Designing is Easy, I Kid You Font

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I have had several people, only my mom, say they love my designs. I just wanted to give you a few quick tips on how to spice up your blog posts. And in true Saturday, no one is out there in blog land, fashion... I'm just talking to my mom. Here is how you can spice up the blog you don't have, Mom! 

1. Size your images.

Find out the total width you have to work with in the body of your blog.

{Layout --> Template Designer --> Adjust Width--->Entire blog pixels minus sidebar pixels --> then take off an additional 200 pixels if a 2 column template}

Or you could always just guess and check. 

I know that my post body can hold 800 pixels, so that is what I size the width of my images to. I use photoshop but a good alternative is Pixlr.

2. Always have a "Post Specific" Image

This way when you Pin It to Pinterest, you won't have to rely on people keeping your  pin description word for word.

 EXAMPLE:

Good Pin From Post:

Oh, and while we're at it, follow me on Pinterest and I will follow you back. I think the more people I can follow on Pinterest the better. It provides excellent Graphic Design inspiration.

{although I think you already follow me, don't you Mom?)

Bad Pin From Post:

3. Use Collages. 

I'm sure you guys know this one already. But keep them simple. Here are some of my favorite collage makers on the internet. 

PicMonkey

PiZap

Fotor

Good:

Bad:

 

4. FONTS

Hi, I'm Sarah and I'm a Fontholic. My friends make fun of me because they say they can instantly recognize something I designed based on the way the fonts are used. Here is my guide to pairing fonts.

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