I used Shoebop as the main font. I’ve loved this font since forever, and since I don’t use it anymore for the design of my old blog at Blogger, I decided to incorporate it into Pearl’s new look. Please click on the screen capture above to go to her blog and leave her some love! (oohhh, rhymes! hee hee).

There’s more of that in HERE!

If you want a faster loading site, then go for .jpg files, as they are smaller in size than .png and .gif files. You have to remember, however, that .jpg files do not allow for transparency. So if you save a transparent image in .jpg format, you will end up with an image with a white background.

If you are  very particular about graphics quality, and you don’t mind a longer loading site time, or you need transparency in your image, then .png is what you should choose. There is usually no dramatic difference between the quality of a .jpg and a .png file, but if you look closely and compare the two, you’ll see what I mean.

.Gif files are essentially animated files (the blinkies are an example of them). Among the three, .gifs load slowest, since it contains several layers, thus its file size is usually bigger. This particular file type also allows for transparency like .png.

So there. That’s about it. The basic differences of the three file formats. Usually, I save my images in the .png format, especially my freebies, since they have to be able to blend with the blog backgrounds of the people who grab them.

I hope you I’ve explained well the difference between the three. 

As for the fonts, I mostly go to DaFont.com and Font Space to look for an appropriate font style to match the graphics I have in mind. Designing the mock-up takes up almost as much time as coding, sometimes even longer, because of the amount of minute editing and re-editing that the clients sometimes most of the times require.

I admit I’m unexceptional in conceptualizing the perfect layout, but if there’s anything I can do, I can be patient with clients and give them what they have in mind. I guess that’s what makes me a decent blog designer. Not my artistic skills, as I have little of that, but my people skills. Oookay. I should stop bragging now.

I’ve been joining this meme on and off but I enjoy it immensely every time I join! Follow Me Back Tuesday is another day of the week that you can gain more followers and find other great blogs to follow on a weekly basis. This meme is hosted by Survey Junkie, Little Yaya’s, Review Retreat & Boobies,Babies And A Blog. Be sure to stop by and welcome our guest host Jenn at her blog, A Daily Scoop Of Chaos!

It’s a great way to start off your week and get more BF’s !!

Each week the hosts will choose a random number every week from the blogs linked and add the random blog to the #5 spot to link to the following week!

1. Add your blog to the list (only have to add once) NOT YOUR BLOG HOP
2. Grab the fabulous button & the link code to post on your blog.
3. Start to follow as many blogs as you would like (make sure you leave a comment so they can follow you back)
4. And when you receive a comment from a new follower return the favor & follow them back.

But as soon as I saw her face (Pehpot, that researcher of a girl, hunted the author down and showed me her picture), it made me feel better. Why? Well let’s just say she’s not exactly the kind of person I’d even compare myself to, physically and skill-wise. And that’s my understatement of the year.

Wait, this is a thank you post, right?

So I’m supposed to thank people. People who’ve made me feel better, who made me realize why I shouldn’t even be wasting my time thinking about it, people who have made posts about my portfolio, killing that particular article in search results. And here’s the list of said people together with my thank you note for them. I’m also compiling this for future reference, just in case somebody tries a silly stunt again. A reminder in print that I am loved, that a lot of people believe in me.

Pehpot, you dug the dirt for me. And because of that single picture, I am at peace. Haha! Seriously, though. Thank you for being the bestest friend during the time I direly need one. You are the brains behind (as usual) the barrage of link love, and I owe you big time.

LingLing, I love you already, you know that. Hee hee. ‘Sides being über gorgeous, you also have the wonderful heart of a friend. I will be forever grateful to know someone like you.

Ayie, you’re kamalditahan comes in handy in this kind of situation, my dear sister. Thank you for feeling the same way.

Seiko, for being eternally the wise one. I will never be able to put into words how much I am thankful to have known you through the marce club.

Chris, for just believing in me and what I can do.You are the best!

Liz, I know you’re all for a war and I appreciate the kind words on Facebook and on your post. Made this episode much more bearable because you are undoubtedly one of the funniest girls I know.

Niko, (and because she loves me so much has posted about it here, too), because you are always a willing participant in the battlefield (if ever there was one), and would not hesitate to put your life on the line, not only for me, but also for all your friends.

Fedhz, who has to be coerced and threatened into making a post, I’m sorry for being such a pest. But I know you love me and you cannot deny me of that link love, and you know I love  you back,  and for me you’re a rock star.

Anne, although no posts were made, you fought closer to the fugly target than anyone else I know. Thank you for standing up for me.

Sam, I know you like to tear her head off, but we wouldn’t stoop down to her level right? Thank you for being angry with me. It helped my mental health a lot. And for writing another post for me.

Mae, I’m sorry your post is not a blind item anymore. Haha! But I just have to include you here, in case the bitch comes this way, so’s to let her know how much people dislike her post about me. Thank you so much for making me feel so, so much better.

Yami, you know you’re the sweetest, right? I sooo love you. And I hope I can talk to you on YM soon :)

Mys, I’m always flattered when you write something about me.  I seem larger than life somehow when the post is written by Mys. Tee hee. I luuurve your Fontmoochers, by the way.

The list is not complete, I am still hunting down those who have made a post of support about me. The comment section is open, though (hint, hint).

I am leaving you with this quote from The Libertine:

…you must acquire the trick of ignoring those who do not like you. In my experience, those who do not like you fall into two categories: The stupid and the envious. The stupid will like you in five years time. The envious, never.

And yes bitch. You picked the wrong person to cross. My friends are all war freaks. LOL. If not for Peh acting all Carlisle on us, your life would’ve been hell by now. But no more posts about you. Once is enough. I’m all over it already.

I missed two weeks of this but I’m back joining this fun meme again! Follow Me Back Tuesday is another day of the week that you can gain more followers and find other great blogs to follow on a weekly basis. This meme is hosted by Survey Junkie, Little Yaya’s, Review Retreat & Boobies,Babies And A Blog. It’s a great way to start off your week & get more BF’s !!

1. Add your blog to the list (only have to add once) NOT YOUR BLOG HOP
2. Grab the fabulous button & the link code to post on your blog.
3. Start to follow as many blogs as you would like (make sure you leave a comment so they can follow you back)
4. And when you receive a comment from a new follower  return the favor & follow them back.