Blog Post #1: Design

I designed my blog to have both an informal and formal tone. I wanted viewers to feel comfortable opening my blog by having an informal title font and also informal titles for the individual posts. But, I also wanted viewers to know that the actual posts are professional pieces of writing by using the Times New Roman font for the writing in the blog posts. The background also clearly and immediately identifies that the majority of writing will be about literature.
The oranges used to design the blog catch the viewers attention and promote a mood of warmth and excitement while the browns reiterate the warmth but also create a mood of comfort. These colors remind me of a library or coffee shop where both writing and reading take place. I did not want extremely bright colors on my blog because it draws the viewer away from the focus of the page, which is the writing. The colors I selected make the design interesting an inviting without being overwhelming or intrusive.