Last Friday I told you that I have some good news to share and I do, starting with a new decor8 header for Spring. It has been so gray and bleh in New Hampshire for many months, I felt drained looking at my our header each day seeing gray staring back at me! I worked with my graphic designer, Brent Meyers, to pull together a look that fits decor8. We went with a soft palette, my usual bird and floral motifs (I really like cow parsley this season), and a watercolored look. This time the bird was removed from my logo, usually I have one perched on top, and added in birds as a design element within the header instead.

decor8 headers change with the seasons, you can see how much progress Brent and I have made since the original one on the bottom. Once my new template is designed (hoping for a May 1st launch), I will go with a quarterly header showing the things that currently inspire me tacked to an inspiration board, getting back to my roots as you can see above – the first decor8 header was an inspiration board. Of course, the new boards will be designed by Brent and I and will look much more professional unlike the original one that I designed long before I was introduced to the power of Adobe Illustrator. :)

I hope you like the decor8 header for Spring! Tomorrow I will share some more good news with you that I’m pretty exciting about. See you then!

(images from holly becker for decor8)

36 Responses to “New decor8 Header!”

1 Anonymous commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 12:05 am

OOOOH! I love that first one.

_N
2 Aloutka commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 12:10 am

It’s a lovely idea to change a header according to seasons. Your newest header looks fresh and sweet.
(but I liked two previous headers the most :) )
3 leeroy commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 12:16 am

Cool. All of Your posts are very interesting.Thank you.
4 Melissa Lewis commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 12:17 am

Holly, Love, Love, LOVE the new header. It gets me in the mood for warm weather, sunshine, and brighter cloths! Thanks for the daily inspiration:)
5 Ms.Crystal commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 12:29 am

Holly, Just was twiddling around Real Simple online and I saw that you are now writing for them. Awesome… i have been away from blog reading due to alot of school work but I have to say Congrats on the new gig.
6 Jerusalem commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 12:43 am

Great header! I change mine monthly because I have become obsessed! Lol.
7 Moss commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 1:04 am

I really like the new header! I liked the older one as well, but this one definitely puts you in the Spring frame of mind.
8 elysa commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 1:37 am

I love it. It’s so happy!
9 Cris Paz commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 1:56 am

Cool! I love it.
10 Ez commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 2:10 am

It’s absolutely lovely Holly! I adore the watercolor effect you’ve used!

xox
Ez
11 M&Co commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 2:16 am

Love the spring feel to this new one!So fresh! :-)
12 design for mankind. commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 2:52 am

I LOOOOVE it! And I’m so excited for you to return to your roots— the inspiration board header is just ADORABLE.
13 claudine hellmuth commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 3:50 am

love it!!!
14 Allan commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 3:59 am

Love the new header… Brightens me up for spring… Good Luck..
15 jessilynn commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 4:15 am

I also really like the new header. It seems so cheerful! :) The birds are my favorite.
16 Anonymous commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 4:24 am

i love all of them and especially the one which is up right now! =)

joanna
http://www.candlelight.hk/blog
17 paisleystclaire commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 4:50 am

Very fresh. I like it!
18 Melissa de la Fuente commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 5:15 am

So pretty…wonderful Holly!
I love good news, can’t wait to see what is in store for tomorrow!
xo
Melissa
19 i know a mom commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 6:25 am

I like the new header – very fresh! Spring is right around the corner.
20 thealteredpage commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 6:33 am

Fabtastic new header. Thanks also for showing the previous ones. It is great to see the progression.
21 Lobster and swan commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 7:23 am

This header is the best one yet! great colours : )
22 Anonymous commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 9:47 am

i like it a lot, but i think the green is too much blinding..
apart this is a really happy hedear!

ciao da Milano!

odilla
23 mlessirard commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 1:45 pm

Love it! My favorite spring colors. Can you share Brent’s name? I am designing a site for a non-techie friend of mine, and need a banner.
Thanks!
24 bronwyn commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 2:11 pm

Fresh and pretty! I love it!
25 Kati commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 2:30 pm

I love it, but the last two headers were totally my favourites.
26 M.KATE commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 2:55 pm

very cool blog, will come back soon :)
27 decor8 commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 4:19 pm

odilla thank you for the feedback. Brent and I work on macs so I think we are seeing it differently. I’ll work on it a little when I have time this afternoon to tone it down a notch or two.

If anyone wants Brent’s contact information, please email me:

decor8blog AT yahoo DOT com
28 MELANIE commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 5:11 pm

So pretty and spring-like. I love the new header!
29 Roberta commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 6:03 pm

Love anything with birds in it!
30 Jude commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 6:03 pm

Beauteous!
31 Mag commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 6:26 pm

Sorry, I have to say that I’m not sure about the colors of the new banner, especially the shade of green. But it definitely says spring…
32 decor8 commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 9:34 pm

Brent saved the day and worked it out in all his fierceness. Now it’s beauteous I think. Thank you for your comments and emails!!
33 karen commented:
March 5th, 2008 at 10:09 pm

Brent and you have done a great job. Congratulations! I really love your new seasonal banner, so fresh, perfect colours. But as you all celebrate the spring arrival it reminds me that we in the southern hemisphere are heading for the autumn/winter, oh nooooo!
34 boliyou commented:
March 6th, 2008 at 3:08 am

I love the new spring design. Great mix of colors, lots of fun and very fresh. Great work!
35 Anonymous commented:
March 6th, 2008 at 9:17 am

Thanks to you for your post every day..
Now is perfect!!
brave
baci

odilla
36 luisella commented:
March 6th, 2008 at 9:45 am

PLEASE PLEASE The first one is sooooo beautiful!

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