Reflections...

The journey of a blog and its blogger is simple. You don't need to climb a mountain to achieve your goal, you just need to sit in front of a computer and type. And by doing just that, you can get your point across to millions of people around the world. This is one of the things that I have grasp in the process of completing this blog. However, the power of blogging is not something to be taken lightly. Some people lost their jobs because of it while others end up in jail. Though, not everything about blogging is unpleasant and I discovered that while writing a post on blogging communities. Interacting with other people with the same interest through a digital screen is an interesting experience. I can very well understand why some people are so addicted to blogging.

Through the course of this assignment, I have learned a lot about online publishing. It helped me gain awareness on what a blogger should and should not post. When blogging, we have to be ethical in discussion to avoid defamation and copyright infringements. Sensitive subjects such as culture and religion need to be approached carefully. Always keep in mind that ANYONE can view your blog, hence why you should not take it for granted.
Another thing a blogger needs to consider is the design of the blog. One can't simply use whatever layout just for the sake of aesthetic purposes, it has to be coherent with the type of blog one is writing. Take this blog for example - a blog on the issues of publication and document design. I avoided using bright colored backgrounds to ensure that my writing is visible and that readers do not have to strain their eyes to read my post. Different background colors were use to separate my postings and the surrounding elements. Aside from that, a good navigation system is highly important when it comes to designing any document. The more complex a document is, the more it increases in necessity (Penman 1998).

With the above explained along with the completion of this blog and the knowledge I acquired, I'm confident that I will be able to write a better document in the future. And with that, I bid my readers goodbye.



References
Penman, R 1998, Document structures and readers' habits, Communication Research Institute of Australia