Relections on COMM1043

I have experienced in blogging previously but with little knowledge in issues and theories of publication and design. As a newbie in creating this serious blog, I have learned that visual is an important element in publishing, as "pictures could tell a thousand words" (Walsh 2006) where it assists in meaning creation. Besides, i have learned a lot of knowledge regrading principles and theories in publishing where eventually change my perceptions in this area.


Throughout the creation of this serious blog, i have learned that a blogger must know its purpose, context and audience in order to create a meaningful document. Furthermore, it is important to design the web pages which could be read comfortably on screen including the use of color , the length of information, visuals and also the use of different layouts (Parker 2003). Apart from that, i also learned that writing ethically is crucial for a blogger in order to avoid defamation and copyright infringements. According to Beeson (2005), a responsible blogger has certain ethical obligation to their readers in terms of content they write and also the society in general.



Reference List

Parker, RC 2003, Chapter 14: In looking good in print, 5th edition, Scootsdale, Arizona.

Beeson, P 2005, The Ethical Dilemma of Blogging In The Media, Quill,Vol.93, No. 3, pp. 18-19.

Walsh, M 2006, "The 'texttual shift': Examining the reading process with print, visual and multimodal text", Journal of language and literacy, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 24-37.