Use of Media:
I have not yet provided images and other media on my blog. I will start doing that as soon as I figure out how. There are no links or videos either.
Scan-ability:
There are parts of my blog that are scannable however, most of the blogs are presented as intimidating chunks. Long entries are portioned out but I need to make them much more defined and clear. I can use subtitles or images to help space out the long entries.
Design:
I think the overall design works for the site. The consecutive, colorful dots give the page a design and brighten it up.
The font is clear and readable and the black color of the font against a very light background makes it easy to read.
I believe the use of color is complimentary as opposed to distracting. The colors are pale and not bold so they seem to be almost transparent and blend into the background while still being noticed.
The blog does not seem to have too much background noise, the dot design is subtle.
Based on the length of some of the entries, some of the posts probably do contain needless words and superfluous sentences.
I think the site navigation is obvious. It is easy to find where a person can post a comment or different posts that someone may be interested in reading.
There is no tagline to my blog, so I guess there is no way it can be descriptive or engaging. I guess I should put one in. hahaha!
I think I can make the blog concept more clear. Not everyone coming across the site will know completely what the blog is about.
Considering that I am new to blogging, my site is probably more amateurish than professional. However, I believe my organization is good and I will get better as time goes on.
I pretty much agree with everyone that you said. For images you need to add some pictures, videos, and links (I'm still learning how to do that too). For scanability, I noticed in some of your posts that there was not enough space in between paragraphs, which makes it hard to scan, so you may want to enter twice before a new paragraph. I really like the design, it adds color to your page, but doesn't cause a distraction. Along with that, there's no "noise," but you may want to try expirmenting with color fonts or even a more eye-popping template. Like you said, there's no tagline and you may want to change your title to something a bit more exciting, but I think all that stuff works out on its own. Lastly, I found your site very organized and easy to navigate. Overall, good job!
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