Le Fin

My journey with IPD has been a educational one! When we were asked to blog, I was excited because blogging is one of my favourite pastimes. However, I soon found out that we were asked to blog about issues, therefore, my usual blogging style cannot be applied. But it is through this that I learnt how to blog professionally and with depth and content – this is important because Nielsen (1999) stated that ‘content is king’ and users don’t go to a website to enjoy the design of a website. Therefore, besides choosing a good layout and design, I also make sure my blog posts are relevant and informative.

(Source: Flickr 2007)

I also learnt that to have a good blog post, focus is important. Information overload must be avoided at all costs! The important points in my blog posts are made salient to guide the reader and to grab his or her attention (Kress & van Leeuwen 2006).

According to Shriver (1997), visuals help to enrich meaning and to assist the reader’s understanding. Hence, images are included for those purposes, in addition to appeal to the readers.

I am thankful to be enrolled in this subject. I learned so much about good writing and effective document design. I would like to extend my gratitude to my lecturers, Ms. Ngim and Ms. Jenny for their guide, help, support and encouragement throughout my IPD journey.

With that said, may this blog benefit its readers and au revoir!

(Source: Boston Herald 2009)

References

Kress, G & van Leeuwen, T 1998, ‘Front page: (the critical) analysis of newspaper layout’, Approaches to Media Discourse, Blackwell, Oxford.

Nielsen, J. 2000, ‘Chapter 3: Content Design’ in Designing web usability, New Riders, Indianapolis.

Schriver, KA 1997, 'The interplay of words and pictures', in Dynamics in document design: creating texts for readers, Wiley Computer Pub., New York, pp. 361-441.