I’ve just installed my blog. It’s going to be a very simple layout: white page, black/gray text. It’s primarily an art blog, displaying my latest work with perhaps a bit of writeup. Currently, it’s in a standard static-page Web site which I want to switch over to a blog format in order to make updating content easier. I don’t need/want any heavy-duty fancy design or color/layout schemes to get in the way. It’s just a plain two-column/right sidebar layout. That’s all I need or want.
Right now, I’ve got Tressimple installed, as it’s the simplest thing I can find, and comes closest to what I want.
What I want to do is quite simple: I want to use a custom-designed masthead at the top, and perhaps change the typeface. I don’t have the time or inclination to spend a huge amount of effort becoming a CSS expert; I just want to do a few simple changes and get on with the blog. I don’t want to play with code or stylesheets; I just want to get my work done.
Basically, all I need to do is:
1. insert my custom masthead, designed in Photoshop, with my title and tagline, at the top of the page without any system-text title/tagline superimposed;
2. change the default typeface from Helvetica to Verdana (I’ve found Verdana to be more easily readable at small sizes).
3. create a menu bar with a few basic choices (online press kit page, link to my CafePress shop, the usual “about”, “contact me”, etc.)
…and that’s pretty much it. I want to spend as little time futzing around with code and stylesheets as possible. Preferably, I’d like to do it in Dreamweaver if possible, as I have a fair amount of experience with it.
Are there any tutorials here that I can go through, which don’t automatically assume expert-level knowledge already, as so many CSS tutorials that I’ve found through Google do?
Thanks in advance,
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