TEMPLATE
As soon as I heard about the blog project, I jumped for joy! I have used blogger in the past, but didn't go anywhere. It is incredibly fun and addicting! For this class, like Sheila, I wanted to create a blog that is easy to navigate and read. I made sure there were short paragraphs with many pictures to stimulate the eyes. I chose the Ethereal template because of it's smooth and relaxing color scheme.The jellybeans were added as a colorful and engaging background pick that would draw one's eyes to the page. Also, I added two widgets: a picture of Stitch (a stuffed animal I own and took to college) and the funny quotes. Both add a friendly and engaging atmosphere to the blog.
TITLE
I decided to be a goofball and play off the jelly beans background with SPILL THE BEANS! Funny, right? Notice the beans in the background looking somewhat spilled. There's even a hint in the title caption! However, I am actually spilling the beans... on English.
COLOR
I decided to make a engaging, fun, and quirky blog that anyone could enjoy reading. I wanted a variety of colors without being to flashy. The jelly beans enhance the beautiful Ethereal template.
FONT
For the title, I chose a large in-your-face font that would automatically draw in a reader's eyes. It didn't take long to decide on Impact since I've used it for this very reason multiple times. I put it in all caps to create excitement about what one could possibly read on my blog, that is, what I have to spill the beans on.
PAGES
I have only set up two pages, "About Me" and "Just One More Thing." I wanted to keep the navigation bar simple so that it would be easy to find certain information. I used the "About Me" to provide easy to follow, honest information about myself. Included are many "favorites" in order to get to know m better. I wanted colorful visuals to complement the information to provide a more engaging look into what I have to say. Hopefully, you'll feel welcome into that space!
The additional "Just One More Thing" page, a quote taken from the ever loveable, Columbo, will serve as a page for any quick and snarky comments that either you or I will want to make. I will make additional pages in the future for when I have the need.
Comments are welcome!
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I was looking at the title of the course blogs and I thought "Spill The Beans" was humorous. Then after clicking on your blog page the background caught my eye right away. I really like how you used jelly beans to go along with the theme of your title to make it more fun and engaging.
ReplyDeleteI love all the colors on your blog. It jumps right out at you! I also love the random quotes. That along with Stitch is a great addition to your blog. All these qualities have definitely made yours more unique compared to others I've looked at.
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