On What I've Learned

Reflections
Finally the discussion on web and political issues on this blog has come to an end. My experience in creating this blog has been a tiresome but fruitful one indeed. From months of research; to the study of theoretical readings; to keeping a constant watch on current issues on the web and publishing issues, the knowledge I had acquired has further enhance me as a communication student and personal blogger. Besides that, I have also developed several theoretical standpoints that will help me as a blogger and a web designer.

Firstly, I learned that blogging has slowly taken on the form of journalism and vice versa, hence, the standard general rules of publishing, reporting and writing applies. Secondly, I learned that as a responsible blogger, I must sensitive to social norms of the local context. This is because blogging is a form of communication, and the social semiotic approach sees communication as a social action carried out a member of the society within a social context (Schirato and Yell, 2000). Last but not least, I learnt that to create a good website, I must first consider the function of my website. Identifying the audience, context and purpose will help me achieve that target (Weber,1998). User interface and accessibility is just equally important as a design because online users usually want to acquire as much information in the shortest and fastest way possible (Nielsen,2008; Schriver, 1997).

Lastly, I hope this website has given you much in sights as it has given me.

Reference List

Schriver, K.A. 1997, The interplay of words and pictures, Dynamics in document design: creating texts for readers, Wiley Computer Publications, New York, Ch. 6, pp. 364-440.

Schirato, T & S. Yell. 2000, Communication and Cultural Literacy: An Introduction, Allen & Unwin, Australia, Chapter 3, pp. 43-65.

Weber, J. 1998, Editing Web Sites, Technical Editors Eyrie, viewed 10th November 2008, http://www.jeanweber.com/newsite/?page_id=62

Nielsen,J.2008, Aspects of design quality, useit.com, viewed 10th November 2008,http://www.useit.com/alertbox/quality-correlations.html