michaorbezo – Writing and Digital Media Class Blogs

Before Gluing The Pieces Together

michaorbezo — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 15:06:24 +0000

Although I still haven’t accomplished a significant amount of work on my blog, I think it’s important to think about how I would like to implement my strategies first. There’s a lot of things to consider: the logo, the theme, background, menu navigation, or other mixed media I should add to the site. I’m likely to chose the same color scheme that I had in one of my previous blogs, which will be green, white, and black, and red. I’ll consider this color scheme when I create my logo design as well. Lastly, I’ll choose two permanent photographs for the site, one will be a header and the other will be portrait shot to include in a side bar that will have a short blurb about myself. I’m a little nervous about how the color scheme will turn out and choosing appropriate content, but I think that if I apply the five modes of expression that I read about in the textbook, then I know I should be fine. For now, the only way to find out what works and what doesn’t is if I experiment!

Getting Started

michaorbezo — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 14:57:05 +0000

Creating my web portal is just the first step in my on-going work process in Writing and Media Media. I plan to build a custom web portal that fits with the type of brand I would like to portray to the public which will be kept minimal with warm colors. I also want this web portal to be a presentable place for me to keep a portfolio of my work done in this class.

What I Did & Why I Did It

So far I’ve named the blog “Orbezo” because it’s my last name and I identify myself with it since some people call me by my last name. Some people can’t pronounce it, too. It’s also a very rare last name, so it came as no surprise that it wasn’t already taken as a blog name. I also chose a theme, though I may change it later. I would like a theme that’s simple and focuses on photographs more than anything since I’m going to be creating plenty of graphics. I’m also planning to create a custom logo very soon. I think logos are not only professional, but really define the uniqueness of a website design.