Blog Content

Hello! I'm here with another blog post on the content that I use for my blog. So far, I have just been playing around with fonts and it's honestly made my blog look so much better! I used to be really into HTML/CSS when MySpace was the thing. I used to customize the bananas out of my MySpace page and when I used to use Tumblr. Unfortunately, all of that information did not stick in my brain, but there are so many resources out there that can help you make your blog look super nice also!

Layout: My layout is pretty simple. I really like minimalistic/simplistic layouts because it just makes the page feel less cluttered. I don't want my blog post to be full of unnecessary things on it. For my layout, I am just using one that is provided by Blogger/Blogspot. I'm not sure what template I'm using because I just added a background. The layout of my page itself is very simple also. Just play around with the settings in the 'Customize' option of Layout section.

Background: My background is from here. This is actually a page for Tumblr themes. I found this while viewing JasmineBlu's tumblr page and followed the link that was provided for the maker if her theme. If you visit JasmineBlu's blog, you can see that I have followed a similar theme that she created, especially with adding the title header, i.e. the 'Blog Content' part at the beginning of the post and the 'always, kim' at the end of my post. I thought that added those little touches to the posts made it more personal and it shows that she cares about the content that she provides, which is something I also wanted to convey. A lot of the design elements that I use are inspiration from her.

Fonts: All of the fonts that I've used to create my header and blog titles are from dafont.com. This is the best place to find new fonts. It's super easy to use and download. The have options to download for both PC and Mac, which is perfect for me! There's also an option to preview the font before downloading it. Just type in whatever you want into the box and the fonts will update with a preview of those words. I used the search option because I noticed that the fonts that I liked were labeled KG. So if you're looking for a font that I used in one of my posts, search KG. If you're not able to find it, let me know and I'll give you the exact name of the font I used. The best part about DaFont is that all of the fonts are free to download. So go on that downloading spree and experiment with fonts!

Editing: The one thing I don't like about Mac is that there isn't a base program like MS Paint. I had a lot of issues trying to figure out how to edit my fonts because some of them have layers to it. There are alternatives to MS Paint that you can download if you're a Mac user, but I'm getting a subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud for school in a few weeks, so I didn't want to download any programs. Right now I am using Microsoft Word. I use the text box option so that I have the ability to move the text box wherever I want it on the page. If you've tried to edit a picture on Microsoft Word, it's a serious hassle, but editing fonts is really easy. Again, you'll just have to play around and experiment.

Social Media Icons: The icons themselves I downloaded from JasmineBlu's blog. She made those really cute icons that I'm currently using for my social media buttons. I'm using them temporarily only because I don't have time to create my own and I thought that they fit well with the theme of my blog. I suggest checking out XOMisse. She has a lot of resources available on her blog that can help with HTML/CSS. That's how I made the icon pictures into links. The internet is your best friend, especially Google, if you need any help with coding. The internet will answer all the questions you need.

Other: If you're at a total lost, check out the Blogger Forums! There are so many people there that help with any of the questions that you have. I'll admit, I'm super new to this blogging concept, let alone customizing. I've used the forums once and if I ever get into trouble, I'll probably use it again.

I hope this post has helped you with inspiration. I'm a customization junkie, so you might see my page go through different phases and themes. Please let me know if you have any specific questions.