C.R.A.P. Improvements

Like everything, there is always room for improvement. This is especially true when you have acronyms such as CRAP. I am extremely into design, and after looking over the CRAP, I decided there were many things that could add to my design expertise. (Hehe).

For example, contrast. A black "inner" background was chosen originally to create contrast between the colorful text  (green, white and red) and its surroundings while still maintaining a neutral canvas to work on in order to off-set all the color in the body's text. The color contrast of the text in the body paragraph is used to reiterate the main point of the blog: never underestimate the perception inherited through your cultural roots. 

BEFORE

The title of the post was in an red/orange color that could be said was kind of random. The title of the post changed to white because it is more neutral, and mirrors the style of the entire blogging stream title "A New Beginning," which also adds some repetition/consistency. The contrast of the date was also changed, in fact, it just about blends in with the background for the very important reason that it is not that important. I wanted to add emphasis to my blog titles so basically I pushed the date to the background by darkening it to make it seem less important.

AFTER

There is also contrast between text. Notice that the headlines are not the same style as the font in the blog's body. This was done intentionally to create a sense of  importance and overall style. I wanted the blog to look like a travelers journal with some structure, so I chose an almost sloppy font contrasted by a very rigid one that embodies clarity and organization.  Lastly, the three pictures chosen are vivid and tie in with surrounding colors. The red in my dress ties in with the red in the text; the green in the Korea picture appears very similar to that of the background's;  the orange of the fish tie in with the orange of the bridge in the Korean picture, as well as the pencil at the very bottom (not to mention the blue and black of reef only adds to the vividness of the picture). 

Repetition was represented through font, color and size. Headlines are distinguished by the font Rocksalt and white; while the body paragraphs are all Arial font and unpredictable colors.  Picture captions are all Arial font and white. 

Alignment of the text is to the left with the exception of the captions and pictures which are centered. 

Proximity of the pictures to text remains consistent. The proximity within the actual text is neutral.The proximity of the information provided with each other is all very relevant. Even the video clips on the side panel go with the message.  Go roadrunners!

Let me know what you think!