Review

I don't really get attracted by the text parts of the blogs, unless it is something I am highly interested in, in the first place. Generally the blogs i read are blogs by people I look up to, ones where they have personal conversations on their blog, not being afraid to pour their hearts out. If it's other random blogs or in particular our class blog, I mainly get attracted by the videos or photos on blogs then anything else. A example from class would be Jess' tedious post. I really enjoy the art work that she displayed in it, what I noticed first was the overall size of the art work and the great detail it contained. I think that is mainly why i gravitated towards that image.

Personal blogging is what i enjoy. That is mainly why i like blogs, they are written personally but they are entirely public for anyone who cares to look. I love writing and i think it is probably very evident in the size of my text descriptions with the class assignments. But the class assignments aren't what i like writing. I love writing about things that have happened to me or how i am feeling at the moment. If I had my choice I would have a public journal in essence, for everyone to see.

It is quite a phenomenon with my generation, the fact that privacy is not a factor for them, they put their lives on facebook and myspace, they write their personal feelings in blogs, they twitter every time they move an inch to let everyone know what they are doing. They don't care who looks at it, or why, and they don't bat an eye at divulging their selves to complete strangers.

The only thing that I don't like about blogs is it's time consuming, very time consuming. Just writing isn't as bad, but trying to arrange pictures, or to take the time to improve the picture before you post. I don't have a lot of time as it is, and this greatly clashes with the things that i love to do the most, which is writing, design, and learning (all out side of school work). I have been in college for 6 years now and i have at least another couple to go, and through my time I have progressed through a degree with no general direction to a degree that was all research papers and statistics to a degree that is all about free expression and now to a degree that is about the 9-5 grind. All of this has eaten up 6 years of my life with busy class schedules, assignments, commutes and half eaten meals. Recently i have taken on 3 degrees and have a very minimal time to do what i love, not to mention just sit and relax.

I haven't left much comments at all on my blog members sites. I try to follow every ones blogs from the class but there are things that just don't spark a creative writing streak in me, for commenting or critiquing. Also because I'm really bad at keeping up to date with things, which i think i have done okay with this blog. This goes both ways, i haven't seen much comments form other members as well. I enjoy that we have our class blogs because I like looking at others work. Have to understand though I am the kid that sits in the back of the class room and doesn't pitch in the debate. I would rather just sit and listen the whole time, as well just look and take everything in. Which completely contrasts that I make friends really easy, doesn't add up.

I think it would be neat to give an assignment to the class where you have to find images or write why you are in this class. I don't mean because its in your major or that it's required. I mean why are you and artist/designer, especially the studio art majors since that's not a (legitimate career by many), what has motivated you, what has pushed you, pulled you, held you back, who supported you, who disregarded you for choosing a career in art. Basically how did you get to where you are today.

Now onto the assignment, to rate myself in accordance to the image quality, I would have to say my images are actually rather large in size, really high quality photos which is thanks to my SLR camera. I enjoy photos and I keep a library of every photo I ever used on my computer. So overall I would say one of the best parts of my blog are my good photos.

I try to blog about other stuff other then the class assignments. Most of the time it comes out in rants within class assignments. I nearly haven't posted enough extra blog entries as i should or as I would like to. Which brings up the point of all the shoulds and woulds in my life right now, which I will save for another time. But I would say my extra posts are minimal at most.

In terms of posting comments on other peoples blogs, I would have to give myself a failing grade. I haven't posted anything on any one else's blog since the beginning of class. I have made comments to some people in person about their work they post, but i think something is lost in translation when it's not in person. Although that's no excuse for a failing assignment.

As a professional artist I would have to say my blog is not the place to go. For professionalism I would rather have people go to my actual website with my work on it. I would have to say that my blog would successfully communicate me as an artist to anyone who looks at it. I would think that people would describe my work as highly detailed and very tightly created designs with underlining fantasy and nerdcore themes. I think they would describe me as someone who is very open and loves what he does enough to continue creating and writing.

Overall, I honestly would give my blog a B/C grade mainly sincei have not done any comments on other peoples blogs.

~Strauss