Monday, September 27, 2010

Typeface and Text

I see that many people think the same thing about the reading. And I agree with them. It was interesting to think about the effects a typeface has on a person's reading. To think that if something is written in Ariel, it's the most direct of the typeface. It affects how a person comprehends their reading. If I could use Counselor Script on here, I would be able to say something really sophisticated and everyone would believe it! Fun stuff to think about. Maybe this article should have been written in something more exciting. I might have been able to enjoyed it more.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

My First Blog

This is my first time blogging, so you'll have to excuse anything that you might not be see, as quality blogging. But I guess this is an opening to the blogging world. Right now I could be like a child learning to use a bike and just having the training wheels taken off. I'll probably fall off a couple times. I might wreck into the bushes. But it will be pretty comedic. And I expect to hear about how spectacular of a crash it is. 

But this is how it all works out. Everything on the internet starts from a person being shaky, trying to find a starting point. And as I started writing, I wanted to get a short intro. I browsed around for what to do in these posts and I found a resounding, "Do what you want."

In the article "Writing for the Web Versus Writing for Print: Are They Really SO Different," by Judy Gregory, she discusses how people like to browse. A reader on the web wants to quickly "pull" the information they want. And thats what I did when I started this. I browsed. I pulled the information I wanted and disregard the information I wanted. Whether it was videos, pictures, or articles, I went with whatever would give me the information the quickest. So expect me to keep improving and honing in on what I need to do here. So watch out for the bushes and keep posted!