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Wednesday, February 10, 2016

The Blogger Aesthetic Guessing Game #1

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A while back, I tweeted asking if people wanted me to make them an aesthetic for their blog. I was overwhelmed with the amount of replies [like 44!] and set to work. After making like ten, I can say that I definitely have a system going on and while this isn't a "how-to" post, I'll definitely make one in the future. I also did run a poll and got lots of people asking for a "how to" post.

If you're reading this going, "what the heck is an aesthetic?" don't worry, I have you covered. While I'm not the best at explaining this, I hope it's clear enough. There were people asking me what I was going on about [those people... oddly still wanted an aesthetic despite not knowing what is it. Guys, what if it's code for "punch you in the face"? What then?]

blogger aesthetic : the way i create them is an 8 paneled picture collage embodying a certain theme using anything like similar topics, similar colors or based around one general idea. aesthetic in general just means beauty so think of it as me taking the best parts of you and your blog and turning it into an image. notice that this entire definition is written in lowercase? that's part of the aesthetic. although, i really dislike doing that for full blog posts so i'm about to switch....

Right now.

If that wasn't clear at all, have no fear! I'm going to be using an example and then you are going to play a rad guessing game to test your knowledge of bloggers, my accuracy on these aesthetics and to meet some new bloggers you may not have known. My aesthetics actually did cause two of my faves to meet each other and I felt like such a wizard, haha.

The way my aesthetics work:

My guessing game doesn't really give good clues so I'm going to do a few explanations right here.


Guess this blogger! Just kidding - it's me. When it comes to blogger/blog aesthetics, it can be really hard to create some of these. I've come to realize that a lot of blogs are fond of purple and any blog that has more than two main colors, kills me in terms of finding images. All the complaining aside [I swear, I love doing this], the color scheme is determined by a blogger's blog design. The images, however, are based on their personality and interests. For example, I have an interest in travelling, music, starry stuff and my queen, Halsey. Writing and reading are kind of a given and I'm pretty sure every blogger's has something to do with books. And when you look at the color scheme of this aesthetic, hopefully it reminds you of me.

Let's see how well you do in the game! Leave a comment with your guesses from #1-#10!

Blogger #1 - Kit @ Let the Pages Reign 



  • This is a blogger I only recently met. 
  • Her name is in this picture somewhere.
  • She likes history and psychology.

Blogger #2 - Alyssa @ The Devil Orders Takeout



  • Most of this blogger's photos are from her pinterest.
  • At least half of these pictures are more in relation to her novel, than herself.

Blogger #3 - Liran @ Empress of Books



  • The love that split the nails.
  • Me and this blogger were talking about how her aesthetic was going to be mostly black. I joked that I would put pink in there somewhere - not a joke.

Blogger #4 - Tessa @ Crazy For YA



  • This blogger goes by a beloved character's name as an alias for blogging.
  • I actually messed up this aesthetic a little... the blog is peach and blue, but mainly peach and I did mainly blue.
  • No but seriously, one picture in this aesthetic should be a dead giveaway.

Blogger #5 - Emily @ Loony Literate



  • The type of flowers is this blogger's favorite. It's also part of the title to her novel.
  • The Harry Potter reference directly relates to the blog.

Blogger #6 - Topaz @ Six Impossible Things



  • One of my favorite bloggers ever who writes beautiful poetry.
  • The fact that she's blogger #6 relates to her/her blog in some way [kind of a big way...?]
  • Her full name is in the picture somewhere. I thought I was so clever with this.

Blogger #7 - Alex @ Fiery Reads



  • Possibly my favorite aesthetic because the blog design isn't a cool color. 
  • The blog's name directly relates to the color scheme in some way.
  • Interests include field hockey and the blogger likes to watch TV but the real clue again, is in the color scheme.

Blogger # 8 - Aneeqah @ Writing Hustle/My Not So Real Life

 

  • One of my bullet journalling friends!
  • This girl is a great editor and along with a book blog, she also has a writing blog.
  • One of these pictures on the right side relates to the name of her book blog.

Blogger #9 - Emily @ Forever Literary



  • This blogger loves to learn: specifically.
  • She's obsessed with English culture.
  • Loves maps.
  • Shares the name of one of the previous bloggers in this guessing game.

Blogger #10 -


  • This was the first aesthetic I ever made. That's why the sizing is so messed up - I didn't really know what I was doing.
  • This blogger is also a popular instagrammer with a lovely feed.
  • This isn't even an exaggeration of how well put this girl's aesthetic is.

Well, that's it! Leave me a comment with your guesses from 1-10 and let me know if you like this game. It does take at least half an hour for each aesthetic so there is lots of time to be taken for me to actually make these aesthetics well.
And after you've commented, come back to these links below to see how many you got right! You can also high light the space beside "blogger #" above each aesthetic for the reveal. For the ones you didn't know, why not drop a line to the blogger and say hi?

 

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33 comments:

  1. The Book's BuzzFebruary 10, 2016 at 12:32 AM

    AH I got none of them but omg this is so cool. I WANT ONE NOW :D :D SO CUTE AND CREATIVE NOVA <3

    Alex

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    1. N o v a - Z a yFebruary 16, 2016 at 10:56 PM

      THANK YOU <333

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  2. Alyssa CarlierFebruary 10, 2016 at 3:34 AM

    This = THE MOST GORGEOUS AAAAAH. Mine is just so me. Thank you so much for making these!

    I had no clue for most of these but I guessed #5 and #6 (love that subtle reference there) no problem because they're two of my fav bloggers. (And of course I guessed my own -- I adore that you used the goldfish photo eeeek.) I actually think I miiiiight have guessed #10 right but I can't tell because *whispers* the link for 9 and 10 is the same? Blogger #3's aesthetic is SO ON POINT I already tweeted her about it.

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    1. N o v a - Z a yFebruary 16, 2016 at 11:08 PM

      so many people have told me about the link thing now and i just think i'm wayy to lazy to get in there and change it but yes, #10 is Twirling Pages because she's amazing.

      I LOVE yours because you basically provided me with all the pictures ;)

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  3. UnknownFebruary 10, 2016 at 7:13 AM

    Ahh hey, it's me! As soon as I saw field hockey mentioned I knew it had to be me haha. If it wasn't, I would've befriended the heck out of that person because practically no one plays the sport! Thank you SO much for making these, Nova! They're so pretty :)

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    1. N o v a - Z a yFebruary 16, 2016 at 11:36 PM

      I actually know another blogger who plays field hockey but that's an aesthetic for another day ;)

      i mean it loads though - yours was definitely one of my faves just because it's a different color scheme. i mean, i'm made of cool colors too but i love a change in the weather <3

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  4. UnknownFebruary 10, 2016 at 8:31 AM

    I guess #8 is Aneeqah, but she's the only I know who has a writing blog, so if I'm wrong, well. *throws hands up and totally fails*

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    1. N o v a - Z a yFebruary 16, 2016 at 11:36 PM

      *whispers* you're right

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  5. Amanda GrayFebruary 10, 2016 at 11:10 AM

    I think I know a fair few of these bloggers, especially Alyssa because of her book she's writing, so good. This was such a lovely way of promoting other bloggers too, so this is super sweet! :)

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    1. N o v a - Z a yFebruary 16, 2016 at 11:44 PM

      i initially did it for fun but then i was like, why not use it to get people to meet new bloggers? i think it's creative and i'm really glad you liked it <3

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  6. Skye HoffertFebruary 10, 2016 at 11:16 AM

    #2 is Alyssa Carlier I think, I'm not sure who the rest are but these are all stunning, do you do blog design? #1 is similar to what I think mine would be.

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    1. N o v a - Z a yFebruary 16, 2016 at 11:57 PM

      I actually don't do blog design! I have an eye for creative things, as you can probably see with the aesthetics but knowing what others want with nothing to go from, that's too difficult for me. the person who made my blog design literally had NOTHING to go with because i didn't know what I wanted but I AM IN LOVE!

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  7. Rachel February 10, 2016 at 4:32 PM

    Yay I got 2!! Who is #10? Both 9 and 10 say Forever Literary but I think 10 is Alexandra/Twirling Pages ;)

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    1. N o v a - Z a yFebruary 17, 2016 at 12:02 AM

      you are correct and i am wayyy too lazy to fix it omg XD

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  8. Loony LiterateFebruary 10, 2016 at 10:19 PM

    THESE ARE SO PRETTY. I AM IN LOVE. I just love pretty things, basically. And Alyssa's is SO easy to tell haha, you got it spot on :)

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    1. N o v a - Z a yFebruary 17, 2016 at 12:04 AM

      more importantly, i hope you liked yours ;)

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  9. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2016 at 7:37 AM

    Haha, I didn't guess any of them!! But ahh, these are SO clever! Such a great idea. :)

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    1. N o v a - Z a yFebruary 17, 2016 at 12:08 AM

      thank you!

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  10. TessaFebruary 11, 2016 at 3:49 PM

    These are so amazing! I really did not know what to expect when I asked for an aesthetic, but you went above and beyond anything I could have ever imagined. The colors on mine are absolutely PERFECT and the pictures are so accurate. You combined everything I love into one cohesive image, which I know was not easy since I am interested in a lot of diverse things! Thank you so much!
    You were spot-on with everyone else's too! I could guess almost all of them. You have such a great talent for graphics and aesthetics and I cannot wait to see more!

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    1. N o v a - Z a yFebruary 17, 2016 at 12:16 AM

      REALLY? that means so much, especially since i'm so new at this. i think it's because i stalk you social media in depth to find your interests and stuff. i actually thought i did it wrong since i didn't include that much peach in the aesthetic but i am SO GLAD you love it <33

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  11. Emily @ Forever LiteraryFebruary 11, 2016 at 10:00 PM

    I LOVE this post and I LOVE my aesthetic! You're so good at making them, and I enjoyed guessing the other bloggers' - I got mine, Aneeqah's, and Xan's immediately, but I unfortunately didn't know the other ones. :( But seriously, the aesthetic you made for me captures so many of my favorite things. <3 Thanks so much for including me, and I can't wait for your next guessing game post.

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    1. N o v a - Z a yFebruary 17, 2016 at 12:18 AM

      I'm glad you liked yours and YES! I had such a great time. Since you didn't know the others, maybe you wanna take time to meet them;) after all, that's the whole point!

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  12. AneeqahFebruary 11, 2016 at 10:24 PM

    Okay, wow, I 1000% sucked at this because the only one I got was Xan's. Like I didn't even get MINE. Lol, whoops?

    But Nova, I seriously LOOOOVE this post and all the effort you put into this! And I LOVE MY AESTHETIC SO MUCH. I want to set it as my phone background!!! You're clearly so great at putting pictures together (Idk how I would even find so many that match??).

    Basically, you're awesome. Please continue to be awesome.

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    1. N o v a - Z a yFebruary 17, 2016 at 12:20 AM

      hahaha it must've been a shock going, "oh that's mine!" sorry it's late and i'm laughing at myself.

      i put a ridic amount of effort in all of these and i have no idea why but i'm glad it shows <33 YESS MAKE IT YOUR PHONE BACKGROUND. DO IT!

      i used weheartit.com the most but like that specific site runs real slow on my laptop and idk why XD

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  13. KatFebruary 12, 2016 at 4:31 PM

    These are so cool! I love how you expressed the blogger with colors and images :)

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    1. N o v a - Z a yFebruary 17, 2016 at 12:25 AM

      thank you!

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  14. UnknownFebruary 13, 2016 at 8:32 AM

    Okay. I had no idea who any of these bloggers were. I 100% sucked at but I don't read most of these blogs so that's the excuse I'm going with. Seeing these blogs though, I totally get the aesthetics you made (which are absolutely gorgeous by the way and SOOOOO cool).

    Also, how did I miss this post the other day? It's fantastic. Love. I'm having aesthetic envy right now.

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  15. MaishaFebruary 13, 2016 at 1:01 PM

    THIS IS SO AMAZING! All these aesthetics are so gorgeous!

    I was only able to guess #1, 3, and 8 correctly haha. I'm pretty sure that #10 is Alexandra from the Twirling Pages. *whipsers* The links for #9 and 10 are the same.

    You're so amazing at this!! Can't wait for the next post like this ;)

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  16. Zoe N.February 14, 2016 at 8:07 PM

    AHH. This is so cool! :) It's really interesting to see how distinguishable different bloggers are. :) Can't wait to see the second version of this Nova. Thanks for sharing and, as always, fabulous post! ♥

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  17. Mishma @ Chasing FaerytalesFebruary 18, 2016 at 9:40 AM

    THIS IS SO GOOD!!!! Why are you so insanely talented??? :D
    I was able to guess Alyssa, Topaz, Emily, Aneeqah and Alexandra! And I am so excited to see what devious things you still have under wraps! This is so fun!!! :)

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  18. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2016 at 5:51 PM

    Aw yea! I guessed number 5 and number 6 correctly, which is a lot better than I expected! This was a clever little guessing game :)

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  19. umarmolaiMay 26, 2019 at 1:24 AM

    Hello, I have browsed most of your posts. This post is probably where I got the most useful information for my research. Thanks for posting, maybe we can see more on this. Are you aware of any other websites on this subject.aesthetic attraction

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  20. Saad KhanJanuary 14, 2020 at 11:39 PM

    Great. Much Appreciated.Meso Pro

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