I began by searching for a theme under the mobile friendly category. Before scrolling through all the themes, I searched for a header image that would go with my topic which is cybersecurity. I chose an image which belongs to SiteLock. After that, I looked through all the different types of themes. I already knew what type of format I wanted my blog to have. I found a theme that had what I was looking for which was a dark blue background and a header image at the top. Before choosing it, I looked at the live preview to see if the colored text went well with the page. According to Everyone’s an Author, “Using color can make your writing easier—or harder—to read (748).” Because of that, I made sure that the colors were not too dark or too bright. Moreover, I also made sure that there were bold headings because “bold is generally used for headings” and it makes it easier to tell different sections apart from each other (746). Another thing I really liked about the theme I chose was that on some sections, if you hover over them, the text changes from white to red which stood out to me.
Header image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sitelock/45778097742/
Britney, the white-to-red feature seems to go with cybersecurity to me since danger (often associated with the color red) lurks in online places we assume are innocent (often associated with the color white). This is a really good explanation of your choices.
The contrast of the white text to the dark blue background makes the text much easier to read, which was a nice choice in your design decision. I also appreciate the use of the widgets that facilitate the navigation of your blog.
Britney, I found your design choices to be very likeable! First, the boldness and size your text highlights that serious tone that your topic contains; it definitely is eye-catching. Additionally, the image you included at the top of your design made perfect sense with the overall theme of your design.