When someone finds a new blog, one of the first indicators they get about whether it is worth returning to is how it looks. A blog full of incoherent page elements that don’t seem to tie together can leave a reader feeling confused and drive them away before they even start looking at content. Luckily, there are a few simple things you can do to make sure your blog stands out visually without being a mess.
1. Stick With Your Theme
When you choose the color and theme for your blog, be careful to make sure you carry the same elements through every page. You don’t have to use the defaults that come with the theme, but when you replace a color scheme make sure you replace it with something that looks consistent and matches any widgets your theme came with. If your theme comes with a patterned or visually busy background or header, be careful to make sure colors you use to replace the defaults work well with these elements.
2. Make Your Own Header
Your readers will be looking at whatever is at the top of your blog to get an idea of what kind of content you are providing. Use the header section to make sure this information is as obvious as possible. Without a strong header, your blog will look like one of the many generic default layout setups available online right now.
3. Stay Organized
One aspect of having a visually appealing blog that is often overlooked is usability. Some very simple blog setups end up looking great visually simply because they are easy to read and navigate. Make sure your blog has a well organized archive section that will let readers find old posts by date, category, or both. If you have any information you need to give new readers, make it easily accessible from an obvious link on the front page of your blog.
4. Use Readable Fonts
One of the easiest traps to fall into when trying to design a visually interesting blog is choosing a font that may not look good on other monitors. Remember that everyone does not read internet text at the same resolution and try to stick to a font that is simple and easy to read. One good option is leaving the font selection screen alone entirely and allowing readers to browse your site with the default font. If you’re going for a more controlled look, consider how your font will appear stepped up or down a size and from further away.
5. Simple Is Good
Readers come to your blog to check out the content you are providing, not to see your visual effects. The area where you post text should be uncluttered and easy to read. Avoid putting any kind of background image that is more complicated than textured paper directly behind your post. Make sure the colors you use for your text and your background have a strong contrast, like a white background for black text. Considering your blog’s readability as your first concern is a great way to make it visually appealing without loosing function.
Guest Post by Tom Walker :-
This guest post was written and brought to you by Tom Walker who writes for a UK based supplier of ink cartridges. He is a regular contributor to their blog where he posts about media design and the art of advertising.
Author Note :-
I must thanks to Tom walker personally for his interest of writing a Guest post in my blog.
This is the First Guest post in my Blog.
So cheers frnds…
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Congrats to you
. Having your own header makes your blog unique.
Informative post , good for newbies in blogging.
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Thank u very much shabnam
ya.. u r right..
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Nice Post Buddy! Well Organised Theme Makes the Reader Comfortable!
i Like Simple Ones!
Ya karthy..well said
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Your new too bar at bottom looks cool. It's different.
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That is WibiYa Toolbar bro…
Font of post and structure of whole site is in my priority for better visibility and navigation of category and related post is too.
Hello,
I too just entering the field of blogging as its my to share what i have , always love to read such articles to get motivated sometimes i read books of authors like osho for that.
I read Isha Books ..sometime i too read osho Books bro…cheers
Yeah agree with you, Simple site makes the visitor happy instead of a full flooded site..
having a Simple theme wont irritate the User and also it is Search engine frndly…
Great Post dude… Very useful…
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Thank U Dinesh….
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Great tips..buddy. keep it up !
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Thanks bro..
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yeah,, even am in need to do that for my website tooo,,,, hope ill do it soon
ya…It is very must for all bloggers
yeah.. this covers the core concept.. Gud work
Great tips.. I spend lots of time to designing my blog theme.
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Nice content. Thank you for your information.
Another thing is to use design software to create your logo / header / website graphics. It will give your site an extra edge.
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May I take a part of your idea to make my blog.