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Record Nr.

UNINA9910964690303321

Autore

Culbertson Melissa

Titolo

Blog design for dummies / / by Melissa Culbertson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2013

ISBN

9781118554784

1118554787

9781118554999

111855499X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (355 p.)

Collana

--For dummies

Disciplina

302.30285

Soggetti

Blogs

Online social networks

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Making Everything Easier!"--Cover.

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Conventions Used in This Book; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Getting Started with Blog Design; Chapter 1: Recognizing Components of a Well-Designed Blog; Knowing Why Blog Design Matters; Discovering How Readers Visually Travel Your Blog; Using Design Elements That Complement Your Message; Creating a Great-Looking Blog (When You Aren't a Designer); Looking at Available Tools; Chapter 2: Applying Core Design Principles; Providing Structure with Proximity

Using RepetitionCreating Contrast; Aligning Design Elements; Chapter 3: Getting to Know Your Blog (Even Better); Creating Goals for a Strong Design; Defining Your Writing; Understanding Your Audience; Chapter 4: Establishing a Style Guide; Exploring the Benefits of a Style Guide; Identifying Elements to Include; Creating Your Style Guide; Developing Guidelines for Blogs with Multiple Contributors; Part II: Choosing the Visual Design Elements; Chapter 5: Gathering Design Ideas; Creating a Mood Board - And Why; Studying Other Blogs; Digging into Blog Analytics to Improve Navigation Design

Deciding Who Designs Your BlogChapter 6: Selecting Fonts and Colors;



Choosing Fonts; Choosing Colors; Chapter 7: Developing Your Overall Blog Layout; Getting Familiar with Common Layout Types; Selecting a Blog Theme; Exploring Ways to Showcase Blog Posts on Your Home Page; Deciding Where to Place Advertising; Chapter 8: Customizing Your Header, Footer, and Background; Expressing Visual Identity with a Strong Blog Header; Enhancing Navigation with a Blog Footer; Polishing Your Design with a Blog Background; Chapter 9: Customizing the Design with Coding Basics

Seeing How HTML and CSS Work TogetherBasic HTML Every Blogger Should Know; Basic CSS Every Blogger Should Know; Accessing the CSS in Your Blogging Platform; Inspecting Your Blog with Firebug; Part III: Designing for Easy Navigation and Interactivity; Chapter 10: Navigation and SEO Basics; Discovering the Mission of Good Navigation; Easing Navigation with SEO-optimized Blog Components; Making Your Blog Mobile-Friendly; Chapter 11: Laying Out Your Navigation Menu and Sidebars; Introducing Important Content with a Navigation Menu; Putting Together Your Navigation Menu

Showcasing Key Information with a SidebarIdentifying Elements to Build a Sidebar; Including Visual Design within Your Sidebar; Staying Clear of Sidebar Distractions; Chapter 12: Making Content Easy to Find; Giving Visitors the Opportunity to Explore; Making Sure Visitors Find What They're After; Organizing with Categories and Tags; Helping Readers Find Old Content; Increasing Reach by Highlighting Your Blog Posts; Chapter 13: Increasing Ability to Share and Interact; Exploring Sharing Buttons for Your Blog Posts; Managing Comments; Highlighting Social Media Profiles

Part IV: Creating Design-Friendly Content

Sommario/riassunto

The average blogger does not typically have experience with design or coding, but that shouldn't deter them from having a professional-looking blog design. This friendly and easy-to-understand guide provides you with the tools you need to establish a creative, unique, and aesthetically memorable blog without having to learn how to code beyond some basic CSS. Whether you're looking to write for a major brand, become a brand ambassador, sell a product, acquire new clients, advocate for a cause, or simply tell a story, you'll find design tricks, helpful techniques, and invaluable advice for cr



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910961401503321

Autore

Aveyard Karina

Titolo

Watching Films : New Perspectives on Movie-Going, Exhibition and Reception

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, : Intellect Books Ltd, 2013

ISBN

1-78320-042-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (442 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MoranAlbert

Disciplina

791.43015

Soggetti

Film criticism

Motion pictures -- Appreciation

Motion picture audiences - History

Motion picture industry

Music, Dance, Drama & Film

Film

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover ; Half Title ; Title ; Copyright ; Dedication ; Contents; Foreword; Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; About the Contributors; Introduction: New Perspectives on Movie-going, Exhibition and Reception ; Part I: Theoretical Perspectives ; Chapter 1: Cinema, Modernity and Audiences: Revisiting and Expanding the Debate; Chapter 2: What is a Cinema? Death, Closure and the Database; Chapter 3: A Poetics of Film-audience Reception? Barbara Deming Goes to the Movies; Chapter 4: The Porous Boundaries of Newsreel Memory Research

Chapter 5: Why are Children the Most Important Audience for Pornography in Australia?Part II: The Film Industry - Systems and Practices ; Chapter 6: Local Promotion of a 'Picture Personality': A Case Study of the Vitagraph Girl ; Chapter 7: 'Calamity Howling': The Advent of Television and Australian Cinema Exhibition; Chapter 8;  A Nation of Film-goers: Audiences, Exhibition and Distribution in New Zealand; Chapter 9: The Critical Reception of Certified Copy: Original Art or Copy of a Rom-com?; Part III: Movie Theatres - From Picture Palace to the Multiplex



From Out-of-town to the Edge and Back to the Centre: Multiplexes in Britain from the 1990sPart IV: On the Margins ; Chapter 15: The Place of Rural Exhibition: Makeshift Cinema-going and the Highlands and Islands Film Guild (Scotland); Chapter 16: 'A Popcorn-free Zone': Distinctions in Independent Film Exhibition in Wellington, New Zealand; Chapter 17: Getting to See Women's Cinema; Chapter 18: Shifting Fandoms of Film, Community and Family; Part V: Just Watching Movies? ; Chapter 19: Watching Popular Films in the Netherlands, 1934-36

Chapter 20: Contemporary Italian Film-goers and Their CriticsChapter 21: Imagining a 'Decent Crowd' at the Indian Multiplex; Chapter 22: The VHS Generation and their Movie Experiences; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Watching Films: New Perspectives on Movie-Going, Exhibition and Reception provides new and compelling insights into the social, cultural and economic factors that influence the circulation, prensentations and consumption of film. This book provides a fresh approach to understanding the rapidly changing nature of modern cinema.