building a blog/ Analyze design

Order Instructions

To begin this assignment, you will need to conduct research on blogs to gain a better understanding of blogging best practices. You must support your design decisions with examples from at least three tech-related blogs and at least three tutorials that teach about either general blog design or the features of Blogger. Evaluate the layouts of the blog examples that you find. Identify how each blog conveys information to its audience.

Your research should give you a very good idea on what your design could look like, however, if you still feel that you need additional guidance you may review the examples provided in the Blog Design Examples listed below:

My blog design and structure Download My blog design and structure

The blog design plan Download The blog design plan

The blog design Download The blog design

To complete this assignment, you will describe the approach you will take to design your Information Technology Blog.

Identify an audience for your blog and describe how your intended audience will impact your design choices.

Discuss the design strategies and features that you found in your research that you would like to implement in your own blog design. Choose stylistic elements that you will use on your blog, including background image/color, color scheme, and fonts. Outline the labels that you will use to categorize posts.

Create a basic wireframe diagram of the front page of your blog to illustrate your intended layout, including header, main text, sidebar, footer, and links to static pages, such as the required “About” page. To create your diagram, you can choose to use a graphics editing software (e.g., PowerPoint, Paint, Photoshop, etc.) or insert a photo of a hand-drawn sketch.

The Blog Design Plan

Must be at least 300 words in length (not including title, diagram, and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center (Links to an external site.).

Must include a separate title page with the following:

Title of paper

Student’s name

Course name and number

Instructor’s name

Date submitted

Must use at least three tech-related blogs and at least three tutorials that teach about either general blog design or the features of Blogger.

Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center.

Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center.