Oh my! Lots of news today. I hope you have been noticing a couple of changes that took place here in the blog lately. As this blog will be one year old this summer, I feel like I needed to really refine my style and voice – not only visually, but also content-wise. It is not very easy to fine-tune your personal style. The hardest thing about it is that there is no right answer just as there is no one to tell you that you are going down the wrong path. Who defines your personal style is you.

So when I first started Pretty Talk, I was going to blog about design. However, later on, I realized that there were far more topics that I wanted to explore. So at Pretty Talk, besides design, you will find other topics – below are just a few examples, but obviously the list doesn’t include all.

I would be doing celebratory cart wheels if I had my voice and style all figured out, but I don’t (yet) and what helps me to define it is too look at what I am not good at. Below are some of the topics you will not be reading about here, not because they’re not of my interest, but because they are simply not my strengths.

The logo for the blog has been a work in progress for me – it’s funny that I can make logos for others but when I have to design for my own blog, I get kind of shy. So after many tries (and those weren’t the only ones), I think I finally got a logo that I identify with.

I also made new buttons. I wanted something cheerful and welcoming.

I decided to design a new page about the columns for anyone who is a newcomer and needs a starting point.

My favorite column on this blog is definitely the globetrotting one. It was my very first column and the one of the reasons why I decided to make this blog in the first place. If you don’t know where to start, below are my favorite posts so far.

Alright, last but not least: I am really excited to announce that this blog will also be available in Portuguese, my native language. I’ve always wanted to share stuff from here with Brazilian friends and family, however, it’s hard to include them since a lot of them aren’t English-speakers. Now the same content will be available in Portuguese : )

Okay, I lied. One more thing: I am offering space on my blog for sponsors. Get in touch. I promise that I am done for now! I’d love to hear your feedback. – Pati

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