Week 1A: My Blog Theme

 While my blog theme looks like something that was easily coordinated, I actually spent a lot of time on it before arriving at the finished product. I first investigated three separate Blogger themes of varying subject matter: Abstract, Home and Garden, and Celebrations. I also customized each theme with different background and font color choices through the advanced options customized drop down selector. While I liked all three theme selections, none of them really resonated with me.

Upon reviewing Professor Faulk's blog guidance video and sample blog, I changed my theme direction. I had also viewed some company blogs like Disney on Blogger for ideas. I decided to use this assignment to gain real world experience for future business blogs by uploading a photo of my own for the theme. I scrolled through pictures on my phone and found a picture I had taken of some flowers. I solely chose this picture because I liked the colors of the flowers and thought it would work well for the blog banner image. 

I sent the picture to my Gmail and downloaded it as a jpeg. I used the Blogger picture upload feature to upload the picture and set it as the banner picture. I was happy with the picture upload, even though it automatically cropped the picture. The only modifications I could make were to the banner size and blur. I set the size to the fullest size possible.

I decided to coordinate my other background colors with the red, yellow, and green found in flowers. I deliberately chose lighter background colors for the profile sidebar and the blog posts. I prefer a darker font for reading. I placed green as the bottom background as I felt it matched well with the floral banner. Verdana is my posting font due to its easy readability. There's a gadget above the title that opens the profile sidebar. I enjoy the interactivity it provides, and it keeps the blog landing page uncluttered.

I'm really happy with my blog look and setup. Using a picture I snapped is a way to represent me and my interests. It also provided me with real world skills while setting it up. The circuitous route I traveled through the Blogger theme setup and company blogs was worth the end result.