Hello, my name is Donna, and I am a "font-aholic". I love fonts. All kinds of fonts. The funkier, the better. On the Mac I had for school, I had downloaded over a hundred of fun and useful fonts. Last summer, our Macs were ripped away and we were handed new Dells. One of my least favorite things about the new Dell, is that we are not allowed to download any fonts. This was heartbreaking to me. My son bought me a new HP laptop for Christmas and I am back in the downloading business! I just can't use them for school, which is a bummer.
Until I read chapter 2, I had no idea that choosing type was such a "science". I usually just choose what I like. I take into consideration what I am trying to convey and who my audience will be, and possibly, how I am feeling at the time.
When creating this blog, prior to reading chapter 2, I chose the background theme because I liked it. It looks whimsical, and it's very seasonal - for the season of the year as well as this season of my life. I chose the complimentary colors of blues, greens, browns and whites because they are easily read in the context of the chosen theme. My type or font choices were purely personal. I tried different ones and stuck with the ones that I liked the most and thought looked the best. I chose Trebuchet for my text and posts. I like the roundness of the letters. I chose the more traditional Georgia for the date. I guess that was the most formal part of my blog at the time. My title is done with Coming Soon. I like the childlike whimsy of it and thought it looked appropriate with the dandelion on the banner.
I knew this class would be challenging for me, but I was pretty sure I would be okay with the chapter about fonts. After all, I am a "font-aholic". Who knew there was so much to know?
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