Krug and my ePortfolio

RESPONSE

Conventions
Right on my home page I have that this is a student’s work page. Since Schooling really is all I have been doing for the past 16 years, I though it was only right to put “a Students’s life” at the top of my page. As for my menu’s I find them easy to use. Each one is equipped with a page that, incase you accidentally click on the wrong one, will lead you to a page with links that bring you to where you wanted to go.

Visual Hierarchies
For my porfolio I think that the font size is good. I have been using a size 14/16 type of deal. My headers are typically 16, where my information is usually 14pt. I think by having the font larger, but not so large is the best thing to have. I also think that by not having a continuous photo in the background it is better for the eyes to focus on the words in each post rather than the image. Because of this I went with a simple light blue background that isn’t so bad for the eyes.

Make Clickable Obvious
My links on my page are very easy to tell. They are made into another color, giving them the appearance of “maybe I should click on this”. In some cases if the change of color is not visible to me, I will go in and edit the text’s color to a navy blue (following with my ocean color theme) and will , sometimes, make it bold. This type of difference in coloration, makes it pop out, just like it does in my first Blog post.

Format Text for Scanning
In regards to scan-ability I believe that it is easily readable. Since I have my home page set up as a welcome page, instead of a content page, I think it is easy to follow and see which parts the reader would like to view. For my posts I do like to have it as broken up as I can while maintaining the flow. Sometimes I’ll add an image, a horizontal line, or even a bolded header that signals a separation.

DISCUSSION

@mikaelal
I really like that when a link is inserted into the text the text changes color. I know sometimes its underlined but for myself it’s much easier to see a different font color and I really appreciate that our eportfolios have this feature. I know that I really need to mix up my font types and my font colors but sometimes I worry that It’ll all look like a mess if I do that so I tend to stay traditional (boring).
@charlotter
I love how your blog is set up. Navigation is really easy and I am able to tell where everything is at a glance. I also like how you’ve set up your actual blog page, including links to each post instead of every post on your blog page. It’s inspired me for reformatting my own blog.

OTHER/REPLY

@mikaelal

If you’re worried about your ePortfolio looking boring, I suggest doing what Charlotte is doing and get a color scheme and stick to it. For example, If you are trying to be minimalist you could have White background, black text, underlined/ bolding links. Or if you’re looking for more color you could stick to the blue family, or the green family. I wouldn’t recommend a yellow, or a red because red is seen to make people angry when they see it, and yellow would be too hard to see. Then once you have your scheme of colors just start from the darkest shade, and work your way down to a lighter one. For example, Black for the text, Dark blue for Links, A lighter blue for Headers and stuff like that. Or even however you want to do it! that is the amazing thing about ePortfolio’s is that they are your own creations!

 

@charlotter

Well thank you! I think how my blog is set up is quite functional that way it isn’t too clustered. I actually have my Blog on my page down in two forms, so the reader can easily find it in both ways. I have my Latest Post – ENG304BLOG and I have my page, which I think you are talking about, where I have them in a list form. I am happy it inspired you, I know that you were having a page and a half issue going one, so that makes me happy!