The Norseman: Style Guide
Published Paper
Headlines
Droid Sans Bold
32 point font
41.6 pt line spacing
Body Text
Georgia
10 pt font
13 pt line spacing
Captions
Droid Sans
11 pt font
White background at 70% opacity
Dark background at 90% black
Image Borders
Lines – 2pt, 90% black
Dark background – 90% black
Light Text Backgrounds
45% black fill color
Black text
Light Gradient Backgrounds
40% black to 0% black
Pull Quotes
14-17pt Droid Sans
2pt 90% black border on top and bottom
Even Page Numbers
Left Alignment
White, Georgia italic 23pt
90% black background
Odd Page Numbers
Right Alignment
White, Georgia italic 23pt
90% black background
Opinion Attribution Boxes
80% black background
90% black border 1pt
10% black 11 pt Droid Sans
Margins
Top .25
Bottom .25
Inside .375
Outside .375
Special Feature Headline
Bebas
21 pt font
Special Feature Box
50% black background
90% black boarder 2 pt
Viking Voice Section
Body Text
Georgia
10 pt font
13 pt line spacing
Headlines
26 point MEgalopolis Extra
100% black
HEADLINE (dot = alt+8) TYPE Headline types include:
Fiction
Essay
Humor
Poem
Art Boxes
80% black background
90% black border 2pt
Caption: 10% black Droid Sans 11 pt
Art Headline Boxes
90% black background
White 1pt border
White text Bebas 19pt
The Norseman: Style Guide
How to Create a Post
First go to: http://bryanhighnorseman.com/wp-admin and login
User Name: Full Name (Example: Rebecca Dominy)
Password: vikings
This will take you to the Dashboard. Click the “Add New” under the “Posts” button on the left.
You will then type your headline and copy and paste your body copy.
Select the first paragraph of your article and copy and paste it to the “Excerpt” box.
Change the “Author” at the bottom of the page using the drop-down menu.
Add the “Tags” for your article.
Change the date of publication to the date dictated by the calendar.
When all steps are complete, click “Publish”.
If you would like to preview your page, you can click the “View Page” button above your headline.
Photographs within Articles – border: 0pt, align: right;
All photographs MUST have a caption
Adding Italics – <i>Type Text</i>
Adding Bold Text – <strong>Type Text</strong>
Pull-Quotes
Copy and paste the text you need based on the location of the pull-quote you are using. The words in all caps, must be replaced with your actual quote and attribution. This information must be placed in the exact spot you want the pull-quote to appears.
FOR LEFT PULL-QUOTE:
<blockquote style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 15px; position: relative; float: left; clear: left; border-left: 1px solid gray; width: 300px; font-size: 1.4em; border-top: 1px solid gray; border-bottom: 1px solid gray; border-left: 0; border-right: 0; text-align: center; display: block;"> INSERT PULL-QUOTE TEXT HERE <em> - ATTRIBUTION</em> </blockquote>
FOR CENTER PULL-QUOTE:
<blockquote style="left: 115px; clear: both; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 215px; position: relative; border-left: 1px solid gray; width: 500px; font-size: 1.4em; border-top: 1px solid gray; border-bottom: 1px solid gray; border-left: 0; border-right: 0; text-align: center; display: inline-block;"> INSERT PULL-QUOTE TEXT HERE <em> - ATTRIBUTION </em> </blockquote>
FOR RIGHT PULL-QUOTE:
<blockquote style="margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 10px; position: relative; float: right; clear: right; border-left: 1px solid gray; width: 300px; font-size: 1.4em; border-top: 1px solid gray; border-bottom: 1px solid gray; border-left: 0; border-right: 0; text-align: center; display: block;"> INSERT PULL-QUOTE TEXT HERE <em> - ATTRIBUTION </em> </blockquote>
Also See Related Articles
In the Dashboard, scroll down to the box labeled Custom Fields.
Select “Series” from the Name drop down and then past this information in the Value box beside it:
<i>This post is a part of the <a href="WEB PAGE LINK">NAME OF SERIES</a>.</i>
You will need replace the text in all-caps.
Example: <i>This post is a part of the <a href="http://bryanhighnorseman.com/tag/technology-in-the-classroom/">Technology in the Classroom series</a>.</i>
The Norseman: Style Guide