Establishing Mood
and Tone with Typography and Color
Typefaces are very important when it comes to blogging. Obviously I want what I say to be taken seriously, however I don’t want people to think my font is as boring as watching 6 year old children attempt to play soccer. So I decided upon Comic Sans as the font for my blog post titles and Arial as the font for my blog post content. Comic Sans is goofy, just like me. I want my readers to get a feel for my slight goofiness, but I don’t want my playfulness to distract from the main point. Informal fonts like Comic Sans are “lighthearted in nature,” which is a good fit for a title. A formal typeface, such as Arial, is great for the content area of my posts. Formal fonts “establish credibility and authority,” which is suitable for the content I am going to be posting.
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Just as important as the fonts I chose for my blog posts is the color of my background. I decided upon a lighter blue for three reasons: 1) I just really enjoy the color blue. My opinion is the most important opinion (to me) therefore I felt it necessary to include in my blog. 2) The color blue is associated with “feelings of calmness and serenity.” Often in analyzing literature there are conflicting opinions. To calm down sometimes negative excitement, I felt blue would be the perfect counter. 3) “People are more productive in blue rooms.” The color blues causes my blog, my readers, and I to be more productive, which is why I decided it should be my background color.
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