You may have noticed I’ve been using a new avatar here on my blog and on Twitter. During our trip to Dorset, Cristiano made a couple of cool photos of me and I had been thinking for a while to change the avatar I use everywhere. The old one was taken 2 years ago in Italy, so it really felt like time to update it.
I liked the colours in this one, but after trying it out in a smaller size, it just didn’t pop out as much as I wanted (plus the hairs in front of my eyes look weird in small):
I really loved this sepia photo of me, but after cropping it and rescaling it, it just didn’t seem to work as an avatar:
Then Cristiano suggested changing the colours; instead of sepia, there’s now a slight overlay of the Miss Geeky red over it. I think it fits pretty good in this site:
What do you think?




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September 30th, 2008 at 15:34
I think it’s a good choice. Your old one had a very fun quality and this one shows a more serious side. You’re deep, Melinda. Cristiano is a great photographer and has a knack for capturing aspects of your personality.
–Wade
October 3rd, 2008 at 15:41
Thanks, Wade! I’m really loving this avatar, although there’s a newer photo that Cristiano took of me that I adore too:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cristiano_betta/2880431162/