Reading blogs has never been something I have ever thought much about. Since we talked a bit about them in class I have done a small bit of digging and realized how many there are and how many different subjects that are ‘blogged’ about. Though I have to admit I’ve never had the urge to start one myself and still feel some reluctance.
While searching through the internet I realized the only blogs I’ve ever read were about celebrities and celebrity gossip, mostly thanks to Perez Hilton (www.perezhilton.com). At the time I never realized they were considered to be blogs, I mostly just thought it was garbage talk that required minimal reading that kept me entertained for a few minutes at a time. But after reading different entries I don’t feel that I know how to go about starting a blog. What exactly are the perimeters? It sounds as though this should be an easy thing to do but I am finding it to be frustrating. What’s the easiest way to set one in to motion?
Through the process of digging for a good blog topic I remembered a friend that has a blog (www.zakkmatticeblog.blogspot.com). He uses his blog to show the progression of the work he is doing on his own and at school. To me his blog is ideal, with less writing and more pictures of his work, but then that would take away from us starting an online portfolio as the semester progresses.
There have been many hours spent brewing ideas and making attempts at a first blog entry. There is the understanding that these blogs are meant to help us to convey our thoughts about our designs and those of others. My hope is that somehow this will get easier and that I will have many more ideas and opinions to share as time goes on. So I guess the idea is to get past the torment I am self inflicting and realize the positives that will come from this blogging adventure.
