BlogFest Blog Design Presentation

Hack Design: Blog Design Tips and

Tricks on a Budget

Rita BarryBlog GenieBlog School

Blog design is about creatingan emotional connection

between you and your readers.

How do I want my readers

to feel when they arriveon my blog?

DISCOVERYAdventurous

BraveImaginativeFree-Spirited

REVOLUTIONUnpredictable

MaverickCare-freeRebellious

ENJOYMENTHumorousPassionateMagneticExciting

ACHIEVEMENTSuccessful

ProudDetermined

Powerful

NURTUREEmpatheticConcerned

CompassionateGenuine

INFLUENCEIntelligent

WiseExpert

Respected

AUTHORITYLeadershipConfidenceKnowledge

Guiding

BELONGINGFriendly

UnpretentiousTrustingNo frills

NUTUREINFLUENCEAUTHORITYBELONGIN

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DISCOVERYREBELION

ENJOYMENTACHIEVEME

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Your “emotional space” is now

the filter you use to evaluate design decisions.

Smart Blog Spending

domain

Smart Blog Spending

domain

hosting

How many things can a visitor click at once?

The norm on blogs is to flood readers with click-ables.

The Jam Experiment

30% vs 6%

How can you apply the “less is more” principle to:

+ navigation+ sidebars

It’s not your readers’ job to figure out what’s

important, it’s your job to show them.

Blog design on a budgetshouldn’t mean your site

looks cheap.

Look Pro on a Budget


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