Better Blog

CARP

CARP stands for contrast, alignment, repetition, proximity. 

C: Contrast can be between fonts, colors or other aspects of blogs. 

A: Alignment involves how things are aligned. Grids play a huge role in the alignment of blogs. Posts should also be aligned left and ragged right. 

R: Repetition is also involved in the layout of blogs. Repetition can be used with images, fonts, colors or other aspects of graphic design.

P: Proximity is the spacing between things. It's important to have white space. Having good proximity makes a blog easier to read.

Layout

I made some minor changes to the layout. I checked to make sure everything was readable and looked professional.

Functionality

The main functionality adjustment I made was adding label and portfolio pages. The labels make it easier to find posts. The portfolio pages also aid in finding posts.

Improvements

On some of my old posts, I added headings. I broke the text up into smaller groups to make it smaller and more readable.

I also added a favicon, portfolio ages, labels, and other gadgets. I customized my template and messed with the header. I really like how it looks now.

Before and After

One of the pages I changed greatly, was my first post. I added headings and broke the text up. I made the entire post more readable and better overall. The top one is my original and the bottom is the improved post. I think the improved post is easier to read and more organized.

I applied the rules of CARP.

Before

After