’s with the ballet attire?

LaurenMarie – Creative Curio’s last blog post..Full Steam Ahead

Wedding planning! How fun. Good money in that I hear.

Thanks for the compliment about the comments! I do try to add value to the conversations :)

LaurenMarie – Creative Curio’s last blog post..Full Steam Ahead

You got my question spot on – nice guess.
I always use rule of thirds as well, however somethings I try to see how things look like when they are symmetrical. But you are correct about the use of odd numbers. Have you read about the Fibonacci Sequence before – and the Fibonacci spiral? Check out wikipedia.

I agree about the high end design, my mother owns a wedding planning business and I do her graphic design work so I know a bit about it. http://www.lenorek.com – I only collaborated with the developer on this website, I did all the images and the other developer did the coding. I also designed the wedding planning logo (found on the wedding page).

You sure are great at leaving quality engaging comments :)

What do you mean “use odd”? How often do I use the rule of thirds, use the triangle composition or use an odd number of a particular element?

Rule of thirds: All the time, almost every time. To my eye, things look more “zen” when they are off balance (like the layout on the right side of the animated gif in my article)
Triangle composition: rarely because I don’t usually think about it! I do think it works and I’d like to incorporate it more.
Odd number of elements: usually, and I do my best to never use only 2 because if they are elements that stand out, the eye will go back and forth between them and it will distract from the rest of the layout and, more importantly, the message.

It depends on the style and the message, too. Perhaps if you were doing high end design for, say, a fancy restaurant, the centered and symmetrical approach would be most appropriate. For the most part, though, I like asymmetrical compositions. I think they are more interesting.

LaurenMarie – Creative Curio’s last blog post..Why Being Odd is Good: The Principle of Balance

LaurenMarie – Creative Curio’s last blog post..Why Being Odd is Good: The Principle of Balance

@David Airey
Thanks :) I actually did learn quite a bit from your blog before i started my own, I bet you can see some similarities between your blog and mine.
I will keep in mind about the long posts and the right subjects. I am going to try aim for some unique posts that I haven’t seen anywhere else.

As for writing way too much, sometimes long blog posts can be very effective. It all depends on the subject. For instance, my recent story about domain name theft was perhaps my longest blog post ever, yet by far the most popular.

Keep it up and you’ll have a very successful year!

@InspirationBit
Thanks for the heads up :) Could I ask how you came across my site? I think I have came across your site before, but has it always been that green grey colour?

@Omega
Glad to hear it. You definitely have your own style about you. Don’t be afraid to leave comments on any more future articles that you like :)