Thursday, January 6, 2011

Artist's Profile

While trolling around the web this morning, I saw a very creative article from Mashable on 10 Creative Uses of the New Facebook Profile [PICS]. Having just converted my profile page, my curiosity was piqued. The ideas are inspirational genius.  Here are two samples to give you an idea of what I'm talking about (sorry they're so small).



They really got me thinking about how to use the new profile pictures in a creative, personally-branded sort of way. I played a little with it this morning, changing my profile to tell a story of my trip to Hawaii last year. But I started of thinking of other things that I'd like to do on my page:

Blocks of color for the profile picture and real-world snaps of these colors
A bird flying to a bird feeder/flower/or tree
A picture of me reading and book covers of favorite books
A picture of a piece of artwork and close-ups of that piece
Close-up pictures of me and my friends making faces

My imagination is going wild! I hope to see many other profiles use a creative layout for self-expression. Have fun! - l.o.d.

P.S. you have to tag yourself in the photos to get them to appear on your profile photo feed, even if you're tagging a blank space or inanimate object. It feels weird to do but it works.

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