There are some subtleties in choosing the proper appearance for a blog. As the designer you have to pick what feel you want your blog to convey by using color placement, and style to your advantage. I decided to use Old Standard TT text as my title text because I wanted my blog to have an aura of sophistication. For this same reason I chose the color black to be my text color. Look to the background; you can clearly see it is a picture of the world. What colors make up the picture? You will notice there are blacks, yellows, blues, green, and a hint of red. Black is the color of sophistication. Yellow and red are used to evoke intensity. Blue is for calmness and serenity. Green is for restfulness, and soothing. These colors are all used to set the mood and tone of my blog. However, you could set the perfect mood for your blog and mess up by choosing the wrong, illegible font for the body. For this reason I chose Arial size fourteen. I don't want anyone to strain their eyes while reading my blog. With all these factors mixed you get a feel of comfort, sophistication, ease and a hint of intensity. Enjoy.
http://psychology.about.com/od/sensationandperception/a/colorpsych.htm
http://tympanus.net/codrops/2012/02/19/establish-a-mood-with-typography/
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