Blog design for educators

Design for web sites and blog sites is a big industry. Consider these resources to help you with some of the design challenges you may not even know you have. This series of web pages and videos will get you up to date on design considerations from an educator and educational perspective. This archived resource was written by Dr. Torrey Trust (UMass Amherst) with her masters class.

  • User interface and visual design – Web Design Basics for Educators
  • Consider fonts, style, word choice, spacing, and typography: Writing for the Web – basics for educators
  • Selecting digital media for your blog site: copyright, fair use, and Creative Commons for educators
  • Using media elements in your web design: logos, banners, images, infographics – Multimedia Design basics for educators
  • Model digital accessibility: consider design that creates content accessible to all readers, breaking down barriers and inviting all to participate – Digital Accessibility Web Design Basics for Educators
  • Also consider this W3C accessibility guidelines site when designing for all readers/ viewers.

Reference: Trust, T. (2019). Introduction. In T. Trust, Web Design Basics for Educators. EdTech Books. Retrieved from https://edtechbooks.org/webdesign/intro

Images and Sizes for Social Media

Having a handy reference guide to image sizes for specific social media sites can also help you work with images on your blog site. Accessing your MEDIA is done through the left side navigation panel. Here you can ‘play’ with the look of the images and media for your blog site. Consider this guide for the use of header images and images for posts and/or pages to engage your readers in multiple ways. Remember accessibility features and add alt-text to all images you use.

2022 Social Media Image Sizes Cheat Sheet by Jamie Spencer.

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