Retro Reads discussion

I noticed a while ago that the Marilyn Monroe look alike has three legs - & this was before AI!

Would anyone object if I had a go at changing the banner? It won't be happening any time soon - both because I'm a little busy right now & to give members time to give me their thoughts.

Edit - so its clear what I am talking about.
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...

Hi Carol, great idea! Something kind of Art Deco style might make for an attractive and interesting banner; or maybe a "Groovy" style banner? The pre AI three legged Marilyn Monroe has had a good run! What do others think?

lol, that’s funny, I never noticed! Whatever you like, moderator’s privilege!

Susan in NC wrote: "lol, that’s funny, I never noticed! Whatever you like, moderator’s privilege!"

I don't want to admit how long it took me to notice! 😅

Art deco & groovy both give me some ideas. Originally I was going to photograph some of the more retro covers I own, but I'm a fan of both these art movements.

Carol She's So Novel ꧁꧂ wrote: "Susan in NC wrote: "lol, that’s funny, I never noticed! Whatever you like, moderator’s privilege!"

I don't want to admit how long it took me to notice! 😅

Art deco & groovy both give me some idea..."

Either would be fun! Have fun with it

Susan in NC wrote: "Carol She's So Novel ꧁꧂ wrote: "Susan in NC wrote: "lol, that’s funny, I never noticed! Whatever you like, moderator’s privilege!"

I don't want to admit how long it took me to notice! 😅

Art deco..."


My daughter is a graphic designer - I wouldn't expect her to design it, but she may be able to give some advice.

Carol She's So Novel ꧁꧂ wrote: "Susan in NC wrote: "Carol She's So Novel ꧁꧂ wrote: "Susan in NC wrote: "lol, that’s funny, I never noticed! Whatever you like, moderator’s privilege!"

I don't want to admit how long it took me to ..."

Oh, wow!

Carol wrote:

Marilyn Monroe look alike has three legs

I can't believe I never noticed that!

& I wish I could make a brag on what she has just achieved! 😁 But she works for one company, so it would be invading her privacy too much.

Let's just say her CEO says hello to her now when he sees her!

Jackie wrote: "
I can't believe I never noticed that!"

I think most of us just look the once, when we join & that is it. I'm a member of one group which has never bothered putting one up.

it's fixed!

Jackie wrote: "it's fixed!"

??? It still looks the same to me.

OK, don't know why it looked OK to me this morning! Let's blame the heatwave the PNW is having.

Lol! Hang in there Jackie, and stay cool!

Jackie wrote: "OK, don't know why it looked OK to me this morning! Let's blame the heatwave the PNW is having."

What does PNW stand for?

sorry, Pacific NorthWest. I'm in Oregon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific...

Wow, nice!

So what does everyone think? It was hard finding anything big enough. If you look closely you will see some white figures with their heads cut off - does that bother anyone?

Edit; ok it was bothering me! Now just one of the figures has part of her head missing.

& I have saved Tadiana's old masthead. :)

Oh, how marvelously psychedelic! Seeing this sure woke me up this morning. I had posters with graphics like this.

Groovy, Love it! Her head isn't really "cut off", it's just a little out of the frame. If it can be "fixed" then great, if not then consider it a bit of a zoom-in view!

I like the colors/design but do think people might think we only read books from the 1960s.

not if they read the descriptions, however, so it's OK with me.

Jackie wrote: "I like the colors/design but do think people might think we only read books from the 1960s.

not if they read the descriptions, however, so it's OK with me."

Jackie--I had the same thought. After all, we do tend to read women writers from the 1930s, '40s, and '50s, as well as the '60s.

Ok, it does say 60s, so maybe people might think that - but I love it! The colors are lovely and cheery! 😉

I'm with Susan in NC, I love it, too!

Oh good, I'm glad that overall people like it.

For me, it looks better on my Android phone than on my desktop.

What I would like to do is write Retro Reads in a Sixties Font as the Masthead. I'll investigate that this week.

& in the future have an Art Deco Masthead & my original idea of having some retro book covers.

I won't be changing the masthead often though - maybe once a year after I get the 60s one right.

Thank you for doing this. Technology can be so fiddly and maddening that I often give up, so kudos to you for figuring it out!

I like it. The lady in the banner looks like she could be besties with the lady in my profile picture.

lol, yes!

Peggy wrote: "I like it. The lady in the banner looks like she could be besties with the lady in my profile picture."

hahaha!

I like the way my lady's colours match the banner!

But I do have a couple of other jpegs of reading ladies who are from earlier eras, if anyone thinks the banner is too sixties.