In class Thur April 30th

Project 6 Blog Makeover
For the final project you will be changing the fonts, colors and creating images to theme a blog up on the "Blogger"web service. 


You need to do the following


1. Create a Blogger account [click here]
(Blogger is part of Google so you can sign in using your school gmail name and password)
2. Make a Favi Icon
3. Make a visual for your Header
4. Pick fonts and font colors
5. Pick Background Colors and/or Images
6. Make 5 posts with the 5 best designs you created from the projects in this class (CD covers, Movie Poster, Logo, Motion Graphic)






Making images for the web
- You can just rag and drop an image from a blog!
- You can look up dimensions
- 72dpi but really its about pixels
- Flatten and use Save for Web to make a .jpg
- Upload it to your blog. The Banner will go in the "Header" of your Blog in the "Template" section.

The "background" image can be changed under " "Customize" in the "Templates" area 

Making a Favicon

- Create an image 16 pixels X 16 pixel image in Photoshop

- Use Save for Web to create a .jpg

- Go to favicongenerator.com to translate it into a .ico file

- Upload your file onto your blog under "Layout" at the top. 

Putting Links on your Blog
- Under "Layout" select the area you want the links.

- Hit add Gadget and find the Link List. (notice there are a lot of things you can add to your blog) 

- add your link and the link name and save





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