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This week I have been experimenting with hand sketched logos, see teacharch-logo-samples2,  as well as historically-accurate mount-vernon-colonial-paint-colors , colonial-fonts , and wallcoverings-from-colonial-williamsburg for my website project. Over the last two weeks I have been “doodling” and thinking about a logo called TeachArch for my website,on top of the fonts and colors for my website, Colonial Architecture in Virginia, 1607-1783.  Although I have spent more time on the design of my actual logo rather than the “website title,” I have made progress with both. I went online and searched for  “colonial fonts” and “colonial paint colors” at some familiar websites, such as Colonial Williamsburg and Mount Vernon. I discovered that both organizations had employed specialty companies with various tasks such as the development of  interior paints, wallcoverings, borders, etc. that reflected materials used during the 17th and 18th centuries. As a result I came up with several inspirational options to consider for my own website.

Along with our class instruction on Photoshop last week as well as suggestions and tutorials from this week’s readings, I have a better grasp of my next steps. Katrin Eismann’s book, Photoshop, is quite easy to follow and engaging even though she makes it clear from the start that learning Photoshop will take “time, curiosity, and patience” (3).  I would agree…especially big doses of time and patience! And I found Paula Petrik’s article, Scholarship on the Web, helpful and informative in her matter-of-fact/to the point approach to techniques and methods. Petrik has a way to take the most complex idea and make it so simple for the rest of us. I found the information on matting engravings and line art particularly intriguing, and even briefly thought about including line art on my own website. But considering my colonial theme, I think for now I will stick with finding the right logo, fonts, and colors so I can present a historically-accurate design and cohesive layout.

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