Evaluation of Existing Web Logs

In this chart  I have recorded and evaluated my findings from existing web logs to help me develop my own practice.
This chart should help me with what to do and what not to do also it will help me decide what makes a succesful blog.

Name of Web Log	Purpose and intention of Web Log	What differing media or ICT Techniques (Video, Hyperlinks etc.)are used?	How effectively does the Web Log convey information and engage the consumer?	What areas from this Web Log would you like to employ in your own?
Concrete Loop	Promote urban black people Celebrating Promote awareness to the arts Latest news	Jpeg Videos Links Embedded YouTube links Hyperlinks Links to other Blogs Different fonts, colours and sizes	Clear and concise information	A range of the media and ICT techniques. Straight to the point information
THE SPORTBLOG (Guardian)	Keep people updated Celebrating achievements Latest news	Jpeg	Not very clear Very jam packed People do still read because sport is such a hot topic	Make sure my blog’s topic is interesting, so it attracts the majority not minority.
National Geographic Kids	Share thoughts and experiences online	Different fonts, colours and sizes Videos Jpeg	Different colours help you get around the blog swiftly The blog is organised	Having comment boxes to make the blog more interactive

 S.M.A.R.T. TARGETS
S - specific
M - measurable
A - agreed upon
R - realistic
T - time-based

1.Use a range of media and ICT techniques- by doing this it will ensure that my blog is interesting and it will keep the readers engaged. Also it shows that  I have those ICT and media skills.
2.Choose a interesting  blog topic- if I decide to choose a blog topic that a very small amount of people are interested in then my blog wont get as many hits as I would like but if its a very popular and talked about subject then that will bring a bigger audience.
3.The presentation and structure of blog- I would perfer if my blog is organised and in order. If the blog looks presentable then it will be easier for readers to read the blog.

My S.M.A.R.T targets will help my blog be a success

Typography

http://www.dafont.com/

I want to find a suitable type face for my school magazine, so in the website Dafont.com I searched fonts with a name associated with school or education.  There are a couple of screen shot above of the results I got back from searching words like school, teacher and education. I believe I got lucky and found an appropriate font by using this technique to search for a type face design. I wouldn’t suggest everybody using this because it limits the amount of fonts you can find especially if you search something that is rare or not very popular.

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I gathered these Fonts from a website called Dafont.com

These fonts I believe would look good and be appropriate for the front of a school magazine cover.

Typography is the skill and method of arranging type in order to make language visible. The arrangement of type involves the selection of typefaces, point size, line length  adjusting the spaces between groups of letters and adjusting the space between pairs of letters

Typography uses typefaces and the whitespace around and through them to create a whole design.

Typefaces and Fonts: Typefaces are a family of fonts (such as Helvetica Regular, Helvetica Italic, Helvetica Black, and Helvetica Bold). Fonts are one weight or style within that family (such as Helvetica Bold).

Spacing Around Letters

There are several adjustments that can be made between and around letters that affect typography.

• kerning - space between individual letters
• tracking - space between groups of letters
• leading - space between lines of type
• measure - the length of lines of text
• alignment - placing text to the left, right, centered or justified


• ligatures - letters moved close together so that their anatomies are combined

Analysis of existing Magazine cover

This is the analysis of a magazine cover, Elle.

The arrows just point out the essentials for a magazine cover. eg Masthead, cover picture, pull quote and main cover line.

 

Introduction

Hey All
I'm Talia and I'm 16. I curently attend La Swap Sixth Form and I study AS Media.
I see adverts, read magazines, enjoy digital media and play games almost everyday but I never really understood how they were made. At the age of 14, I took part in a competition called 'I Am Creative'. We were given a series of design briefs to choose from; a Nokia Brief or Fit for life. I chose the Nokia brief. In summary, I won the compettion and won a Nokia phone BUT Nokia were so impressd with my idea they decide to make it into an actual game and put it on Ovi Store. The game is called 'Green Spree' and its about the environment.

http://www.ideasfoundation.org.uk/thebrief/iac2.html   (Click to read a article on the game and view a couple of screen shot from Green Spree)

Since then, I have just been drawn into the Media/Creative industry. Since then I received an award for the game in the Hackney Empire and was invited to the Houses of Parliament. 
I have also created a  poster campaign and viral video for Global Handwashing Day 2011.

This poster when to all Primary School's across England and can be downloaded from the global handwashing day website anywhere in the world

 (Click to watch the viral video)
This is why I chose to study A level Media because I love creating posters, magazines and adverts. I have a real passion for this subject. I REALLY want to learn how to use the different software like Photoshop and Indesign.

Apart from Media I also enjoy listening to music. I like all types of music as long as I can dance to it or belt out a note or two. Gospel , Reggae , Bashment , Rnb ....I  LIKE IT ALL.