Blog Review

I would give this blog a ‘2’ for presentation and layout because its layout is usable however not very attractive. The blogger has used a very normal and common background and the blog is full of words and stories, there is a shortage of pictures, captions, etc. The layout is neat and organised, the recount is written in short paragraphs and each of the paragraphs is given headings making it easier for the reader to know what each paragraph is talking about. Maybe the blogger could have made his blog more colourful instead of using the standard colour black. I would give the blog a ‘2’ for graphics because there are not very many pictures but a lot of words and it is an eyesore to read so many words without any interesting pictures. However it can be seen that the blogger has put in some effort to include pictures in his blog. I would rate the blog a ‘4’ for graphic and design because it can be seen that the pictures were chosen carefully. Each of the pictures was related to a different paragraph. The blogger’s recount was about his holiday in Paris so the pictures which were chosen implied something about Paris. I would rate this blog a ‘4’ in terms of interest because the blogger has obviously showed that he wrote general things that most people may be interested in for example when the author wrote about how he had to choose a hotel, he did not go so much into detail as what kind of hotel he liked but the general procedure of what choosing a hotel is like. The topic the blogger has chosen to write on is a suitable topic because many people are interested on going for holidays not only him. Therefore the writer has done a good job by choosing a subject that people generally have interest in.
Total Marks
Presentation and layout:2
Graphics:2
Graphics and design:4
Interest:4

* The link to the blog is http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/29/paris-breaks*

The End
-Nediva^^