New Design!

If you haven't already noticed - In Between has a new look :D! Tadaaa!

In the Blog Survey I asked you guys what you thought of my past design, and I was so surprised by all the positive feedback on it. Not that I thought it was bad or anything, but I thought that it was maybe a bit too plain?

"It doesn't feel cluttered and is easy to navigate!"

"It's unique and simple as well as easily navigable."

"very neat,easy on the eyes and unique"

"Simple yet sophisticated and very inviting."

I was very glad to see that everything I wanted from that design was really showing. I wanted something clean, simple and easy to navigate.

"It says something about your personality, 
which is always a good thing on a book blog"

 My old design used to represent me very well. A simple, introverted person and it probably also showed that I'm the sort of freak that cannot function unless her room is clean- But it was no longer working for me, because there's also the part of me that's a bit crazy and quirky.  And honestly it was looking a bit boring.

"Some might consider it boring, but I appreciate 
it after visiting very busy and/or dark sites."

 "love the open book at the top and the books in the background, 
but they would stand out more with color"


What I needed was color, and this is what I came up with:

I used this design for my Youtube channel, which is where I (hopefully) show my crazy/quirky side, and I think it works pretty well. I wanted that design in my blog, but how was I going to do that without making it look cluttered? After countless sketches and hours of work what you see now is what I came up with. Fun fact: my room is all painted blue and the all the furniture is white. The splash of color in my room comes from my books, they're all colorful and pretty and really stand out. Basically my subconscious wanted my room and blog to match.

"the mobile version is clean/simple and works well on my phone"

I think it still looks clean, simple, it's easy to navigate, and even though there's a lot of color  in the header, it's easy on the eye and it's not overwhelming - I really really hope you guys agree with me on this. Plus the mobile version looks, in my opinion, pretty cool :)

I'd love to hear your thoughts on my new design!