Check Out My Super Cool New Header!

August 13, 2010 in Site Stuff | 45 comments

My fantastic client Josh Ferrin designed an incredible new header image for the blog. It is so awesome! I am so happy. Leave your header love in the comments.

You can see more from Josh at his website.

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  1. Kathryn Roberts’s avatar

    Kathryn Roberts on August 13, 2010 at 9:36 am

    How cute! Who did it for you?

  2. Michelle’s avatar

    Michelle on August 13, 2010 at 9:38 am

    Holy Adorable, Batman!!!
    I love the new look and I love that it was drawn just for you, not just an image you found somewhere out there. Weeee!

  3. Katrina Lantz’s avatar

    Katrina Lantz on August 13, 2010 at 9:40 am

    Oh, I love it! So whimsical!

  4. Livia Blackburne’s avatar

    Livia Blackburne on August 13, 2010 at 9:44 am

    Wow, is he an author/illustrator?

  5. Steph’s avatar

    Steph on August 13, 2010 at 9:46 am

    Oooh that’s a pretty header!

  6. Fleur Bradley’s avatar

    Fleur Bradley on August 13, 2010 at 10:00 am

    Lots of header love. Josh is one talented guy!

  8. Marybk’s avatar

    Marybk on August 13, 2010 at 10:10 am

    Ha! Love it. It’s exactly how I imagine my kids while they are reading books they like.

    Love to Josh!

  9. ElizabethE’s avatar

    ElizabethE on August 13, 2010 at 10:21 am

    That is one cute header!

  10. Heather Rae’s avatar

    Heather Rae on August 13, 2010 at 10:28 am

    Freakin’ adorable. Love it!

  11. Kelley York’s avatar

    Kelley York on August 13, 2010 at 10:32 am

    Oh my gosh, that is entirely too cute!

  12. KellieD’s avatar

    KellieD on August 13, 2010 at 10:36 am

    That is an incredible piece of artwork! Very cool!

  13. KellieD’s avatar

    KellieD on August 13, 2010 at 10:36 am

    (You should make KidLit t-shirts from that. I’d buy!)

  14. Kristen L-M’s avatar

    Kristen L-M on August 13, 2010 at 11:39 am

    Are your eyes really that big in real life? :)

    Definitely conveys the right tone: FUN.

  15. josh.ferrin’s avatar

    josh.ferrin on August 13, 2010 at 1:01 pm

    Awwww, thanks all! I’m just a little sad that I couldn’t squeeze a ninja in there too.

  16. Mary’s avatar

    Mary on August 13, 2010 at 1:02 pm

    Josh — THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A NINJA?!?!?!? Back to the drawing board, Ferrin!

  17. Jonathan S’s avatar

    Jonathan S on August 13, 2010 at 1:11 pm

    Yes! Add ninja please!!! :)

    It really is a marvelous banner, but I would guess Mary’s eyes are only that big when she’s reading a submission she really, really likes.

  18. Melissa Gill’s avatar

    Melissa Gill on August 13, 2010 at 1:12 pm

    That’s so cute. And after watching your video on Write On Con, I can imagine that’s just what you looked like as a kid. All that’s missing is the rubix cube.

  19. Rebecca Thomas’s avatar

    Rebecca Thomas on August 13, 2010 at 1:33 pm

    Love it!

  21. Deb Salisbury’s avatar

    Deb Salisbury on August 13, 2010 at 2:03 pm

    That is so cute! Perfect for your blog. Great job, Josh!

  22. @jmartinlibrary’s avatar

    @jmartinlibrary on August 13, 2010 at 2:33 pm

    I think there should be a ninja AND a volcano.

  23. josh.ferrin’s avatar

    josh.ferrin on August 13, 2010 at 2:41 pm

    Woa @ jmartinlibrary. There was a volcano. But the ninja killed it.

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    @jmartinlibrary on August 13, 2010 at 3:20 pm

    Josh: Ah, grasshopper understands. Such is the path of a Shaolin illustrator.

  25. Lisa Albert’s avatar

    Lisa Albert on August 13, 2010 at 3:29 pm

    Love it!! Way to go, Josh!!

  26. tammi sauer’s avatar

    tammi sauer on August 13, 2010 at 4:27 pm

    Yowza, that’s cute!

  27. Diana Murray’s avatar

    Diana Murray on August 13, 2010 at 7:38 pm

    Love it! Great typography too. Very whimsical with a touch of cool.

  28. Mikki’s avatar

    Mikki on August 13, 2010 at 11:53 pm

    Who was it suggested T-shirts? Love that idea, and I would definitely buy a couple. Umm…Josh, can you do that? Oh…er…I’m kinda glad it doesn’t have a ninja…actually, I think the ‘gator probably ate the ninja.

  29. Katharine Owens’s avatar

    Katharine Owens on August 14, 2010 at 4:18 am

    really fresh and clean. I want to hug that dragon!

  30. Ishta’s avatar

    Ishta on August 14, 2010 at 6:21 am

    Love it! Much more personal than your old header, and so fun! Nice job!

  31. Gayton’s avatar

    Gayton on August 14, 2010 at 8:40 am

    Adorable! I particularly like the eyeball in the magnifying glass.

  33. Shari M.’s avatar

    Shari M. on August 14, 2010 at 10:54 am

    I like the eyeball!

  34. Elizabeth Prats’s avatar

    Elizabeth Prats on August 14, 2010 at 1:02 pm

    So adorable! Gives kidlit a fun effect :D

    Josh: What medium did he use? Is this illustrator?

  35. Bane’s avatar

    Bane on August 14, 2010 at 2:05 pm

    AbFab — no rubik’s cube, though? ;)

  37. Charlie Eve’s avatar

    Charlie Eve on August 15, 2010 at 1:55 pm

    Oh, I love it…fits this site perfectly!

  38. Greta Marlow’s avatar

    Greta Marlow on August 15, 2010 at 3:20 pm

    Great job, Josh!

  39. josh.ferrin’s avatar

    josh.ferrin on August 15, 2010 at 8:51 pm

    @Elizabeth Prats: Yup! I sketched it out in pencil, scanned the sketch and did the rest of it in illustrator. Oh, and a little texturing in photoshop.

  40. Anita’s avatar

    Anita on August 16, 2010 at 7:12 am

    So cute and creative. Love the new look.

  41. Lynn Rush’s avatar

    Lynn Rush on August 16, 2010 at 8:06 am

    NICE job! This new header is GREAT!!

  42. Ammie’s avatar

    Ammie on August 16, 2010 at 2:52 pm

    LOVING the new header!

  43. Julie Hedlund’s avatar

    Julie Hedlund on August 16, 2010 at 4:13 pm

    Love the header – reflects the blog perfectly.

  44. christine tripp’s avatar

    christine tripp on August 17, 2010 at 3:12 am

    Very retro, probably because of the colours it has a 50′s feel to it.

  45. Joseph Miller’s avatar

    Joseph Miller on August 17, 2010 at 8:00 pm

    I love your new header! It’s shiny! ;)