January 2012
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I'm not really sure what to do with this blog.
I have 12,500+ followers here and yet only a handful of people actually respond to my posts. Do people actually read what I post here, or do they follow simply to follow the blog of the person who made their theme, or did they follow by mistake because they found my link at the bottom of another blog and thought I was that person? Do you follow to get updates on themes? Would posting more often do...
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Hi guys!
I never write here, so I decided today I’m going to try and start posting more, even if it isn’t design-related content. It’s a new year, and I haven’t been very productive yet. I’m working on applications for art school and will also be releasing my personal blog theme in a few days. I’ll also be working on a friend’s website for the next couple of days -...
December 2011
5 posts
elleusine:
So today, I received this message from a kid named James. It’s still on my blog.
He asked me in a later message why it would matter if he had it early when I was going to release it anyways. I responded that I prefer to have my themes to myself for a few weeks before I release them, and that I couldn’t stop him from taking it but I would highly disapprove.
The above message I...
Please note that if you would like to ask a...
Please ask your question at http://contact.elletricity.com. I can’t and won’t answer questions that are asked on the question below. That was meant for opinions, not theme questions.
http://lafotographie.tumblr.com/ →
elleusine:
How many of you would be interested in me cleaning this theme up and distributing the codes? This is a photo-only theme and you won’t be able to post anything but photos, text posts, and (maybe) photosets. What do you think?
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Once again, a quick reminder -
I don’t update this blog very often. I mostly use it to let you guys know about new themes I’ve made and bits of generally design-related content. You can find me in other awesome places that I update more often, though!
Personal blog. If you like to hear me ramble and rant and post self gratuitous shots, here’s the perfect place to get more regular updates on my life.
Twitter....
November 2011
5 posts
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Terrible grammar and how to use words properly
elleusine:
Their grammar was terrible.
They’re the ones with terrible grammar.
There are many posts with terrible grammar.
Terrible grammar affects my enjoyment of Tumblr.
Thankfully, there are no lasting effects from reading posts with terrible grammar.
It’s not fun to read posts with terrible grammar.
Tumblr has its share of writers with terrible grammar.
You’re the one who doesn’t...
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Anonymous asked: I have a questions about something I saw on your tumblr page. You posted a picture on May 17, 2011 of a white beaded dress. Where is this dress from? I absolutely love it!
Just letting everybody know,
I’ve exceeded bandwidth so some of my pages and resources may not be working. Everything should be back to normal by tomorrow!
October 2011
7 posts
Over 150,000 Tumblr blogs use my themes
And out of over 30 of my official themes in the Theme Garden, four themes have over 10,000 users.
Wow. It’s hard to believe that my themes are so popular. People I know in real life ask me every week, “Are you that Gabrielle Wee who makes themes?”
Thank you for supporting me throughout my time here on Tumblr <3
On a slightly different note, I haven’t really written...
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September 2011
3 posts
Just a heads up to everybody!
Please, do not:
Ask theme questions on my personal tumblelog
Ask theme questions on my personal Facebook
I like to keep my personal space… personal, you know? My personal blog is meant for personal posts and I don’t want to clutter it with theme questions, hence the other website. And honestly, my Facebook is primarily my online outlet to my irl friends. People I know outside of...
Amused or pissed off?
Earlier today, boredpanda.com wrote an article about a series of images that I supposedly created, each featuring a condom with a different famous logo and matching slogan.
I. Did. Not. Make. Those.
What actually happened is that I created the theme that the original blog, newcondoms, uses, and whoever the author of that article is got their information wrong. People keep getting confused...
August 2011
3 posts
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Updates!
Just a small update to Greying - I’ve removed the wide layout photoset script for now. It’s been rendered unnecessary due to the new photosets. I’ll eventually have a more permanent fix for it.
s-t-a-y-w-i-l-d asked: you have an unfortunate last name!....
Hi guys!
I know it’s been a while, and I haven’t posted ANYTHING for a long time. I passed *10,000* followers a while ago and missed it! Thank you so much<3
It’s my birthday today, and in celebration, I will later be releasing *three* themes for public consumption :)
Also, I’ll be putting my website back up, and accepting theme questions again!
If you would like to make a...
May 2011
1 post
I know I have a lot of commitments to attend to on...
elleusine:
If I owe you something from KPD or Elletricity.com, know that I’ll get them done ASAP! Work and finals and everything have been piling up and I’ve got to attend to those first. Thank you for being patient with me!
-Gabrielle.
April 2011
16 posts
My website is currently undergoing a few issues!
I exceeded bandwidth and most of my pages now have a few errors. My resources and portfolio are currently unavailable. Please bear with me as I transition most of my pages to Tumblr. Apologies for any inconvenience!
Why haven't you answered my question?
A lot of people have asked me why I don’t answer more questions more often.
Here’s a few reasons why I may not answer your messages immediately:
I don’t know the answer yet. I’d prefer not to answer right away unless I know the answer. Sometimes I will, but like I said, I prefer not to do that.
Your question has been answered before. If enough people ask the same...
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People who use Microsoft Paint to make graphics
SMH. I mean, unless you’re making a simple meme or something, there’s no excuse for using MS Paint. There are plenty of free programs out there that you could use to edit your photos and graphics. Gimp is an amazing one I used for quite a while before switching to Photoshop. It has nearly all of the functions I use on a regular basis in Photoshop and it’s relatively easy to...
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I tend to reblog quite a lot from my personal...
Not that that’s a bad thing, but reblogs can get old. I’m going to try my best to keep the content on here original!
That being said, if you’ll head over to my personal blog, I have a new theme in the works! It’s taking a while to iron out the issues, especially endless scrolling, but I’ll figure it out in the end.
As far as personal updates go, my legs are sore...
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Tips for editing your theme:
elleusine:
If you’re making any changes, wait for the page to reload before you save. If you don’t wait for it to reload (it’s supposed to show your changes), your appearance options will reset themselves and your page will look terrible.
If you ever mess up on your theme, you can go to the Tumblr theme recovery page and you should be able to reset your theme. I’m not sure if it works if you...
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On Tumblr, blogging, and affiliates
Lately, I’ve been browsing other blog/resource websites and looking through their content, and trying to figure out where I want to go with this website. On one hand, I have everything I really need - the blog, my portfolio, my Tumblr themes, and a services page just in case somebody wants to buy from me. On the other hand, I could really get a lot more visitors if I bulked up my free...
How safe is your Twitter username? →
elleusine:
Morna Simpson, the founder of Girl Geek Scotland, recently had her Twitter username taken away from her by Twitter. An organisation called Girl Geeks Ltd contacted Twitter and asked for the username, stating legals rights by copyright to the name. Twitter added an underscore to the original owner’s username and gave @girlgeeks away, with only a single two-sentence email explaining the...
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When people ask my opinion of something they...
elleusine:
I try my best to give constructive criticism, but it’s difficult for me to even do that. You see, I hold myself to an extremely high standard. I have a very specific idea of how I think something should look, and if it doesn’t look like that, I will work on it until it’s perfect. If you visited my Tumblr every day, you would notice little changes here and there. Even though I’m using...
Working on a new Wordpress theme.
I had forgotten how difficult Wordpress theming is. PHP is not my strongest subject and Wordpress is completely built on that. I don’t use PHP that often anymore because my site is now powered by Tumblr, but I should definitely get back into that.
In other news, I somehow gave myself the most idiotic injury of all time - a papercut on my right index finger. Sounds silly, right? Try typing...
After much thought and consideration,
koreanthemes:
I’ve decided to put Korean Themes on an indefinite hiatus. I can’t keep track of so many tumblelogs and I really need to cut down. All the themes and tutorials from Korean Themes are currently available on my main website, and I will continue to release kpop themes on my main website. I will also still make the two tutorials and the themes I owe you guys. Please ask any Korean...
Revamp, projects, jobs.
So I don’t think I’ve ever really written an actual blog post on this Tumblr, this is a first for me. I did a mini-revamp on my website - it’s a similar format but a lot more minimal and clean. I hope you guys like it!
I’m quite behind on several items:
Messages. I still have dozens of unanswered theme questions in my inbox. Don’t worry, though, I’ll get...
To all Google Adsense users on Tumblr:
elleusine:
I hope you know that you’re not allowed to ask viewers to click on your banner ads. This is a flagrant violation of Google’s Adsense program policy and could get you removed from their program permanently. So putting nonsense on your site such as “click the ads please!” or “help me out by clicking here!” is a no-no. Don’t get yourself in trouble over something silly like that. You may...
March 2011
19 posts
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On disabling right click.
elleusine:
This is the single most irritating thing you can ever do on your website. No, I’m serious. There is no point. Anybody can just click view source on the browser menu and steal from you anyways. It’s not that hard. All disabling right click does is annoy the heck out of everybody. If you’re HTML-savvy, you can place a transparent div over your images to “protect” them. But yeah. If you...
Minimo update
I forgot to add the ask and submit links in. My brain must be turned off permanently. It should update within a few days, so please wait until then for the ask links.
So here are the details.
I’d create a theme, most likely Japan-themed in some way or other.
I’d post a screenshot and a live preview on Tumblr, along with the details.
The theme will probably cost about $5 USD, which is cheaper than any premium theme in the Theme Garden.
You’d send me money through Paypal, specifically labeled for Japan, with your email information.
I’d send you the codes via...