June 26, 2006

Cat Morley, Designers who Blog & the Header

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 7:53 am

Cat Morley

Late on Friday, I got an email from the designer-publisher-superwoman, Cat Morley, who owns Designers who Blog. You may know her from the Successful Blog community. She’s commented here often with her insights. She pointed us to the Great Find article on C.R.A.P. design by Mike Rundle, and she stops by for Tuesday Open Mike Night whenever she has a chance.

Designers who Blog is a showcase for creative bloggers. Cat is great at making sure the world knows about talent in her own creative and wonderful way. In this particular email, Cat said she was going to feature Successful Blog in her showcase. How cool of a turnabout is that?

What happened next was too exciting. People who know how laid back I can be would have paid money to see how I reacted. I’m not kidding, really. My IT husband was laughing through the whole thing.

My Birthday Comes Early

As part of her feature, Cat makes a unique banner that becomes part of the Designers who Blog rotator .php. The idea is so cool. When she asked if I would like to be part of that, how could I possibly say anything, but what would you like me to do?

I sent Cat what she needed to make her banner and, in what seemed like minutes, she sent me this.

Designers Who Blog Banner

Here’s an edited version of my response.

Oh my God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cat that is soooo coooollllll

THAT IS SO GORGEOUS!!!!

. . . I don’t show this much enthusiasm about anything that has to do with me. You are soooo good at this. Oh DAMN!! I feel like when my son was born.

You might not be able to hear it in what I said, but my husband will attest to the fact that I was blushing and that I had my left hand to my chest.

Cat knew that I’d been talking about re-focusing the branding here at Successful Blog, and that I’d been thinking how a new header might be key to that. A few minutes after I responded to her banner, I had a new header for Successful Blog — the one you see up there right now. What a fabulous early birthday present.

Here’s a link so that you can read Cat’s feature and get Cat’s retelling of the story.

Thank you so much, Cat Morley. You are one special human being.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

PS. Of course, now the design needs some tweaking. We know that but, we only had so much time for the two things happen at once. . . . . It’s always something. Isn’t it? I love blogging. Don’t you?

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16 Comments to “Cat Morley, Designers who Blog & the Header”

  1. June 26th, 2006 at 9:52 am
    Cat said

    Ok Liz, now I’m blushing!

    It was pure pleasure working with you this weekend.

    Here’s hoping you’ll have MANY more fun surprises on your coming birthday, as you certainly deserve it :-)

    cat

  2. June 26th, 2006 at 9:54 am
    ME Strauss said

    All great acts of kindness are a gift shared two ways. Thank you again.

  3. June 26th, 2006 at 9:56 am
    Keith Dsouza said

    Well Liz.

    Nice theme you have now, also the header is good. It was a refreshing change coming over the weekend.

    Nice one Cat.

  4. June 26th, 2006 at 10:24 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Keith,
    Thank you for noticing and saying something about it. I’m still tweaking, but it’s getting there bit by bit.

    It is a lot lighter and friendlier now that we’re out of the cave.

  5. June 26th, 2006 at 11:39 am
    Chris Cree said

    Very nice new header!

    I like the contrasting new color on the post titles too. Good stuff.

  6. June 26th, 2006 at 11:42 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Chris,
    How are you?
    Thank you. I really like how fresh it all looks. We still have some tweaking to do, but I think the direction is a good one.

    I was thinking about you this weekend. I wrote something I think you’d like I’ll email you the link.

  7. June 26th, 2006 at 11:51 am
    Chris Cree said

    I’m doing well, thanks! :)

    I’ve found I had a bit of digging out and catching up to do with life stuff after the push to get the blog switched from blogspot to WP.

    I hope the pendulum will be swinging to a more normal position soon! Looking forward to the link.

  8. June 26th, 2006 at 11:53 am
    ME Strauss said

    Yeah, Chris, I can see where a big move like you had could take over everything. Just the little bit I did with this blog has overtaken both my life and my imagination. :)

    The link is in your email. Let me know if you didn’t get it.

  9. June 26th, 2006 at 1:40 pm
    Joe said

    Hey Liz,
    NICE…
    The new look fits you, bright and cheery…
    Joe

  10. June 26th, 2006 at 1:41 pm
    Joe said

    BTW Chris,
    You haven’t stopped my to visit me in my New House yet… ;-)
    J.

  11. June 26th, 2006 at 1:43 pm
    Joe said

    Ch-Ch-Ch-Cha-Changes…. Seems to be a lot of that going around.
    David Bowie (yes related to Jim Bowie)

  12. June 26th, 2006 at 1:45 pm
    ME Strauss said

    I told you that changes were coming. :)
    I like that David Bowie song a whole lot. Thank you for reminding me of it.

  13. June 26th, 2006 at 1:52 pm
    Joe said

    Any time.
    D’ja know, It’s hard to stay on the same page wit ya?

  14. June 26th, 2006 at 2:35 pm
    Mike Sansone said

    Nice Work, Cat & Liz. Super stuff

  15. June 26th, 2006 at 2:55 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Joe,
    I’m not sure I know what you’re talking about right now. But I have been told that before. ;)

  16. June 26th, 2006 at 2:57 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Mike,
    Gosh I must have really had my head into that 2nd grade that stuff for you to sneak in and out without me see in you. :)

    It’s easier and more fun for me to look at. I’m glad you like it.

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