The two twitter profiles (Figures 1.7 and 1.8) are both similar in the respect of layout. Both have the menu on the left and the profile and tweets on the right. The difference between the two is primarily the color scheme. Figure 1.7 (Arola's twitter feed) is blue. The background is a light blue and the links are blue. For Figure 1.8 (Sheppard's twitter feed) is a light green and has green links. The background images both represent nature. Arola's has a winter-ridden, bare tree, while Sheppard's has leafy branches with even a cloud floating nearby. The other difference would have to be the profile pictures, but that is a given.
These differences can definitely shape the ideas of each person. The blue is a cool color and can give off the feeling of "coldness" but in this twitter feed's profile, the profile picture (a cartoon panda with a pink background) shows friendliness and someone who is "hip". For Sheppard's twitter feed, the green nature-y hues are a dead giveaway to a cheerful person.
Looking at both, Arola's with the cartoon panda, can be seen as a personal twitter, for friends and family. The lowercases and whimsical description gives off an air of minimal professionalism needed. With Sheppard's, her profile picture is of herself and her child. Her description is very concise and so it is seen as a professional twitter to an extent.
I do not have a twitter.
For two twitter feeds of my choosing though, I chose Pen and Franchesca Ramsey.
Ramsey's twitter profile is one of a professional's. Someone who is constantly promoting her channel and and skills. The background picture has a picture of herself and a list of websites she can be found out and what she is most prominently skilled in. Her profile picture is one of herself and underneath is a description of some little tidbits of herself along with her skills (comedian, graphic designer, video blogger). One can definitely tell this is one of a professional's conveying herself as one.
Now Pen's. Pen's twitter feed is interesting. Pendleton Ward is his real name and he's a professional and a huge name in the animation industry. however his feed is completely one of an artist's. Simple description (I created a cartoon series called Adventure Time on Cartoon Network), simple profile picture (a cartoon head of a cat), and his background... light peachy pink with crudely drawn fairies on repeat. Looking at this twitter feed one cannot tell right away that he's a professional. It's a personal twitter, to be put simply. A professional in disguise (similar to Arola's).