the blog critique
after 13 weeks updating, 11 blog posts and some cool pictures, finally i have to post one last time.. and it's about the blog critique. it's hard to say "au revoir...." to all of my blog readers. i was pleased and satisfied with the blog comments, thank you thank you thank youuu... it's been a great time to share my experiences and stories in this blog for a whole semester. but before i leave, i want to share some of my opinions and point of views about a blog which i think is important for me and the wider community, especially those who love art.
the chosen blog is a blog titled under the fog fog fog. it can be seen at http://potatopolo.blogspot.com/. actually, i have discussed this blog before in a class presentation and i found it useful for everyone who loves art, especially design students in particular, even though i'm a communication student. this blog is important for me, as well as the wider community because it inspires them creating a better art work. everybody knows that art has been developed years by years, and it means that visual images, in any kind of look are very competitive, as well as every people's talent. even though a person has the talent, it doesn't mean that he/she can get the job easily. education is important.
the blog publisher is a design student from indonesia, named angela judiyanto. she is a friend of my friend who has a natural talent i think.. her blog is personality based, because she wants to publish her works and makes a little exhibition through it, so people from anywhere of the world, including the experts can see it. the content is pure art. it's not a diary as well, because it doesn't contain any long stories about her works. for some pictures, yes it does, but just about 5 sentences. from the blog archives, i can tell that this blog has been operating since september 2006. since that month, she has published about 3-5 posts each month, and it is very updated. of course she can't post many posts as she wants, because she's still in college. and for the design students, they need a lot of time to do one big projects.
what i know is her works have been inspired many young students to make an art exhibition like she did last year in jakarta, indonesia. it doesn't impact much society, and not quoted in newspaper or other media as well, but her pictures, posters and designs have attracted many many manyyy people, and they are quiet famous among the teenager societies in jakarta, as well as her simple, yet fantastic blog. why i call it fantastic is because she's very focusing on the content of her blog, not on the design. she uses very simple colors, the grey background, olive yellow font and white lines. those colors really works with her art works which contain mostly all the colors. so when people open her blog, they focus on her works directly..hmmm so did i.. the design and the layout are very simple as well, very well-organized and very easy to be understood. she puts her e-mail under her name, and her friends or work colleagues' blogs also. she divides her art works into three section or folder, so people can enjoy all of those easily (not too much pictures in one window). for the language, she uses english, means that she dedicates her works for people from anywhere of the world.
for the audience, i can't predict how much it is, because she has no any sitemeter or any other rss feed. but, from her message box, there are so many people left their messages for her, showing that they adore and appreciate her works. most of them are come from the teenager societies or design students as well. fortunately, the author doesn't face any censorship or persecution, because the contents are genuine and 100% original. she doesn't even rely on any sources for her blogs. like i said before, the contains are 100% original. that's why i like it because i know that she has put all of her efforts and mind to make her blog successful, as well as her works.
actually, it's a bit confusing to tell either her blog is very subjective or objective, because she doesn't comment her own works. she let people to tell her, to mark her works, so she can make better works. so.. i think her blog is very balance, because it contains both subjective and objective point of view. for people who just like to see her art works, i think most of them are very subjective. on the other hand, for art professional who like her works, i'm sure they will mark it very objective. my prediction is.. of courseeee this blog could become a professional enterprise. just imagine, now she's 20 years old and she's very talented and professional at her field. just wait until 5 or 10 years later and i'm sure she will become much more than this!
the chosen blog is a blog titled under the fog fog fog. it can be seen at http://potatopolo.blogspot.com/. actually, i have discussed this blog before in a class presentation and i found it useful for everyone who loves art, especially design students in particular, even though i'm a communication student. this blog is important for me, as well as the wider community because it inspires them creating a better art work. everybody knows that art has been developed years by years, and it means that visual images, in any kind of look are very competitive, as well as every people's talent. even though a person has the talent, it doesn't mean that he/she can get the job easily. education is important.
the blog publisher is a design student from indonesia, named angela judiyanto. she is a friend of my friend who has a natural talent i think.. her blog is personality based, because she wants to publish her works and makes a little exhibition through it, so people from anywhere of the world, including the experts can see it. the content is pure art. it's not a diary as well, because it doesn't contain any long stories about her works. for some pictures, yes it does, but just about 5 sentences. from the blog archives, i can tell that this blog has been operating since september 2006. since that month, she has published about 3-5 posts each month, and it is very updated. of course she can't post many posts as she wants, because she's still in college. and for the design students, they need a lot of time to do one big projects.
what i know is her works have been inspired many young students to make an art exhibition like she did last year in jakarta, indonesia. it doesn't impact much society, and not quoted in newspaper or other media as well, but her pictures, posters and designs have attracted many many manyyy people, and they are quiet famous among the teenager societies in jakarta, as well as her simple, yet fantastic blog. why i call it fantastic is because she's very focusing on the content of her blog, not on the design. she uses very simple colors, the grey background, olive yellow font and white lines. those colors really works with her art works which contain mostly all the colors. so when people open her blog, they focus on her works directly..hmmm so did i.. the design and the layout are very simple as well, very well-organized and very easy to be understood. she puts her e-mail under her name, and her friends or work colleagues' blogs also. she divides her art works into three section or folder, so people can enjoy all of those easily (not too much pictures in one window). for the language, she uses english, means that she dedicates her works for people from anywhere of the world.
for the audience, i can't predict how much it is, because she has no any sitemeter or any other rss feed. but, from her message box, there are so many people left their messages for her, showing that they adore and appreciate her works. most of them are come from the teenager societies or design students as well. fortunately, the author doesn't face any censorship or persecution, because the contents are genuine and 100% original. she doesn't even rely on any sources for her blogs. like i said before, the contains are 100% original. that's why i like it because i know that she has put all of her efforts and mind to make her blog successful, as well as her works.
actually, it's a bit confusing to tell either her blog is very subjective or objective, because she doesn't comment her own works. she let people to tell her, to mark her works, so she can make better works. so.. i think her blog is very balance, because it contains both subjective and objective point of view. for people who just like to see her art works, i think most of them are very subjective. on the other hand, for art professional who like her works, i'm sure they will mark it very objective. my prediction is.. of courseeee this blog could become a professional enterprise. just imagine, now she's 20 years old and she's very talented and professional at her field. just wait until 5 or 10 years later and i'm sure she will become much more than this!
