Wednesday, 22 November 2017

The One with Designing the Blog

Today is the day I finally sat down to design myself a CAS blog. As you might know, I have to write a blog of some kind which would document everything I do connected to creativity, activity and service.
I decided to write a blog online, so I could access it everywhere. I do not have to worry about having to carry my physical diary around with me. As you might have noticed, I am using a blog site called Blogger. I think I chose Blogger just because this was the only site I had heard of that I remembered. This also seems easily customizable.
First, I had to choose a name for the URL of my blog. I settled on sarcasticcasserole, just because it has CAS written in it not once, but twice! Then I started to mess around with different methods of customization. I chose a theme and then added a picture to the header. I found a picture of a grumpy-looking cat, who happens to be a unicorn in the middle of clouds with a rainbow in the background. For some reason I just found the picture to suit my blog. I also chose a colourful yellow background to spread some positive vibes and to comfort me in difficult moments. I tried to make my blog as simple as possible. I removed all unnecessary header links, my profile info, search bar and tags. I just prefer a cleaner look although I can also go crazy with colours and fonts but really enjoy them.
I cant remember any other design work I have recently done, but I did like creating this blog. For some reason it was quite relaxing to do. That's why I spent maybe a bit too much time doing it (while it doesn't necessarily show). But I hope others also enjoy my design or at least appreciate my choices and taste.

I will also for the record add a screenshot of how the blog looks like right now in case I change it later.