Instead of preparing for my upcoming biology exam this week, I decided to go on Facebook (because what’s studying without a little procrastination?). While I was scrolling through the friend updates and food videos, I came upon this post.
Source: Facebook
To keep this person anonymous, I cropped out their name and the site to their blog. All you have to know is that this person is 19 and a freshmen in college, just like me.
So I got curious and clicked on this person’s blog link. I was intrigued, because as you know, I’m also writing and updating my own blog page. I wanted to know how similar my academic blog was to this person’s identity blog.
My Initial Thoughts
When I first clicked on the link, the first thing I saw was a picture of this person at graduation with their siblings. It filled up the whole page and towards the bottom, it said “Love God, Love People #OneOneSix.” As I scrolled down to the actual blog posts, black text filled up the white background. There was background information, an introduction post, and a sports post.
Taking It All In
As I was reading this person’s blog, I felt like there was something missing. I realized that this person decided not to add any photos or color to their blog at all. I felt that this created a completely different atmosphere than my own blog. For my blog, I wanted to use colors, GIFs, and pictures to create a lighter and more enjoyable mood for my academic focus. I also wanted to use a more relaxed tone, so my writing doesn’t sound like it’s coming from a drilling manual. So is it ok that this person didn’t include any visuals?
Yes! Not all blogs have to look the same (Source: Giphy)
This person’s blog has a completely different audience than mine, which will result in a completely different mood. You can tell from their background information that they want to use their religious beliefs to help them shape their blog. This will also influence the mood they want to create throughout their posts.
This person’s blog made me think all the way back to CTW 1 and how much the audience plays a role in your writing. Writing shouldn’t be the same for every assignment or situation; plus, it depends on how you want your audience to perceive you as a writer. Thus, the beauty of blogging.
So to my friend on Facebook, mad props to you. Go show the world what blogging is all about!
Source: Giphy