Behinds the Scenes

Template:  When selecting a template for my own English 015S blog, I wanted to pick something that the reader could easily maneuver.  The template titled “Simple Template” did just that.   These templates consisted of rather plain and basic backgrounds, and each one had a clear, established space for the actual blog posts.  This template also reflects my own personality because I am a very basic, organized person.  The reader may be able to pick up on this through my template choice. 

Title: Knowing that the title of my blog would be the first thing that potential readers would see, I wanted to make my title memorable and intriguing.  I decided to make the title one word because it is easier to remember a short, simple title.   As you have probably already noticed, I combined the words “blog” and “fantastic” to create my title.  I thought it seemed like a silly play on words, and I figured that others might find it funny as well, peaking their interest.  The simple and witty title also works well for my blog because it reflects my relaxed and lighthearted personality. 

Color: I selected the color green as my main background, not only because it is my favorite color, but because it stands out.  The particular shade that I used for my blog is bright, but not so obnoxious that you cannot remain on the page for a long time.  I changed the fonts to teal, rose and grey because those colors matched well with the green and were easy to read on the white text background.  I did not want to pick font colors that would make reading difficult or even painful to the eyes!

Font:  I chose my fonts based off of the information that I read about in chapter 14 of Everything’s An Argument.  I wanted my blog to be welcoming and appealing in order to attract readers.  In Everything’s An Argument, I learned that fonts such as Times New Roman are “warm and inviting”(456).  Keeping this in mind, I used Times New Roman for my blog title and the post titles.  I also used a similar font, Georgia, for all other text on the blog, hoping that it would send off the same inviting vibe.    

Pages: I decided to include a separate page for my “About Me” section because I had a decent amount of information that I wanted to share with the readers.   Since we are all just starting at Penn State and we barely know each other, I figured that presenting information about myself might be help the reader understand the author of the posts.

Pictures:  In my “About Me” section, I included a few pictures.  I decided to post these pictures because I thought that they reflected what I wrote about myself, and they help make the text come to life.  I think pictures are a good way to learn something about someone you don’t know because you are able to glimpse into a moment of their life.  I hoped that by sharing these pictures, people would understand more about me and become more interested in my thoughts and posts.