Archive for January, 2008
Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Lately, I have been viewing some advertisements in other blogs and having fun just figuring out how much about a product or a service people can inject in a 125 x 125 pixel card. In entrecard and project wonderful, this type of ad is the most used.
Some people get really creative on the concept of their tiny ad. Most are representative of the owners’ blogs, while some contain images that will ensure clicks (attractive girls on the ad, even if their site isn’t related to the photograph of the smiling girl). If I were to summarize what a blog is about using the exact words in my mind, the 125×125 card would probably contain lines of one long sentence.
Let me show you my 125×125 card that I use to promote this site:
I know it doesn’t say much, but at least I got the words “diva” and “blog” on it. And, there’s no doubt that a girl owns the blog. At least, I think so. So far, I’m banking on it’s cuteness to produce clicks for me, but in time, maybe I will let a professional design it.
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Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Another tool that I use to tweak a blog’s CSS is Typetester. I do the tweaking the newbie way. I copy the color codes on my css and look for the corresponding color in the online tool.
The tool has 3 columns where you can compare and contrast several colors all at once. Also, it has a ‘choose font’ option that enables the comparison of different fonts.
This is a completely free tool that you can use any time. I have used it to build several websites in the past and will continue to use it, as long as it remains free.
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Sunday, January 27th, 2008
My friend Dee awarded me with a beautiful Girl Power badge! Thanks, sis!
This is an honor.
Now, I need to pass this to someone else who deserves it. Berryblitz and Yrose, this award goes to you both because you’re great!
Undergoing MyBlogLog Verification
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Sunday, January 20th, 2008
Modidying this theme was not easy. I saw the original template at Blogger University and I exclaimed “This is it! This is the blogger theme that I need to make my blogspot blog look like it’s in Wordpress!” :D
Ripping apart the theme and getting the effect I want took longer than I thought. Then, I decided that I needed a better background image.
Repeating patterns are images that when repeated horizontally and vertically form a very nice backdrop for your site. When I started blogging, i discovered Squidfingers and the patterns he created there are just awesome. Here are some of the patterns I considered as backdrop for this site:
This one finally made the cut. I wanted something bluish, but not totally blue like it’s a guy’s blog. I glossed over the fact that it has elements of yellow in it. I managed to convince myself that it’s peach.
This one’s retro and I love it! However, I found that the circles and the color combination make me dizzy.
This is in a shade of blue that I would love to wear. As in, clothes. But sadly, it does not give me the vibe I need for this site.
I initially planned to intersperse earth colors with blue on this blog, just because browns and maroons calm me somewhat. I’d love the contrast and was undecided for hours. I still am. Hmmm…..
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Friday, January 11th, 2008
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