beautify your blog with gemma regalado of jane&philbert

BEAUTIFY YOUR BLOG

HOW TO MAKE YOUR SITE LOOK awesome!

Gemma from Jane&Philbert

BLOG & WEBSITE THEMES• What is your platform?

(WordPress.com/.org, Blogger, Tumblr etc.)

• NOT ALL THEMES ARE CREATED EQUAL!

FONTS & TYPOGRAPHY• A little web font history• What the hell is a “serif” and a “sans-

serif” font?!

FONTS & TYPOGRAPHY• And a “Display” font...?

It looks BRILLIANT when huge...

...and completely shit when small.

FONTS & TYPOGRAPHY• Rule of thumb:

ONE GREAT TEXT FONT +

ONE OR TWO DISPLAY FONTS FOR TITLES & HEADINGS

=EASY TYPOGRAPHY RECIPE FOR BEGINNERS

DON’T FEAR THE FACE

Would you trust this man?

DIY HEADERS & GRAPHICS• Bravery• Practice• The ability to “appropriate” other

people’s designs.

• And now for a rant about “colour theory”...

MMM, HEALTHY & NOURISHING

JOYFUL SUNSHINE?

EARTHY AND MANLY?

DIY HEADERS & GRAPHICS• Colour means nothing without context• Just consider your target audience,

and pick a colour that reflects who you are best to those people.

• Not sure about “your style”? Build a Pinterest board of styles you like

DIY HEADERS & GRAPHICS• Pixlr.com

• KEEP IT SIMPLE• Look at colours and fonts used on your

site – those are useful pointers to keep everything on brand

• Use your Pinterest board for inspiration

Q+A

MORE INFO AVAILABLE AT janeandphilbert.com/mumsnet

THANKS &

Happy Pimping!