BA (Hons) Media Studies: Year 1, Semester 1 Module: The Networked Image A document containing the reasons for my design choices for my WordPress blog.

1. Pages:
The top horizontal
toolbar features the
navigation for the
‘pages’. These are the
most important
entries onto my blogs
as they hold the
contents for the 5
projects. Therefore it
is essential that they
are easily found and
noticeable.
Personalised header:
Using Photoscape I was able to design my own header which showed
the name of my blog. It also shows some information on me which
begins to introduce my blog. I designed this using the same fonts and
colours as the theme, keeping everything along the same lines.
Search box:
This theme allowed some
customisation of the left
and right toolbars. On
the right I put a search
box widget. By adding
‘tags’ to each post they
could be found through
the search bar. This
allows quick navigation
for the viewer, as well
allowing for an organised
blog.
Cover photos:
The theme ‘Oxygen’ was specially chosen because it allowed for cover photos for each blog post. I wanted to have
these as a feature because it kept the blog from being fully small black text. Some cover photos could have logos or
pictures for the relevant post, however for the ones I have added so far larger coloured text was used. This allows for
a more visually stimulating blog, as well as making the posts to be more identifiable.
White background,
blue and black text:
The use of a white
background keeps the
blog from being dark
and dull. I wanted my
blog to be bright and
inviting. Using a white
background, with blue
and black text keeps
the blog posts easy to
read and attractive
for the reader.
Name:
For my blog I chose the name ‘rachelashby’ (rachelashby.wordpress.com) I
wanted to keep the name simple so people could search for me easily. It also
meant any further accounts I made such as Pinterest, professional Facebook
page etc could be of the same name and my internet presence could grow.