The road so far…

Personally, I have never had much intention to start a blog let alone a serious weblog. However, this experience has led me to enjoy writing as a blogger. I feel, bloggers are an opportune bunch of individuals because they can express themselves and somewhat share their part of the world with others.

During the process of creating this blog, I began to understand the theories of Publication and design much deeper and clearer. I also acquired a sense of designing documents that will effectively reach out to my audience. As a blogger, I always want to maintain my goal which is to blog with a purpose. I would want readers to acquire new knowledge by reading my postings and give their personal feedbacks.

As a blogger, I have also certain standpoints on how I blog:

a. Firstly, my blog will be sensitive to all cultures, races and religions.
Kress & van Leeuwen (1996) suggest that, each culture has its own sets of meanings (pp.109).
Schriver (1997) also states that designers that fail to understand their readers’ perspectives and as a result create bias documents, will face angry audiences.
I believe in writing for all and therefore would not want to offend any readers.

b. Secondly, this blog will be designed well to suit the readers.
According to Schriver (1997), writers and designers are expected to integrate both the visual and the verbal (pp.363). This blog does not merely contain words but also acquires the use of visuals and videos. Readers are also free to leave their comments on the postings.

c. Thirdly, this blog will not go against any copyright laws.

As a final note, I hope this blog has served its purpose to give you an insight into the issues affecting Publication and Design and to inspire you to look into other issues as well.

References:

Kress, G & van Leeuwen, T., 1996.Visual and verbal literacies. Reading Images: the grammar of visual design. Geelong, Vic.: Deakin University.

Schriver, K., 1997. Cahpter 6: The interplay of words and pictures. Dynamics in document design: creating texts for readers. Wiley Computer Pub. New York.