Blogs you're following

Post the blogs you're following in the comments here, please.

Typography assignment

1. Using the guidelines we've talked about today, find one blog that has ineffective typography. Post the link under comments, and briefly tell what is wrong with the type being used.
2. Using the guidelines we've talked about today, find one blog that has effective typography. Post the link under comments, and briefly tell what is right with the type being used.

Article on typography for blogs

Bloggers,

Read this article by class time tomorrow:
http://blog.fonts.com/2012/02/07/10-web-typography-trends-to-watch-in-2012/

Are you my type?

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Clark’s Guide to

Readable Typography for Blogs

(Or anything, for that matter)

1.         Serif—Easiest to read

2.         Sans Serif—harder to read the     smaller it is or the more of it there is

3.           Most body type should be about 12 point in size

4.           Script is hard to read

5.           Italic is hard to read

6.         Only center type

          On Invitations,

            Or Titles, not

            On most  material

7.  ALL CAPS IS HARD TO READ

8.                  REVERSE TYPE 

        should be at a

9.  Minimum
And small san serif 
is hard to read
As is colored type
on reverse  

10.             Screens can make type hard to read

Especially over sans serif

Or heavy and colored screens

11.               Weak colors disappear

12.               Colored type isn’t as effective

As black type, or dark type on a light background

13.      Don’t  Mix Lots of Type Faces

14.            Stick with a few

                  that are compatible

Blog Assignment One

1. Establish gmail account if you don't have one
2. Follow this blog
3. After following this blog:
4. Settle on name and url for your blog
5. Write your profile
6. Explore with templates, colors

Day 2 assignment

Read state of the blogosphere, 2011

http://technorati.com/state-of-the-blogosphere/

Not the comments, but all four parts including the charts that give you some sense of perspective

For Tuesday...How will this apply to your blog?

One response to this question, in comments section below/

Day One

Assignments
1. Follow this by email
2. Follow Coffee with Clark blog
3. When your blog is set up link
4. check technorati for a blog in our interest. Be prepared to call it up in class and talk about it.
5. What will your blog name and emphasis be?
Read the first two chapters of the book