Colored Pencil Podcast

Some of the topics discussed: Colors - Colors on your site should be subdued and muted.  Look at Lisa’s site: lachri.com  (she does push the envelope just a little) Fonts - Some of the fonts that I like right now are: Trebuchet, Merriweather, Amaranth, Promixa Nova.   Read the documentation from Apple on their new font:  https://developer.apple.com/fonts/ What is a plugin? A plugin is a small feature set program that performs a specific function on your site.  For example, you may have a plugin for a form, and a different plugin for a gallery display of your images. Be sure and test each each plugin and give it about a week before adding another. How many fonts should you use and will too many create a performance hit? Try and keep the number to somewhere around 10.  Keep a log of the plugins and what each is doing on your site. Is mobile important? Google has announced that they will factor in a sites mobile experience when they consider search rank.     About half of your visitors are using mobile to v