New custom WordPress blog theme: Art Nouveau Absinthe! Naomiyaki illustration & character design, comic art.
La Carmina (blog) got a makeover! Behold, my new custom WordPress theme — inspired by Art Nouveau Absinthe — by Naomiyaki Studios.
Isn’t my First Mate a marvelous illustrator? She designed the theme and graphics, and made the above Go with Oh drawing of Yukiro and me.
We invite you to explore the new site — the Search function is back on the right sidebar, and vastly improved. The Share buttons at the bottom of posts work smoothly now, and include Pinterest. I’ve also revived my mailing list, and welcome you to join below.
Good news for those of you seeking a designer: Naomiyaki Studios is open for business! “We focus on illustration and character design, but we have done everything from book covers to web apps. We aren’t afraid to code.”
Naomi is known for her colorful, poppy, spooky, Japan-inspired artwork, which you can see on her blog.
I’m addicted to her comic, Domestic Animal, which is regularly updated with new panels. The strip follows Naomi as she goes nomad, living in different places and having adventures.
Possibly her most epic work is our La Carmina & The Pirates logo.
As you may know, we work together to “fix” (arrange and locally produce) TV shows, mainly about travel/subcultures. We recently arranged the Tokyo episode of a popular German program: Pro Sieben’s “Joko gegen Klaas.”
Filmed at Tokyo Decadance Bar, the presenter got a bagelhead, or saline forehead donut. Naomi and Mistress Maya were his tormentors.
Watch the clip above and on LaCarmina YouTube. Don’t make fun of my German accent, ok?
Next Sunday, you can see yet another bagel-head TV show we worked on: National Geographic “Taboo”.
Thank you Naomiyaki for your amazing work — I’m so happy with the new blog theme! You can check out her site for more artwork, and contact her if you need a design.
What do you think of La Carmina’s facelift? Did you encounter any bugs, or have suggestions for improvements? We look forward to your feedback; you can comment in this post or on my Facebook.
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38 Comments
WOW
Ultra cuteness!
I love the new look! Kinda 20’s Art Deco mixed with some Kawaii! I
Art deco is the new goth! hehe
Stupid rain in the morning ruined my day… (Opens blog with new layout.) WOAH! AWARD FOR BEST DAY EVAR GOES TO TODAY!
kids would love it
I’m kind of dying over the illustration of Basil. *The Best*! :D
Very Special
wow!
Tooo awesomee
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Aww you are amazing! I LOVE IT – thank you David!!
looks amazing! cute and spooky! adorable basil motifs everywhere! ⁂̊⁑̥⁂̊⁑̥…*:ஐ(●˘͈ ᵕ˘͈)人(˘͈ᵕ ˘͈●)ஐ:*…⁑̥⁂̊⁑̥⁂̊
Wäääh!
love the new theme! i think it’s a lot more organized and cute :)
Yayyy thank you!!
Cute
Love it!
I’m so so moved by the positive response to the design! Thank you everyone for your comments. Now I’m even more charged to do more art with La Carmina.
Woo hoo! Naomi is the bestest :)
So pretty hun!! :D And creative too
Many thanks, my kitticat! Hope you are well xox
Crazy and cute! Perfect combo! :-)
It’s SOOOOO GOOD!! ♥
Awesome!
:D :D
Yay Yukiro!
amazingly cute!
awesome work naomiyaki!
^________^
The new design is super cute, I love it :)
sweet Carmina!!! ♥
LOVE IT!!!!!
Looks awesome.
xo
it looks great :) Nice work !
It’s so lovely, and elegant, and colourful :) I hate those overly minimalist fashion blogs in stark black & white. And i LOVE that uber picture of Yukiro..love the hair colours and it’s just like Luna Park or something :)
Thank you, means a lot to me! And yeah, not a fan of the cookie cutter fashion blog design.
Amazing