Official blog of Clark's Blogging for Journalists class, Mass Communication department

Thursday, August 30, 2012

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.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

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

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

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

Thursday, August 23, 2012

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/

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

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